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UNMIK Headlines 31 January

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• PM Mustafa to face parliamentary interpellation on Jablanovic (Epoka)
• Thaci: Don’t replace parliamentary debate with violence (RTK)
• Selimi: This government is interested only in power (Epoka)

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Belgrade Media Report 30 January 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic, Dikovic: Campaign against Serbian Army will not shake citizens’ trust (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Attack on General Dikovic aimed at weakening Serbian Army and government (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic to visit Pristina in March in the capacity of the OSCE chair (RTS)
• Senic: Serbian delegation unilaterally against Russia’s suspension – major challenge for Serbia (Tanjug)
• Through chaos towards achieving goals (Novosti)
• Scary, even scarier, Syriza (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H Presidency adopts Joint statement on B&H’s dedication to reforms on the path to EU (Srna/Fena)
• Mladen Ivanic on agreed declaration of the B&H Presidency (Oslobodjenje)
• Appeals Chamber upholds convictions of five senior Bosnian Serb officials (Fena)
• Russia asks Bosnia to stop sending arms to Ukraine (Fena)
• Putin “winner” of elections in Greece (Politika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Vucic and and Kurz: Serbia’s EU path is clear (Journal of Turkish Weekly)
• Mahmoud Abbas rival given Serbian citizenship, documents reveal (The Guardian)
• Bosnian presidency adopts plan on how to get closer to EU (AP)
• Bosnians split over sale of weapons to Ukraine (AP)

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Prosecutor asks FHP to provide Rudnica files (Tanjug)

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 The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor asked the Humanitarian Law Center (FHP) on Friday to provide the files in its possession related to the crimes committed in the Rudnica case, including the witness statements, in order for all the allegations concerning the culprits to be investigated. War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic told Tanjug his […]

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Vetevendosje will protest 48 hours in front of government building (Indeksonline)

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Citing unidentified sources, the news site reports that the Vetevendosje Movement will hold a peaceful protest in front of the Kosovo government building starting on 4 February. “The Vetevendosje Movement and its opposition are planning to protest at least for 48 hours in front of the government building,” the source said.

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Trajkovic and Spahiu: Jablanović politically immature; to avoid repetition of 17 March 2004 (RTK2)

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Serbian politician from Kosovo, Rada Trajkovic and political analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu agree that Minister Jablanović with his statement showed political immaturity. They believe that it would be much better if he would resign, because the ministry will not be functional.  “We (Serbs) have one and most important issue on our agenda – the returns. I […]

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Serbian and Kosovo female entrepreneurs against the prejudices (RTS,Tanjug)

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A conference over cooperation between Serbian and Kosovo female entrepreneurs is taking place today in Belgrade. Conference has the goal to support economic cooperation between Serbia and Kosovo and to eliminate prejudices, said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Zorana Mihajlovic, and director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Đurić. Mihajlovic said that […]

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Rejection, outburst and the day after (Koha Ditore)

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Rejection, Lumir Abdixhiku writes that rejection towards the political system in Kosovo accumulated for years, and it was well-known that someday it would outburst. This sadness could have been felt everywhere, from family conversations to the reporting of the broadcasters on migration, corruption, luxury and political irresponsibility. “This could be felt at a cafeteria, among […]

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Association of relatives of missing persons from Kosovo and Metohija request meeting with Vucic (KoSSev)

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Association of families of kidnapped and killed persons in Kosovo and Metohija today requested to meet with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, before his departure to Brussels on 9 February, where he will take part in continued dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Meeting in Brussels is ‘very important for survival of our people […]

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Running battles in the streets of Kosovo (Aljazeera)

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Large anti-government protests organised by ethnic Albanian opposition parties erupted in Kosovo’s capital Pristina this week, more than a month after parliamentarians there approved a new coalition government. The protests were the largest since Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Many Kosovars are dissatisfied with the new government, which has just ended a six-month […]

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HRW: Kosovo has a weak judiciary (Zeri)

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The Human Rights Watch (HRW) presented its 2015 report that documents human rights concerns throughout the world. HRW stated that slow progress in this field have shown Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia. “It is time for the Western Balkan Governments to show seriousness regarding European values, like the equal treatment of minorities and responsibility for […]

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Rasic: Jablanovic should resign (Blic,Beta)

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Kosovo parliament MP, and former minister for labor and social welfare, Nenad Rasic said last night that Minister for Communities and Return, Aleksandar Jablanovic, should resign on moral grounds. “Jablanovic’s statement had upset many Albanians,” said Rasic to Pristina-based TV Klan and added that he should also resign due to everything that followed, including protests. […]

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Kosovo women call on Mustafa to dismiss Jablanovic (Kosovapress)

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Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) in an open letter to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa stated the KWN members participated in the recent protests calling for dismissal of Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic and the transformation of Trepca into a public enterprise. “KWN continues to support the citizens of Kosovo who are using their rights, guaranteed […]

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