Peter Stano

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano on Friday declined to specify whether a Brussels meeting of the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak and representatives of the two parties would be held on February 27, but said the EU was hoping Belgrade and Pristina would solve an issue caused by a "very unfortunate decision" on one side.

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano confirmed on Thursday the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak has invited both parties to a February 27 meeting in Brussels to discuss Pristina's ban on the Serbian dinar, and noted that Pristina chief negotiator Besnik Bislimi's behaviour towards Lajcak was "unacceptable."

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano dismissed on Tuesday as "absolute nonsense" reports that EU foreign policy and security chief Josep Borrell had postponed visits to Belgrade and Pristina following discussions with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Pristina's PM Albin Kurti in Munich.

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday in Brussels the EU had no announcements to make at this stage about any upcoming high-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday the EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak was working on getting the two sides back to the negotiating table but that no date of any upcoming activity could be announced at this time.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Thursday that no progress on the EU-faciliated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina also meant no progress on the EU accession process.

BRUSSELS - European Commission (EC) spokesperson Peter Stano said on Friday the EC was still analysing Pristina's decision to make the euro the only legal currency for payment transactions.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday a continuation of high-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina was possible "any time when there is willingness to meet and when there is an agenda to discuss," adding that the EU did not speculate on any upcoming meeting.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Friday the Brussels and Ohrid agreements from the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue were legally binding in their entirety to both parties and that their comprehensive implementation was an integral part of the parties' EU paths.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesman Peter Stano said on Wednesday the EU had noted with regret the Pristina authorities had not permitted the customary practice of allowing Kosovo Serbs to vote in the territory of Kosovo-Metohija in Serbian elections and that the decision was not in line with the spirit of dialogue, the principle of protecting the rights of non-majority communities and trust-building betwe