Belgrade Media Report 28 May 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Good visit for future of two peoples (RTS)
• Dacic: An international presence still needed in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• “Serbs find Kosovo army unacceptable” – deputy Kosovo PM (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Serbia will accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on Russian gas (B92, Beta,AP)
• Vucic: Region “needs money, not seminars” from EU (B92, Tanjug)
• Dodik: NATO membership acceptable if people want it (NIN)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• SDA undermines the status of RS with the aim to break it into regions (Srna)
• SNSD ready to stop the adoption of resolution on condemnation of genocide (Srna)
• Novalic on problems in FB&H government: Difficult to say what to do next (Oslobodjenje)
• According to Pristina media, Jahjaga and Mustafa knew about Kumanovo (FoNet)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• EU court jails 11 ex-Kosovo fighters over war crimes (EUbusiness)
• Serbian Prime Minister makes landmark visit to Albania (Associated Press)
• Macedonia ready to join Turkish stream project once Moscow reaches agreement with EU (Reuters)
• The Functionalist Engine is Running out of Steam (New Europe)
Press Release of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
This press release is distributed on behalf of the OHCHR Public Information Office Kosovo* / Right to housing: Deep gap between law and reality, UN expert says Albanian and Serbian version, see below PRISTINA (28 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, today welcomed the inclusion […]
Read More →Press Release of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
This press release is distributed on behalf of the OHCHR Public Information Office Kosovo* / Right to housing: Deep gap between law and reality, UN expert says Albanian and Serbian version, see below PRISTINA (28 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, today welcomed the inclusion […]
Read More →Jevtić: Responsible for crimes must be punished (KIM Radio)
The Serbian List will support constitutional amendments for creation of the special court, said Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic, and stressed that its creation is important for the future of Kosovo. “Those who committed crimes must be held responsible,” said Jevtic. Kosovo parliament’s session dedicated to constitutional amendments and […]
Read More →Joint appeal for the EU assistance and support (Tanjug)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic addressed the participants of the Vienna Economic Forum held today in Tirana, after the host, the Prime Minister of Albanian, Edi Rama, and said that the appeal for the EU assistance and support has to be a joint one. Beside Vucic and Rama, prime ministers of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
Read More →Vucic: We are fed up with seminars, we need money (Tanjug)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today in Tirana that states of the region expect from the European Union better and bigger assistance, and if it is not possible than Europe should say so in order that we try to make it in our own ways. “We need money from European funds. We are fed […]
Read More →Photo of the day (Klan Kosova)
The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, posted on his Facebook page the picture where the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and the Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, are shaking hands. Rama called the picture “Photo of the Day.” This shaking of hands happened at the Vienna Economic Forum which is being held […]
Read More →AP Interview: Under US pressure, Serbia ready to reduce dependence on Russian gas supplies (U.S.News)
Associated Press May 28, 2015 | 4:46 a.m. By AMER COHADZIC, Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — In a major policy shift, the Serbian prime minister said his country will accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on Russian gas by adding an American-backed pipeline that would bring gas to Europe from Azerbaijan. “Regarding energy safety, […]
Read More →Kosovo requests international investigation on Kumanovo (Klan Kosova)
During the works of the Vienna Economic Forum in Tirana, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa met with his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Nikola Gruevski. Their meeting took place at Tirana’s “Congress Palace.” They discussed the recent events in Kumanovo. “We discussed the issue of Kumanovo, and we have […]
Read More →Varadi; Kosovo has no formal grounds to sue Serbia for genocide (Politika)
“In order to sue Serbia, Kosovo would have to be a member of the United Nations and the Statute of the International Court of Justice,” said renowned professor of the international law Tibor Varadi, who represented Serbia in the genocide lawsuit of Bosnia and Herzegovina against it. At this moment Pristina has no legal grounds […]
Read More →Hashim Thaci wants war (Blic)
Not only that Kosovo can’t sue Serbia for genocide, but due to such politicians’ statements it will pay a huge price – blockade of the UN membership, assessed Serbian politicians and political analysts following the statement of Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci that Kosovo will sue Serbia for genocide and request reparations. They also assessed […]
Read More →Jevtic: Economy important for return and survival (KIM Radio)
Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtic, met today with former Minister of Telecommunications of Germany Dr. Schwarz-Schilling and familiarized him with the situation in the return process and with the Ministry’s activities, such as activities undertaken to ensure a safe return in Musutiste and Suva Reka/Suharekë Municipality. “In the very […]
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