Belgrade Media Report 24 July
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Djuric: Union of Serb Municipalities is future for Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• U.S. Embassy: We apologize for the mistake (RTS)
• Dacic thanks India for principled stand in regard to unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• EULEX: No secret indictments (Danas)
• Ivanovic: The Albanians also know that I am innocent (Novosti)
• Diplomatic gaffe (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radmanovic, Ambassador Cohen: B&H concerned over escalation of conflict (Oslobodjenje)
• Nimetz: I expect large progress in Skopje and Athens next week (Republika)
• President Ivanov met with US, EU ambassadors and OSCE, NATO representatives (Dnevnik)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• South Stream pipeline crucial for Serbia (Anadolu Agency)
• Montenegrin Capital Facing New Elections (BIRN)
• From feudal socialism to feudal democracy – the trials and tribulations of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Open Democracy)
• European enlargement is unstoppable (Prospect Magazine)
EULEX: No secret indictments (Danas)
Pristina, Belgrade – EULEX Head of Information Service Miguel Carvalho de Faria categorically stated to Danas that “in Kosovo do not exist no secret lists and charges for the arrest,” and that “the press persistently publishes rumours and speculations that are completely baseless.” “Throughout Kosovo are conducted legally authorized investigations, which included people of all […]
Read More →Respect the Court! (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this paper suggests that despite different claims on biasness and political affiliation, the decision of the Constitutional Court should be respected. Fortunately, in the new democracy, Kosovo has become an example in the region for respecting the decisions of the “guardian” of the Constitution. The Constitutional Court is proving to […]
Read More →Bahtiri: We insisted on barricades removal (Gazeta Express)
Kosovo delegation was unified and insisted on the removal of all barricades in Mitrovica as soon as possible as they are placed in violation to the Kosovo laws and agreements reached in Brussels, reads a press release issued by Mitrovica municipality upon return of its mayor, Agim Bahtiri, from Brussels as part of the Kosovo […]
Read More →The light at the end of the tunnel (Zeri)
Th editorial suggests that there are several indications that Hashim Thaçi and his collaborators have accepted the reality, which appears to be bitter for some of them. The first sign is the confusing situation at the constitutive session of the Assembly, then their statement that both parties have the right to propose the Assembly Speaker […]
Read More →Serb returnee stoned in Klina (KiM radio)
Returnee Bogosav Dabizavljevic was stoned in Klina by a group of Albanians twice in the past week, according to the Ministry of Communities and Returns. A younger group of Albanians thrown stones at Dabizavljevic (returnee to Klina as of 2007) and insulted him. The same group made greater damage to his orchard, which is the part […]
Read More →O’Reilly: No organ trafficking allegations (Kosovapress)
The world-renowned war crimes lawyers, Michael O’Reilly, told Radio Dukagjini that the report of the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) lead prosecutor, Clint Williamson, is not expected to confirm organ trafficking allegations contained in the Council of Europe (CoE) report. He said that since Williamson’s team failed to find evidence of organ trafficking, the indictment […]
Read More →Kosovo court suspends vote on parliament speaker, crisis deepens (Reuters)
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s constitutional court suspended the appointment of the speaker of parliament on Wednesday, deepening a political crisis over who gets to rule the impoverished Balkan country for the next four years. Kosovo is locked in a battle between political parties over who should form the next government following an […]
Read More →Possible indictment against Haradinaj (Danas)
There is a possibility for indictments against the commanders of operational zones of the former Kosovo Liberation Army on the basis of the evidence presented in the report of the Clint Williamson, Chief Prosecutor of the Special team for investigation human organs trafficking in Kosovo in 1999, learned Danas from diplomatic sources in Brussels. The […]
Read More →European Commission requests further efforts in the dialogue about visas (Radio Kosova)
European Commission presented today its second report about the progress of Kosovo on fulfilling requirements for visa liberalization roadmap. The Commission considers that Kosovo has achieved progress, however further efforts are required to obtain visa free travel for its citizens. The report assesses Kosovo’s progress in each block of the visa roadmap and makes a […]
Read More →Mandate of international judges in Constitutional Court until 2016 (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo Constitutional Court will continue to have under its composition three international judges until 31 June 2016. This is announced from the Office of European Union in Kosovo. Legally on 31 August this year it had to end their mandate. Legally at the end of August Constitutional Court should have changed its composition. According to […]
Read More →Vetevendosje: Constitutional Court’s decision, wrong (Kosovapress)
Decision of the Constitutional Court to temporarily suspend election of Isa Mustafa to the post of Assembly Speaker and to call on the Assembly to refrain from further actions is wrong and shows that the Court is not free from political interference, said Vetevendosje’s Visar Ymeri. Ymeri said that if there is no political agreement […]
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