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Belgrade Media Report 20 April 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian government officially tells Thaqi: You will be arrested (Beta)
• Vucic: We will act according to the law in case of Thaqi’s arrival (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Another Albanian provocation (RTS)
• Topic of “Berlin conditions” opened on the eve of Belgrade-Pristina negotiations (Danas)
• Francken: Chapter 24 to be opened as soon as possible (Radio Belgrade)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Kosarac: OHR is in the service of Bosniak politics (Srna)
• The decision on the activation of SAA on Tuesday? (Srna/Dnevni avaz)
• Dzaferovic: After SAA enters into force, numerous obligations await B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Washington visit successful – talks to continue in B&H (Srna)
• Announcements from B&H concern Croatian generals (Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• IOC President Thomas Bach visits NOCs of Serbia and Kosovo (Olympic.org)
• Montenegro to Chair OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (BIRN)
• Montenegro Police Urged to Solve Ex-MP’s Murder (BIRN)

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Tahiri: The EU is condemning Serbia (Zeri)

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Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio, Edita Tahiri, does not agree with the criticism of the opposition parties and civil society that the European Union (EU) is “spoiling” Serbia. Tahiri told Zeri that the EU has put the Chapter 35 for Serbia, which demands the normalization of relations with Kosovo, and requires the withdrawal of parallel structures […]

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Celaj: Courts in the north, under the jurisdiction of Kosovo (Indeksonline)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Lirak Celaj, reported on Monday to the Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns on the structure of judges and prosecutors in the judicial system. Celaj said that the Justice Agreement between Pristina and Belgrade was a significant achievement for justice, which according to him, it will […]

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World Bank urges developed economy (RTKLive)

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The World Bank Director for Eastern Europe, Ellen Goldstein, in an interview for VoA talked about some of the challenges facing Kosovo, as high unemployment among young people, attracting foreign investors and the process of privatizations. “Creating jobs has been our top priority in Kosovo. The World Bank has supported Kosovo with a two-part strategy. […]

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Thaci “officially” told he’d be arrested in Belgrade (Beta)

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Serbian authorities have “officially informed the Kosovo organs” that Kosovo Deputy PM Hashim Thaci will be arrested if he travels to Belgrade on April 24. The Beta news agency is reporting this on Monday quoting a source, noting that Thaci was told he would be arrested based on a valid court verdict, and an arrest […]

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No official reply from Belgrade on Thaci’s visit (RFE)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, told Radio Free Europe that Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci has already accepted the invitation to take part in a conference of EU integration of Western Balkans set to take place on 24 April in Belgrade. Selimi said the Kosovo side has notified Belgrade on Thaci’s acceptance through relevant liaison […]

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Jahjaga: We will establish special court (Telegrafi)

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President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga met today the US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp with whom she discussed the Constitutional Court amendments that pave way for establishment of the special court. Jahjaga said the Kosovo institutions remain committed to establishing the special court as an international obligation. She said she will continue to […]

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Jahjaga: Women still don’t enjoy equal treatment in society (Gazeta Blic)

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President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga said women and girls in Kosovo still do not have equal treatment in the society and added that the path to achieving equal rights is not easy. Jahjaga made the remarks in a conference on women’s rights in Pristina. She said the although Kosovo has an advanced legal infrastructure on […]

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Brussels: New round of Belgrade-Pristina talks Tuesday (Tanjug)

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A new round of Belgrade-Pristina talks will be held under the auspices of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini in Brussels on Tuesday. The talks will be launched in the evening hours, and the delegations will be headed by Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa […]

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Flags of “Greater Albania” flown in central Pristina (Vesti, Tanjug)

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The Pristina authorities and some foreign ambassadors have welcomed the peaceful protests of three ethnic Albanian opposition parties that want the establishment of the community of Serb municipalities banned, but turned a blind eye on the fact that the rally was held under flags of a “Greater Albania”, Vesti reported on Monday. Also, there was no […]

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Overture and solutions (not) negotiated (Danas)

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Why the 11 German conditions, for the opening of Chapter 35 in the EU and Serbia negotiations, which are related to Kosovo, have become a major theme these days about which Ivica Dacic, Serbian Foreign Minister was talking about in all media? How is it related to the forthcoming round of negotiations between prime ministers […]

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Fight the good fight (The Economist)

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FROM the Sea of Azov to Aleppo, fighters from the western Balkans are at war. So worried are their governments that laws have been passed to make fighting abroad illegal, and their security services co-operate with foreign ones to monitor them. The numbers are small, but the Balkans looms relatively large on foreign battlefields. Orthodox […]

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