Belgrade Media Report 6 May 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: EU to recognize Serbia’s efforts in dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Right decision of Serbia on participation at Moscow parade (RTS)
• EULEX not investigating disappearance of Serb journalists (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• “Macedonian Spring” on the horizon (B92 Skopje correspondent)
• Report to the UN Security Council: The RS supports the EU initiative (Srna)
• B&H must implement reforms (Oslobodjenje)
• Ivanic: B&H border unacceptable site for Croatian radioactive waste disposal (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Serbs Say President’s Plan is ‘Last Hope’ (BIRN)
• Serbia Acquits KLA Fighter of War Crimes (BIRN)
• Police Clashes with Macedonian Protesters Over Anti-Government Turmoil (Novinite)
• Exodus From North Causes Concern in Montenegro (BIRN)
Mustafa to run for LDK leader (RTKLive)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister and current leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa admitted on Wednesday that he will run for another mandate for the post of the leader of the LDK. Mustafa also highlighted that the internal elections in LDK would be a process well organized and completely democratic.
Read More →USAID supports agriculture with 12 million dollars (Kosova Sot)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development of Kosovo and USAID in Kosovo have had a continuous cooperation in the agriculture sector that has brought concrete results, the paper reports. Minister Memli Krasniqi met on Tuesday with the director of USAID in Kosovo, James Hope. Krasniqi and Hope discussed the new project AGRO expected […]
Read More →Assembly approves legislative package on justice,as criteria for visa liberalization (KosovaPress)
The government of Kosovo on Wednesday approved the package of draft laws for the justice system in Kosovo, including changes that are expected to occur in the Judicial Council, Prosecutorial Council, State Prosecution and courts. Kosovo’s Justice Minister, Hajredin Kuci, said that the approval of this package is of particular importance, since it is also […]
Read More →Collaku: We will apply for Council of Europe membership (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, met today with the Council of Europe Head of Office in Pristina, Isabelle Servoz Gallucci, and informed her that the Kosovo government was making all necessary preparations to apply for membership of the Council of Europe. “I also notified Gallucci about our two priorities in the European agenda: […]
Read More →PM “hopes EU will recognize Serbia’s efforts” (B92)
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic hopes that EU countries will recognize the efforts Serbia is investing in the dialogue with Pristina. He made this statement in Belgrade on Wednesday as he received Gianni Pittella, president of the group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (EP). According to the Serbian government, the prime minister “also […]
Read More →Pak: Platform is internal affair of Belgrade (Danas)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will meet tomorrow with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, who will be staying in Belgrade, but the topic of their talks will not be the platform on Kosovo prepared by the President. Advisor to the President, Stanislava Pak, said that the platform will be on the desk of Prime […]
Read More →Between the road and the Assembly (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this daily notes that just as the entire Kosovo, political opposition is facing deep crisis. They are not in an enviable position, writes this daily, however crisis can strengthen them or in case of passiveness, destroy them. According to Kosova Sot, a few opposition actions have not drawn sufficient attention […]
Read More →EULEX without investigations on missing Serb journalists (Politika)
Ljubomir Knezevic, journalist of than Pristina-based daily Jedinstvo, and correspondent of Politika, went missing on this very day exactly 16 years ago in vicinity of Vučitrn/Vushtrri, the town where he used to live with his family. Ever since, there are no traces of him, whereas family and friends, along with associations, are trying to find […]
Read More →Azerbaijan will never recognize Kosovo (KoSSev,Tanjug)
The Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmedov and other senior Azerbaijani officials told the Serbian officials that the country would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo and expressed appreciation for Serbia’s readiness to treat the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the same manner. Serbia’s Minister without Portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic and […]
Read More →Maric: Incidents are unacceptable (KIM radio)
Kosovo Minister of Administration and Local Self-government Ljubomir Maric condemned the attacks on the members of Serb community in Kosovo. “The coexistence of different ethnic groups is a reality and incidents, tensions and attacks of any kind are absolutely unacceptable,” said Maric. He welcomed the swift response of the relevant authorities who detained one of […]
Read More →EU position is clear, Kosovo recognition is up to the member states (RTS)
Asked to comment the release of website Koha.net, Spokesperson of EU High Representative Maja Kocijancic said: “The EU’s position is very clear. The dialogue which EU is facilitating between Belgrade and Pristina is about normalisation of relations. The issue of recognition is for the member states. This was clearly explained to the media by the […]
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- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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