Belgrade Media Report 18 February 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Agreements not leading to independence of Kosovo (Radio Serbia)
• Serbs boycotted anniversary of Kosovo’s independence (Politika)
• What is the essence of the dispute in northern Kosovo (Novosti)
• Serb ambulance in Pristina (Blic)
• McAllister: There is still a lot of work before chapters (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Komsic: If someone thinks that the DF will be anyone’s keychain, they are sorely mistaken (Srna)
• EU Commissioner Hahn: The FYROM parties to return to Parliament (MIA)
• Josipovic: Ustasha snake doesn’t sleep (TV N1)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Faces Poverty, Corruption, Mass Exodus 7 Years After Independence (Sputnik)
• Happy Kosovo Independence Day? Not quite … (Antiwar op-ed)
• Polls Reveals Serbia and Bulgaria Fear Cancellation of South Stream (Sputnik)
Without half of the state and half of the population (Koha online)
Koha Ditore’s publisher, Falka Surroi, criticizes Kosovo political leaders engaged in the dialogue with Serbia, for lack of transparency on the recently reached agreement on justice. According to her, point 9 of this agreement legalizes Serbia as a decision making party in Kosovo’s justice system. She claims that the agreement discriminates everyone in Kosovo but […]
Read More →EU commissioner: Pristina – Belgrade dialogue vital for Kosovo’s future (all media)
The European Union Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, during his visit to Pristina on Wednesday had separate meetings with Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli. In a joint press conference with PM Mustafa, Hahn said that the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue is vital for Kosovo’s European […]
Read More →Kuci: Draft on special court doesn’t guarantee equality (RTKLive)
Kosovo Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuqi, on Wednesday briefed the Committee on Legislation regarding the “Special court, the process of preparing the legislation and its constitutionality.” Kuci said that he assumes that the headquarters of the special court will be in the Netherlands but, still there is no agreement with the state. Whereas for the […]
Read More →FINA Announces Kosovo as 208th Member Federation (Koha Ditore)
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) on Tuesday announced Kosovo as a member of FINA with full rights. The decision taken by the FINA Bureau decision making-that means that swimmers Kosovo will be eligible to compete in the inaugural European Games in Baku and try to qualify in next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janerio. The […]
Read More →Collaku: Irregular migration might have consequences (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, told Radio Kosova that the growing trend of irregular migration might have indirect consequences on European Union’s (EU) decision-making on visa liberalization. “Naturally, irregular migration can cause panic and dissatisfaction among member states of the EU when it comes time to take a decision for Kosovo. We [the […]
Read More →SNF: Delivery of symbols to the municipality unprecedented incident (KIM Radio)
Serbian National Forum (SNF) condemned the delivery of Kosovo Constitution and the flag to Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality by the Democratic Party of Kosovo’s youth on the very day of anniversary of the crime against Serbs which took place in Livadice near Podujevo/Podujevë. SNF communicated that such gesture presents unprecedented and tasteless incident. SNF sharply condemned the […]
Read More →Kastrati: KSF ready to become Kosovo army (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo Security Force commander Kadri Kastrati said in an interview for Radio Kosova that the Force has made considerable progress since its establishment and that it is ready to be transformed into an army. Kastrati said that the KSF has a modern infrastructure, equipment in accordance to NATO standards and also has the capacity to […]
Read More →Selimi: Implementation of the agreement two steps forward one backwards (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Pristina had implemented most of provisions deriving from the Brussels Agreement, whereas Belgrade has a very problematic history in that regard, assessed Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Kosovo Petrit Selimi. “Implementation of the agreements follows the pace – two steps forward and one backwards. Even though there is a feeling that Belgrade has started to […]
Read More →Opposition party accuses president of violating Constitution (Politika, B92)
The opposition Social-Democrats (SDS) have filed a request to initiate proceedings for the removal of President Tomislav Nikolic from office. The parliamentary group of the party – led by former Serbian President Boris Tadic – said that Nikolic had violated the Constitution. The group’s deputy head Janko Veselinovic told reporters on Wednesday that the request […]
Read More →Unclear if EU chapters will be opened this year (B92)
While domestic analysts believe the talks’ resumption was an important step in the negotiations, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said that a favorable outcome of the dialogue “can contribute to chapters being opened this year.” The Belgrade train is on track to Brussels, but the speed of this train depends […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs seven years after independence (RTK2)
Kosovo Serbs today, on the seventh anniversary of the declaration of independence of Kosovo, share the fate of the whole of Kosovo society, such as poverty and unemployment. One of the representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo institutions in 2008, when Kosovo declared independence, was also and the current deputy in Assembly of Kosovo, Nenad […]
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