Belgrade Media Report 15 April 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: There is no need for Thaqi to visit Belgrade (RTS/Tanjug)
• Berlin’s 11 points – condition for negotiations (Novosti)
• Djuric: No investment in Brezovica without agreement with the rightful owners (Tanjug)
• Little hope for Brezovica (Politika)
• Ljajic: Seselj’s case – conflict of vanities within Hague court (TV N1)
• Filipenko: We expect Serbian officials in Kiev on 8 May (Danas)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Jerlagic: For the first time since Dayton, we have a government that functions with one part not recognizing another (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic and Izetbegovic without an agreement on the formation of cantonal government (Fena)
• Izetbegovic: January 9th is not the date that should be celebrated by all citizens of RS (Fena)
• B&H Court reached the verdict for crimes against Serbs in the Dretelj prison camp (Srna)
• EU: Respect the decisions of the Constitutional Court (Srna)
• UN suspects illegal arms trades between Bosnia and Libya (Dalje/FTV)
• Former US ambassador says Dayton accords generator of problems in B&H (Dalje/ Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia: Recent achievements and upcoming challenges (EU Reporter)
• Enquiry says Kosovo mission not guilty of ‘cover-up’ (EU Observer)
• Macedonia Political Crisis Talks Resume in Brussels (BIRN)
• Waiting for EU leadership: The worsening crisis in Macedonia (EurActiv)
• EU backs Montenegro in spite of shortcomings (New Europe)
Rakic: Citizens frightened after incidents in K. Mitrovica (Tanjug)
North Mitrovica Mayor Goran Rakic has said that citizens have got frightened after the latest incidents in that town, and urged officials from Pristina to stop stirring tensions with inflammatory rhetoric. “Citizens in North Mitrovica are upset and scared after the incident that happened on the bridge, and I am taking this opportunity to call […]
Read More →Thaci indicates 18 April opposition protest will be violent (Kallxo.com)
Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, indicated today during the Kosovo government meeting that the 18 April protest by the opposition will be violent. “I want to emphasize that announcing a violent protest is the worst possible message for the current political and institutional circumstances and for Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic prospects,” Thaci said. “Political rights […]
Read More →Thaci: Association of Serb Municipalities will never be autonomy (Lajmi/Reporter)
Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, told Slovenian weekly Reporter that Serbs are part of the Kosovo Assembly and that soon they will rejoin the government and other institutions. “Kosovo is home to all its residents and together we can build a future with the participation of all communities in state […]
Read More →The Special Court is near (Politiko.net)
Members of the Kosovo Assembly will vote on the establishment of a special court that will address war crimes allegations, in late April or early May. Unnamed sources told Politiko that this timeline has been agreed by Kosovo institutions and international officials, unless there are no unexpected developments. Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa, the leaders […]
Read More →Thaci accepts NGO’s invitation to attend Belgrade event (Beta, Tanjug, B92)
Kosovo Foreign Minister and Deputy PM Hashim Thaci has accepted an invitation “to come to Belgrade” on April 24, his deputy has confirmed. According to Petrit Selimi, Thaci has provided “a preliminary positive reply.” He added that “it is now the task for the Serbian authorities to guarantee his safe stay.” Selimi also observed that […]
Read More →Dacic: We have no request for Thaci’s visit (FoNet)
I do not have any information about the visit of Hashim Thaci to Belgrade and I have learned about it from the media, said Ivica Dacic, Serbian Foreign Minister and added that Serbia has not received any formal request for approval of such a visit. Dacic told reporters in Belgrade that meeting, as media reports, at which […]
Read More →Selimi: Thaci has accepted in principle visit to Belgrade (Koha)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, will visit Belgrade on 24 April if there is readiness in Serbia for such a visit. Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, told Radio Free Europe that the ministry accepted the invitation of the Youth Council for Education to take part in a conference about Western […]
Read More →Constitutional Court gives the “green light” for establishment of special court (Koha)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court today declared as admissible the request of the Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, in regards to constitutional amendments (Amendment 24) which would allow the establishment of a special court that will address war crimes allegations. According to this decision, the proposed Amendment No. 24 does not diminish the rights and freedoms set […]
Read More →Dutch ambassador: Unrealistic to expect visa liberalization this year (KosovaPress)
The Netherlands Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, told KosovaPress news agency that the expectations that Kosovo will have visa liberalization within this year are unrealistic and says that in the most optimistic case, it might happen in early 2016.In regards to special court which will address war crimes allegations, Bosch said that although it still […]
Read More →Domestic violence increased in Peja/Pec region (Koha Ditore)
Domestic violence, which in 99% of cases victims have been women, has seen a significant increase compared to previous years. This is confirmed by data from the Kosovo Police for Peja/Pec region, including Gjakova/Djakovica. The spokesperson of the Kosovo Police for the region of Peja/Pec, Xhevat Ibra, said that compared to 2013, where 211 cases […]
Read More →Nine Syrian nationals arrested in Mitrovica over illegal migration (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Police this morning detained nine Syrian nationals in the Mitrovica region. Previous reports that they were arrested in the police operation for seizing illegal weapons seem to be untrue as sources said the Syrian nationals were staying illegally and that this is why they were detained.
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