Serbia unnerved by Albanian talk of union with Kosovo

Authorities in Serbia reacted angrily to statements by Albania's prime minister on a potential union between Albania and Kosovo in April 2017.

Such union was seen by the Albanian leader as possible were the Western Balkans not be allowed into the European Union. This idea was backed by Kosovo's president but rejected by the prime minister.

Serbian officials criticised the international community, and the EU in particular, for remaining silent towards what they considered to be a threat against Serbia's interests. A spokesperson for the EU High Representative on Foreign Policy later stated that 'any form of political meddling disrupts the fortification of good neighbourly relations'.

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B92, 19.04.17: EU reacts to Rama's 'Albania-Kosovo union' talk http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2017&mm=04&dd=19&nav_id=101065

InSerbia News, 19.04.17: Dacic asks EU, US, UK on Rama’s 'Albania-Kosovo union': Is silence a sign of approval? https://inserbia.info/today/2017/04/dacic-asks-euusuk-on-ramas-albania-kosovo-union-is-silence-a-sign-of-approval/

Sputnik International, 20.04.17: Unit of Threat: Albania Blackmails EU, Threatens Unification With Kosovo https://sptnkne.ws/ehyR

European Western Balkans, 19.04.17: Dačić: Creation of Greater Albania greatest threat to stability in Balkans, Europe https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2017/04/19/dacic-creation-of-greater-albania-greatest-threat-to-stability-in-balkans-europe/

MINA, 18.04.17: Rama: Albania will unite with Kosovo if EU doesn't admit us http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/31863/46/

European Western Balkans, 19.04.17: Kocijančič urges Western Balkans to maintain good-neighbourly ties https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2017/04/19/kocijancic-urges-western-balkans-to-maintain-good-neighbourly-ties/

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