{"id":25745,"date":"2021-11-22T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25745"},"modified":"2021-11-22T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:22:17","slug":"kosovo-albania-unification-vucic-reacts-to-kurtis-recent-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-albania-unification-vucic-reacts-to-kurtis-recent-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo-Albania unification, Vucic reacts to Kurti\u2019s statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic has commented on Kosovo\u2019s PM, Albin Kurti\u2019s statements on a possible unification of Kosovo and Albania, asking the EU to react.<\/p>\n<p>During a ceremony of inauguration for the construction site of the Belgrade-Budapest railway, Vucic said that if a similar statement would have been made by him, there would have been an immediate backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were to make a similar statement, all worldwide press would have reacted about the great Serbian hegemony,\u201d \u2013 claimed Vucic.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian president expressed several reservations regarding the EU, directed mainly at Kosovo\u2019s rapporteur at the European Parliament, Viola von Cramon.<\/p>\n<p>Vucic accused von Cramon of not reacting to Kurti\u2019s \u2018Greater Albania\u2019 statements, which according to him, only means that they don\u2019t have good intentions when it comes to Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The railway connecting Belgrade to Budapest will cost 4 billion euros and stretch over 350 kilometers. Serbia is planning to cover the costs through loans that have been provided by China and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is projected to last until mid-2024.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary will also be paying for its share through a loan acquired by the Chinese Bank.<\/p>\n<p>This project has attracted much criticism, from those who are wary of China\u2019s increased influence in Europe. According to a recent Hungarian projection, it will take the country 2,500 years to pay back the loan, whereas Serbia will most likely need even more than that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/11\/07\/serbia-risks-regional-stability-us-must-intervene-7-congressmen-in-letter-to-biden\/\">\u2018Serbia risks regional stability, US must intervene\u2019, 7 congressmen in letter to Biden<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/11\/04\/vucic-serbs-and-albanians-should-stop-bickering-over-wholl-play-the-germans-and-who-the-french\/\">Vucic: Serbs and Albanians should stop bickering over \u2018who\u2019s \u2013 who\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/shock\/2021\/11\/02\/rama-and-vucic-have-only-one-thing-in-mind-to-appear-as-firm-decisionmakers-says-bushati\/\">Bushati: Rama and Vucic only worry about one thing \u2013 to look like they pull all the strings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic has commented on Kosovo\u2019s PM, Albin Kurti\u2019s statements on a possible unification of Kosovo and Albania, asking the EU to react. 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