Germany requests ECS dispute resolution among Serbia-Kosovo, ESC, 13 Sept 2017
Germany requests Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre to facilitate negotiations between electricity transmission system operators of Serbia and Kosovo*, ESC, 13 September 2017 The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), requested the Energy Community Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre to facilitate negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo* on the long-standing dispute between EMS and KOSTT. The BMZ is particularly concerned about this dispute frustrating investments in the energy sectors in the region and blocking the integration of the regional energy market in the Western Balkans. The Secretariat has mediated the resolution of the bilateral disputes between EMS and KOSTT before, which resulted in the conclusion of two bilateral agreements. However, these agreements have not been followed up and the dispute is…