Belgrade Media Report 18 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic grateful to China for respecting Serbian policy and European path (RTS)
• Dacic: Western Balkans – Serbia’s priority while chairing OSCE (Tanjug)
• Constitutional silence on Kosovo (NIN)
• Serb beaten in Pec (Politika)
• Rama: Everyone will be better off when Serbia faces the reality and recognizes Kosovo (TVN1/FoNet)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• New Government of RS elected (Oslobodjenje)
• RS showing its full capacity (Srna)
• Prosecutor’s Office and Court of B&H lost all their credibility (Srna)
• Izetbegovic and Komsic agreed to establish a moratorium on further appointments (Glas Srpske)
• Definitive: Democratic Front breaks negotiations with SDA at all levels! (Patria)
• Due to arrest of Lipovaca, executive power at USC no longer exists (Oslobodjenje/Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia and Russia continue cooperation despite complicated international situation (TASS)
• China, Serbia vow to upgrade strategic partnership to new level (Xinhua)
• Can Bosnia’s Army Save the World? (Huffington Post)
• Bosnian Serb MPs Endorse New Entity Cabinet (BIRN)
• Daniel Mitov: The Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina Cannot Be Applied for Macedonia (Euinside)
• Raiffeisen Gloomy About Croatia, Serbia Economies (BIRN)
Thaci meets Commissioner Hahn (Gazeta Express)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, met in Brussels with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn. After the meeting, Thaci said that the first step of signing the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) will happen soon, and that Kosovo and EU have agreed on […]
Read More →The untouchables (Kosova Sot)
The front-page editorial of this daily writes that after almost half a year of political blockade, and bargaining of the political leaders, the two biggest political parties decided to unite in a coalition. This paper stresses that despite the fact that both parties signed an agreement not to engage individuals that are suspected or investigated […]
Read More →Nikolic preparing proposal of a final solution for Kosovo (KIM radio)
President of Serbia Tomilsav Nikolic announced that he will soon forward to Serbian Government his final proposal on solution for Kosovo and Metohija issue. “I work on that intensively, considering that we are somewhere on the edge and any further concession of ours would mean that we have a bit silently agreed with many things,” […]
Read More →Kosovo-Serbian coalitions of compromise (Koha Ditore)
Adritaik Kelmendi writes today that creation of big governing coalitions in Kosovo and Serbia, have created the most suitable conditions for the international community to remove the burden of Kosovo-Serbian problem once and for all. He stresses that the international community has already used once the PDK-LDK coalition to make major compromises. Kelmendi also stresses […]
Read More →Fajon: no guarantees for visa liberalization in 2015 (Radio Dukagjini)
Member of European Parliament, Tanja Fajon, in an interview for Radio Dukagjini stated that it cannot be guaranteed that in 2015 Kosovars will travel without visas in the EU countries. According to her, Kosovo, first has to fulfill the conditions set by the European mechanisms. Asked about the special court, Fajon thinks that this court should […]
Read More →A former member of the Serbian Interior Ministry arrested (KoSSev)
A former member of the Serbian Interior Ministry Milivoje Petrovic was arrested this morning at the border crossing Bela zemlja, on the road Gnjilane/Gjilan – Bujanovac. Petrovic was taken to the police station in Gnjilane/Gjilan, where he was immediately determined 24-hour detention, told Kosovo Police to the Srna agency. The arrest was carried out by […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly approved 14 parliamentary committees (Koha)
With 81 votes in favor, 28 against and 1 abstention, Kosovo Assembly approved the formation of 14 parliamentary committees. Representatives from the opposition parties expressed their dissatisfaction with the allocation of these committees. Speaker of the Parliament, Kadri Veseli said that the number of committees can be changed, but it is required to have a […]
Read More →The situation in Kosovo calm but not stable (TV Most)
The commander of the German contingent in Kosovo, Colonel Siegfried Zeyer said that the situation in Kosovo, respectively, in the regions predominantly inhabited by Serbs, calm, but not stable. “Currently there is a state of calm, but it is not stable. It was felt last time during the match Albania-Serbia in October. Dissatisfaction with the […]
Read More →Thaci meets EU High Representative, Mogherini (Gazeta Blic)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, met in Brussels with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Mogherini said that she will work closely with Thaci and reiterated that the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue will resume in January 2015. “We had the opportunity to […]
Read More →CoE accession a huge bite for Pristina (Press/TV B92)
The head of the Serbian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Aleksandra Djurovic, claims that Pristina can’t become CoE member since it requires a two-third majority of the member states. She said that it would be a ‘huge bite’ for Pristina to receive a support of the two-third out of […]
Read More →Jablanovic assumed new duty (KiM Radio)
In the Ministry of Communities and Returns, the outgoing Minister Dalibor Jevtic handed over duties to the newly appointed Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic. Outgoing Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic said that the greatest success in his work was the establishment of regional cooperation between Serbia, Montenegro and FYROM. “When it comes to returns, we […]
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