Belgrade-Priština dialogue resumes

Serbia and Kosovo resumed their dialogue on the normalisation of relations, in Brussels on 9 February 2015.

Both sides initialised an agreement on the judiciary system. EurActiv reported that negotiations were difficult and both sides claimed the agreement advanced their interests.

The resumption of the dialogue had been delayed by ten months due to parliamentary elections in Serbia and in Kosovo in 2014, and because of the long process of forming a new government in Pristina.

ESO: Background information: Mogherini Urges Action on Kosovo-Serbia Deals http://www.europeansources.info/record/mogherini-urges-action-on-kosovo-serbia-deals/

EEAS: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the resumption of the EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150210_01_en.htm

The Wall Street Journal, 09.02.15: Serbia and Kosovo Resume Talks After 10-Month Gap http://www.wsj.com/articles/serbia-and-kosovo-resume-talks-after-10-month-gap-1423515456

Deutsche Welle, 08.02.15: Protests push Kosovo to 'thin red line' http://dw.de/p/1EXvw

Balkan Insight, 24.03.15: Kosovo Accuses Serbia of Delaying Brussels Agreement http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/dialogue-minister-points-at-serbia-for-delays-in-normalization

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