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  • Volodymyr Zelenskiy
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy “Bolstering Ukraine's air defence and expediting the delivery of F-16s to Ukraine are vital tasks. There are no rational explanations for why Patriots, which are plentiful around the world, are still not covering the skies of Kharkiv and other cities.” 15 hours ago
  • Ana Piquer
    Ana Piquer “Reducing gang violence by replacing it with state violence cannot be a success. The Salvadoran government had adopted disproportionate measures, denying, minimising and concealing human rights violations. Bukele had created a false illusion that he had found the magic formula to solve the very complex problems of violence and criminality in a seemingly simple way. The international community must respond in a robust, articulate and forceful manner, condemning any model of public security that is based on human rights violations.” 19 hours ago
  • Xi Jinping
    Xi Jinping “China is building a first-class business environment that is market oriented. In traditional areas like trade and new ones such as climate change and artificial intelligence, China and the United States should become boosters for each other's development, not obstructions on each other.” 19 hours ago
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu “I thought the US decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move. The worst part about it was that it encouraged Hamas to take a hard line and to believe that international pressure will prevent Israel from freeing the hostages and destroying Hamas. It [the cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by Israeli top aides] was a message first and foremost to Hamas: 'Don't bet on this pressure, it's not going to work'. I hope they got the message.” 20 hours ago
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Serbia - EU relations

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“Although Serbia hasn't imposed sanctions, it also didn't recognise the breakaway regions, and Vucic was unhappy with Putin's explicit use of Kosovo as a precedent to justify the independent status of the Donbas. Serbia is also dependent on EU assistance, so that serves as a serious brake on any steps Belgrade takes toward Kosovo.”

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Director of Foreign Policy in Focus
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“Voters in Serbia decided to change the Constitution in order to improve the work and independence of their justice system. The substance and result of the 16 January referendum were about important rule of law reforms. This news moves Serbia another step forward on its European path.”

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European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia
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“In today's referendum voters supported the change of the Constitution to reinforce judicial independence. I welcome this important step and commitment to EU path. We will continue to work with Serbian authorities on ambitious reform agenda, advancing EU integration.”

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European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
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“The Serbian government prioritized EU-related reforms and delivered on a number of important commitments, in particular on taxation and energy. But further efforts are needed. Serbia's progress on the rule of law and the normalization of relations with Kosovo remains essential and will continue to determine the overall pace of the negotiations.”

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State secretary at the Slovenian Foreign Ministry
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“Serbia would have to abandon any EU ambitions if it acted militarily against Bosnia or Kosovo. But Vucic [Aleksandar Vucic] appears to have already given up on EU accession. The situation is dangerous. NATO needs to make clear that it will not tolerate Serbian mobilisation of forces against its neighbours, as it did last week against Kosovo, which has no army.”

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Professor who served as the US special envoy and coordinator for the Federation entity
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“It is a key tool to promote democracy, rule of law and the respect for fundamental rights, which are also the main engines of economic development, social integration and the essential anchor for fostering regional reconciliation and stability. Maintaining and enhancing this policy is indispensable for the EU's credibility, for the EU's success and for the EU's influence in the region and beyond.”

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State Secretary for European Affairs of Portugal
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“For the [Serbian] government, spreading the Chinese, or previously Russian narrative, pays off more politically. It is a product of the stalemate in EU enlargement, but also a product of the fact that the pro-Russian or pro-Chinese narrative is better sold to the electorate of the ruling party. The Serbian leadership also saw that it could benefit much more from a rising power such as China than from a great power with limits, such as Russia. Also, Belgrade understands that the West takes Beijing much more seriously than Moscow, which motivates the Serbian leadership to strive more for the Chinese card in order to use it as a lever of influence in relation to the West.”

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Researcher at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
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“We cannot want normalization more than Serbia and Kosovo. It is crucial that in the end there should not be any open unresolved issues. What was agreed on the formation of the ASM [Association of Serb Municipalities] should be realized. During my stay in Pristina, none of the interlocutors said that the obligations would not be fulfilled. No one in Pristina said that was not possible. I am against setting artificial deadlines for ending the dialogue. It makes no sense to artificially speed up the process, it all depends on the two sides in the dialogue. I am convinced that the success of the dialogue will mean a lot for Serbia’s European path.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
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“We support all initiatives and the United States is our important partner, but the European Union is a mediator in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Countries that want EU membership must fulfill the obligations related to good neighborly relations and mutual cooperation, and politicians should promote the policy of mutual trust.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“Welcomed the opportunity to address EU Foreign Ministers on the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue at #FAC [Foreign Affairs Council] today. I’m grateful for their genuine interest and strong support. Today’s discussion confirmed that the Dialogue is clearly linked to the European future of Kosovo and Serbia.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
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“There is no EU member state with an embassy in Jerusalem. Since Kosovo and Serbia identified EU accession or EU integration as their strategic priority, the EU expects both to act in line with this commitment, so the European perspective is not undermined.”

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Lead spokesperson for the external affairs of the EU
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“The essence is that in the heart of the regime of Aleksandar Vučić, not only is there no political will, but there is not a shred of enthusiasm for anything that the Treaty on the European Union defines in Article Two as basic democratic and liberal values ​​of the EU. What motivates the regime to maintain the facade of Europeanization is nothing but the mere fact that the EU members and the Union itself, and not Russia and China, are the largest trading partners, largest investors and largest donors of aid to Serbia. This has been shown during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the regime knows that without all these means, many of which are disappearing, similar to, say, in Hungary, in the pockets of structures and people close to the regime, it cannot be sustained.”

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Senior Researcher with the Austrian Institute for International Affairs and a lecturer at the University of Vienna
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