Belgrade Media Monitoring 16 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• EU Ministerial Council: Serbia to gradually harmonize foreign policy, continue to normalize relations with Kosovo (RTS/Beta)
• Mogherini: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to resume in January (Politika/Tanjug)
• Following the decision of the Constitutional Court to reject the proposal for assessing constitutionality of the Brussels agreement (Novosti)
• Constitutional Court failed the exam (Novosti)
• There has never been more statehood (NIN)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Bosnia and Herzegovina blocked the admission of Kosovo (Nezavisne novine)
• B&H CIK reminds cantons of deadlines for submission of candidates’ lists for FB&H PA house of peoples (Oslobodjenje)
• Ten Bosnian Serb officials arrested for war crimes (Fena)
• The head of European diplomacy on the conclusions of the FAC-a: A new beginning for the EU and B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• “Even Serbia and Russia wouldn’t recognize RS” (Tanjug/Standard)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Guest post: the Serbia-China friendship bridge (The Financial Times)
• EU Urged to Widen Kosovo Mission Graft Probe (BIRN)
• Bosnian police arrest 10 war crimes suspects (AP)
• EU approves German-UK initiative to revive Bosnia membership bid (DW/ Reuters/AFP)
• EU Summit Parks Macedonia Membership Bid (BIRN)
UNMIK works to support Kosovo Police and other local partners – Press Release
UNMIK/PR/1812 16 December 2014 UNMIK works to support Kosovo Police and other local partners PRISTINA – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) in Kosovo, Jennifer Brush, today praised representatives of the Kosovo Police (KP), stating: “You are working to enhance public order and to prevent and fight crime. All of us who live […]
Read More →Thaci begins his new role with trips to Strasbourg and Brussels (Gazeta Blic)
The Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, said in a Facebook post that he is set to travel tomorrow first to Strasbourg and then Brussels. Thaci said that he will meet in Strasbourg with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, and discuss increase of cooperation between Kosovo and […]
Read More →Kuci: Special Court depends on EU-Netherlands negotiations (Indeksonline)
There is still no set date when the Assembly will convene to change the constitution to enable the establishment of a special court that will investigate allegations of war crimes and organ trafficking in Kosovo. According to the Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuci, the Assembly session on the issue will depend on the successful conclusion […]
Read More →Jablanovic: Association of Serb municipalities to be established soon (Telegrafi)
The Kosovo Minister of Communities and Returns, Aleksandar Jablanovic, said that the Association of Serb municipalities will be established soon and that its activity will not be damaging to anyone. In an interview for Radio Kosova, Jablanovic also spoke about the role of Serbian List MPs in the Kosovo Assembly regarding the forming of Kosovo […]
Read More →Youths continue to leave Kosovo without a clear destination in mind (Kosovapress)
Youth leaving Kosovo in search of a better life has taken on a steady speed as last night, three busloads of youth set out to Belgrade and to Hungary and other European countries from there on. Although the passengers did not wish to speak on the record, off the record they said life in Kosovo […]
Read More →The basis of our requirements is the Brussels Agreement (Danas)
For the Serbs is all the same who is at the head of the Government. We’ll see what would be the new prime minister’s position towards problems that we have. What is certain is that it will not be easy, because the Serbs and Albanians have drastically different views on the situation and the solutions that […]
Read More →Bitter taste of the new government (Koha)
Flaka Surroi, publicist and owner of Koha Group, writes that there is very little enthusiasm among the citizens, for the new government of Kosovo. Instead of improving the image of Kosovo as needed, especially after Marty and Williamson, Kosovo has gone public with a new face, but “a face out of darkness”, argues Surroi. According […]
Read More →Committees and marginalized opposition (Kosova Sot)
On a front page editorial, Kosova Sot newspaper writes that with the current sharing formula of the parliamentary committees, the opposition is unable to oversee the work of the new government. Out of 14 committees, ten were allocated to the power-sharing coalition parties, while only four were left to the opposition parties. The paper writes […]
Read More →Women in agricultural business (Zeri)
The Initiative for Agricultural Development of Kosovo (IADK) certified 54 women from rural areas of Vushtri/Vucitrn, Podujeve/Podujevo and Drenas/Glogovac for processing of agricultural products, Zeri newspaper writes. Director of IADK, Zenel Bunjaku, said that women getting qualified for processing of agricultural products, is the best opportunity of starting the initiative to provide for their families, […]
Read More →EU is seeking to advance two key initiatives in the Balkans (Wall Street Journal)
The European Union is seeking to advance two key initiatives in the Balkans in the next couple of months, senior officials said Monday. EU enlargement chief Johannes Hahn said he now hopes for a political breakthrough in Bosnia by early February, which could reopen the country’s path toward eventual EU membership. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy […]
Read More →Kosovo enters the Council of Europe (Vesti online)
Hashim Thaci arrives tomorrow in Strasbourg where in the capacity of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo he will meet with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland, to discuss the admission of Kosovo in this pan-European organization that brings together 47 countries including Serbia. The meeting was organized at the request […]
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