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Belgrade Media Report 9 April 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Protest note delivered to Albanian Ambassador to Serbia (RTS)
• Dacic: Decision on Serbian Army’s participation in parade in Moscow in line with the law (Beta)
• Dacic and Zannier: Chance to establish lasting peace in Ukraine (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: EU won’t set conditions it knows we won’t fulfill (RTS)
• Brussels prefers a ‘Greater Albania’ over a ‘Greater Serbia’ (Politika)
• Joksimovic: There is political consensus on joining EU (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Life sentence to Tolimir confirmed (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic: SDA still has no defined position on coordination mechanism issue (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Zukorlic is a religious fanatic (Srna/Beta)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Offers Deal on Serb-Language Diplomas (BIRN)
• IMF to conduct Serbia review in first week of May: government official (Reuters)
• UN Appeals Judges Uphold Bosnian Serb’s Genocide Conviction (AP)
• Macedonia Tapes Suggest Govt Meddling With Lustration (BIRN)

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Serbian List minister returns to Kosovo institutions (Gazeta Express)

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Koha reports that Kosovo’s Minister for Local Government and Administration, Ljubomir Maric has returned to Kosovo government to perform his duties, after around two months blockade following the dismissal of Communities and Returns Minister, Aleksandar Jablanovic.  Maric participated on Thursday in the ministerial meeting about Brezovica project. Deputy Minister of European Integration, Ramadan Ilazi, said that […]

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Italian ambassador: Italy would benefit from Kosovo migrants (Zeri)

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The Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Andreas Ferrarese, said on Wednesday that it is not Europe who is being damaged by the migrants from Kosovo, but Kosovo itself, because it is losing its youths and talents. He also said that Italy would benefit from Kosovo migrants because, according to him, they are young, hard-workers, skillful, and […]

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Haliti: Mustafa’s and Commander Rama’s statements, immature (Telegrafi)

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Xhavit Haliti, senior official of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Deputy Speaker of the Kosovo Assembly, told TV Dukagjini that statements of Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa and the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Commander, in regards to Kosovo Armed Forces’ (KAF) presence in the north, were immature. Haliti said, “We heard two statements […]

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Rasic: Protest against the government, not Serbs (KIM Radio)

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I believe that announced protests of the opposition are not directed against Serbs but against the Kosovo government, said MP in the Kosovo parliament Nenad Rasic. The leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDS), Nenad Rasic, said to RTV Kim that Association/Community of Serb municipalities appears as a topic at protests because that is one […]

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Kosovo finds consensus in Croatia for integration into the EU and NATO (Telegrafi)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, on the second day of his to Croatia, met with the leader of the opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Tomislav Karamarko. The meeting focused on the good cooperation between Kosovo and Croatia as well as opportunities to expand cooperation in the area of economy […]

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International Roma Day marked in Kosovo (Kosova Sot)

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Kosovo has marked the International Roma Day on Wednesday, 8 April, by various activities. Institutional leaders met with representatives of the Roma community, whereas the latter pledged for equal treatment. The Roma community, to mark its day, chose a unique form to protest, with music, while demanding better treatment. A meeting between institutional leaders, representatives […]

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EU won’t set conditions it knows we won’t fulfill (B92)

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MP Milovan Drecun (SNS) says he “believes” that the EU will not set conditions before Serbia that it knows in advance the country “won’t fulfill.” In a statement for reporters made in parliament on Thursday, Drecun, who chairs the Committee on Kosovo and Metohija, noted that five EU member-states have not recognized Kosovo, and that […]

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Brezovica – concession or privatization? (RTK2)

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The best offer for Ski Center Brezovica gave the French consortium MDP Consulting, together with world-renowned operator Compagnie des Alpes. French consortium has offered a three-phase development project for the development of the tourist centre Brezovica, together with planned investment of 410 million euros and more than 3,000 new jobs. The Consortium has announced the […]

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Maliqi: Reactions have not arrived to the cabinet of Edi Rama (Danas)

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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama until yesterday afternoon did not receive any protest notes and letters from Serbia and the international community on the occasion of his statements about a possible unification of Albania and Kosovo, if the EU does not start integration of Kosovo, briefly told Danas, Rama’s political adviser Shkëlzen Maliqi. Kosovo Prime […]

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Economic battle for Kosovo (Blic)

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Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic will invite the biggest Serbian entrepreneurs and companies to get-together and move into an economic battle for Kosovo. His intention is to encourage investments and strengthen Kosovo Serbs economically, learned Blic. Entrepreneurs will be invited for a meeting in the Palace of Federation which Vucic will be presiding over […]

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Serbian MFA reacted to Rama’s statement by instruction (TV Most)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia reacted to the statement of the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama about a possible unification of Albania and Kosovo by sending the appropriate instruction to all of Serbia’s missions to international organizations and embassies in the countries of the EU, members of the UNSC and the neighbouring countries. […]

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