Press Release: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the meeting of the EU-facilitated dialogue

Statement issued on 25 August 2015 by EU High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, following the meeting of the EU-facilitated dialogue between the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vučić and Isa Mustafa.

During the meeting, Serbia and Kosovo came to an agreement on key issues towards the normalisation of their relations. The deal establishes strong local powers for Kosovo areas with a Serbian majority and Kosovo's own international phone code.

ESO: Background information: Belgrade-Priština dialogue resumes http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgrade-pristina-dialogue-resumes/

EurActiv, 26.08.15: After 7 years of independence, Kosovo will get telephone code http://www.euractiv.com/sections/enlargement/after-7-years-independence-kosovo-will-get-telephone-code-317071

US: State Department: Press Release, 25.08.15: Progress in Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/08/246340.htm

EUObserver, 26.08.15: Serbia and Kosovo sign 'landmark' deal https://euobserver.com/foreign/129994

Serbia: Government: News, 25.08.15: Kosovo and Metohija: Continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels http://www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?id=110938

Corriere della Sera, 27.08.15: Serbia, Kosovo and the dialling code +383 (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE168753-Serbia-Kosovo-and-the-dialling-code-383

Politico, 26.08.15: Tiptoeing towards Balkan normalization http://www.politico.eu/article/tiptoeing-towards-normalization-kosovo-serbia-eu/

Deutsche Welle, 26.08.15: Serbia and Kosovo: One agreement, two interpretations http://dw.com/p/1GLvc

EUObserver, 27.08.15: Kosovo agreement clears Serbia's EU path https://euobserver.com/enlargement/130008

EurActiv, 26.08.15: [Opinion]: Now we can phone Kosovo, but is that enough? http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/now-we-can-phone-kosovo-enough-317119

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 27.08.15: The Western Balkans’ Long March to Europe http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=61119

EUObserver, 14.09.15: Albanians in Serbia call for more rights, cite EU model https://euobserver.com/foreign/130248

EUObserver, 29.09.15: [Opinion] Farewell multi-ethnic Kosovo! https://euobserver.com/opinion/130475

EU: EEAS: Press Release, 05.08.16: EU-facilitated Dialogue: Implementation of the Agreement on the Mitrovica Bridge http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160805_02_en.htm

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