The information portal "ntv.al" published on the social media Facebook yesterday (January 31) an article through the title of which it is claimed that the mandate of the European Union (EU) special envoy for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Miroslav Lajcak, has ended.
Hibrid.info, after researching and verifying the facts, has proven that this claim is untrue.
The news is clarified only in the content of the article, which states "The Slovak diplomat's mandate is expected to end before June, and it is not known whether there will be a further extension of his responsibility, as the EU also faces an electoral process."
Link to the article published by the portal "Ntv.al":
Hibrid.info, during its internet searches, found the original article published on January 30 by the online medium “Dukagjini.com”. The article provides a summary of Lajcak’s mandate in general, but at no point does it state that his mandate has ended. (see here)
The decision (July 18, 2022) to extend the mandates of four EU Special Representatives has been published on the official website of the Council of the European Union, indicating that Miroslav Lajčák - the special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other regional issues of the Western Balkans - has also had his mandate extended for two years, and that this mandate will end on August 31, 2024. (see here)
Screenshot from the Council of the European Union website
Analyze:
Through the title of the article, a portal claimed that the mandate of the European Union's special envoy for the Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia has ended.
Hibrid.info has found the decision from the Council of the European Union indicating that his mandate will end in August of this year.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info considers this article to be "clickbait".
Reasoning:
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