Belgrade Media Report 8 January 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Consultations on Kosovo plan to start this week (Vecernje novosti)
• SNF wants to be included in drafting of platform on KiM (Tanjug)
• Dacic Pristina does not know what it wants (Tanjug)
• Vulin, Jablanovic condemn attack on Serbs in Djakovica (Tanjug)
• UNMIK, the UN’s “Pillar of Shame” (Vesti online)
• Government preparing the response to the worst case foreign politics scenario (Vecernje novosti)
• Vucic expects Serbian president to back OSCE presidency (Tanjug, Blic)
• PM Serbia won’t be poor man of EU (TV Pink)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik Serb Republic is no accidental whim (Fena, Tanjug)
• Lagumdzija Form government in B&H ASAP (Oslobodjenje)
• Police step up protection of French Embassy in Sarajevo (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Opponents square up in shock battle for Croatian presidency (DPA)
• Analysis – ‘Captain Dragan’ case sparks Croatia-Serbia tussle (Turkish Weekly)
• Serb war crimes Prosecutor: ‘We stirred up hornet’s nest’ (Associated Press)
• Bosnian Serb MP Charged with Srebrenica Genocide (BIRN)
Germany doesn’t grant asylum to Kosovo migrants (KosovaPress)
The German Ambassador to Kosovo, Angleika Viets, said on Thursday that Kosovo people who are migrating abroad will not receive asylum in Germany, because according to her, economic situation is not a reason to get asylum. Viets said that Germany will refuse asylum applications, even though the number of applicants has increased. Viets also added that […]
Read More →American Chamber asks for official clarification on General Collective Agreement (RTKLive)
The American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) urges the Kosovo government to come out with an official clarification whether the General Collective Agreement is legally binding to all enterprises in Kosovo, and what course action should be taken by those companies which have not given their consent. Representatives from the ACC in Kosovo believe that this […]
Read More →Kosovo journalists gather in support of victims killed in the Paris attack (Koha)
Association of Kosovo Journalists organized today a support rally for the victims of the terrorist attack on the offices of the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” in Paris. Kosovo journalist gathered at the Zahir Pajaziti Square in Pristina holding “Je suis Charlie” placards. French deputy ambassador to Kosovo, Lise Moutoumalaya, also joined the rally and thanked […]
Read More →President Jahjaga meets Assembly Speaker Veseli (Gazeta Blic)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, said after a meeting with President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, that four draft laws will very soon be presented to the Assembly for approval. These laws include the establishment of the Special Court and Electronic Surveillance. “The meeting was about the need of inter-institutional cooperation, and taking of very important […]
Read More →PM: Serbia won’t be “poor man of EU” (B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told the TV Pink broadcaster on Wednesday Serbia’s membership in the EU was a strategic objective. “The strategic goal is to become a member of the EU and in this field we do everything we can to make Serbia a well-ordered country, which when it becomes a member will […]
Read More →McAlister: Serbia to harmonize foreign policy with EU (IRS)
The first draft of the resolution of Serbia, done by European Parliament rapporteur David McAlister, reads that Serbia ought to continue the reforms and harmonizing its foreign policy with the EU. The parliament greets the devotion of the Serbian Government to the reforms and European integrations, it is written in the document that will […]
Read More →President, consult Serbs from Kosovo (Kim Radio)
Serbian national forum (SNF) has sent a letter to the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic stating that Kosovo and Metohija is “nationwide problem that requires the involvement of all rational and intellectual forces of our nation and state. Serbian national forum believes that in the search for the Kosovo solution, as first, should be included […]
Read More →Kosovo leaders tour historic Serb Monastery (Turkish Weekly)
Kosovo’s President and Prime Minister paid a goodwill visit to the monastery of Visoki Decani on Orthodox Christmas in a fresh attempt to bridge differences between Kosovo’s Albanians and Serbs. Kosovo’s new Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, called for unity between the country’s two main ethnic groups during a visit with President Atifete Jahjaga to the […]
Read More →A chronicle of a warned death (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this daily writes that the death of the 54-year-old man from Kosovo who has died from the cold in an effort to illegally migrate to EU countries, is not only a loss for his family, but for the entire Kosovo society. The editorial explains that no one would pursue this […]
Read More →Vulin, Jablanovic condemn attack on Serbs in Djakovica (Tanjug)
Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin condemned the attack on displaced Serbs in Djakovica and stated that this and similar incidents can aggravate the process of Belgrade-Pristina negotiations in the continuation of the dialogue in Brussels. On Tuesday, Vulin and Kosovo Minister for Return and Communities Aleksandar Jablanovic spent […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 January
• Jahjaga and Mustafa visited Visoki Decani Monastery (All monitored broadcasters, KTV& RTK1)
• Stojanovic condemns Gjakovë/Djakovica incident (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Serbia continues to challenge Kosovo (KTV)
• Mobile mammography still not functional (KTV)
• Serbia to control northern railroads (KTV)
• Dubravë inmates request a meeting with minister Kuçi (KTV)
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