THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT “SUMMIT ON VIOLENT EXTREMISM” Washington, D.C., 19 February 2015
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT “SUMMIT ON VIOLENT EXTREMISM” Washington, D.C., 19 February 2015 Honourable Secretary of State John Kerry, Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry for convening this important gathering on preventing violent extremism and thank you for your leadership and strong commitment, and eloquent speech and […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 19 February 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• McAllister to Nikolic: I intend to submit balanced reports (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Albania must respect OSCE principles instead of worrying about Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Priority is formation of Union of Serb Municipalities (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric presents report to Committee for Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Radio Serbia/Tanjug)
• Selakovic: We will facilitate the position to the Serbs in Kosovo (Danas)
• Dikovic: Natasa Kandic doesn’t speak the truth (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: “Gorazdify” all of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Incomplete agreement – talks to resume on Sunday (Srna)
• EU sets more demanding conditions for B&H (Srna/TV N1)
• The EU path not just for membership but for benefit for all (Srna/BHT1)
• Another person arrested in Zenica (Srna)
• Dacic urges Macedonia to maintain stability, says OSCE is prepared to help (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Serb Politician ‘Seen with Mitrovica Killers’ (BIRN)
• Tony Blair advising Serbian government 16 years after bombing of Belgrade (The Guardian)
• Failed Kosovo project: people leaving, but NATO demands met (RT)
• Hahn Tells Macedonia to Investigate Surveillance Claims (BIRN)
• Bosnia Inches Closer to Forming State Govt (BIRN)
A nocebo, placebo or a fortune teller for Albanians (Koha Ditore)
Adriatik Kelmendi, editor in chief of the Kohavision (KTV) broadcaster, considers that the independence day of Kosovo should be celebrated, especially at the times when the morale of the population is low. According to him, 17 February represents the most significant date for Albanians ever since the independence of Albania, being that it represents liberation […]
Read More →OSCE calls for full protection of property rights in Kosovo (Tanjug)
PRISTINA – The continued presence of illegal re-occupation of properties gives a cause for concern and calls for a determined response by Kosovo institutions that should guarantee the full protection of the property rights of all communities in Kosovo, reads an OSCE Mission report launched on Thursday. Between 2008 and 2013, the Kosovo Property Agency […]
Read More →Vetevendosje discloses draft law on establishing special court (Tribuna)
Vetevendosje MPs, Albulena Haxhiu and Glauk Konjufca, presented in a press conference the document on the establishment of the special court that includes two constitutional amendments and one draft law. Haxhiu said it is unjust to keep the document confidential as they endanger the freedom of the people of Kosovo. She interpreted the document by […]
Read More →Ministry of Trade and Industry pledges €15 million for private businesses (Koha)
Minister of Trade and Industry Hykmete Bajrami presented today Kosovo government’s economic agenda and stressed that the ministry she leads is preparing a fund of 15 million euros to support private sector in Kosovo. She said that the dialogue with private businesses will soon be institutionalized through the establishment of the national council for economic […]
Read More →Special court’s confidential amendment revealed (Koha)
Koha claims to have secured the content of the constitutional amendment set to pave way for the establishment of the special court. The text of the amendment says that Kosovo can establish special chambers and prosecution within its judicial order that will address allegations contained in the Council of Europe’s report. These chambers will have […]
Read More →Tony Blair advising Serbian government 16 years after bombing of Belgrade (The Guardian)
Tony Blair has added Serbia to the list of countries he is paid to advise, despite his role as the chief proponent of the bombing of Belgrade in 1999. Blair will counsel the Serbian prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, who was information minister during the war and was once such an outspoken critic of the British […]
Read More →No permanent residence in Germany through illegal channels (Kosova Press)
The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met on Thursday with the Special Envoy for Western Balkans at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Ernst Reichel. Jahjaga and Reichel visited Mitrovica where they discussed with the people on the issue of irregular migration. Jahjaga called on Kosovo people to stop the migration because fleeing is […]
Read More →Thaci: Turkey is an important partner of Kosovo (Kosova Press)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, on Thursday started his official meetings in the Republic of Turkey. Thaci in a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlyt Çavuşoğlu expressed his gratitude for the great help that Turkey has given to Kosovo. “Turkey for us is one of the main economic partners and […]
Read More →Selakovic: We will facilitate the position of Serbs in Kosovo (Danas)
The recent agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on the judiciary shall be implemented in accordance with the First Agreement on normalization of relations, in the legal framework of Kosovo. The question, before whom the Serbian judges would take an oath, remained without answer. Belgrade is now working on it and that no Serb judges cannot […]
Read More →German ministers appraise progress in Kosovo (Koha)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, received today a delegation of Baden-Württemberg region of Germany, headed by ministers Silke Krebs and Peter Friedrich, and accompanied by German Ambassador in Pristina, Angelika Viets.The ministers discussed the latest developments in Kosovo, the European agenda and the issue of irregular migration of people of Kosovo in Germany. […]
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