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Belgrade Media Report 29 June 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ahead of talks, PM “not happy about violation of agreements” (RTS, Beta)
• Serbia urges UN to establish court for KLA crimes (Novosti, Tanjug)
• US Ambassador in Kosovo: US deeply disappointed by the outcome of the vote (RTS)
• Kosovo assembly fails to set up special court for war crimes (Tanjug)
• Vucic, Davenport discuss Brussels dialogue, resolution on Srebrenica (Tanjug)
• Putin’s resolution on Srebrenica (Vecernje Novosti)
• Serbia and RS establish Remembrance Day for Serb victims (BT, Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik announces referendum on B&H Court and Prosecution (Srna)
• Bosic: Nothing will come of Dodik’s once-again announced referendum (BN TV)
• US Ambassador to UN: Dodik, Nikolic and Vucic have only discredited themselves (Dnevni avaz)
• HDZ leaves Serb place in HNK government to SDA (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• US says Kosovo war crimes trial at mercy of Russia after parliament vote (AP)
• ON TARGET: Ukraine could learn from Kosovo’s troubles (The Chronicle Herald)
• Srebrenica divided as ever as Serbs put up anti-EU posters (AP)
• Bosnian Serbs Urge U.N. to Reject Srebrenica Resolution (Naharnet)

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IMF committed to supporting Kosovo’s economic progress (RTK)

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Kosovo’s Minister of Finance Avdullah Hoti had a meeting today with the new International Monetary Fund representative to Kosovo Ruud Vermeulen. Minister Hoti thanked the outgoing IMF official, Frank Lajkwik, for the support in preparing agreement between the IMF and Kosovo. At the same time, he wished Vermeulen success in his new post stressing that […]

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Six paradoxes of the Special Court (Koha Ditore)

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In an opinion piece published in the paper today, Andrea Lorenzo Capussela, former head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, starts off with an explanation of how western officials transformed the originally-titled special court into specialist court after learning that the term “special” is part of dictatorial systems and was […]

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Veseli gathers heads of parliamentary groups over special court (Gazeta Express)

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Kosovo’s Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, has summoned the leaders of parliamentary groups today in an effort to find a solution to the establishment of the special court. The news site recalls that on Friday the Kosovo Assembly failed to pass the constitutional amendments for the special court, putting Kosovo in a difficult position vis-à-vis its […]

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The Dutch Ambassador clarifies himself (Gazeta Express)

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The Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch clarified his recent statements and actions on his social network Twitter. “To clarify, when I speak out, I have Kosovo’s best interest in mind and never mean to offend. If perceived so, I am sorry for misunderstanding,” wrote Boch. This clarification came after Bosch’s being in the focus […]

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Mihajlovic: Kosovo parliament has no strength (RTS, KIM Radio)

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The director of the Serbian Government’s Media Office Milivoje Mihajlovic stated today that decision of the Kosovo parliament to reject the draft proposal on creation of the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army crimes is not the right path, and added that there is bigger possibility now for the court to be set by the […]

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Returnees robbed again in Klina (RTK2)

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Returnees have been robbed again in Klina/Klinë last night.. Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtic, condemned the incident and requested immediate reaction of the police. A tenant who lives in the house of a Serb returnee Silvija Raskovic said to RTK2 that thieves have stolen mechanization for tractor and various […]

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Kosovo government: Priština and Belgrade confirmed the agreement on mutual “recognition” of medicines (Kossev)

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The Kosovo government announced that the official Belgrade and Pristina reached an agreement on the mutual recognition of certificates of medications, after the notification which both parties gave to the European Union, on accepting the agreement. This agreement for Kosovo side means that drugs that are sent from Serbia to Kosovo, now enter “legally on […]

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Odalović: I hope that Pristina will become rational (KIM Radio)

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The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Veljko Odalovic stated that he expects “Pristina will calm down and become rational” and accept the agreement on the Community/Association of the Serb municipalities (ZSO), at tomorrow’s round of dialogue. Odalović said that ZSO is not formed to jeopardize the Albanians, […]

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Continuation of dialogue in Brussels, major issues still on the table (RTS)

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Delegation Belgrade and Pristina, headed by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa, met in Brussels for the second time in less than seven days in order to continue the dialogue on unresolved major issues. Two delegations have entered the building of the European External Action Service without speaking to reporters. EU High Representative for […]

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Serbian and Kosovo MPs form a group? (Danas)

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MPs of the Serbian and Kosovo parliament who participated in a Round table in Pristina have concluded that it is necessary to establish an informal parliamentary group, noting that despite the differences in attitudes the discussions are necessary, since they can contribute to solving the problems of citizens. The group could be called “Friends of […]

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Mogherini meets Mustafa and Vucic separately (Gazeta Express)

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The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Frederica Mogherini, hosted today separate meetings with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and the Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, as well as with their respective teams. Spokesperson of the Office of the EU High Representative, Maja Kocijancic, informed about these meetings […]

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