Belgrade Media Report 7 May 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Serbia expects opening of chapters by year’s end (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: I am offering 50 percent of Gazivode, they are asking for 100 percent, that is why they are not opening chapters (Tanjug/B92)
• Report on Kosovo has not yet been adopted (B92)
• Kosovo – Europe or extremism? (Radio Serbia)
• Medals for Serbian peace force members in the Central African Republic (Tanjug)
• Is Macedonia a new powder keg? (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Cvijanovic: Fight against terrorism requires absolute partnership in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Police find weapons and ammunition at Wahhabis (Nezavisne)
• Serbs find flag with lilies unacceptable as it is symbol of war (Srna)
• Ostojic: Serbia has to meet high EU standards like Croatia did (Hina)
• Croatian government to set up state committee for operation “Storm” (Hina)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Hahn Visits Serbia to Push Accession Talks (BIRN)
• Serbia to end protection for indebted state firms – prime minister (Reuters)
• New opposition protests in Macedonia follow violent clashes (AP)
• Appeals Court Row Stalls Bosnia’s Judicial Reforms (BIRN)
Increased international pressure on PDK over special court! (Gazeta Blic)
Citing international sources, the news site reports that the Kosovo Assembly will hold a plenary session on May 20 and vote on the establishment of the special court that is expected to address war crimes allegations. “There is increased pressure on the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Representatives of the opposition said they would vote […]
Read More →Musliu: I won’t vote in favor of special court (Gazeta Express)
Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) MP Ganimete Musliu told the news site today that she will not vote in favor of the special court that is expected to address war crimes allegations in Kosovo. “In my opinion, this is going to be a political court and I have my doubts about trials that will be […]
Read More →Assembly adopts draft-law on gender equality (Koha)
With 65 votes in favor and lots of criticism, the Assembly of Kosovo approved the draft law on Gender Equality. The bill sparked debate among MPs in the Assembly, who had many objections to the current law, and said that this law is not good enough and has many shortcomings. The bill was presented by Minister […]
Read More →US embassy program for students of Gjilan/Gnjilane (Kosova Sot)
The United States Embassy in Kosovo on Wednesday unveiled the America for Kosovo project, as an opportunity for exchange programs in education and study abroad. The main goal of this project is to advance the education, prevention of drug use, creating traffic safety and the cooperation with the Kosovo Police. The US Deputy Ambassador to […]
Read More →Veseli meets former US Congressman Pomeroy (Lajmi)
Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli met on Thursday with a delegation headed by former US Congressman Earl Pomeroy, member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP). Veseli stressed the importance of support provided historically by the United States, in particular the current positive developments and support for the Assembly of Kosovo. “Through this support, we have managed […]
Read More →PM “wants EU to say why chapters are not opened” (B92)
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that the EU should say why no negotiating chapters in Serbia’s membership negotiations have yet been opened. Ahead of his meeting with visiting EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Vucic said they will discuss “what Serbia has done so far,” and added he “noticed everything is a matter of the […]
Read More →Kosovo issue and European road of Serbia are directly connected (Vreme)
Interview with Tomislav Nikolic, President of Serbia Is Kosovo issue considered as an internal affair of Serbia or as regional, taking into consideration the Brussels agreement? As long Kosovo was treated as an internal affair, Serbia had sovereignty and territorial integrity over Kosovo. After bombing and involvement of the West, Serbia withdrew the Army. It […]
Read More →Withdrawn Draft Law on Cultural Heritage (RTK2)
Draft Law on Cultural Heritage was withdrawn from the Assembly procedure, MPs of the Serbian List point out that not all parties have been involved in the writing of this draft. They announced that in the coming period they will work on the amendment and finalization of the draft of the law so that the […]
Read More →Wilhelm: Agreement on ZSO needed (Tanjug, RTV)
German Ambassador to Serbia, Heinz Wilhelm said that Germany has no new conditions for the opening of chapters in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations, but added that more needs to be done on the implementation of the Brussels agreement. The Brussels agreement is crucial for the opening of Chapter 35 and that Germany insists on opening […]
Read More →Traveling to EU without visas in 2016: everyone’s victory (Lajmi.net)
Blerim Shala, former deputy leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and current coordinator in the dialogue between Pristina and e Belgrade, writes that states and societies, just as individuals and families, can reach a situation when they need an event to regain their dignity, and self-confidence, an event which could be later […]
Read More →A/CSM or AKM – still actual dilemma over the jurisdiction (RTK2)
Association/Community of Serb municipalities or Association of Kosovo Municipalities (AKM) are two names which are still causing divisions over the jurisdiction between Belgrade and Pristina. A future law on A/CSM, particularly if it would be the one of special interest for minority communities, would not be amendable without the two-third majority of Serb MPs. However, […]
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