German government: Discussions on Franco-German proposals are continuing

However, from Germany's Federal Government in a response to Gazeta Express questioning about the deadlines and whether they have received any answers have said discussions on the proposals are still continuing.

From Berlin, they repeatedly repeat that it is the German government's belief that political issues leading to full normalisation between Kosovo and Serbia should be dealt with in a very quickly and in order not to create areas for escalation on the ground.

“in recent high-level meetings this is underlined and proposals for this purpose are confidentially discussed. These discussions are continuing”, a German Government spokesman has told Express.

The government's number two and chief of the Kosovo negotiating team, Besnik Bislimi, last week has shown that Scholz and Macron top advisors during their visit to Pristina and Belgrade, along with the proposals, have also set the deadline for response.

I think Kurt will send his answer the moment he's been asked to send the answer. There is a deadline, to be sent to”, Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi stated in an interview in ATV.

The visit of Makron and Scholz key advisers to the region has also marked the return with the full capacity of Paris and Berlin in the process of dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Such added activity had been observed since Angela Merkel was Chancellor.

Stipulated by ongoing negotiating officials are citing deadlines for concluding the agreement between the two states. EU emissary Miroslav Lajcak has reaffirmed that it would be good to use the election-free period by 2024.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti, meanwhile, has spoken of deadlines in an interview for DW, he said he thinks they're not even available for two years to find a final solution.

And Serbia's president, Aleksader Vuciq, has said that neither for years nor for months but for weeks.