Belgrade Media Report 1 September 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic, Rama agree they disagree on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Frivolous and ungrounded ideas on reciprocity (Tanjug)
• Vulin: ZSO is the roof of the Brussels agreement (Tanjug)
• EPS and Telekom submit request to Pristina for registration (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Constitutional Court deciding on referendum on 9 September (Srna)
• Milan Dunovic: Let’s show economic patriotism (Klix.ba/Hina)
• Dragan Covic: Friendly talks underway on border with Croatia, Serbia (Hina)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Presevo Valley demands the same association as the Serbs in Kosovo (Turkish Weekly Journal)
• Macedonia Opposition MPs Return to Parliament (BIRN)
• Macedonia Govt Threatened with New Wiretap Revelations (BIRN)
Government says stepped up security not related to recent developments (Telegrafi)
Government of Kosovo said in a statement that the stepped up security around its premises is part of a series of measures initiated several months ago as a result of recommendations of the regional security and are not related to the recent developments in Kosovo. The security measures government has undertaken in recent days happen […]
Read More →Pristina youth shows solidarity with Middle East refugees (Koha)
The youth group for active citizenship consisting of activists from several NGOs held a protest last night in Pristina to express solidarity with the Middle East refugees. They said the people of Kosovo understand what it is like to be a refugee and therefore sympathize with the people fleeing the war.
Read More →Thaci: I helped bring down Slobodan Milosevic. Now there is the hope of justice for our citizens (Epoka e Re)
This opinion piece by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci originally appeared in the British paper The Independent. The Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo voted last month to amend the country’s Constitution to enable the creation of a Special Court that will adjudicate alleged crimes committed by Kosovo Albanians during […]
Read More →Turkey the first country to open a consulate general in Kosovo (dailysabah.com)
Turkey is opening a consulate general in Kosovo, in its historic city of Prizren, with Consul General Selcen Evcit coming into the office as of Tuesday. With the consulate general set to be opened in Prizren on Tuesday, Turkey will be the first country to open an additional consular representative in Kosovo. Turkey had previously […]
Read More →“No to Zajednica” also at Pristina high schools (Kosovapress)
An organization called “Active students” informs that on its initiation of activities at six Pristina high schools, by setting fabric billboards against the Association of the municipalities with Serb majority, signed in Brussels between the Pristina and Belgrade governments. “Active students” inform that the activities have been initiated at “Sami Frasheri”(social sciences), “Sami Frasheri” (natural […]
Read More →Pacolli’s ultimatum to Serbia: You have seven days to implement the agreement (indeksonline)
Rrahim Pacolli, leader of the Kosovo delegation in the discussions between Pristina and Belgrade, in the field of insurances, visited today the border point between Kosovo and Serbia, Merdare. There, he gave an ultimatum to Serbia to allow vehicles with RKS license plates to enter Serbia within seven days, or Kosovo would apply the same […]
Read More →Jevtic: ZSO is not against Albanians (TV Most)
Kosovo Minister of Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic said that the Community / Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) is not aimed against Albanians. Jevtic said that the ZSO is mechanism that will also help improvement of the life of Albanians, especially those living in the areas which will become a part of the ZSO. “The […]
Read More →Djuric: Ideas on reciprocity for the ZSO are ridiculous and frivolous (KIM Radio)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that the ideas on the reciprocity to the Community / Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) are not grounded either in law, or in reality. “Certain local politicians from the southern Serbia stressed some ideas for some kind of reciprocity in relation to […]
Read More →Stefanovic: The issue of migrants should be solved at EU level (Blic)
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told CNN’s reporter Christiane Amanpour that the migrants issue is a problem the entire Europe is facing and called for coming up with a coherent plan for the entire continent. Stefanovic said that almost 115,000 refugees passed through Serbia since the beginning of 2015, stressing that it is difficult for […]
Read More →Serbian companies submitted request for registration to Pristina (Politika)
Serbian company “Elektrosever” which should charge Serbs in Kosovo for power supply will receive the work permit, as expected, in one week. In accordance with the Brussels Agreement, the Serbian Power Supply Company (EPS) submitted to the Kosovo agency a request for registration of affiliated company that should provide import, export and transit of the […]
Read More →Montenegrins support the establishment of the ZSO (KIM Radio)
Agreement on the establishment of the Community / Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) is the most important agreement which was signed in Brussels between Belgrade and Pristina, was stated from the Association of Montenegrins from Kosovo, adding that formation of ZSO is not a threat to any community in Kosovo. “ZSO will certainly speed up […]
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