Belgrade Media Report 20 January 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Trepca not discussed in Brussels (TV N1)
• Serbia continues to repay Kosovo debts (Politika)
• Odalovic: Not only Trepca to be discussed in Brussels (RTS)
• No change of owner without consent of Serbs (Danas)
• Ljajic: Croatian president pumping patriotic muscles (Danas)
• McAlister: No conditioning of Brussels dialogue with Trepca (Politika/Tanjug)
• Usurpation of Trepca began with its seizure (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Lagumdzija spoke with Ban Ki-moon (Fena)
• Glavas released today (Srna)
• Diaspora Party: Dodik’s goal is to create political chaos (Oslobodjenje)
• EP debate on Serbia: Croatian right-wing would like the freedom for criminals (Blic)
• SDSS: We do not recognize Kolinda (Novosti)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Belgrade Favourite Wins Local Kosovo Poll (BIRN)
• Kosovo: Despair on Thaci prompts EU exodus (EUobserver)
• Bosnian Leaders ponder new EU Declaration (Balkan Insight)
• Jailed Macedonian journalist temporarily released (Associated Press)
• Dodik Urged to Quit Bosnian Serb Party Leadership (BIRN)
• Croatian MEPs Accuse Serbia of Unjust Prosecutions (BIRN)
Mustafa promises better conditions for repatriated persons (Koha)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, met on Tuesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, Sebastian Kurz. Mustafa informed Kurz about Kosovo’s commitment to work in economic development agenda and the European agenda. Mustafa said he will do whatever possible in order to prevent irregular migration, but also to provide better living conditions […]
Read More →Kurti and Kumnova call for popular protest against Jablanovic (Kosovapress)
Albin Kurti, the leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, and Nusrete Kumnova, the head of the “Cries of Mothers” missing persons association, told a press conference today in Pristina that a popular protest will be organized on Saturday against Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic. Kurti and Kumnova called on all political parties and civil society […]
Read More →Trepca amongst the richest world ore resources (RTS)
The Trepca company used to be the economic giant, not only in than Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) but in the entire Balkans. Company used to produce 70 per cent of mineral raw materials in than Yugoslavia and used to employ around 20.000 workers. Even though only one fifth of that figure is employed […]
Read More →Association of Families demands freedom for Serbs kidnapped in Kosovo (IRS)
The Association of Families of the Kidnapped and Killed in Kosovo-Metohija wrote an open letter to Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić, with a request that the main topic in the dialogue with Pristina in Brussels should be freedom for kidnapped Serbs and that criminals and leaders of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army should be arrested.
Read More →We’ll request additional census for Serb municipalities (Politika)
Interview: Vladeta Kostic, newly elected Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Newly elected Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë , Vladeta Kostic, who won convincing 65 per cent of votes as a candidate of ‘Srpska’ at recent mayoral elections pledges to fight for new jobs and improving living conditions. In his interview to ‘Politika’ he said that during his term in […]
Read More →Janjić: Government did well for being proactive (Tanjug,Blic)
Political analyst Dusan Janjic said today that postponement of the debate over Trepca in the Kosovo Assembly leads to creation of space for continuation of dialogue, and that Serbian Government did well for being proactive. He claims that the issue of Serbia’s property in Kosovo, along with the creation of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities, […]
Read More →University students call on PM Mustafa to dismiss Jablanovic (Zeri)
The Pristina University students together with their professors and other citizens protested today in front of the Kosovo government calling on Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to dismiss his Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic. “We are against all Jablanovics here in and Belgrade who violate our national identity,” said Arben Mehmeti, the President of the […]
Read More →Kosovo backtracks on bid to take control of mining giant (Reuters)
PRISTINA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Kosovo backtracked on Monday from a pledge to take control of a huge mining complex claimed by Serbia, a step Belgrade had warned would put at risk European Union-sponsored negotiations between the Balkan neighbours. The Trepca complex of lead, zinc and silver mines once employed 20,000 people and accounted for […]
Read More →Viets: EU integration should be the goal of Kosovo and Serbia (Gazeta Blic)
The German Ambassador to Kosovo, Angelika Viets said on Tuesday that European Union (EU) integration should be the goal of Kosovo and Serbia. Viets said it is especially important to discuss Chapter 35 as it is considered as a framework between political dialogue and acceptance for negotiations, but also is a way of checking that […]
Read More →Joksimovic: Political chapters to be opened first (RTS,Tanjug)
BELGRADE – The political chapters- 23, 24 and 35, should be the first to be opened this year in the EU integration process, Serbian Minister without Portfolio responsible for EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic said on Tuesday. In a live broadcast on Radio-Television of Serbia, Joksimovic said that the year behind us was marked by the […]
Read More →President traveling to Vatican (Kosovapress)
The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, traveled today to the Holy See of Vatican, to meet Pope Francis, at a private audience. She wrote on her Facebook profile that she will share with Pope Francis the stories for the rich tradition of Kosovo and its population, the way towards freedom, sacrifice for founding the state […]
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