Belgrade Media Report 11 November 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Pristina’s move blow to Brussels dialogue (Danas)
• Djuric: Who do we trust in the resumption of the dialogue? (Beta)
• Djuric: Pristina has no intention of implementing agreements (RTS)
• Drecun: Pristina’s move obstruction of the Brussels dialogue (Radio Belgrade)
• EU without comment after Pristina suspends agreement (Beta)
• Davenport: Serbia has made significant progress on EU path (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• The report of the High Representative to the UN: The decision on referendum in RS direct violation of the Dayton Agreement (Nezavisne)
• The conference in Srebrenica: Vucic laid flowers at Potocari (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: I do not see progress that Commissioner Hahn is talking about (RTRS)
• Kojic: Strategy’s main objective will not be honored (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo freezes EU-brokered deal with Serbia (EUobserver)
• Bosnia, IMF fail to agree new loan deal, to resume talks (Reuters)
• Bosnian Court Fears ‘Abolition Attempt’ by Serbs (BIRN)
• Macedonia receives conditional recommendation to start EU accession talks (Xinhua)
Serbia to become UNESCO Executive Council member (Beta, B92, KoSSev)
Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic said that it is certain that Serbia today would become a member of the UNESCO’s executive council. Tanaskovic explained that all UNESCO member states are divided in a number of election groups which have certain number of places in the executive council, and that the group to which Serbia […]
Read More →Kosovo reaches agreement with Contour Global on new power plant (Koha)
The Ministry of Economic Development and the company Contour Global reached an agreement for building a new power plant in Kosovo. The agreement was reached in the United States. “After a great engagement and the last visit of the Minister of Economic Development, Blerand Stavileci, to the United States, the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) […]
Read More →Kosovo government remains committed to Brussels dialogue (media)
Several news sites carry a press release issued by the Kosovo Government today saying that it “remains committed to the dialogue in Brussels for the normalization of relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia and the implementation of agreements reached in this process”. “The temporary measure by the Constitutional Court is […]
Read More →Pavićevic: Cultural heritage should be on the negotiation table (Beta)
Serbia’s liaison officer with Pristina Dejan Pavicevic yesterday stated, following Kosovo’s failure to become UNESCO member, that Belgrade has to find a way to place the topic of Serbian cultural and spiritual heritage in Kosovo and Metohija on the negotiation table in Brussels. When asked whether it would be better if issues that are linked […]
Read More →“There is no UNESCO with Thaci and others like him” (Koha Ditore)
Political analyst Halil Matoshi in an opinion piece for the paper today writes that Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry is trying desperately to present Kosovo’s failure in UNESCO as a victory. “Hashim Thaci and his team need to explain to Kosovo citizens how is it possible that 15 countries who have recognized Kosovo have not voted in […]
Read More →Kocijancic: We expect August 25 agreement to be implemented (Kallxo.com)
The European Union is calling on Pristina and Belgrade to implement the duties that are included in the agreement for the formation of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. One day after the Constitutional Court of Kosovo suspended the agreement until a decision on its constitutional compliance is made, officials in Brussels say that the agreement […]
Read More →Mustafa says EC progress report indicates imminent visa liberalization (Koha)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa met today the head of the EU Office in Kosovo Samuel Zbogar who presented him this year’s European Commission progress report for Kosovo. Mustafa thanked the EU countries for constructive approach towards Kosovo stressing that the spirit of the report is an indicator of the Kosovo’s intensified EU integration […]
Read More →Thaci: Our progress is being acknowledged (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci welcomed the latest European Commission Progress Report saying it acknowledges the progress Kosovo has made in the EU integration process. “The assessment of the progress achieved in the visa liberalization process is also welcomed. We now rightly expect to travel next year without visas to Europe,” […]
Read More →Lunacek: Agreement on Association/Community can be renegotiated (media)
All media cover today’s press conference by the European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, who is visiting Kosovo. On the agreement for the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, Koha quotes Lunacek as saying, “if the Constitutional Court finds that the agreement on the general principles for the formation of the Association is […]
Read More →Ahmeti: Scandalous that Dacic is Serbia’s foreign minister (Koha)
Pristina Mayor Shpend Ahmeti responded to the statement of Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court to temporarily suspend the agreement on the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities. Dacic called the decision “scandalous” while Ahmeti said that what is scandalous is the fact that “Milosevic’s right-hand man, Dacic, is today […]
Read More →Veseli: Dialogue between government and opposition, key for moving forward (Telegrafi)
The President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, met today with the European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, to discuss current developments in Kosovo and the region, dialogue and Kosovo’s challenges in the path toward European integration. Veseli said: “We are at a point where dialogue and understanding between the government […]
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