OSCE Broadcast 31 March
• Thaçi-Dacic meeting ends (RTK1, Klan Kosova)
• Political parties expect Law on Elections will pass this Thursday (TV21)
• Pavicevic applies for identity card at Kosovo Government (KTV)
Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 31 March
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vulin: Government remains committed to Brussels talks (RTS)
• Drecun: Kosovo dialogue not right place to discuss Ukraine (B92)
• U.S. Embassy: Pristina declared independence legally (Tanjug)
• Serbia between the EU and Russia (Radio Serbia)
• Linta: Croatia intimidating Serbs through arrests (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Raguz: B&H should be arranged according to federal model (Dnevnik)
• Gilles: EU working hard on new approach towards B&H (Srna)
• German MEPs propose name issue to become chapter in EU talks (Utrinski Vesnik)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Blames Serbia for Delays in Normalization Deal (BIRN)
• Kosovo Opposition Slate ‘Failed’ Serbia Dialogue (BIRN)
• Nigeria not to recognise Kosovo (englishnews@aa.com.tr)
• Russia surprised at Obama’s false claim that Kosovo secession involved referendum (Interfax)
• NATO to promote ties with Ukraine, boost military presence in Eastern Europe (RT)
• Our view on foreign intervention is in chaos. We need a solution (The Observer)
• Karadzic Says He Needs 17 Hours for Closing Arguments (IWPR)
Dačić: Pandora’s box is open (Danas)
The outgoing Prime Minister of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, said yesterday in Jagodina that by recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence, the international community opened Pandora’s box and that it remains questionable if and how it will ever be closed. “I think that comparing the crisis in Crimea to Kosovo, which was made recently to justify […]
Read More →Poll: LDK leads by 5 percent, Pacolli to “rest” in the next mandate (Kosovapress)
A survey carried out by one of the “influential” embassies in Kosovo has revealed that if elections were to take place in February, LDK and Vetevendosje would stand to win the most. According to the poll, which included 1,000 respondents, LDK would win 28 percent of the votes while PDK would win 23. Vetevendosje would […]
Read More →Legislation Commission does not discuss Montenegrins’ request (Koha online)
The Kosovo Assembly Commission for Legislation has not discussed the request made by the Montenegrin community to be recognized as a constitutional community of Kosovo. The commission decided that it is not up to them to deal with this request. Arsim Bajrami, from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, stated that the Commission cannot deal with […]
Read More →Jacobson: Kosovo to reach a deal with EU on the Tribunal (Express)
US Ambassador to Kosovo, Tracey Ann Jacobson, said in an interview for Express that before being dismissed, the Assembly has some important tasks to undertake, including extending EULEX’s mandate. “With regards to elections, my main concern is that they are free and fair, transparent and well organised and that the current Assembly of Kosovo is […]
Read More →Tribunal outside Kosovo, also proof of EULEX’s failure (Koha Ditore)
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes that EU diplomats are saying that if Kosovo does not accept the compromises on the EULEX mandate and the war crimes court, it can forget about the SAA and visa liberalization. On the other hand, even if Kosovo makes compromises, and it is already doing so, there is no guarantee […]
Read More →The “cloned” snake (Zeri)
The paper’s editor-in-chief, Arbana Xharra, writes that the mere thought that the ruling network could govern Kosovo for another four years should mobilize the people to prevent this from happening. Calling the current government illegitimate, Xharra says that it is managing to survive only because there is no genuine opposition, because civil society is weak, […]
Read More →Dacic and Vucic in Brussels (Politika)
Diplomatic pressure to join the EU and impose sanctions on Russia because of the crisis in the Crimea is expected on the future prime minister of Serbia in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. The twenty-third round of talks on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina will be held in Brussels today, the first […]
Read More →Delay for electing Ombudsperson is a sign of institutional instability says Kurteshi (Radio Dukagjini)
By not electing Ombudsperson from Kosovo Assembly it is a sign of institutional instability, says Ombudsperson Officer in Charge, Sami Kurteshi. According to him the majority of complaints in this institution are about the delays in judiciary, different ministries, Pristina municipality and Kosovo police. Kurteshi says that the number of complaints has been raised by […]
Read More →Nigeria is yet to Recognise Kosovo as Independent State – Wali (Daily Times Nigeria)
March 28, 2014 – 4:58pm By Augustine Aminu The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali, on Friday said that Nigeria had yet to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. Wali made the clarification while addressing newsmen when he received a group of EU ambassadors in Nigeria. However in July 2010, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) said that […]
Read More →Serbia’s position in the negotiations remains unchanged (KiM Radio)
The Minister in charge for Kosovo and Metohija, Aleksandar Vulin, while visiting the Avala tower near Belgrade with a group of Serbian students from Kosovo, told reporters that Serbia will received requests during negotiations in Brussels to do both the possible and the impossible. He believes that said negotiations will require a lot of diplomacy […]
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