Belgrade Media Report 02 July
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Kosovo is not SEECP member (Tanjug)
• Belgrade claims international procedures respected, EU claims it received the request, and Pristina claims that 72 hours didn’t pass (Politika)
• Road blockade ends in northern Kosovska Mitrovica (Tanjug)
• Serbian government gives conditional guarantees for Seselj (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Gratitude to the UN for assistance during floods (Srna)
• Floods, a big challenge for RS (Srna)
• Lagumdzija: My dismissal not top of my priorities at the moment (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian Politician Banned from Entering Kosovo (BIRN)
• US-Turkish Bechtel-Enka wins $820M deal in Kosovo (AP)
• Kosovo to Recount Ballots in 51 Polling Stations (BIRN)
• Hungary vows to support Serbia’s EU integration efforts (Xinhua)
• Hungary to build its part of South Stream (The Associated Press)
• We find it hard to believe that Germany will blame Serbia for this’ (The Irish Times)
• World Bank to lend Bosnia $100 mln to cope with flood damage (Reuters)
• Montenegro Police Vow to Prevent Attacks on Media (BIRN)
Dacic: Kosovo did not become a member of the SEECP (Tanjug)
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic denied today that Kosovo became a full-fledged member of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) and highlighted that an agreement was made that Kosovo can participate in the work of that initiative aimed at strengthening the regional stability. “It is not accepted […]
Read More →Serbs block construction of Albanian houses in Kroi i Vitakut (Kosovapress)
Around 20 Serbs blocked the construction of six Albanian houses in Kroi i Vitakut, in northern Mitrovica, this morning. The construction company began its work at 08:00 but two hours later a group of around 20 Serbs blocked the road with their vehicles thus preventing construction trucks to reach the neighborhood. Nazmi Ismajli, who represents […]
Read More →Rakic has made another act that challenges central government (Radio Kosova)
The head of Mitrovica North, Goran Rakic continues to disobey Ministry of Local Governance. The latest announcement of Ministry of Self Governance that placing of a barricade violates Constitution, five laws and two international agreements, for Rakic this “is not valid.” In a telephone conversation, Goran Rakic said that barricade is “a topic of talks […]
Read More →Division grows deeper. Road from Bosnjacka Mahalla to Three Towers turned into a promenade (Gazeta Blic)
Citing sources in Mitrovica, the news website reports that in its latest meeting the municipal assembly of Mitrovica North has decided to turn into a promenade the road from Bosnjacka Mahalla to the Three Towers. Vehicles will reportedly not be allowed to use the road. “They are removing the park they built on Iber Bridge, […]
Read More →Kurti: Kosovo needs this coalition (Kosovapress)
Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti, in an interview for Kosovapress, said the only question not included in the long list of queries that President Atifete Jahjaga sent to the Constitutional Court was “who is she really”. “The President prepared a long questionnaire that resembled a reporter sending questions for an interview to the president of the […]
Read More →Verdict is clear (Kosova Sot)
According to the front-page editorial of this daily, the decision of the Constitutional Court explains clearly that the winning coalition, in this case the Democratic Party of Kosovo and its partners, have the right to create the new government. Everyone, starting from the foreign Embassies to the ordinary citizens who determined the winner with their […]
Read More →The road in Brdjani unblocked (Blic)
The road in Brdjani in North Mitrovica was unblocked after an hour. Deputy President of the Municipal Assembly of Mitrovica North, Emir Azemi said that this morning the Albanians began to build in Brdjani. Soon, people who identified themselves as building inspectors appeared and requested them to stop the works, what caused revolt and blockade. […]
Read More →With two lists Serbs would have 16 seats (Vecernje Novosti)
In the case of repeated elections in Kosovo, Serb representatives would have a better result. It could be proposed national and party list of candidates. If Albanian parties in Kosovo do not reach an agreement on a governing coalition, elections held on June 8 will be repeated, and such the outcome goes in favour of […]
Read More →Constitution and Solomon (Zëri)
According to Milaim Shefkiu, these elections revealed the defects of the Constitution of Kosovo. He blames drafters of the Constitution for lack of professionalism, and gaps which leave space for different interpretations by analysts, jurists and political parties. Shefkiu suggests that the Constitution of Kosovo is a bad copy or adoption from other constitutions. “Head […]
Read More →Highway to Skopje starts on 3 July (Kosova Sot)
The contract for the construction of the highway Pristina – Hani I Elezit has been signed and is expected to cost about 600 million euros. This highway will be built from the consortium “Bechtel & Enka.” Ministry of Infrastructure announced that the highway project “Pristina – Hani I Elezit” will be accomplished according to Trans […]
Read More →Albanians blocked the road in Brdjani (RTS)
A small group of Albanians this morning blocked the road in Brdjani area, in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. Albanians have blocked the road, which is leading towards the buildings in which Serbs live. In the same area the Serbs began construction of two residential buildings. Albanians request that construction of houses in this multi-ethnic […]
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