Peter Sorensen - the European Union's special envoy for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia - will visit Pristina and Belgrade on Wednesday and Thursday, the European External Action Service (EEAS) has confirmed.
According to announcements from Brussels, the European envoy is expected to hold meetings with the leaders of both states, while a meeting with representatives of opposition parties is also planned in Kosovo.
Sorensen will begin his visit on January 14 in Pristina, while a day later, on January 15, he will stay in Belgrade.
This will be his first visit since his mandate was extended for another two years as envoy for the dialogue on the normalization of relations between the two neighboring countries.
During his first term, he held only two meetings at the level of chief negotiators, which bore no fruit.
The lack of progress in the dialogue during this time was attributed mainly to internal political developments in Kosovo and Serbia, rather than to the lack of engagement of the European mediator.
His visit is taking place at a time when Kosovo is expected to have a new government after the extraordinary elections of December 28, which were convincingly won by the Vetëvendosje Movement, the party of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
Brussels expects that, after the formation of the new government in Pristina, the dialogue process will be revived and perhaps a meeting will be held at the highest political level.
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, who has yet to mediate any round of dialogue at the highest political level, will try to achieve something in the Western Balkans.
This has been justified by the difficult political circumstances in both countries, including the political stalemate in Kosovo that characterized the year 2025 and the situation in Serbia as a result of student protests that have been taking place since the fall of 2024.
However, following the election results in Kosovo and the clear victory of the Vetevendosje Movement, the European Union assesses that the conditions are ripe to aim for organizing a round of dialogue at the leadership level, once the country establishes new institutions.
The European Union has repeatedly appealed, including through official documents, to both Kosovo and Serbia to have a constructive approach to the dialogue process.
In its December 2025 conclusions, the EU Council of Ministers welcomed Kallas's readiness to convene a high-level dialogue meeting as soon as favorable conditions are created.
Kosovo and Serbia reached an agreement on a path to normalization, known as the Ohrid Agreement, in 2023, but are not implementing it.
Although the agreement has not been signed, the European Union insists that it is binding on both sides.
This 11-article agreement, among other things, provides for a level of self-management for the Serbian community in Kosovo, mutual recognition of state symbols, so that Serbia does not block Kosovo's membership in international organizations, and requires Pristina and Belgrade to also implement all previous agreements reached during the 15-year dialogue.
