Some EU member states have asked the bloc to impose punitive measures against Serbia, but that has not happened yet, as the EU is waiting for the end of investigations to prove Belgrade’s direct involvement in the attacks on Kosovo police, “Koha” reported. .
At the meeting of EU representatives in the Political and Security Committee, which took place on 26 September, the situation in Kosovo was discussed and the special envoy for the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajcak, as well as representatives of EULEX, reported there. and representatives of the EU external service.
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Several countries have reiterated calls for EU officials to be balanced in their approach to Kosovo and Serbia and that, given Sunday’s terrorist attacks, now is the time to impose sanctions on Serbia if it is proven to be linked to what happened in the North Kosovo, BGNES broadcasts.
EU foreign and security policy spokesman Peter Stano said member states expect all circumstances and facts of what happened Sunday in the village of Banska in northern Kosovo to be verified.
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“Now we have an important change in the situation after the terrorist attacks in Kosovo. It is important to us that the investigation is completed. And when we have clarity from the investigations about what happened, who is behind it and who is responsible, then we will make the right decisions,” Stano said.
During the discussions on Kosovo in the Committee on Politics and Security, the representatives of the member states also expressed their support for the work of the EU special envoy Miroslav Lajcak and asked the parties to return to the dialogue and fulfill the obligations of the concluded agreements.
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