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Belgrade Media Report 5 August 2014

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Omerovic: Prohibition of visits points out that something very suspicious is going on in regard to Oliver Ivanovic’s detention (Politika)
• Why there is no mention of Kosovo in Vucic’s speech on the government’s first 100 days (Danas)
• Kosovo with an asterisk in Berlin (Novosti)
• Gasic: Army modernization is priority (Radio Serbia)
• Investigation against General Zivanovic (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Progressive Club warns of decline in Serbs’ rights in region (Tanjug/Politika)
• DF: Instead of a donors’ conference, B&H received new loans (Oslobodjenje/Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Century after start of WWI, Serbia strives to ‘be a part of the solution’ (CNN)
• Serbia Investigates General Over Kosovo War Crimes (BIRN)
• When the spoils of war are human organs (The Washington Times)
• Serbian PM Promises Revival Through Austerity (BIRN)
• Opinion: A defining war for Serbia (Montreal Gazette)
• Opinion: A century ago today the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia and Europe was dragged to catastrophe (Wales Online)

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State heading toward bankruptcy (Zeri)

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Editor Enis Veliu argues that the increase of the financial deficit and the public debt are posing a serious threat to Kosovo’s financial stability. “The country is headed toward economic decline and the most recent parameters are alarming despite the fact that state institutions are not considering them as such … The economic situation is […]

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Pristina crisis and “the main guy”(Danas)

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Why Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic during a lengthy speech on the occasion of the first 100 days of the government, (for which, as “the best location” was selected successful farm of the family Mužlai in Backo Gradište) did not mention the government’s activities in Kosovo and Metohija? Representatives of the ruling coalition believe that the […]

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Long way home (Tribuna)

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Member of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, writes in an opinion piece for the paper that for Kosovo Diaspora, the long way home doesn’t end at the Kosovo border but instead it is here when the people coming home for their holidays have to wait for hours. Even without stepping onto the territory […]

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Haradinaj: Outgoing Government’s decisions are unconstitutional (Kosovapress)

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The three-party bloc had a meeting today at the offices of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group and discussed the institutional vacuum and the programme it would implement if it forms the new Government. LDK leader, Isa Mustafa, said they discussed the decisions that the outgoing Government is taking and added that they […]

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Gani Geci has fled Kosovo? (Botapress)

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Geci brothers said that their brother, Gani, wanted by the police in connection to a murder yesterday, is very likely to have fled Kosovo for security reasons. Geci brothers said Gani is ready to hand himself over to justice institutions in Kosoov but only once the situation calms down and measures are in place to […]

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Albanian volunteers in Donetsk (RTS)

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Few Albanian volunteers are fighting against pro-Russian forces in Donetsk, writes Pristina daily Lajm. Albanian volunteers are situated at the airport in Donetsk, however it remains unclear whether they came to Ukraine from Kosovo, Albania or Macedonia. One of the leaders of the pro-Russian forces in Donetsk Igor Strelkov said that he heard for arrival […]

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New elections or a broad-based coalition government (RTK)

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While Vetevendosje’s terms seem to be unacceptable for the opposition bloc, the Serbian List is expected to get a key role in the forming of the new government. Political analysts in Pristina believe that Kosovo will not have strong institutions if any of the political parties try to form the government while relying on the […]

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Kosovo Rally Denounces Israel’s ‘Genocide’ in Gaza (Balkan Insight)

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Supporters of hardline Muslim group rally in Pristina demanding an end to killings of civilians in Gaza and attacking Israel’s ‘genocide’. Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Around 100 Kosovars gathered on Friday in Pristina’s main Ibrahim Rugova square to protest against Israel’s iron-fisted military tactics against Hamas militants in Gaza. Fuad Ramiqi, the organizer of the […]

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Belgrade blocks trial for committed crimes in Terrnje (Radio Kosova)

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Families of the victims of Terrnje village, municipality of Suhareka/Suvareka, have informed the judge Mirjana Ilic, head of the Department for war crimes in Belgrade, at the same time the head of the Judicial panel in the file against officers Rajko Kozlina and Pavle Gavrillovic, for murder of 27 woman, children and elderly on 25 […]

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Investigation against the General Dragan Zivanovic for crimes against Albanians in 1999 (Blic)

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War Crimes Prosecution has launched an investigation against the General of the Yugoslav Army Dragoslav Zivanovic, Commander of the 125 Motorized Brigade, for crimes committed against Albanian civilians in Kosovo villages Cuska, Pavljan, Ljubenic and Zahac in 1999. Zivanovic is charged for omitting to prevent the killings of at least 118 Albanian civilians, heavy bodily […]

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Jevtic: No new elections, government in September (Blic)

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Kosovo Minister for Returns and Communities, Dalibor Jevtic said that there will be no new elections. “According to information I have, the formation of the Government should be completed in September. It is in the interest of both, citizens and the whole Kosovo society. Simply, there are a lot of problems that should be solved […]

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