Belgrade Media Report 2 June 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Serbia supports Georgia’s territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Somebody in Pristina is afraid of special court (Tanjug)
• Komercijalna, B92 Fund donate to hospital in Kosovo (B92)
• Keefe: Normalization with Kosovo crucial (Novosti)
• Romania to harmonize with EU regarding Kosovo (Danas)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Western Balkan countries important for peacekeeping missions (Srna)
• Coordination mechanism is very important (Srna)
• Request of the Bosniak Caucus not accepted (RTRS)
• Djokic: There are serious intentions to destabilize the RS institutions (Srna)
• Radojicic: I’m not agreeing anything with the opposition (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia – In Search of Gas (naturalgaseurope.com)
• Ruling Bosnian Serb Coalition May Have Lost Majority (BIRN)
• More than 2,700 vote in Balkans in Turkey’s election (BMI Research)
Edi Rama fishing fools in Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
Berat Buzhala writes that Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, appear to agree on a very critical issue: denial of existence of Kosovo state. According to Buzhala, Edi Rama went to Serbia “to fish fools in Pristina.” He considers that Rama’s “patriotic” position in Belgrade last November was a weak […]
Read More →EU: Voting on special court should not be delayed (Kallxo.com)
The European Union officials called on Kosovo authorities not to delay the debate and vote in the Assembly for the establishment of the special court. The European Union Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Maja Kocijancic, told the news site that Kosovo institutions have to set the date for the Assembly session that would address […]
Read More →Germany to return 280 migrants (Kosova Sot)
Germany on Tuesday will return about 280 migrants to Kosovo, who were part of the last wave of migration. Valon Krasniqi, migration official at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo said that 209 people will return with force, while the rest are being returned voluntarily. Krasniqi also said that since 1 January this year, […]
Read More →Agreement on distribution of Serbian medicines presented in North Mitrovica (RTK2)
Agreement on distribution of medicines produced in Serbia proper was presented today in North Mitrovica. “This is important for all citizens of Kosovo, pharmacies, entrepreneurs, producers of medicines and wholesale medicines providers in Serbia proper in the light of recently signaled measures of support for investments and business in Kosovo and Metohija,” said Belgrade’s Liaison […]
Read More →First meeting of the inter-ministerial group on return (RTK2)
The first session of the Kosovo government’s inter-ministerial group on return will be held on Friday, 3 May, in Pristina. The group will be chaired by the Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic. Representatives of the EU Office in Kosovo, international missions, UNHCR, IOM and OSCE will also be present, […]
Read More →LDK to announce new members of presidency (Telegrafi/Botapress)
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) will soon publish the names of the party’s presidency. A source within the LDK told Botapress that party leader Isa Mustafa has decided to appoint Haki Rugova, Agim Veliu and Lutfi Haziri, all mayors in their respective municipalities, as members of the party’s presidency. Vjosa Osmani has not been […]
Read More →Đurić: Someone in Pristina fears creation of the special court (Tanjug/Blic)
The Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija (Office for Kosovo) Marko Đurić said last night that someone who is a decision maker in Pristina, ‘in political, and maybe in personal capacity’, is afraid of creation of the special court, what is according to him the main reason for the lack of […]
Read More →Musliu: Nikolic’s appearance in military uniform, a provocation (RTK)
The leaders and residents of the three Albanian municipalities in southern Serbia have reacted against the visit to the region by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic who was wearing a military uniform. The Albanian leaders told Preseva Jone news site that Nikolic’s appearance in a military uniform was a scandal, a provocation and a threat against […]
Read More →Jeremic still without support (Vecernje Novosti)
The Government of Serbia has not yet decided if country will participate in the race for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, was said to Novosti. “The situation is still analyzing and discussing with our key international partners. It is still not known whether Serbia will participate, and whether support will be given to former […]
Read More →Albanian Intelligence Service knew about Kumanovo, it informed Kosovo but not FYROM (Koha)
Citing a report published by Skopje-based newspaper Vecer, the news site reports that the Albanian Intelligence Service (SHISH) was aware of the armed group and the attack that was carried out in Kumanovo, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The newspaper reports that the Kosovo Police and the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (AKI) were also […]
Read More →Macedonia Becomes Latest Stage for Russian Tensions With the West (WSJ)
The small Balkan country of Macedonia is turning into an unexpected stage for tension between Moscow and the West. A year and a half after antigovernment protests broke out in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, similar scenes are playing out on the streets of Skopje, Macedonia: Tens of thousands of protesters have swarmed the city’s […]
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