Belgrade Media Report 26 August 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Four agreements signed during Kosovo talks round (RTS, B92)
• Self-praising and conflicting interpretations (Danas)
• Drecun: Solid framework for relations normalization created (TV Pink)
• Mustafa: Great success in establishing Kosovo’s sovereignty (Tanjug)
• Kurz: Agreements eliminate all obstacles (Tanjug)
• Gorani people want their own municipality and to join ZSO (Tanjug)
• Nikolic: We will never recognize Kosovo’s independence (Tanjug)
• Vucic: One spark could ignite whole region (Tanjug)
• Commissioner: Migrants should be offered to settle in Serbia (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radoncic: SBB in not entering the government (Nezavisne)
• B&H and Montenegro sing border agreement (Bosna danas)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia, Kosovo Overcome Past Disputes In ‘Landmark’ Accord (RFE/RL)
• Serbia Sees Its Path to EU Open After Pact With Kosovo (Bloomberg)
• After 7 years of independence, Kosovo will get telephone code (EurActiv.com/Reuters)
• Refugee Crisis to Overshadow Balkan Summit (BIRN)
Aleksandra Joksimovic: The agreement opens the door to Belgrade for talks with EU (Blic)
Director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Aleksandra Joksimovic assessed, on the occasion of reaching an agreement in the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels, that this was the last moment for all to achieve a “win-win” situation. She also said that the agreements opened the door to Belgrade for negotiations with the EU. […]
Read More →President Jahjaga, farewell meeting with Farid Zarif (RTKLive)
Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, received today in a farewell meeting the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Kosovo, Farid Zarif. President Jahjaga praised Zarif’s work as head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and his commitment during the mandate in Kosovo and congratulated him on his new assignment. Jahjaga said that Kosovo […]
Read More →Preshevo Valley also seeks ‘autonomy’ (RTK)
The Albanian National Council in the Preshevo Valley has reacted following the signing of the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities last night in Brussels. The Council expressed deep indignation over the position of the Albanian community in Preshevo Valley and calls for concrete and coordinated […]
Read More →Vetevendosje doesn’t rule out violence against Association/Community (Koha)
The Vetevendosje Movement officials during a press conference today said that they will oppose the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities and didn’t rule out the use of violence to do so. The leader of the Vetevendosje parliamentary group, Glauk Konjufca, said that this Association/Community is a political autonomy which will be controlled by […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Pristina – Belgrade agreement violates Kosovo’s Constitution (Indeksonline)
The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, during a press conference today said that the agreement reached last night with Serbia violates Kosovo’s Constitution and endangers its sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said that these agreements are negative development for Kosovo.
Read More →Vukadinovic on agreements: There is no big reason to celebrate (N1)
Political analyst Djordje Vukadinovic said today, commenting on the signing of four agreements between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels, that there was no reason for great celebration. Speaking on the N1, Vukadinovic said he did not know whether the signing of these agreements was a success because the statements of the two parties differ. He […]
Read More →Kurz: Agreements eliminate all obstacles (Dailies)
Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz stated that the Belgrade-Pristina agreement eliminated all obstacles and that there was nothing left in the way of opening of the first chapters in the EU accession talks for Serbia. In an interview for Tanjug, Kurz said that the agreements bear key importance. These were necessary for EU […]
Read More →Agreed between Pristina and Belgrade (Blic)
Community / Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) – The agreement removes obstacles to the establishment of the ZSO as an institutional mechanism which guarantees the protection of rights as well as economic and overall strengthening of the Serbian people in Kosovo. – Removed the possibility of arbitrary influence of Pristina on the formation, the existence […]
Read More →US State Departments hails Kosovo-Serbia agreements (Koha/Telegrafi)
United States have congratulated the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia for reaching agreements in Brussels on Tuesday. According to a statement of the US State Department, the agreements on energy, telecommunications, Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities, as well as on the freedom of movement will improve the lives of people in both countries. “The United […]
Read More →Mustafa: Yesterday’s agreements, historic (Kosovapress)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said he would inform the MPs about four agreements signed yesterday in Brussels with Belgrade in the first Kosovo Assembly autumn session. “These are landmark agreements on the path to strengthening our country and partnership with the EU and the US,” wrote Mustafa on his Facebook page.
Read More →Establishment of the A/CSM expected in two to three months (TV Most)
The coordinator of the Steering Team for establishment of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities (A/CSM) Ljubomir Marić stated last night that reached agreement on A/CSM is the best news that Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija could receive, and added that he expects that everything will be ready for a constitutive session of the A/CSM in […]
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