Belgrade Media Report 2 July 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dialogue to resume next week? (Novosti)
• Djuric: Contradictory statements from Pristina (Blic)
• Dacic: Fourth draft resolution on Srebrenica prepared (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ivanic: In this environment, unrealistic for Serb representative to go to Srebrenica (BHRT)
• Bosic: Dodik to explain what will happen after referendum (Klix.ba)
• Novalic: FB&H will borrow money from commercial banks (FTV)
• Cvijanovic: Quasi-diplomacy in B&H exceeded all limits (Srna)
• Gratz: If you’ve forgotten, Kutlesa is still Council of Ministers secretary-general (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• US, Britain, France must explain Srebrenica airstrike cancellation (DutchNews.nl)
• Bosnia: Cradle of Jihad (BBC)
• Macedonian Opposition Chief Dares Courts to Arrest Him (BIRN)
United States to continue support for Kosovo (Express)
The Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli, met today with United States Congressman Elliot Engel, and discussed current developments in Kosovo, its European perspective and cooperation between the two countries. Veseli thanked Engel for his engagement and contribution in raising the awareness about the Kosovo issue and the efforts for liberation and independence. Veseli briefed Engel […]
Read More →Janjic: Good for Serbia that negotiations start as soon as possible (Blic)
Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina must end with a compromise, but it is difficult to say when, said political analyst Dusan Janjic and pointed out that for it would be ideal for Serbia that it starts as soon as possible, would ideally it would be as before, and for Pristina would be difficult whenever it […]
Read More →What MPs?! (Koha Ditore)
According to KTV’s editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi there was only one Kosovo Albanian MP who spoke about all crimes alleged to have occurred in the Kosovo conflict and that was Ilir Deda from Vetevendosje. In his speech at the Assembly session on the establishment of specialist chambers, Deda said that crimes were not only committed against […]
Read More →Pristina responsible for not reaching agreement (TV Most)
Serbian Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said to Radio Television of Serbia that it is not known, for the time being, when will the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina resume, however it is obvious that the break won’t be long as expected, since our negotiations over the membership depend on the dialogue. Dacic reminded […]
Read More →Negotiation process should not be jeopardized (KIM Radio)
The leader of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanović yesterday stated that negotiation process between Belgrade and Pristina must not be jeopardized, and voiced hope that European Union will realize where the obstruction of the Brussels dialogue is coming from. Jablanović said that it is quite normal in any negotiations between two opposed sides, that agreement […]
Read More →Serbia “grateful to Spain for respecting our integrity” (B92)
President Tomislav Nikolic received on Thursday a letter of credence from newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in Belgrade Miguel Fuertes Suarez. On the occasion, Nikolic “extended thanks to Spain for support to Serbia’s EU integration, and its principled stand against the recognition of the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo,” Tanjug reported. Serbia-Spain […]
Read More →Could Thaqi and Haradinaj trigger early elections? (Politika)
Is the wish of Hashim Thaqi to again become Kosovo Prime Minister maybe the main reason why last Brussels round of talks didn’t result in agreement between Belgrade and Pristina? Will the establishment of the Special Court for crimes committed by KLA (whose leader was Thaqi) be a trigger to terminate the coalition with Prime […]
Read More →Engel calls for establishment of special court (Koha)
United States Congressman Elliot Engel in his address to the Kosovo Assembly today called for the establishment of the special court that will address war crimes allegations. Engel said the court would be established, either by the Kosovo Assembly or the United Nations, and that it would not be good for Kosovo if the UN […]
Read More →Kosovo PM Seeks More Backing From Germany (Balkan Insight)
Economic support, dialogue with Serbia and Kosovo’s special court topped Tuesday’s talks in Berlin between Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, and German Chancellor Angel Merkel.
Read More →Kosovo with little employment opportunities for women (Bota Sot)
The number of unemployed people in Kosovo is on the increase, confirmed the recent report of the Kosovo Statistical Agency which stated that the unemployment level in Kosovo was 35.3 percent in 2014. In 2013, unemployment was 30 percent. The data also show that the largest parts of the unemployed are women with 71.7 percent […]
Read More →Maric visits Novoberde/Novo Brdo, Kamenice/Kamenica (KIM Radio)
Ljubomir Maric,Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government in the government of Kosovo, talked with representatives of the municipalities of Novoberde/Novo Brdo and Kamenice/Kamenica about the sustainable development, decentralization and functioning of local authorities on Wednesday. Maric also discussed with local officials the strengthening of local self-governments, the issue of cadastral zones and municipal boundaries. He […]
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