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Belgrade Media Report 04 November

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic congratulated Dodik on his re-election as entity president (RTS)
• Mogherini mediator in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• Drecun: There is fear of EULEX affairs being relativized and hushed up (Srna)
• Djuric and Janjic thank KFOR for protecting Decani Monastery (Tanjug/Politika)
• Musliu: I will advocate implementation of referendum that envisages annexation of Kosovo (FoNet)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Cavic: NDP delegates rejected SNSD immoral offers to enter government (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: SNSD, DNS, SP will form RS government (Oslobodjenje/RTS)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU anti-fraud investigators should examine bribery and corruption allegations in Kosovo says S&D (EU Reporter Correspondent)
• With eyes on EU, Albania hopes to draw line under Serbia drone row (Reuters)
• Serbian Province Reshuffles Government (BIRN)
• Serbia Starts IMF Loan Talks to Get Investors’ Confidence (Bloomberg)
• Jailed Bosnian Serb war criminal sues British government for £120,000 for PTSD ‘scars’ because it failed to protect him from fellow inmates who slashed his throat (Daily Mail)

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Thaci insists: Stalemate can be resolved only through dialogue (Kosovapress)

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Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) officials continue to insist that only an agreement between leaders of political parties can resolve the current political deadlock. PDK leader, Hashim Thaci said his party will decide on future steps in a meeting of the steering council tomorrow. He stressed that the stalemate can be resolved only through communication […]

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Triangle of banality (Koha Ditore)

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Publicist and former publisher of Koha Ditore, Veton Surroi, writes in an opinion piece that while the Bermuda Triangle serves as a synonym for a mystery, in Kosovo there is a similar type of a triangle between the leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci, President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga, and President of […]

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PDK gatheres election branches, gets ready for extraordinary elections (lajminet)

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An official source from the Central Election Commission told lajmi.net that members of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and Vetevendosje election branches informed that they have started preparations for the extraordinary elections. Unable to create institutions, despite the decision of the Constitutional Court and the efforts and meetings of President Atifete Jahjaga with the leaders […]

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Haziri dismisses reports of LDK-PDK agreement (Kosovapress)

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Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) member of presidency, Lutfi Haziri, has dismissed reports in certain local and Albanian media outlets that they are moving towards a coalition agreement with Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Haziri said that there is no agreement and that the post-election coalition is working for establishing legitimate institutions. Earlier media reports […]

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Four municipalities in the north refuse to participate in agriculture census (Koha)

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The four municipalities in the north of Kosovo are refusing to become part of the agriculture census which has been launched three days ago by the Kosovo Statistics Agency. In a press conference, the head of the agency, Isa Kastrati, said the municipalities’ refusal could reflect in the agricultural development in that part. Kastrati said […]

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Kosovo mired in worst political crisis since independence (AFP)

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AFP By Ismet Hajdari Pristina (AFP) – Just when Kosovo appeared to be heading for a degree of stability and normalcy, feuding politicians and fresh corruption scandals have plunged the fledgling Balkan nation into its worst political crisis to date. A quirk in the young nation’s constitution has left Kosovo in a seemingly unfixable political […]

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Kosovo Facing New Energy Crisis Over Winter (Balkan Insight)

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04 Nov 14 Kosovo faces another difficult winter for energy following the June blast in a worn-out power plant, the power supply company, KEDS, has warned. Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Guri Shkodra, a spokesperson for the energy supply company, KEDS, said Kosovo is facing an energy crisis this winter as a result of June’s incident […]

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Unconstitutionality of the Decree on recognition of university diplomas from Kosovo entered into force (Kossev)

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“Decree on the particular mode of recognition of higher education documents and evaluation of study programs of universities in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, which do not perform the activity according to the regulations of the Republic of Serbia (Official Gazette of RS, No. 16/12), is not in compliance with the Constitution and […]

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“EULEX violated principles because of the pressures of Albanians” (Vesti)

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The Chairman of the Committee of the Assembly of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun said there is a real fear that the scandal over corruption related to the EULEX mission will be suppressed, due to many interwoven interests of various countries in this mission in Kosovo. He told SRNA agency that there have […]

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Kosovo Serbs still waiting for a better life (RTS)

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A year has passed since the local elections in Kosovo; the authorities in municipalities with Serbian majority are not satisfied with the treatment of central Kosovo institutions. The government in Pristina reduces the budget from year to year, so often beside salaries for employees there is no funding for the development of Serbian communities. During […]

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Huge blow to the image and reputation of EULEX (Danas)

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I am carefully following developments in relation with the allegations against some former and current officials of EULEX mission in Kosovo. Of course, until those allegations don’t take an epilogue in a form of valid decisions it would be inappropriate to condemn anyone in advance, said the European Parliament MP Tanja Fajon to Danas, while […]

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