Belgrade Media Report 2 February 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• New Vucic-Mustafa meeting in May, perhaps (Politika)
• Dacic: Serbia to keep pursuing constructive regional policy, but cannot become collective center for migrants (Tanjug/RTS)
• Stankovic: Security situation in Serbia’s south stable (Beta)
• Return of Islamic warriors to Serbia (Politika)
• Drecun: International community needs to step-up awareness (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dragisic: Matter of time when Islamic terrorists in Kosovo will launch attacks (B92)
• Djuric receives Andreas Michaelis (Novosti)
• Stefanovic, Michaelis: EU needs common approach to migration (Tanjug)
• Serb candidate for Kosovo president? (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic: The crisis is obviously nearing the end (Novo vrijeme/Fena/Nezavisne)
• Djonlagic: Coalition SDA-SBB stabilized Bosniak political factor in an important period (Klix)
• Tegeltija: Radoncic’s rights have been infringed (Dnevni avaz)
• Who is involved in the abuse of office in “Radoncic” case? (Dnevni avaz)
• Karamarko, Covic say B&H likely to become EU candidate in 2017 (Hina)
• Bektasevic is part of B&H terrorist network (Srna)
• B&H to take a loan of 900 million BAM from the IMF? (Slobodna Bosna/ATV)
• Djukanovic proposed to dismiss Konjevic (RTCG)
• Montenegrin foreign minister official candidate for UN Secretary General (Dnevne novine)
• 47, 3 % of citizens in favor of NATO membership (RTCG)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovars Arrested Near Monastery ‘Linked to Syria’ (BIRN)
• Syria fund to help keep refugees in Macedonia and Serbia (EurActiv)
• Kosovo – the defenestration of Oliver Ivanovic (TransConflict)
Police to expand investigation of arrested persons near Decani Monastery (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of the Interior Milan Radojevic stated today that police will expand the investigation of the four persons arrested on Saturday night in possession of ammunition and religious material in front of the Visoki Decani Monastery. Radojevic further stated that police will expand the investigation to shed light on whether the case is […]
Read More →International community to be more vigilant in Kosovo (TV Most)
The incident in the vicinity of Visoki Decani Monastery has shown that people who were there at the time were undoubtedly faced with danger and a terrorist threat, no matter how the case was described by the Kosovo Police, declared Chairperson of the Serbian Parliament’s Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun, today. He reiterated that this incident […]
Read More →Rejection of the opposition will be even more powerful (Koha Ditore)
The Assembly of Kosovo faces a dilemma as to whether to begin the first spring session with the election of the new president of Kosovo. Sources within the Assembly mention the 11 February as a possible date for the election of the President. Another possibility that was mentioned is to start with a normal working session to […]
Read More →President Jahjaga meets Maltese Foreign Minister, George Vella (Koha)
Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga received Maltese Foreign Minister George Vella today, with whom she discussed the latest developments in Kosovo, as well as the processes related to meeting the criteria for visa liberalization and the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union. Jahajga and Vella also discussed the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Jahjaga […]
Read More →Thaci: US supports Kosovo institutions and election of President (Koha)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, said today that the ruling-coalition is in close consultation about his election as President of Kosovo, which according to him, will take place in February. “We will respect all constitutional procedure,” Thaci said. He said there had been no discussions related to changes in the government yet. He also spoke about […]
Read More →Osmani: Without a quorum, election of Thaci is impossible (Telegrafi)
Kosovo Assembly MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Vjosa Osmani, known as one of the criticizing voices against the PDK-LDK coalition, confirmed once again that she will object Hashim Thaqi’s candidacy for the President of Kosovo. “I am not aware of how the other deputies will act, but it is important for each of us to […]
Read More →Collaku: Kosovo has fulfilled criteria for visa liberalization (RTKlive)
The Minister of the European Integration, Bekim Collaku, hosted a senior official delegation of the Republic of Malta today, led by the Minister of the Foreign Affairs, George Vella. The parties concluded that the relations between Kosovo and Malta are strong and discussed the bilateral cooperation on Kosovo’s European agenda. Minister Collaku informed Minister Vella about […]
Read More →Serbian candidate for Kosovo president? (Vecernje Novosti)
On the eve of elections of the new President of Kosovo the idea has surfaced that a Serb could put him or herself forward for the position. Although it is hard to believe that he or she could would be able to get two thirds of the votes in the Kosovo Parliament, it would allow for Serbian MPs to avoid the […]
Read More →Thaci’s election in Belgrade’s hands (Kosova Sot)
The paper writes that the gap between political parties in Kosovo is getting bigger not only because of the agreements with Serbia and Montenegro but also the election of the President of Kosovo. The opposition parties – Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) – are highly unlikely to help […]
Read More →Janjic: False assertions by Kosovo Police (TV Most)
Reacting to the statement by Kosovo Police Spokesman Beki Kelani, who said that armed persons arrested in front of the Visoki Decani monastery were not linked to terrorism and that their vehicle was seen much further, but was stopped by police, Bishop Of Visoki Decani Monastery Sava Janjic said that this was untrue. “Kosovo police didn’t stop the […]
Read More →Kosovars Arrested Near Monastery ‘Linked to Syria’ (Balkan Insight)
Prosecutors say one of four men arrested near Visoki Decani monastery has fought in Syria while another was sent back from Turkey while trying to join the conflict. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/gunmen-arrested-near-serb-monastery-with-isis-ties-prosecution-02-02-2016
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