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Belgrade Media Report 9 March 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• UNMIK: Kosovo without status not good for people living there (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Normalization of relations has nothing to do with Kosovo status (Beta)
• Pak Stankovic: Nikolic finishing platform on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Gasic on a visit to CAR: Serbia continues to contribute to international peace (Tanjug)
• Accounts of Kosovo municipalities still blocked; Brussels’ reaction requested (Novosti)
• Courts in Serbia cannot seem to finish trials to Albanians charged with crimes (Novosti)
• Tahiri: Serbia must recognize Kosovo before joining EU (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Meeting in Sarajevo: SDA, DF claim to reach agreement on forming government (Oslobodjenje/Patria)
• Kutlesa: The deadline for the appointment of the Council of Ministers March 15th (Srna)
• B&H donates ammunition to Iraq (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovars Who Fought for Land Are Now Eager to Leave (The New York Times)
• Pristina Blocks Kosovo Serb Municipalities’ Accounts (BIRN)
• Macedonia opposition airs new wire-taps, alleges election fraud (Reuters)
• Macedonia Tapes Reveal Blatant Election Trickery (BIRN)

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Edita Tahiri: Serbia has to recognize Kosovo before entering the EU (Danas)

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In line with Kosovo laws and the Brussels Agreement, Association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo will have neither executive nor monitoring jurisdiction, instead it will have a coordination and advisory role. Serbian side knows this as of the moment of signing the Brussels agreement. I am following the debate between officials in Serbia – I […]

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Avramopoulos to visit Kosovo on Tuesday (Koha)

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The European Union Commissioner for Migration, Internal Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos will visit Kosovo on Tuesday. During his visit, the Commissioner will meet institutional leaders of Kosovo, including President Jahjaga, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Minister of European Integration Bekim Collaku and Interior Minister Skender Hyseni.

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Ombudsman: Jahjaga, Zbogar and Meucci are hindering investigations on “Hasani case” (KosovaPress)

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Kosovo’s Ombudsman, Sami Kurteshi, through a press release informed the public that the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga; European Union Special Representative, Samuel Zbogar and EULEX Head of Mission, Gabriele Meucci, are hindering investigations of the Ombudsman institution over allegations of legal and constitutional violations committed by the President of the Constitutional Court, Enver Hasani. […]

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Property soon to be registered in the name of both spouses (Koha)

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Under the motto “The right to own property remains important factor on economic empowerment of women”, the Agency for Gender Equality organized a round table on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The round table marked the initiating process of drafting Administrative Instruction “Property Registration in the name of both spouses”.  Chief Executive of the […]

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Mustafa and Rama agree to strengthen economic cooperation (Kosovapress, Telegrafi)

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Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama met in Tirana today his Kosovo counterpart, Isa Mustafa. This is Prime Minister Mustafa’s first official visit to Albania since taking on his post. The two prime ministers spoke about strengthening economic cooperation and the upcoming joint meeting of the two governments. In a press conference after the meeting, […]

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What about justice Mr. Prime Minister, is it captured? (Gazeta Blic)

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Gazeta Blic’s editor-in-chief, Adrian Collaku, writes that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, seems to feel quite comfortable in his new post and finds it of little importance whether his is on the side of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), or the Kosovo Intelligence Service (SHIK), both of which he used to accuse […]

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International Women’s Day (Tribuna)

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By John Kerry, US Secretary of State Every day, we read about women and girls around the world who are victims of heinous violence. From Iraqi women abducted and enslaved by ISIL to Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped and forced into marriage, these tragedies seem to belong to medieval times. Too often, women bear the burden of […]

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Brush: Kosovo without a defined status is not good (RTS,Blic, B92, NMagazin,RTK2,TV Most)

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The Deputy Head of UNMIK, Jennifer Brush said today that Kosovo without a specific status is not good for the people who live in it, whether Albanians are in question or non-Albanians. Brush said in an interview in the program “Slobodni Srpski” (Free Serbian), that she hoped that the dialogue in Brussels would help to […]

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UNMIK Headlines 9 March

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• Two months away from establishment of special court (Zeri)
• US: Support for special court shows commitment to rule of law (Bota Sot)
• Ethnic agreement on justice (Koha Ditore)
• Prime Minister Mustafa visits Albania (Zeri)
• Women demand more power and rights (dailies)
• Kosovo Government to discuss contentious street in Ranillug (Koha)
• War veterans to protest on Wednesday (Zeri)

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OSCE Broadcast 8 March

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• Vetëvendosje calls for Mikic’s dismissal (Klan Kosova, KTV, TV21)
• Stojanovic: Vetëvendosje is a fascist party (Klan Kosova, TV21)
• Jablanovic and Bozovic threaten with separation (Klan Kosova)
• International Women’s Day marked (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)

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Kosovars Who Fought for Land Are Now Eager to Leave (NYT)

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STANOVC, Kosovo — The extended Cakaj family has built a few dozen homes here, along Tony Blair Street, between the Dubai supermarket and the French peacekeepers base, in a clannish faith that closeness would bring security. But recently the family of Kosovo Albanians has begun to splinter, as a disastrous economy, static politics and a […]

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