European Council has appointed Mr. Peter Sørensen as the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. His primary responsibilities will be facilitating dialogue that contributes to the comprehensive normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, mainly focusing on implementing the Agreement on the Path to Normalisation and its Implementation Annex, adopted in February and March 2023. Mr. Sørensen will begin his duties on 1 February 2025, with an initial mandate of 13 months.
Mr. Sørensen is a Danish diplomat with extensive experience in the Western Balkans region. He served as the EU Special Representative and Head of Delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, he has held positions as the EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation in Skopje and Head of Delegation in Geneva, where he represented the EU at the United Nations, including as the EU’s delegate to the UN Human Rights Council.
EU Special Representatives (EUSRs) promote the EU’s policies and interests in specific regions and on issues of particular concern to the EU. They actively work to consolidate reforms, stability, and the rule of law. The first EUSRs were appointed in 1996. Currently, eleven EUSRs support the work of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas.
