1. From the blog
   

   Belarus: violence must stop and regime must change

   The situation in Belarus has become a matter of grave concern. After last Sunday's Presidential elections, Alexander Lukashenko and the Belarussian authorities must stop the repression against the Belarus people and open negotiations with the wider society. Over the last months, the Belarusians

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 13/08/2020

2. News stories
   

   Let’s unleash youth potential

   The aspirations of young people around the world need to be at the core of our political, social and economic development debate. Protecting and fighting for youths’ equal rights, particularly in developing regions, contributes to a fairer and more sustainable development. On the International Youth

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 11/08/2020

3. News stories
   

   Team Europe: latest support in fighting both pandemic and infodemic in the Western Balkans

   With medical assistance and economic recovery, the European Union has continued over the last weeks to support the Western Balkans partners to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide factual information about the spread of the virus and effective efforts to contain it.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 06/08/2020

4. News stories
   

   EU delivers the 5th batch of its emergency assistance to Kosovo

   The EU delivers the 5th batch of its €5 million emergency assistance to fight COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo

   Author: Press and information team of the EU Office/EUSR to KOSOVO - Publication date: 04/08/2020

5. Press releases

   European Commission signed the Macro-financial assistance loan agreement with Kosovo, worth up to 100 million euros

   Languages: Shqip Српски The European Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kosovo paving the way for the first disbursement of €50 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA). A second instalment of €50 million will be disbursed later 2020 or early 2021. MFA funds are being

   Author: Press and information team of the EU Office/EUSR to KOSOVO - Publication date: 30/07/2020

6. Press releases

   Kosovo: Tomáš Szunyog appointed as new EU Special Representative

   The Council today appointed Tomáš Szunyog from the Czech Republic, as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Kosovo* from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2021. He will replace Natalya Apostolova who has held the EUSR position since 20 July 2016.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 30/07/2020

7. News
   

   Human Trafficking has no place in our days

   We are celebrating the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, raising awareness for an issue many times invisible, but still present in our societies. The EU has been working on the prevention and fight against human trafficking through its actions on the ground and through the collaboration at

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 30/07/2020

8. From the blog
   

   The Nile and beyond: geopolitics of water

   Water is life. We can survive several days without eating but not without drinking. Water is also the basic ingredient, essential to the production of all kind of food, whether vegetable or animal. This is why the issue of access to fresh water has always been central for humans, and has therefore

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 19/07/2020

9. Remarks

   Belgrade- Pristina Dialogue: Remarks by the EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák after the second high-level meeting

   Check against delivery!   Today, we held the second high-level meeting of the EU-facilitated Dialogue after resumption, in person, in Brussels I thank both parties for coming to Brussels and for their engagement today. Today’s discussions focused on two elements: The first element discussed was

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/07/2020

10. Statements by the HR/VP

    Belgrade- Pristina Dialogue: Doorstep by HR/VP Borrell upon arrival at the second high level meeting

    Check against delivery! I am very happy to address you only four days after our first high-level meeting of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. Sunday’s meeting was the first one after a break of 20 months. A long time. I am glad to see that the European Union is back in the driver’s seat of the

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/07/2020

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