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EU extends mandates of six EU special representatives

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Friday, February 26, 2021
Politics of the European Union, Organizations, Politics of Kosovo, Politics of Europe, European Union Special Representative, Independence of Kosovo, Kosovo–Serbia relations, Pristina, European Union, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Reactions to the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence, Constitution of Kosovo

The Council has extended the mandates of six EU special representatives (EUSRs).

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  • The Council has extended the mandates of six EU special representatives (EUSRs).
  • This year, the High Representative will appoint new EUSRs for the Sahel, Central Asia, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East Peace Process.
  • Background and next steps

    EU special representatives promote the EU's policies and interests in specific regions and countries, as well as on issues of particular concern or interest for the EU.

  • These include the six mentioned above and Special Representatives for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Remarks by the High Representative /

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Geography of Europe, Countries, Europe, Balkan countries, Landlocked countries, Southeastern European countries, Kosovo Albanians, Government of Kosovo, Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti, Pristina, SERBIA

Today, I will host again, together with the European Union Special Representative Miroslav Lajk, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti.

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  • Today, I will host again, together with the European Union Special Representative Miroslav Lajk, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti.
  • This is the third high-level meeting of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and second in-person, since it resumed last July.
  • The Negotiators worked to follow up on the topics we discussed in our last meeting: the issue of missing and displaced persons and economic cooperation.
  • As always, you will be informed about results of todays dialogue by the Special Representative Miroslav Lajk at the end of the meeting.

Press release: meeting of President Charles Michel with President Aleksandar Vučić

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Monday, June 29, 2020
Countries, Geography of Europe, Europe, Republics, SERBIA, Pristina

The President of the European Council met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vui on 26 June 2020.

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  • The President of the European Council met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vui on 26 June 2020.
  • President Michel congratulated President Vui on his party's victory in last Sunday's elections.
  • Charles Michel:"The electoral victory also comes with a responsibility to undertake the necessary reforms and take Serbia forward on the EU accession path."
  • President Michel also stressed the urgent need for progress in the EU-facilitated Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Bechtel Mentors 100 Girls in First-Ever STEAM Summer Camp in the Balkans

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Friday, August 30, 2019
Geography of Europe, Counties of Albania, Geography of Kosovo, Roads in Kosovo, Kosovo, States with limited recognition, Pristina, Bechtel, R 7, Durrës-Kukës Highway

One hundred girls from Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the U.S. took part in the 10-day Women in Science (WiSci) Girls STEAM Camp, which was supported by the U.S. foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation and Millennium Foundation Kosovo.

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  • One hundred girls from Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the U.S. took part in the 10-day Women in Science (WiSci) Girls STEAM Camp, which was supported by the U.S. foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation and Millennium Foundation Kosovo.
  • The girls visited Bechtel's recently completed Kosovo Route 6 motorway, the country's largest-ever construction job, which links the capital city of Pristina to North Macedonia.
  • The motorway, which connects with another Bechtel-built road that runs to Albania, promotes trade and economic integration throughout the Balkans, Western Europe and beyond.
  • The motorway visit was intended to demonstrate to the girls the positive impact that engineering can have on connectivity, economic growth and sustainability.