Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos said that his country’s decision not to recognize Kosovo “has not changed in any way”. His comments came a day after the ICJ ruled that the Kosovo Albanian UDI did not breach international law, since that law had no active provision that limited such declarations.
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Spanish FM on EU, Kosovo
July 1st, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos says that Croatia’s admission to the EU will not close the doors of membership to Serbia and other W. Balkans countries.
“After Croatia’s admission the doors of EU membership will not be closed, but rather even wider open for Serbia and other countries of the region,” Moratinos said in Brussels on Wednesday.
Spain wants Serbia’s “rapid integration”
June 24th, 2010 |
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Spain will continue to advocate Serbia’s rapid integration into the EU even after the ICJ announces its opinion on Kosovo.
This is according to Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who made the statement after his meeting on Wednesday in Madrid with Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović.
Parliament speaker grateful for Spanish support
June 22nd, 2010 |
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Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović today started a two-day visit to Spain, it has been announced. Äukić-Dejanović was set to meet with presidents of both houses of the Spanish parliament, as well as Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
“Conference turning point in region’s EU bidâ€
May 17th, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos says he expects the EU-W. Balkans conference to represent the turning point in the EU integration of this part of the Balkans. The conference is planned for June 2 in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Gymnich format for Sarajevo meeting
May 11th, 2010 |
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The EU-Western Balkans conference will be held as an unofficial meeting of all parties in June in Sarajevo, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos has confirmed. An agreement has been reached to hold the June conference under the unofficial Gymnich format of “all partiesâ€, similar to ministerial meetings of the EU, said the current chairman of the EU Council of Ministers, and added that it meant that participation agreement had been reached with “everyoneâ€.
Moratinos: Spain supports Serbia
April 21st, 2010 |
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said that Spain is ready to continue to offer help to Serbia on its path to European integration. “Spain will invest all possible efforts to speed up Serbia’s European Union association,†Moratinos said after meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić on Wednesday in Belgrade.
Tadić meets with Spanish, Turkish FMs
April 21st, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić held separate talks with Spanish and Turkish Foreign Ministers Miguel Angel Moratinos and Ahmet Davutoglu. According to the president’s cabinet, Tadić and Davutoglu are both content with the development of bilateral relations between Serbia and Turkey, especially in the field of economy
New model sought for Kosovo participation
April 20th, 2010 |
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According to B92’s sources, a new way of having Kosovo participate at all regional and international conferences is currently being sought. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will be meeting on Tuesday in Belgrade with his Turkish and Spanish counterparts Ahmet Davutoglu and Miguel Angel Moratinos to discuss this issue.
“New model for Kosovo’s participation”
April 19th, 2010 |
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FM Vuk Jeremić’s upcoming meetings with his Spanish and Turkish counterparts will be vital for finding a solution for better regional cooperation says a report.
Jeremić will be meeting with Spain’s Miguel Angel Moratinos and Turkey’s Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday in Belgrade, and according to the daily, will be looking for a new way in which Kosovo Albanian authorities could participate in top level regional and international conferences.
EU, U.S. officials meet with Inzko
April 7th, 2010 |
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos discussed the political situation in Bosnia yesterday. They met with High Representative Valentin Inzko in Sarajevo.
Spain did not influence conference snub
March 24th, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos did not exert any influence on the representatives of any Western Balkan country regarding the recent conference in Slovenia. This includes Serbian President Boris Tadić, who did not to attend the conference in Brdo-pri-Kranju, said Spanish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Angel Losada.
“Sarajevo summit to be guided by intl. law”
March 23rd, 2010 |
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The summit planned to be held in Sarajevo, at which EU and Western Balkans senior officials will meet, is expected to improve regional relations. This is according to a statement from Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency.
Spain repeats it won’t recognize Kosovo
February 24th, 2010 |
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said that Spain will not recognize Kosovo as independent. He said that the country will not do so until either a UN resolution is adopted regarding the issue, or an agreement has been reached between Belgrade and Priština.
Foreign minister travels to Spain
February 23rd, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will visit Spain this Tuesday and confer with his counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos. He will also meet with Congress President Jose Bono, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Spanish FM: W. Balkans integration priority
February 5th, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos spoke in Brussels on Thursday about the integration of the Western Balkans. He said that the Spanish EU presidency has included the integration of the Western Balkans as one of three key items in its foreign policy program.
Spain for fast integration of Balkans
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos says the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU is one of the Spanish presidency’s priorities. Moratinos told Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti that Spain expects that the EU member-states will be able to unfreeze the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia by June. The agreement was signed in April 2008.
“For Belgrade, ICO doesn’t exist”
January 26th, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Brussels today for a series of meetings, where Serbia’s EU integration and also Kosovo were discussed. After meeting with Jeremić, his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the European Union will be working to find a “practical solution that will be of benefit to everyone†for the north of Kosovo.
“2010 important for Serbia’s EU future”
January 26th, 2010 |
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The year 2010 will be very important for the European future of Serbia and the West Balkans as a whole. This is according to Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, departing EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić, who met today in Brussels.
Spanish FM: Serbia crucial in region
January 20th, 2010 |
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Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Vienna on Tuesday that Serbia is a crucial country in the West Balkan region. He added that Madrid supports its request for receiving the candidate status for EU accession.