Belgrade Media Report 12 May 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic and Dikovic discuss security situation in region (RTS/Tanjug)
• Nikolic’s platform for Kosovo: north a province, the rest a republic (Politika)
• Vucic: Belgrade not responsible for suspension of dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug)
• Djuric: No agreement on energy (Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Talks on ZSO by end of May? (RTS)
• Preamble to be tested by the people (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ban Ki-moon calls for restraint after Kumanovo incident (Republika)
• Dodik: I would have voted for Bosic too (Oslobodjenje)
• Events in FYROM result of unfinished break-up of Yugoslavia (Srna)
• Ivanic-Sultanoglu: UN supports B&H on European path (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Exclusive: unrest in FYR Macedonia could hit other Balkan countries warns Serbian PM
• (EuroNews)
• Political storm brews in Macedonia (Reuters)
• Macedonia Violence Touches a Nerve in Unstable Bosnia (BIRN)
• Soros-owned media in Serbia goes Nuts with Propaganda surrounding Kumanovo incident (Mina)
• Montenegro Debt Level Hits New Record (BIRN)
Stojanović: Fear from spreading of violence (KIM Radio)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanović today warned on danger of spreading of violence in Balkans, and stressed that all efforts should be invested in order that situation in Macedonia is stabilized. “Whenever such things are taking place the fear overwhelms people, as a reminder on 1999 and 2004, thus, it is important for […]
Read More →Veseli says FYROM problems are not Kosovo’s (Gazeta Blic)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli commented today on the recent events that took place in Kumanovo, FYROM. Although he stressed that problems in FYROM are not Kosovo’s he said he shared the pain of the families affected by the recent clashes in Kumanovo. In a meeting with heads of political parties represented at the Assembly, […]
Read More →Candles to be lit tonight in Pristina in honour of Kumanovo victims (Telegrafi)
A Kosovo independent student organization has organised tonight lighting of candles in Pristina in honour of victims in Kumanovo and in sign of solidarity with Albanian population in FYROM. The event is set to take place at 7.30 p.m. in the Ibrahim Rugova square.
Read More →AAK regrets involvement of its officials in Kumanovo conflict (Koha)
Heads of parliamentary groups condemned today recent events in Kumanovo, FYROM. Head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) parliamentary group, Adem Grabovci, said a massacre was carried out in Kumanovo stressing that developments there cannot be tied to the establishment of the special court. He said FYROM authorities will have to give explanations about […]
Read More →I do not expect an escalation (Danas)
Skender Destani, Leader of the Democratic Union of the Valley and the deputy mayor of Presevo Prime Minister Vucic has no problem with anti-government opposition, which in my opinion is the problem of FYROM, and Nikola Gruevski, estimated in an interview with Danas, Skender Destani, President of the Democratic Union of the Valley and Deputy […]
Read More →Anxiety in northern Kosovo (Vesti)
While citizens in the region follow with anxiety assessments of various analysts that events in Macedonia could easily ‘spill over’, Belgrade reinforces the presence of gendarmerie in Presevo, Pristina is sending special units ROSU on the border with Macedonia, but in Tirana hundreds of young are protesting in solidarity with Albanians in Kumanovo with the […]
Read More →Mihajlović: talks on A/CSM soon (RTK2)
The Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Media Relations Milivoje Mihajlović stated that establishment of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities (A/CSM) in Kosovo is unavoidable and that it will be on the agenda in the course of this month. Mihajlović said to Radio Television of Serbia that Pristina is trying in all possible ways […]
Read More →Samuel Zbogar: SAA for Kosovo under the accelerated procedure (Danas)
The Stabilisation and Association Agreement for Kosovo was adopted by the European Commission. In accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, the SAA for Kosovo does not require from the EU Member States to ratify it at the national level, and therefore will be implemented more quickly. The SAA will only be ratified in the European Parliament […]
Read More →President’s Kosovo platform “in two to three days” (Politika, B92, Blic)
BELGRADE — Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s new platform for Kosovo and Metohija should be presented to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic “in two to three days.” This is what the Belgrade-based daily Politika reported on Tuesday. According to the paper, Nikolic will suggest to the government “to continue to treat northern Kosovo in accordance with the […]
Read More →Analysts: The situation is still tense; it’s too early for the assessments (RTK2)
Motives of armed group which clashed with the Macedonian police are not yet known, and the moment in which the conflict happened is suitable for people who like “wild goose chase”, says an analyst from Skopje, Saso Ordanoski. “They see the escalation of the situation through multi-ethnic grounds, in order to avoid possible political responsibility […]
Read More →Citizens decide on preamble (Vecernje Novosti)
Even if the citizens of Serbia would decidein referendum to possibly change the preamble of the Constitution the territorial integrity of country would not be jeopardized, claim the members of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). However, they explained that change of the preamble is not a priority in the upcoming comprehensive reform of the political […]
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