Kosovo, Albania ‘Most Corrupt Countries in Region’ (Balkan Insight)
News 03 Dec 14 According to the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, Kosovo and Albania continue to be the most corrupt countries in South-East Europe. Besar Likmeta BIRN Tirana According to the index published by the Berlin-based watchdog on Wednesday, Albania and Kosovo are ranked joint 110th out of 174 countries around the world […]
Read More →The UN Security Council tomorrow on Kosovo (Vesti)
The UN Security Council tomorrow to discuss the situation in Kosovo on the basis of regular reports by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in which he expressed concern over the political deadlock in Pristina. The Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic earlier had announced participation in the session in New York, and the outgoing Kosovo […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 3 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Europe will request us to recognize Kosovo (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia supports fight against terrorism (FoNet)
• Pristina demands compensation, Belgrade rejects conditions (Blic)
• EULEX charges Slavisa Ristic with 15 crimes (Politika)
• Boosting military cooperation important for region’s security (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• FB&H House of Representatives: Edin Music President, Vice-president Cavara and Mitrovic (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Moscow’s withdrawal from the South Stream plans – dramatic news (RTRS)
• Zeljka Cvijanovic began consultations to form the Government of RS (Oslobodjenje)
• US steps up fight against terrorism in this part of Europe (Novosti)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Prosecutors want Serb ‘war criminal’ detained (Al Jazeeera)
• Andrey Kovatchev: Bosnia and Herzegovina Needs New State Structure (euinside.eu)
• Macedonia Opposition MPs Face Ousting from Parliament (BIRN)
“By all applicable international documents Kosovo is Serbia” (NSPM)
Russian Ambassador in Belgrade, Alexander Chepurin said today that Russia has a sturdy and reliable stance on not recognizing Kosovo, adding that it is a tradition that does not change. “It is a sturdy and reliable attitude and we have proven it several times,” said Chepurin on debate on ‘From Kosovo to the Crimea: unilateralism […]
Read More →FM: Serbia supports fight against terrorism (B92/Tanjug)
BRUSSELS — Serbia supports the fight against all forms of terrorism and is ready to promote cooperation with all countries of the Western Balkans, said Ivica Dacic. The Serbian foreign minister was taking part in a ministerial meeting of a “global coalition” to combat Islamic state – a U.S. chaired event held at the NATO […]
Read More →Trial to Oliver Ivanovic to begin in January (RTK2)
Trial to the leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic and four other Serbs suspected for committing serious crimes during 1999 and 2000 will start in the last week of January. Lawyer Nebojsa Vlajic said to Tanjug that an international judge of EULEX has decided that first hearing with the introductory statements will be […]
Read More →Demiri claims that Ministry of Local Government was promised to Group 6+ (gazetaexpress)
Rasim Demiri, Deputy of the non-Serb minority communities, Group 6+, claims that representatives of the PDK-LDK coalition have promised to give them Ministry of Local Government. Demiri stated for Express that this will be finalized today, after the meeting of the working groups of this coalition. “We have requested to lead with this Ministry, and […]
Read More →UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo on Thursday (Koha)
The upcoming session of the UN Security Council will take place this Thursday afternoon in New York and will focus on the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s quarterly report on Kosovo. Kosovo and Serbia will be represented in the meeting by their respective prime ministers, Hashim Thaci and Aleksandar Vucic. In the latest report, the UN SG […]
Read More →TI: Kosovo and Albania share 11th slot on Corruption Index (Gazeta Blic, Koha)
In its annual ranking, corruption watchdog Transparency International, has listed Kosovo on the 110 place, an improvement from last year’s 111. Albania has also been ranked 110th while other countries in the region have received better rankings. Macedonia is in the 64th place, followed by Montenegro in 76th, Serbia 78th and Bosnia and Herzegovina in […]
Read More →Conference on youth participation in decision-making (Radio Kosova)
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is hosting a two-day conference in Pristina, on youth empowerment and participation in public life, Radio Kosova reports. Representatives of civil society and central and local level institutions from Kosovo and Balkan region, as well as international partners, will discuss ways to best engage young people in decision – and […]
Read More →Around four thousand displaced persons in Mitrovica and Zvecan (Kontakt Plus radio)
According to data of the North Mitrovica Center for Social Welfare around four thousand displaced persons, that is 150 families, live in North Mitrovica and Zvecan/Zveçan municipalities. “We are trying as much as we can to help through cooperation with the municipal administration, Red Cross and the line ministry,” said Dusica Gusnic Djinovic from the […]
Read More →The economic hope (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of Kosova Sot newspaper addresses the economic problem that Kosovo is facing. The daily writes that this year, the official data show that the trade deficit will be over two billion euros, which shows Kosovo’s great dependence on imports, and the limited production capacity. Politicians have promised during the election campaign, […]
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