UNMIK Headlines 30 May
• Grabovci: Special court voting not postponed because of votes (Epoka e Re)
• Mogherini encouraged decision on special court (Klan Kosova)
• Dacic: Kosovo division, an ideal solution (Klan Kosova/Gazeta Express)
• Serbia preparing another “Kumanovo” in Presevo!? (Infokusi)
• Ombudsperson: Rakic and Djuric violated Kosovo’s constitution (RTK)
Belgrade Media Report 29 May 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: I swore on Constitution, not to someone else (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti, B92)
• Vucic: Push for diversification, not policy shift toward the U.S. (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Too late for president’s platform on Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)
• German Ambassador: Kosovo is a precondition of all conditions for the EU (Pink TV)
• Pristina: Session on special court postponed (B92)
• Defense minister attends send-off for Serbian peacekeepers (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• House of representatives condemns terrorist attack in Zvornik (Srna)
• Pandurevic: No one equates terrorism with Bosniaks (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia Calls on EU Not to Create Barriers for Gas Projects (Sputnik)
• Kosovo Postpones Vote on Wartime Crime Court (BIRN)
• Political Risk Analysis – Hasty government formation points to continued instability – July 2015 (BMI)
• Macedonia’s crisis cffecting entire region, Zaev tells Bulgaria PM (Novinite.com)
Word ‘genocide’ postponed decision on the special court (KIM Radio)
Reason behind the postponement of the Kosovo parliament’s session dedicated to the law on the special court is word ‘genocide’, which is included in the draft law on the special court upon the insistence of certain EU states, said advisor to the Minister of Justice in the Kosovo government Driton Lajci. Kosovo has a bad […]
Read More →Vucic: It is good that Pristina creates special court (Tanjug/Vecernje Novosti)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic today stated that it would be good that Pristina creates the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) crimes, and added that Serb MPs will vote for that motion in the Kosovo parliament. While answering journalists’ questions in the Palace of Serbia Vucic said that Serbia believes in what Clint […]
Read More →MPs from the Serbian List will vote against the Kosovo army (Politika)
In order that constitutional amendments referring to the creation of Kosovo armed forces are adopted by the Kosovo parliament votes of at least 13 MPs from the ranks of non-majority communities are needed. Proposal of the constitutional amendments referring to the creation of Kosovo armed forces can hardly pass in the Kosovo parliament without support […]
Read More →Thaci: “Drenica” verdict, tendency to blot justice (Koha.net)
Kosovo’s Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, reacted regarding the verdict of “Drenica Group,” writing on his Facebook profile that this verdict has tendency to blot justice. Thaci wrote that justice was the main intention of the population, however the verdict of “Drenica” group sets dilemmas on justice. “Justice was and remains the aim […]
Read More →The protest at the Assembly starts (Klan Kosova)
Around 200 people have gathered in front of the Assembly of Kosovo in Pristina, protesting against the establishment of the special court. Some members of the Vetevendosje movement have joined them. Among them is the son of the Skenderaj/Srbica municipality, Sami Lushtaku. The protesters hold the pictures of the former KLA commander Sylejman Selimi with […]
Read More →Robert Boch, furious about the session (Klan Kosova)
The Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Boch, said for Klan Kosova, that he is skeptical about the establishment of the Special Court. He added that he will post a message on his twitter account to express his bitterness regarding the things that happened today at the Assembly of Kosovo. “In a system where the rule […]
Read More →Kosovo Veterans Protest Over Drenica Group Verdicts (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo war veterans protested over the conviction of two former KLA commanders of the ‘Drenica group’ on Wednesday by blocking a road. Hundreds of veterans of the Kosovo war blocked the road from Pristina to Peja for two hours on Thursday to express their anger over Wednesday’s conviction of two former KLA commanders, Sylejman Selimi […]
Read More →Wilhelm: Kosovo issue needs to be resolved (B92)
German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm stated that Germany wants negotiation chapters with Serbia to open as soon as possible and that issue of Kosovo has to be settled. From German perspective the precondition for the opening of chapters is that chapter 35, which refers to Kosovo, is the first one to be opened, whereas […]
Read More →Vucic invited entrepreneurs to invest in Kosovo and Metohija (Blic/Studio B)
Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, called entrepreneurs to invest in Kosovo and Metohija and said that Serbia will offer considerable benefits, when it comes to taxes and contributions, to those who invest in that part of Serbia. Round table labeled “Region of Success”, where concrete measures and activities will be discussed with regards to […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly session postponed (all media)
Gazeta Express reported that 11 MPs from the Democratic Party of Kosovo refused to vote today in favour of the establishment of the special court. This has led to postponement of the session for an indefinite period. Sources within the PDK parliamentary group said that the decision to postpone the session came after the 11 […]
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