Kosovo and Serbia: Parliamentarians hars • Table.Briefings

Is the EU failing as a mediator between Belgrade and Pristina? Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell briefed foreign ministers Monday on the latest escalation. Parliamentarians accuse Borrell and his special envoy Lajčák of appeasement toward the Serbian leadership.

At least, there was one piece of good news on Monday. Serbia released three allegedly kidnapped Kosovo police officers, thus making a contribution to de-escalation with Pristina. But Josep Borrell couldn’t quite claim even that success when he briefed foreign ministers Monday on the stalled dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. On the short messaging service Twitter, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed to have secured the release from Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić.

Kosovo and Serbia: Parliamentarians harshly criticize EU mediator

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