Public to soon learn about KLA crimes (Blic, Tanjug, B92)
War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic says the public will “soon be informed” about the crimes committed against Serbs by the ethnic Albanian KLA. The public will also learn “about all the investigated crimes against Serbs in the former Yugoslavia,” he added. “The main problem is the lack of access to witnesses and suspects who […]
Read More →Ballots for elections in Gracanica (RTS)
The Central Election Commission determined the order of candidates on the ballots for early elections for mayor of Gracanica. Citizens’ Initiative Srpska is under number 24, and its candidate for mayor is also the president of the GI “Srpska”, Vladeta Kostic. Progressive Democratic Party will have the number 21, the Democratic League of Kosovo number […]
Read More →Imports of goods in northern Kosovo only with Kosovo licenses (Blic)
The companies which to date have not submitted requests for Kosovo licenses will not be able to import goods to the north from tomorrow. This rule does not imply only to companies which import medicines and medical equipment and which were given the deadline until 31 May 2015 to regulate the Kosovo licenses. The necessity […]
Read More →Serbia’s experience can be valuable contribution (B92, Tanjug)
During its chairmanship of the OSCE in 2015, Serbia’s experience and position can be very important in resolving the Ukrainian crisis, says Sebastian Kurz. The Austrian foreign minister told Tanjug that Serbia under Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic had been contributing to resolving old conflicts in the Balkans for a while. “Serbia has been contributing to […]
Read More →Stojanovic: They understood the message (Kim Radio)
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic says that Pristina authorities and the international community have understood the message when Serbian MPs left the session of the Assembly. Therefore, Stojanović expects that “some things will be changed and that relationship in the future will be a quite different.” Although the budget for next year has been […]
Read More →Djuric: Greater support of Serbia to Kosovo and Metohija (Most TV)
In next year we will struggle to preserve stability, but also to strengthen the foundations of our existence in Kosovo and Metohija,” said Marko Djuric, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija of the Serbian Government. “We will try to eradicate corruption, crime, bring back confidence in the institutions. We will try to make […]
Read More →Joint Albania-Kosovo Power Market Worries Think Tank (Balkan Insight)
A report by Kosovo’s GAP institute says that while the creation of a common energy market between Kosovo and Albania would lower costs, it must not lead to the building of more high-polluting coal power stations in Kosovo. Kosovo’s GAP Institute think tank has said it strongly backs the integration of the electricity systems of […]
Read More →Anticipating better things for 2015 (Kosova Sot)
Daniel Serwer, a conflict management expert, writes in an opinion piece for Kosova Sot, that the year 2014 was not a very good year for Kosovo. Serwer writes that the implementation of Pristina – Belgrade agreements have stalled. The international recognitions for Kosovo have been slowed down. June elections resulted in a six months crisis. […]
Read More →Cliff: EU is being ‘soft’ with Serbia (Radio Kosova)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff said in an interview for Radio Kosova, that it is true that European Union (EU) is being ‘soft’ with Serbia – when it comes to the issues related to Kosovo. Cliff said that this is happening because of the five member states that have not recognized Kosovo and […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 30 December
• Difficult year for journalists (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• President Jahjaga hosted a reception for media representatives (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Stojanovic dissatisfied with the new budget (RTK2, Klan Kosova)
• State Prosecution withdraws indictments from its website (KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 31 December
UNMIK will be closed on 1 and 2 January 2015. Media monitoring activities will resume on 5 January 2015.
• Thaci: Serbia trying to delay implementation of April agreement (RTK)
• Jahjaga: Kosovo President’s Office politically neutral (Indeksonline)
• Kurti: This is the most unpopular government (Gazeta Express)
• Kosovo, FYROM pledge joint war against crime & terrorism (Kallxo.com)
Belgrade Media Report 30 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: We are doing things that will lead to de facto recognition; Wilhelm: At this time recognition is not a condition, but no one knows what will happen in 10 or 15 years (RTS/Tanjug/Beta/Politika)
• Dacic: EU accession progress major strategic goal for 2015 (Tanjug/Beta)
• Ruling bloc accepts idea on referendum if EU requests recognition of Kosovo (Novosti)
• Addis Ababa announcing change of stand on Kosovo (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Members of Parliamentary Commissions of House of Representatives elected (Fena)
• Mijatovic: Search of Klix newsroom attack on media freedom (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik “absolutely satisfied” with media freedom in RS (Oslobodjenje)
• American SSI: Bakir Izetbegovic is the leader of Islamic radicals in B&H (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian President Demands Kosovo Referendum (BIRN)
• Serbia Seeks to Boost Renewable Energy Investment With New Law (Bloomberg)
• On court order, police raid Bosnian news portal (Associated Press)
• Macedonia: Elections Fail to End Deadlock (BIRN)
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