Belgrade Media Report 23 February
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Drecun: Thaqi’s statement an insult to victims (Tanjug/RTS)
• Announced lawsuit for genocide against Belgrade a blow on Brussels dialogue (Novosti)
• Agreement on judiciary in Kosovo and Metohija between law and politics (Politika)
• Joksimovic: We expect an objective EP report (RTS)
• Vukadinovic: Kosovo’s lawsuit against Serbia futile (Radio Serbia)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Composition of B&H Council of Ministers agreed (Srna)
• Bosnian parliament adopts statement on EU (Beta)
• No agreement on FB&H Government: Komsic leaves discussions for “urgent call” (Oslobodjenje)
• Mogherini: There is no time for repeating mistakes of the past (Fena)
• FYROM’s new scandal – Recorded video revealed trade with MP seats (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo’s Thaci Criticised for Genocide Suit Threat (BIRN)
• Austria, Germany, Hungary and Serbia Cooperate In Battling Illegal Immigration (Hungary Today)
• Genocide Court Whitewashes U.S.-NATO Crimes (AFP)
• ‘Where West Comes to spread Democracy, Disasters Follow’ – Emir Kusturica (Sputnik)
• Macedonian Opposition Tapes Lift Lid on Boskoski Arrest (BIRN)
• Montenegro Lags in Employing Minorities (BIRN)
Time to act, Prime Minister! (Kosova Sot)
The paper on its front page editorial writes that Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, should act immediately to stop the organized crime and corruption, especially in the business sector in Kosovo. The editorial notes that the business sector in Kosovo is “drowned” in corruption. “This has pushed several companies towards full bankruptcy, which in normal […]
Read More →Sweden supports visa liberalization for Kosovo (all media)
Sweden’s Parliament Speaker, Urban Ahlin, said after meeting Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli that Sweden supports visa liberalization for Kosovo. Ahlin said this only this year, around 50,000 people from Kosovo have requested asylum in Sweden and added that this influx will harm visa liberalization. He however pledged Sweden’s support on Kosovo’s efforts to gain […]
Read More →Thaci travels to Albania to attend SEECP conference (Kosovapress)
A two-day ministerial meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) is taking place in Tirana. Kosovo is being represented by Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and other ministers of the region have also confirmed their participation. The conference is being hosted by Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati. Officials in the conference will discuss strengthening […]
Read More →Visar Ymeri elected new Vetevendosje leader (Koha)
Vetevendosje announced preliminary results of party elections that took place between 21 and 22 February. According to the results, Visar Ymeri received over 96 percent of votes, making him the new Vetevendosje leader. Official results are expected to be announced on Sunday at the meeting of Vetevendosje’s general council.
Read More →Around 1200 women reported domestic violence (Epoka e Re)
The executive director of the Center for Protection of Women and Children in Pristina, Naime Sherifi, told the Anadolu Agency, that the economic dependency factor makes women powerless to be protected from domestic violence. According to her, in the last three years, the number of victims was around 1000 annually, while in 2014 this number […]
Read More →Agreement on judiciary in Kosovo and Metohijja between the law and politics (Politika)
The Association of Serbian Judges warned that judicial system is part of the integral legal system and that it must be organized in line with the Serbian Constitution. It turned out that the agreement on judiciary in Kosovo and Metohija (KiM), which was reached after a long break in negotiations with Pristina, was to small […]
Read More →Jacobson: Maximum 10 cases for the special court (KIM Radio)
The US Ambassador to Kosovo Tracey Ann Jacobson said that quick creation of the special court is important for the wellbeing and future of Kosovo and stressed that the court won’t deal with more than ten cases. “This court will remove the black stain over the KLA, and will not deal at all with the […]
Read More →Žbogar: Special court will improve Kosovo ‘s image (KIM Radio)
The head of the EU Office in Pristina, Samuel Žbogar, assessed that special court will improve the image of Kosovo. Žbogar said that special court will remove ‘black clouds over Kosovo ever since the Council of Europe Special Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report on organ trafficking was published’. He assessed that one of the challenges faced […]
Read More →“Genocide lawsuit” plans are “insult to victims” (B92, Tanjug)
Parliamentary Committee on Kosovo and Metohija chairman Milovan Drecun says Hashim Thaci’s announcement of a “genocide lawsuit” was “an insult to the victims.” Drecun, an MP from the ruling SNS party, said on Monday he believes that Kosovo cannot move forward unless it sets up a special war crimes court in the next few months. […]
Read More →A thousand people from Kosovo moved to Nis for five years (Danas)
Niš – In the area of Nis Police Department, from 2010 to the end of last year, 1,086 persons from Kosovo have registered residence, and 985 have reported a temporary residence, said the Nis Police Department. According to date of the Police Department, delivered to Tanjug, which requested information about the number of people (Albanian […]
Read More →AAK does not support draft law for special court (Gazeta Blic)
Donika Kadaj Bujupi, Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), stated that Assembly’s chairmanship did not discuss at its meeting today inclusion of the discussions for the special court in the agenda of Kosovo Assembly. However, she added that her party will not support the draft law for the […]
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