Belgrade Media Monitoring 13 November 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Azem Sulja earned over 100 million euros by bribing EULEX (Novosti)
• Indictment against Ivanovic and four Serbs confirmed (Novosti/Tanjug)
• Seselj: Vucic, Nikolic betrayed in one month what Tadic would have done in 10 years (Blic/N1/Tanjug)
• Viskovic: Non-diplomatic response of Albanian Prime Minister to extended hand from Serbia (Radio Serbia)
• US commends Serbia, Albania governments (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ivantsov: Russia is not against B&H’s EU membership, but against NATO membership (Nezavisne novine)
• Seselj: Political situation in RS very complicated (Srna)
• Nimetz: No progress and no new name proposal in name talks (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• ‘Historic’ Albanian visit to Serbia leaves bitter aftertaste (EurActiv)
• Serbian war crimes suspect goes home to rousing welcome (AP)
• Bosnia Charges Serb Commander with Rogatica Crimes (BIRN)
• China urges Bosnia to implement peace accord (Xinhua)
• Bosnia could have new government by year’s end (www.aa.com.tr/en)
Jablanović: Premature abolishment of the supervised independence (KiM radio)
Aleksandar Jablanovic, President of the Serbian list, said that he does not see which novelty the possible scheduling of new elections in Kosovo could bring. “The current composition presents the balance of power. Citizens voted for it and now institutions in Kosovo and Metohija should be formed,” said Jablanović. He pointed out that the events […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Dialogue to end in a Peace Treaty (Kosovapress)
Kosovo Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for the leading Slovakian paper Pravda that Serbia has already recognised reality of an independent Kosovo. With regards to his visit to Belgrade in October, Hoxhaj said that the presence of a Kosovo foreign minister in a conference of regional’s chiefs of diplomacy is a natural […]
Read More →Pacolli: Soon an agreement with Serbia (Radio Kosova)
Rrahim Pacolli head of Kosovo delegation in the field of insurances, said to Radio Kosova that very soon it is expected to be achieved an agreement with Serbia. According to him, this agreement with Serbia would allow Kosovo citizens to move also in Serbia. According to him, this opens the path for Kosovo to enter […]
Read More →Pavicevic feels offended at a mention of Serbian genocide (Koha)
Belgrade’s liaison officer in Pristina, Dejan Pavicevic, felt provoked by a statement of Kosovo’s chief negotiator in dialogue with Serbia, Edita Tahiri. As a sign of protest, Pavicevic tried to walk out of the roundtable organised to present the report titled “Civilised Monotony” about implementation of Kosovo-Serbia agreement. The report has been a joint production […]
Read More →Now the blockade has only three letters: PDK (Koha Ditore)
According to Adriatik Kelmendi the current blockade by the Democratic Party of Kosovo is not a principled one; neither is it a state building, emancipating or a moral one. No one can ever say that a political party cannot be part of an institution, or the executive if it manages to make the majority at […]
Read More →Cliff surprised why there is no Assembly session today (Gazeta Blic)
British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff, said that he does not know why Kosovo MPs are not in an Assembly session today to elect the speaker and its deputies. Speaking at a roundtable organised by BIRN on the implementation of Kosovo-Serbia agreements, Cliff noted that now that the post-election coalition bloc has given up the […]
Read More →KFOR reconfirms support for Kosovo Police and EULEX (Koha)
KFOR Commander,Major General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, underlined the fact that KFOR will continue cooperating and assisting the United Nations, the European Union, and other international actors and continues to support, as third responder, Kosovo Police and EULEX in their activities. COMKFOR made the comments at NATO KFOR Headquarters in Pristina in a meeting with the […]
Read More →New phase of the program for the return of displaced persons started (Kosova Sot)
New phase of the program for returns and reintegration in Kosovo has started. This program is a joint initiative financed from European Union and Ministry for Returns and Communities that supports creation of a sustainable, tolerant and multiethnic environment in Kosovo, which ensures fundamental human and minority rights. According to a press release from the […]
Read More →Incident in the Serbian part of Orahovac (KIM radio)
In the part of Orahovac/Rahovec populated mainly by Serbs a graffiti “Death to Serb” appeared this morning. The graffiti is sprayed on the power sub-station, next to the church of Holly Virgin. RTV KIM also reported that unknown perpetrators have set on fire a wooden entrance door of the abandoned house owned by a Serb. […]
Read More →Under investigation 18 members of EULEX (KoSSev)
Special envoy from Brussels for the affair over corruption in EULEX will undergo investigation which will include as many as 18 people. The EU High Representative Federica Mogherini has appointed an independent expert Jean-Paul Jacques for a special investigator in this case and he arrived to Kosovo. Sources in Brussels say that their work will […]
Read More →New project for return of displaced families to Kosovo (KiM radio,Tanjug)
PRISTINA – Representatives of the European Union Office in Kosovo and Kosovo’s ministry for communities and return have launched a project worth up to EUR 6 million that should ensure the return of 250 displaced families. The project will be implemented in seven municipalities – Pec/Peje, Istok/Istog, Klina/Kline, Obilic/Obiliq, Strpce/Shterpce, Suva Reka/Suhareke and Gnjilane/Gjilan over […]
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