Belgrade Media Report 17 July
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Serbia does not forget good deeds (Radio Serbia)
• Ponta: Romania will not block Serbia’s EU path (RTS)
• Joksimovic: 40-50 million Euro from the Solidarity Fund (Tanjug)
• Serb MPs to take Kosovo oath (that mentions Republic of Kosovo and protection of territorial integrity) (Novosti)
• Hizmet acts in Novi Pazar? (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Fule: 195 million Euros to Serbia and B&H from EU (Beta/Oslobodjenje)
• Cvijanovic: Donors’ conference successful (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Demolition Threat Alarms North Kosovo Serbs (BIRN)
• Kosovo parliament convenes, opposition seeks coalition deal (Reuters)
• EBRD Leads Bid to Drive Recovery in Flood-Hit Balkans (Bloomberg)
• Macedonia PM Makes New Push For Census (BIRN)
The commotion that makes us proud (Koha Ditore)
Despite all the commotion that has accompanied political and social spectrum, Kosovo has many things to be proud of, writes KTV editor-in-chief, Adriatik Kelmendi. “As a political spectrum and as a people we have shown with dignity that we know how to make democracy. We know how to hold good elections, we know how to […]
Read More →D-Day (Zeri)
Naser Sertolli claims in his column for the paper that although recent general elections in Kosovo were hailed as being free and fair, they failed to result in a clear winner and therefore risk destroying all the progress reached thus far. In this respect, 17 July is the D-Day, says Sertolli as the constitution of […]
Read More →Konjufca: Bloc changed its mind, that’s why we didn’t vote for Mustafa (Gazeta Blic)
Glauk Konjufca, one of the leaders of the Vetevendosje Movement, told Klan Kosova that Vetevendosje MPs did not vote for Isa Mustafa as Speaker of the Assembly because there is no agreement yet between the LDK-AAK-NISMA bloc and Vetevendosje. “Last night we reached a draft agreement which was supposed to be signed this morning. But […]
Read More →Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, elected new Assembly Speaker of Kosovo (gazetaexpress.com)
Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), was elected as the new Assembly Speaker of Kosovo. 65 deputies (out of 82 present) voted for him at the session. His election took place despite the absence of deputies from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), who had left the session in an attempt […]
Read More →Rakic does not give up Peace Park barricade (koha.net)
Goran Rakic, Mayor of Mitrovica North municipality, stated that the decision of Mitrovica North Municipal Assembly for construction of the “Peace Park” at the area from the bridge at River Iber/Ibar to the “Bosniacka Mahalla” will not be annulled. He has denied the statements of the Minister for Environment and Spatial Planning, Dardan Gashi, that […]
Read More →Appeal against detention of Ivanović rejected (Tanjug, B92)
The Court of Appeals in Priština has rejected an appeal filed against a decision to keep Oliver Ivanović in prison, his party, GI SDP, announced on Thursday. The court rejected the appeal three weeks after it was submitted, although there was a deadline of 48 hours, a statement noted, and added: “This shows that Kosovo […]
Read More →EULEX will work together with Kosovo institutions (RTK2)
EULEX chief Bernd Borhard stated that in new mandate the mission will work “together” with Kosovo institutions, instead of performing their functions. In the areas in which EULEX cooperates with Serbian law enforcement, solution for the direct engagement of Kosovo side should be sought. “Instead of working the job of Kosovo institutions, the mission will […]
Read More →Kosovo parliament convenes, opposition seeks coalition deal (Reuters)
Kosovo took a step towards forming a new government on Thursday when parliament convened for the first time since indecisive June polls, with the opposition seeking a majority to take power from outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Thaci’s Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) emerged as biggest party from June 6 polls with 30 percent of […]
Read More →Houses for the most vulnerable in Gračanica/Graçanicë (KIM radio)
Five houses will be constructed for the socially vulnerable families who live in Municipality of Gračanica/Graçanicë. Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic and Major of Gračanica/Graçanicë Branimir Stojanovic signed an agreement on construction of the houses. Stojanovic said that it is already known which families will move into new houses, and underlined the importance […]
Read More →Serbs between Tachi and Haradinaj (Vesti)
Kosovo’s parliament should be constituted today, and scandals due to heated situation between Tachi’s party and Haradinaj’s, in no way will influence Serbian community. Beside assurances given by Haradinaj’s party to the international representatives that Serbs are with them, elected Serbian representatives repeat that they will support the option that secures the majority for forming […]
Read More →Mustafa: We are counting on minorities’ votes (RTK2)
The candidate for the post of the Kosovo Assembly speaker Isa Mustafa stated after a meeting with representatives of the Serbs that he expects Serb MPs to vote for him and coalition LDK-AAK-NISMA. Electronic media carried that Mustafa said that it is minorities’ imperative to be part of the government, what would enable them to […]
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