Ohrid Agreement
Borrell: We will keep putting pressure on Belgrade, Pristina to move forward
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Josep Borrell said on Monday the EU would keep putting pressure on Belgrade and Pristina to move forward in implementation of the Ohrid Agreement, reached a year ago.
Lajcak: Chief negotiators to meet in Brussels in coming days
PRISTINA - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Tuesday he had met with Pristina's chief negotiator Besnik Bislimi to discuss implementation of the Ohrid Agreement and the so-called Kosovo central bank's ban on the Serbian dinar and announced he would host a Brussels meeting of chief negotiators in the coming days.
Vulin: Unsigned Ohrid deal not in the least binding to Serbia
BELGRADE - The signature on the Brussels Agreement is binding to Serbia, while the unsigned so-called Ohrid Agreement is not in the least so, former Security Information Agency director and Movement of Socialists founder Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.
Dacic: Non-recognisers of so-called Kosovo want clarification on Chapter 35
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday Belgrade had information EU member states that did not recognise the so-called Kosovo had requested clarification on a potential inclusion of the Ohrid Agreement into Chapter 35 of Serbia's EU accession talks and time to take positions that would not harm them and their interests.
Stano: High-level dialogue possible when there is willingness, agenda
BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday a continuation of high-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina was possible "any time when there is willingness to meet and when there is an agenda to discuss," adding that the EU did not speculate on any upcoming meeting.
Petkovic: Kurti trying to shift blame for failure of dialogue on Belgrade
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had again tried, unsuccessfully, to shift the blame for the failure of dialogue on Belgrade.
Stano: Brussels and Ohrid agreements legally binding
BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Friday the Brussels and Ohrid agreements from the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue were legally binding in their entirety to both parties and that their comprehensive implementation was an integral part of the parties' EU paths.
EU declaration calls for accelerated integration, implementation of agreements by Belgrade, Pristina
BRUSSELS - In a declaration adopted at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU calls for accelerating the process of the Western Balkans' accession to the bloc, urging Belgrade and Pristina to fully implement past agreements, including an agreement on the path to normalisation of relations and its implementation annex, without further delays or preconditions.
Vucic: If EU message was that we have to recognise "Kosovo", that will not happen
BELGRADE - If Brussels's message at the end of the electoral campaign in Serbia was that we have to recognise the so-called Kosovo, that will not happen, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.
EU urges expedited integration, calls on Belgrade and Pristina to implement agreements
BRUSSELS - In a new draft declaration on preparations for a December 13 EU-Western Balkans summit, the EU calls for expediting the Western Balkans' accession to the bloc and urges Belgrade and Pristina to make swift progress on normalisation of relations and implement reached agreements without further delay or preconditions, including an agreement on the path to normalisation of relations and