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Belgrade Media Report 19 September

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Thaqi’s candidate not elected Kosovo Assembly speaker (Politika)
• Serbs to support those who gather majority (Blic)
• Ceremony for “republic of Ilirida” (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Support for Gazprom contract and South Stream (Srna)
• Russia promised the RS government loan of 500 to 700 million euros (Oslobodjenje)
• Moore: B&H not going forward (Fena)
• B&H not placed on “Gray list” (Oslobodjenje)
• SDSM top officials meet UN official Peter Due (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Cuts Pensions, Public Sector Salaries (Novinite)
• Kosovo assembly fails to elect speaker (Xinhua)
• OSCE Condemns Death Threats Against Kosovar Journalist (RFE/RL)
• Germany revises asylum rules, Balkans excluded (Deutsche Welle)

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The Bloc will wait for Brovina until Monday and then act (Gazeta Blic)

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Coalition between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and Vetevendosje will wait until Monday for the chairperson of the Assembly’s constitutive session, Flora Brovina, to call for the next session and give it the right to propose a candidate for speaker. A source within the […]

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Hoxhaj: Two countries will soon recognize Kosovo (Telegrafi)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enver Hoxhaj, said that independence of Kosovo will soon be recognized by two more countries. Hoxhaj told Epoka e Re that Kosovo has gained a number of recognitions this year that proved the process is unstoppable. “I expect certain countries to decide to recognize Kosovo by the end of the year”, […]

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Beciri: Serbian list acted correctly (KiM radio)

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General Secretary of the Democratic League of Kosovo Ismet Beciri, who is also MP in the Assembly, expressed the hope that the Serbian list will eventually support the opposition bloc in the establishment of Kosovo institutions. When asked how the opposition coalition will act, considering position of the Serbian List not to support any political […]

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About our crises (Koha Ditore)

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Lumir Abdixhiku in his weekly column writes Kosovo has been under a crisis for quite some time now and it has involved different areas – political, economic, moral and intellectual – but the recent developments have put a new ‘layer’ of crises.  And in this new constellation, anything is possible, writes Abdixhiku. The week-in-going, he […]

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Déjà vu (Kosova Sot)

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In its front-page editorial, the paper writes that the battle for power is coming at a high cost for Kosovo. While certain politicians claim that there is no crisis and the current situation is normal for a democratic country, the consequences of not forming new institutions will be serious for all sectors.  The decision of […]

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Northern Kosovo a safe haven for criminals (Vesti)

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After the last week brutal crime in Lesak near Leposavić/Leposaviq, when Đorđe Radomirovic (22), a criminal and fugitive from Novi Pazar, killed Marko Vulovic (30), the owner of the café Tajm and wounded his brother Mladen Vulovic (29), citizens of northern Kosovo loudly express their bitterness over the fact that this part of Serbia has […]

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What compromise is PDK speaking of? (Gazeta Blic)

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All of a sudden, the language of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has softened. The party’s professor and ‘spin doctor’, Hajredin Kuci, spoke of a compromise at yesterday’s press conference. At the same time, another PDK official, Xhavit Haliti, has also mentioned the word ‘compromise’ in his recent media appearance. What does this compromise […]

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Territorial employment pact signed with Dragash municipality (Koha Ditore)

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Representatives of the UNDP in Kosovo and local authorities in Dragash municipality signed on Thursday a territorial employment pact drafted by the Austrian Agency for Development. Andrew Russell, UN Kosovo Team coordinator and UNDP representative, said that the project is aimed at supporting human resources and improvement of local infrastructure. “The project involves those persons, […]

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OSCE Broadcast 18 September

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• Schlumberger: Access to official information is the basis of a democracy (TV21, KTV)
• OSCE condemns death threats against journalists in Kosovo (TV21)
• PDK failed to elect Assembly Speaker (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)

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UNMIK Headlines 19 September

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• President Jahjaga meets political leaders (dailies)
• PDK wants talks with opposition bloc (Koha Ditore)
• Haliti: We are ready for compromises (Epoka e Re)
• Ymeri: PDK is in minority and will not be part of the government (Bota Sot)
• Sejdiu: President Jahjaga to reflect (Lajm)
• President Jahjaga travels to the US (Zeri)
• North allowed to have a new energy supplier (Koha Ditore)
• Sejdiu: President Jahjaga to reflect (Lajm)
• KIC: Imams are innocent (Epoka e Re)

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Lawmaker: Kosovo’s Decision to Introduce Sanctions Against Russia “Raises Smile” (Ria Novosti)

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MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) – The self-proclaimed Kosovo Republic’s decision to introduce sanctions against Russia is not to be taken seriously, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of Russia Mikhail Margelov told journalists on Thursday. “This raises nothing more than an ironic smile,” Margelov said. The chairman said that […]

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