Belgrade Media Report 11 September 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Djuric: Belgrade for a strong Serb community (Tanjug/RTS/Beta)
• Djuric: Without political pressure on Serbs (Beta)
• Kurti conducting the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Danas)
• Serb MPs once again to support Isa Mustafa for Kosovo Assembly speaker (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radulj: Revise voter lists (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Opposition Hand Serbia Talks to Nationalists (BIRN)
• Croatia ‘Proposed Population Swap’ With Serbia, Says Seselj (BIRN)
The Serbian List requests postponement of the constitutive session (Beta/B92)
The Serbian List will request the postponement of the continuation of the constitutive session of Kosovo Assembly, which is due on Friday, said Marko Djuric, Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija. “We want the Serbian List to participate in the (Kosovo) government which should be oriented toward the dialogue (with Belgrade),” […]
Read More →Serb List asks for postponement of tomorrow’s Assembly session (Telegrafi)
Leader of Democratic Kosovo Turk Party (KDTP), Mahir Jagcilar, said the 6+ parliamentary groups will vote tomorrow for the candidate of the Kosovo Democratic Party (PDK), Arsim Bajrami. “We will support PDK’s candidate for Assembly Speaker. Afterwards, we will see how things develop”, said Jagcilar. Jagcilar also said that the Serb List has requested postponement […]
Read More →Brovina asks for an urgent meeting with representatives of political parties (Gazeta Blic)
The chair of tomorrow’s constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly, Flora Brovina, has called for a meeting with representatives of political parties today at 15.30. Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) officials said there is still no decision on the possible postponement of the constitutive session. At the same time, it is reported that PDK has […]
Read More →Braathu: Kosovo deputies should find a solution for political deadlock (Radio Kosova)
Norwegian Ambassador in Kosovo, Jan Braathu, said that Kosovo deputies should find a solution for political deadlock. Norwegian Ambassador hopes that Kosovo Assembly deputies understand that it should be found a constructive solution in order that political deadlock in Kosovo to come to the end. If they remain in their initial positions, “I am afraid […]
Read More →Vulin visiting Štrpce (Beta)
Serbian Minister for Labor and Social Welfare Aleksandar Vulin, today will meet in Štrpce/Shtëjrpcë representatives of unions and directors of social centers. Vulin will take part in the meeting of the Presidency of the Union of Employees of the Social Welfare of the Republic of Serbia and directors of social centers from the territory of […]
Read More →PDK meets non-Serb communities (Kosovapress)
Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) parliamentary group is holding a meeting with non-Serb communities represented in the Kosovo Assembly. PDK leader Hashim Thaci did not make any statements after the meeting but the 6+ parliamentary group confirmed that it will support the PDK candidate for Assembly speaker during tomorrow’s session. The announcement was made by […]
Read More →Jahjaga: Institutions to establish as soon as possible (RTKLive)
President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga stated that institutions of Kosovo should establish as soon as possible, based on Kosovo’s Constitution and the Laws. “Establishment of the institutions will guarantee democratic functioning of the state and will also show capability to manage crisis and readiness to find solution on our own.” Jahjaga said that guaranteeing democratic […]
Read More →Djuric: There must not be political pressure on Serbs (Danas)
The Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric called authorities in charge for the rule of law in Kosovo to be responsible and open to families of those who are exposed to court proceedings under charges for being involved in political activities. Yesterday in Zubin Potok, Djuric met with representatives […]
Read More →Mother Teresa and the change until 2018 (Koha)
KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi writes that Kosovo needs substantial changes in several areas and that on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the declaration of independence and fifteen years liberation many things should no longer be tolerated when the functioning of the state is at stake. “Kosovo has stagnated deeply in many areas and […]
Read More →The scapegoat! (Zeri)
Editor Lavdim Hamidi argues in his opinion piece that Arsim Bajrami, candidate of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) for the post of Assembly President, has always been used as a scapegoat by his party. According to Hamidi, if the PDK had the required number of votes to elect the Assembly President, it would not […]
Read More →UNHCR and OSCE call for unconditional return (RTK)
At the Kosovo level, there is still high refusal from the receiving community to agree to the return of displaced persons mainly of Roma and Serb communities. The return records in municipalities show that the majority of cases where returns were not possible to be implemented are due to the refusal of Albanian community to […]
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