Belgrade Media Report 8 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: They will ask us to recognize Kosovo in order to join EU (Novosti)
• Vucic: Serbia not giving up on EU or on territorial integrity (RTS)
• Dacic: Recognition of Kosovo’s independence absolutely unacceptable for Serbia (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: We will not close eyes before pressure (B92)
• Without consent inside EU on Serbia’s further progress in EU integration (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Niksic: SDP does not want and should not be part of the government until the next elections (Oslobodjenje)
• Ivo Tadic: Niksic as SDP president represents deep political division (Fena)
• Attempt to kill the B&H State Prosecutor (BHRT)
• Fascist graffiti on Serbian Church property in Croatia (Glas Srpske)
• The IMF representatives today with the Federation’s officials regarding the stand-by arrangement (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia has no alternative for south stream gas pipeline: FM (Shanghai Daily)
• South Stream to split Europe (Pravda.Ru)
• EU urges Russia to let Bosnia join the bloc (AP)
• Bosnian police prevents attempt on world-acclaimed filmmaker Emir Kusturica – newspaper (TASS)
Serbia intermediate station (Blic)
Caught more than 400 illegals, mostly from Kosovo. In the last 24 hours in the southern part of the Csongrád in Hungary, 422 people were caught who arrived illegally from Serbia, Hungarian police said, adding that the majority of illegal aliens are seeking asylum in Hungary. – Border police discovered 33 groups, among whom were […]
Read More →Majority “against” debate in the parliament (Danas)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic announced, calling on the EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, that official Belgrade will have to choose between Kosovo and Europe, on the European road. He called on a national consensus about this dilemma and argued that “he would not take part in the government that would recognize Kosovo’s independence.” At the […]
Read More →Roots of corruption, with the leaders (Zeri)
The paper’s deputy editor-in-chief, Lavdim Hamidi, writes that if corruption in Kosovo were to be fought at its roots, officials that are expected to form the government today would have to fight themselves. Although it seems the new government will not be led by Hashim Thaci, his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) will continue to […]
Read More →The witnesses did not confirm the EULEX suspicions against Slavisa Ristic (Politika)
The EULEX Prosecution has not filed an indictment against Slavisa Ristic, a former president of Zubin Potok, who is suspected of alleged serious crimes. After hours of interrogation, Ristic was determined the measure of mandatory reporting to the Mitrovica and Zubin Potok police station. Ljubomir Pantovic, Ristic’s lawyer, says “my client is still under investigation, […]
Read More →Kadri Veseli elected as Assembly Speaker (Tribuna)
The Assembly of Kosovo elected Kadri Veseli as the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, with 71 votes for, 42 against, and one abstention. 119 deputies were present at the session. The PDK proposed Veseli for Assembly Speaker and Xhavit Haliti as his deputy. US Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson and European Parliament Member Ulrike Lunacek […]
Read More →This is the agreement that makes Isa Mustafa the Prime Minister (Gazeta Express)
The complete agreement between Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK,) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK,) on co-governance is already made public. This agreement clarifies that the two parties agreed to vote Kadri Veseli for the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa for the Prime Minister of Kosovo, while Thaci will be voted […]
Read More →EULEX questioning Vulovic? (KoSSev)
At these moments Mayor of Zubin Potok Municipality, Stevan Vulovic, is being questioned by a prosecutor of EULEX, learns KoSSev from several unofficial sources. EULEX was not able to confirm the information, whereas Vulovic was not available on his usual telephone numbers. Questioning of Vulovic comes only a week after the former mayor of Zubin […]
Read More →“Mothers’ cries” association irritated by Vucic’s speech at UNSC (Koha)
The “Mothers’ cries” association reacted on Sunday, to a statement made by Serbia Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic’s at the UN Security Council on 4 December, Koha reports. Koha writes that according to this association, Vucic accused Gjakova/Djakovica’s mayor, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, that she is preventing the return of Serbs in Gjakove/Djakovica. “Vucic at any moment did […]
Read More →DSS to set municipal branches Kosovo wide (KoSSev)
The chairperson of the Executive Council of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Andrija Mladenovic, paid a visit to North Mitrovica, where he attended a session of the DSS provincial branch and stressed that policy of DSS toward Kosovo issue won’t change. He announced inclusion of intellectuals from University in North Mitrovica into the National […]
Read More →Facebook prime ministers (Koha Ditore)
The paper’s Brussels-based columnist and correspondent, Augustin Palokaj, writes that politicians today, in order to avoid media contact, are increasingly using social networks to communicate with the public. The politicians view the journalists as a category that bores them and find it much easier to sit down and write whatever they want on Facebook or […]
Read More →President Jahjaga received the PDK and LDK Chairmen, Mr. Hashim Thaçi and Mr. Isa Mustafa (Gazeta Blic)
President of Kosovo, Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga, received today at a meeting the PDK Chairman, Mr. Hashim Thaçi, and the LDK Chairman, Mr Isa Mustafa, who informed her with the conclusion of the agreement process on formation of the institutions of Kosovo. Chairmen of both parliamentary political parties, Mr. Thaçi and Mr. Mustafa, also informed Jahjaga on […]
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