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Belgrade Media Report 15 August

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• “Serbia’s EU road will not be blocked” (Beta/Večernje Novosti, 15.08.2014)
• Vucic: No threats are made against Serbia (Tanjug, 15.08.2014)
• Džudžević became Džudžo (Večernje Novosti, 14.08.2014)
• “Hungarian neo-Nazi will not perform” (Beta, 15.08.2014)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Milorad Dodik confident of a victory (Večernje Novosti, 15.08.2014)
• The safety of the electoral process not compromised (Srna, 14.08.2014)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia To Jail Fighters in Foreign Wars (BIRN, By Marija Ristic, 14 Aug 2014)
• Agreements with UAE in Serbia’s interest: PM (Xinhua, 15 Aug 2014)
• Serbia says hopes to change terms of oil firm sale (Reuters, 14 Aug 2014)
• Serbia seeks buyers for hundreds of loss-making state firms (Reuters, 15 Aug 2014 )
• Novi Sad Café Draws Putin Fans in Serbia (BIRN, By Mitra Nazar, 14 Aug 2014)
• Serbian Economy to Shrink This Year on Floods, Stagnate in 2015 (Bloomberg, By Gordana Filipovic – Aug 13, 2014)
• HDZ says the party to establish ministry for Croats living outside Croatia (Dalje.com, 14 Aug 2014)

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Vucic: I respect foreigners, but they will not make decisions about Serbia (Vecernje Novosti)

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“Serbia reaffirmed its independence and sovereignty in decision-making by implementing its serious and responsible policy, and our job is to persevere, because that is the best for our citizens. Therefore, we will not change our position towards Russia and I am confident that it will not jeopardize our European road,” said Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, […]

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International arrest warrant for Lavdrim Muhaxheri (Radio Kosova)

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Interpol has received the request of Kosovo authorities that Lavdrim Muhaxheri to be included in the wanted system of the international police. Placing of the Kosovar citizen in the wanted list of Interpol who is presently fighting with Islamic State for Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is confirmed for Radio Kosova from Basic Court in […]

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CI ‘SDP’: EULEX has double standards (Blic)

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Citizens’ Initiative ‘SDP’ whose leader Oliver Ivanovic was accused of involvement in the murders in 1999 and 2000 in Kosovo, criticized EULEX claiming that they have double standards towards Serbs and Albanians. The statement said that EULEX refused a request of Ivanovic’s lawyer to be released pending trial. At the same time EULEX accepted release […]

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Outgoing PM Thaci gives interview to Deutsche Welle (dailies)

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Outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, gave an interview to Deutsche Welle where he said that despite difficulties in the creation of new Kosovo institutions, the special court will be put in place by January, at the latest. “Assembly of Kosovo has approved the creation of the special court and Kosovo will act on […]

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On anti-extremism (Koha Ditore)

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Lumir Abdixhiku writes in his weekly column for the paper that the intervention of the state to put a stop to extremist activities inciting hatred was the logical conclusion of a country that has lost the functioning logic for some time now. Hate speech has been present in Kosovo for fifteen years now, claims Abdixhiku […]

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Kuci: Elections are the last resort (Gazeta Blic)

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Deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hajredin Kuci, said elections are the last resort but if the situation is such that requires elections, PDK is ready to enter the process once again. Kuci said they are working to ensure new institutions are sustainable and legitimate. “All this should be for the good […]

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Mustafa: Europeans should help us the same way they helped others (Indeksonline)

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Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), writes on his Facebook page today about the fight against corruption and organized crime, the establishment of the special court and the resolution of problems in the northern part of the country. “We are the most undeveloped country in this part of the world, with […]

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The side effects of a spring (Koha)

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Enver Hasani, chairman of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, writes in his opinion piece about the effects of the Arab Spring in Kosovo. He argues that after the end of the war in Kosovo in 1999, it was completely naïve to expect and believe that the United Nations administration would handle the arrangement of the […]

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Incident in Kosovka Mitrovica (RTS)

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One vehicle was set on fire, whereas the other one was damaged in Kosovska Mitrovica last night around 23:00. Regional Kosovo police head of operations Zeljko Bojic said to Tanjug that vehicle ‘Fiat Stilo’ which was set on fire is owned by a Kosovo Serb M.J. employed at the detention center in Kosovska Mitrovica. Another […]

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Ivanovic: I was arrested so my political action could stop (Politika, Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – Oliver Ivanovic, one of the Serb leaders in northern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), against whom a criminal indictment for crimes against ethnic Albanians has been issued recently, said he had been arrested so that his political action could be prevented. “My arrest had only one goal: to exclude me from political and public life,” Ivanovic […]

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Srpska won’t determine the government (Most,KIM radio)

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Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Branimir Stojanovic said yesterday that ‘Srpska’ is fighting for the rights of Serbian community in Kosovo. In a panel discussion dubbed “Waiting for the Kosovo government”, which took place in Čaglavica/Çaglavicë, Stojanovic said that Srpska won’t determine the Kosovo government and repeated that Srpska had extended its support to the appointment of […]

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