Djuric again banned from entering Kosovo (KIM radio)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric has been forbidden to come to Gracanica, said his deputy Zeljko Jovic. Djuric was expected today to attend the festive liturgy in Gracanica on the occasion of the Assumption. Jovic blamed the authorities in Pristina for the ban of the visit. “The request was duly […]
Read More →Now we can phone Kosovo, but is that enough? (Koha/Euractiv)
By David MacShane, UK’s Minister of the Balkans from 2001 to 2005. The modest steps brokered by the EU between Serbia and Kosovo are to be welcomed. But the fact remains that more than 15 years since the fighting stopped in Kosovo, and 20 years since the Katyn-style massacres in Srebrenica, the Western Balkans is unable […]
Read More →The opposition in Serbia: Whose will be the Community/Association?
Representatives of the opposition Democratic Party today in the Assembly have asked the Government of Serbia and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to explain what the executive powers were agreed for the Community/Association of Serbian municipalities. Borislav Stefanovic, from the Democratic party, has asked what are the executive powers of the ZSO, will the ZSO, for […]
Read More →Hahn: Decision on election in hands of Serbian politicians (Danas, Tanjug)
A decision on a snap parliamentary election does not depend on leaders of the EU, but solely on Serbian politicians, and the EU is convinced that Serbia will stay the reform course and remain committed to resolving the Kosovo issue, EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn says. In an interview to Belgrade-based daily […]
Read More →Declaration on bilateral issues adopted in Vienna (B92)
A declaration on bilateral issues has been included in the conclusions of the Summit on the Western Balkans held in Vienna, Austria. The declaration was signed by regional foreign ministers who took part in the gathering. Hedvig Morvai, Executive Director of the European Fund for the Balkans, told Tanjug that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read More →Veseli commends the agreements, expects official reports (RTK)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli through a press statement welcomed the agreements reached in Brussels between Pristina and Belgrade and said he expects official reporting on the process and the content of the agreements. “We believe that the Government, which has all the legitimate authority to represent Kosovo and to make decisions in the dialogue […]
Read More →The failure delegation (Kosova Sot)
The paper on its front page editorial writes that all the Western Balkans countries, except Kosovo, after the Vienna Summit have already started calculating on what they have benefited from this summit. “The signing of agreements between Kosovo and Serbia, has enabled Serbia the opening of negotiations for the EU membership. While Kosovo apparently has […]
Read More →Djuric: Time for real reconciliation between Serbs and Albanians (RTS)
The Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that after the signing of the agreements in Brussels, the time has come for real reconciliation and that time is coming for truthful normalization of relations between Serbs and Albanians. “In the past period Serbia has reached very good agreements for […]
Read More →Mitić: A/CSM will have executive competencies (RTK2)
MP from the ranks of the Serbian List in the Kosovo parliament Bojan Mitić said to RTK2 that agreements reached in Brussels will alleviate life of all residents in Kosovo. “Four agreements were signed in Brussels, each of them has certain importance for all residents of Kosovo, even though many say that they will only […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 27 August
• EU pledges EUR 600 million for regional infrastructure projects (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1&Klan Kosova)
• Government clarifies Kosovo’s advantages out of Brussels deals (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Ymeri: Mustafa is cunning and mean, as much as he is ridiculous and naive (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Gracanica/Graçanicë Serbs skeptical about Association (KTV)
• International Day of the Disappeared to be marked with activities (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Four correctional officers suspended (RTK1)
• Potential retrial for Prizren mayor(RTK1)
UNMIK Headlines 28 August
• Serbia closer to the EU, Kosovo remains isolated (Koha Ditore)
• Stojanovic: Association/Community shall not be a problem (RTK)
• Barricade removal to relax relations between Albanians and Serbs (Epoka)
• Thaci: Life in Kosovo is better and safer in last 100 years (dailies)
• Limaj: Opposition to mobilize against LDK-PDK coalition (dailies)
• EU to allocate 600 million Euros for the Balkans (Zeri)
Belgrade Media Report 27 August
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• DS, SDS: Agreements good, but what of executive powers (Tanjug)
• Djuric: ZSO will have executive powers (Tanjug)
• Dacic: EU should respond quickly, adopt tangible decisions (Vecernje Novosti)
• Tasovac sends letter to Bokova in regard to Kosovo and UNESCO (Danas)
• Serbia and Macedonia want EU “to take action” (Tanjug)
• Gasic: Migrants bring no threat of terrorism (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: Border Agreement between B&H and Montenegro points the region in the right direction (Fena)
• Inzko: I retain the necessary instruments to uphold the GFAP (Klix.ba)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Vucic Faces Charges Over BIRN Business School Probe (BIRN)
• EU to start accession talks with Serbia ‘very soon’ (World Bulletin/News Desk)
• Bosnia charges prosecutor with war crimes case negligence (BIRN)
• Migration Crisis Threatens European No-Borders Policy (Sputnik)
• German Foreign Ministry Earmarks $9.1 Mln in Aid to Refugees in Serbia (Sputnik)
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