{"id":82628,"date":"2026-02-03T18:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82628"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:52:30","slug":"lajcak-named-in-epstein-files-eu-this-does-not-compromise-the-kosovo-serbia-dialogue-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/lajcak-named-in-epstein-files-eu-this-does-not-compromise-the-kosovo-serbia-dialogue-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Laj\u010d\u00e1k Named in Epstein Files, EU: This Does Not Compromise the Kosovo\u2013Serbia Dialogue Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper has stated that the inclusion of Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k in the Epstein files does not compromise the process of normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which he mediated for five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the dialogue itself, it remains unaffected by such developments. The dialogue is a resilient process dating back to 2011, which is owned by the parties and led by the High Representative. It is also continuously overseen by the Member States,\u201d Hipper said.<\/p>\n<p>In documents published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Laj\u010d\u00e1k\u2019s name is mentioned hundreds of times.<\/p>\n<p>According to the documents, Laj\u010d\u00e1k discussed a wide range of topics, from geopolitical issues to personal matters, including women and young girls.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the communications, Laj\u010d\u00e1k reportedly stated that he likes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.<\/p>\n<p>Laj\u010d\u00e1k had initially denied having had contacts with Jeffrey Epstein. However, in a brief interview with a Slovenian radio station, he acknowledged that some of his communications had been inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that his relationship with Epstein was limited to communication only, not actions. Laj\u010d\u00e1k justified himself by stating that had he known earlier about the criminal nature of Epstein\u2019s activities, he would not have interacted with him, and added that he cannot fully confirm the accuracy of all the messages currently circulating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper has stated that the inclusion of Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k in the Epstein files does not compromise the process of normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which he mediated for five years. \u201cWhen it comes to the dialogue itself, it remains unaffected by such developments. The dialogue is a resilient process dating back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":82629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,1803],"tags":[243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Laj\u010d\u00e1k Named in Epstein Files, EU: This Does Not Compromise the Kosovo\u2013Serbia Dialogue Process - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/lajcak-named-in-epstein-files-eu-this-does-not-compromise-the-kosovo-serbia-dialogue-process\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laj\u010d\u00e1k Named in Epstein Files, EU: This Does Not Compromise the Kosovo\u2013Serbia Dialogue Process - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper has stated that the inclusion of Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k in the Epstein files does not compromise the process of normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which he mediated for five years. \u201cWhen it comes to the dialogue itself, it remains unaffected by such developments. 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