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Belgrade Media Report 13 October 2014

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Every measure must be taken to protect Decani (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Formation of working groups for resolving IDP issues (Tanjug)
• Constitutional amendments to wait for resolution of key issues with Pristina (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Preliminary data of the CEC in B&H: Izetbegovic, Cvijanovic and Covic in the B&H Presidency (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik reelected as head of Serb entity in Bosnia (Nezavisne novine/B92)
• Lagumdzija: Citizens have decided, we congratulate SDA (Oslobodjenje)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs of RS: Several cases of violation of electoral process reported (Dnevni avaz)
• Numerous complaints of citizens against the SDA (Dnevni avaz)
• Members of SBB Electoral Boards filed more than 50 complaints (Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Islamist Graffiti at Kosovo Serb Monastery Sparks Anger (BIRN)
• Serbia Not Afraid of EU Membership Delay Over Refusal to Back Anti-Russian Sanctions (RIA Novost)
• Bosnians vote amid ethnic splits, economic concerns (AFP)
• Bosnia goes to polls amid economic woes, ethnic splits (AFP)
• Difficult choices for people voting in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Euronews)

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Daka: CEC is ready to organize early elections if necessary (RTK)

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Valdete Daka, head of the Kosovo Central Election Commission, said on Sunday that this institution is ready to organize early elections. “Legal timelines for early elections are 30-45 days. The quality of the process of elections would depend on the time available to organize them,” Daka told RTK. She also said that there are no […]

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Djuric: Task force on return of displaced persons to Kosovo (Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – Head of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said Monday that a task force composed of representatives of relevant local and international institutions would be set up to deal with the issue of returns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Serbia’s southern province. Djuric discussed the problem of IDPs from […]

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New graffiti on Visoki Decani monastery (Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – New graffiti in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Albanian National Army (AKSh) appeared on the gate of Visoki Decani monastery, southern Kosovo-Metohija, on Monday morning, Sava Janjic, prior of the Serbian Orthodox monastery Visoki Decani, wrote on Twitter. “This morning we have noticed another ISIS graffiti […]

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Jahjaga: international partnership rocked by the crisis (Koha)

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President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, has informed all leaders of parliamentary parties about the current situation and the danger not only from an institutional and political crisis but above all, a budgetary and financial one. The president’s chief of staff, Arber Vllahiu, in a statement to Radio Free Europe, said that Jahjaga has expressed deep […]

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Kosovo War Crimes Prosecutor Joins McCain Think-Tank (Balkan Insight)

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13 Oct 14 The EU’s former chief war crimes investigator Clint Williamson has joined the Washington-based think-tank established by former Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Marija Ristic BIRN Belgrade Williamson, who ended his three-year mandate as chief prosecutor of the EU Special Investigative Task Force in charge of probing war crime allegations against Kosovo Liberation […]

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“Made in Kosovo” crisis has no European solution (Koha Ditore)

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Augustin Palokaj says that no comparison can be drawn between the stalemate in Kosovo and the situation in Belgium when the country was left without a government for a period of time. Palokaj claims that in Belgium it was not unclear who should form the government and the question was only who could secure the […]

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International community frustrated with political crises (Radio Kosova)

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Ambassador of Great Britain in Kosovo, Ian Cliff during a discussion organized from Group for Legal and Political Studies (GSJP), said that international community is frustrated with this political situation that reflects stagnation in every field. In the discussion it has been said that Progress Report has identified many challenges, therefore, Kosovo institutions should more […]

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We need a solution, elections were good (Kosova Sot)

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In a front-page editorial, the paper writes that after the failure of the Assembly to elect a new speaker and unsuccessful meetings President Atifete Jahjaga had with political leaders, new elections are being mentioned as the only alternative for unblocking the current deadlocked situation. The paper recalls that Kosovo had successful elections in June but […]

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Reasons why the Bloc is not giving up the speaker’s post (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 – LVAN – are ready to give up the post of Assembly speaker to the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) but they fear that once the PDK takes it, it will not allow President Atifete […]

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Remains of 12 persons killed by Serb forces to be repatriated today (Kosovapress)

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Mortal remains of 12 persons killed during the conflict and recovered from the mass grave in Rudnica, Serbia, will be handed over to Kosovo authorities today. Kushtrim Gara from the Kosovo Government commission for missing persons said the remains will be returned from Serbia, through EULEX. The handover is expected to take place today at […]

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Diković: We will defend the country from terrorists (Vecernje Novosti)

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The message of our Army is clear – Serbia will defend itself from terrorism. It should be known by all who seek to sow fear among our citizens and cause instability in any region of our state, said Serbian Army Chief of Staff, General Ljubisa Diković. After the recent assassination of the member of Gendarmerie […]

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