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Belgrade Media Report 10 November 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: After Paris, off to Brussels with much more optimism (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I am sorry that some are disappointed with UNESCO’s decision (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia remains committed to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Pristina must behave rationally (RTS)
• Tanaskovic: Kosovo a precedent in UNESCO history (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: UNESCO’s decision – triumph of reason (Tanjug)
• European Commission: Serbia actively committed to EU integration (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• European Commission: B&H is back on the reform path (Bosna danas)
• Antigovernment opposition in Montenegro announces new rally (Vijesti)
• CIA knew what would cause a war in Yugoslavia and B&H (Vijesti/Nezavisne/Kurir)

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• Foreign investors satisfied with progress of Serbia’s economy (Xinhua)

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Progress Report commends Kosovo on SAA, criticizes opposition’s actions (media)

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All media sites report on the European Commission’s 2015 Progress Report on Kosovo. The Report notes as successful steps the signing of the Stabilization/Association Agreement between Kosovo and the European Union, the constitutional amendments for the formation of the Special Court and the agreements reached with Serbia in Brussels. The report also criticizes the actions […]

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“Pyrrhic victory” for Serbia in UNESCO (Klan Kosova)

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Political analyst Shkelzen Maliqi writes in an opinion piece for Klan Kosova that the voting result on Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO was disappointing, but, according to him, “when it comes to the number of votes, one might say that it was an encouraging achievement.” Maliqi argues that Serbia achieved a Pyrrhic victory. “It is […]

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US Embassy: UNESCO voting, disappointing (Telegrafi)

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The United States Embassy in Pristina has issued a press statement regarding the yesterday’s voting at UNESCO against Kosovo’s membership. It said that although the outcome of yesterday’s vote denying Kosovo UNESCO membership was disappointing, it is neither a statement on Kosovo’s independence, nor a reflection of its position in the world.  “In fact, the […]

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Kadri Veseli addresses opposition through a public letter (RTKlive)

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The President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, has addressed opposition deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo through a public letter: “Honorable deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo from  Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Initiative for Kosovo, Ratifying of the SAA at the Assembly of Kosovo […]

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 Zbogar: UNESCO decision should not repel Kosovo  (Klan Kosova, RTKlive)

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Head of the European Office in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar, considers that the decision of the UNESCO member states not to vote in favor of Kosovo’s membership at this organization should not stop the determination of Kosovo’s institutions toward progress. “There was a major support for Kosovo in UNESCO. Many countries supported Kosovo’ membership at this […]

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Regional conference on child protection held in Pristina (Telegrafi)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Rita Hajzeraj-Beqaj, participated in the regional conference on “Sharing interdisciplinary practices on child protection”. Hajzeraj-Beqaj emphasized the importance of the multidisciplinary access in case management in order to coordinate and exchange the best practices in child protection. She said that the Ministry will support every initiative that has to […]

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Hahn: Our goal is to have all Western Balkans countries join the EU (Koha)

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The EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, said in a press conference delivered through video link that the goal of the European Union is to have all Western Balkans countries join in but added that the accession pace will depend entirely on the countries themselves. “Normalisation of relations between Belgrade and […]

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Opposition: Kosovo diplomacy has failed miserably (RTK)

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Leaders of Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said in a press conference today that the diplomacy of Kosovo has failed miserably in securing votes for membership in the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) and is instead blaming Serbia’s campaign for this. “The no-vote from […]

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International community should protect Serbs (TV Most)

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Head of the Pec District Vinka Radosavljevic said that the international community should do everything to protect Serbs living in the region of Pec, in Kosovo. Radosavljevic strongly condemned the burning of another Serbian house in village Siga, near Pec, which is owned by a Serb, pointing out that no one was injured only thanks […]

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Catalonia is officially separating according to the Kosovo model (Politika)

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Parliament of Catalonia officially launched the process of secession from Spain, which according to the Kosovo model should be finished without a referendum, in no later than eighteen months. A total of 72 MPs from ideologically different parties, united by a common goal to achieve the independence of the Spanish province, voted for a resolution […]

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Time for dialogue with Pristina about heritage in Kosovo (TV Most, RTK2)

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Decision of the UNESCO General Assembly not to admit Kosovo is big and important thing for Serbia, stated official of the Serbian List and Deputy Kosovo Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic, and assessed that the time has come for launching the dialogue. “This is big and important thing, however we should not be overwhelmed with emotion, […]

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