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Belgrade Media Report 5 February 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• UN Security Council to hold session on situation in Kosovo on Friday (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Decision on participation in Kosovo institutions after Brussels (RTS/Tanjug)
• Serbian-American sparks (Politika/FoNet)
• Germany not hindering Serbia on its EU path (Tanjug)
• Ambassador Kirby: We recognize Kosovo as an independent state, and we encourage others to recognize it (NIN)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• CIK certified candidates for the President and Vice-Presidents of the FB&H (Srna)
• Dodik with the EU Ambassadors in B&H has supported the new initiative for B&H (Srna)
• Covic receives Turkish ambassador (Oslobodjenje)
• US Embassy’s comment on law based on someone else’s stance (Srna)
• Gruevski was dictator at the head of arrogant government (Kurir.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbs Threaten to Quit Kosovo Government (BIRN)
• Dramatic Surge іn Kosovars Crossing Illegally Into EU (Reuters)
• Croatia warns EU hopeful Serbia over war crimes law (Reuters)
• Is the Croatia vs Serbia genocide verdict a reminder of The Hague’s insignificance? (The Telegraph)
• Serbia, Croatia and the ‘crime of crimes’ (Al Jazeera)
• Logjam Ends Over Key Post in Bosnian Entity (BIRN)

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Pristina is preparing for the Army (Vesti online)

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As announced by the Kosovo Foreign Ministry in a meeting with the US Under Secretary of Defence, Evelyn Farkas, this year will be decisive for the transformation of Kosovo Security Forces in the army. Belgrade pointed out that the formation of the Kosovo Army is contrary to the UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and it […]

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Vucic and Djuric with Serbs from Kosovo: Decision on participation in Kosovo institutions after meeting in Brussels (Blic)

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The decision on the further participation of the Serbs in Kosovo institutions will be made next week, after a meeting in Brussels, said the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric.  After a meeting between representatives of the Serbian list with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Djuric told reporters that all future steps […]

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Serbian List deputies boycott the Kosovo Assembly session (Gazeta Blic)

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Kosovo Assembly deputies are discussing today the issue of the emigration and some other laws, however the deputies of the Serbian List are not participating at the session. The leaders of this List, traveled today to Belgrade to meet the Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, after the dismissal of Aleksandar Jablanovic from the post […]

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Government of Kosovo plans to forgive citizens’ utility debts (Koha)

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Kosovo government has today decided to set up a commission tasked with reviewing the possibility of forgiving all debts businesses and people of Kosovo have to institutions and public enterprises until 31 December 2008. “2008 is a year of capital changes in Kosovo, it is the year of declaration of independence, the adoption of the […]

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Abrashi: Government believes in Serbian List’s constructiveness (Koha)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa has not yet received from the Serbian List a nominee for the post of Minister for Communities and Returns after dismissing Aleksandar Jablanovic two days ago. Kosovo government spokesperson Arban Abrashi said PM Mustafa is waiting for a proposal from the Serbian List and added that the government believes […]

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Bojan Bozovic to join LDK (Gazeta Blic)

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Former journalist and self-professed agent of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, Bojan Bozovic, announced in his Facebook post that he will join the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in the coming days. He said membership to the party would enable him to contribute to the welfare of Serb and Albanian people in the north of Kosovo.

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SNP: Serbia’s property rights in Kosovo should be respected (Tanjug, Blic)

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WASHINGTON – Head of the Serbian People’s Party (SNP), which has no seats in the parliament, Nenad Popovic has met in Washington with head of US State Department office for Southern and Central Europe Steven Banks. Popovic stated at the meeting that Serbia had invested over USD 17 billion in its southern province of Kosovo […]

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Thaci: Jablanovic’s statement is also unacceptable for the Serbs (Blic)

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Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, who is visiting Washington, told the “Voice of America” that dismissal of Jablanović should be seen as individual case.  When asked whether meeting the demands of opposition protesters in Pristina presents a negative message to the representatives of the Serbian community, which is willing to participate in Kosovo institutions, Thaci […]

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UNSC to hold session on situation in Kosovo on Friday (Tanjug)

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BELGRAD – The UN Security Council will on Friday hold a session on Kosovo to consider the latest report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during which Serbia’s stands will be presented by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic. In his regular quarterly report on the work of the UN Interim Administration Mission […]

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Serb List deputies miss Kosovo assembly session (B92)

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PRISTINA — The Kosovo assembly is meeting in Pristina on Thursday without the deputies from the Serb List, who decided not to attend the session. One of the items on the agenda includes the increasing migration from Kosovo, considering that the latest estimates show some 35,000 inhabitants have left the territory. According to announcements, the […]

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Dismissal of Jablanovic – destruction of the Brussels Treaty (RTS)

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Following the removal of the minister in the Kosovo government, Aleksandar Jablanovic, decision on further participation in the cabinet of Isa Mustafa, representatives of the Serbian list will bring in the coming days. More information will be known after a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic. Serb representatives estimate that the decision to dismiss […]

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