Belgrade Media Report 5 February 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ongoing parliamentary debate on Gasic’s dismissal (RTS)
• Vucic: EP resolution good signal, different position of our country (Tanjug)
• Vucic to Breedlove: KFOR plays key role in protection of Serbs (Tanjug)
• Generals Dikovic, Di Marco: VS-NATO cooperation is good (Tanjug)
• Dacic-Breedlove meeting cancelled (RTS/Beta)
• Kosovo Serbs entering election race (Novosti)
• EU to demand Serbia to host and retain 6000 refugees (Danas)
• Djuric, Simic discuss political challenges in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Belgrade sees ICTY’s request as pressure (Novosti)
• Car owned by Gracanica municipal lawyer torched (RTS)
• Ministry: Visit to Srebrenica postponed over technicalities (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Indictement filed against Fahrudin Radoncic, Bakir Dautbasic, Bilsen Sahman and Zijad Hadzijahic (Fena)
• I will always gladly respond to the calls from judicial institutions (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic: Prosecution of officers of B&H Army an attempt to establish artificial balance (Fena)
• B&H Prosecutor’s Office dissatisfied with Serbian court’s ruling in Gojkovic case (Fena)
• Cormack: US is not toppling the Republika Srpska government (Fena)
• Croatian President Cabinet: No Conditions for Visit to Nikolic (Jutarnji list)
• Mandic: Referendum or conflict (RTCG)
• The Prime Minister’s offer to the opposition (RTCG)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Euro MPs Criticise Serbia’s Welcome for War Criminal (BIRN)
• Why Ex-Yugoslav Balkans Reject NATO, Preserve Sovereign Neutrality (Sputnik)
Vucic with Breedlove on the role of KFOR (Tanjug)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met today in Belgrade with the Nato Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip M. Breedlove, and expressed satisfaction with the cooperation with KFOR, whereas Breedlove thanked Vucic for efforts invested in preserving stability in the Western Balkans which is a precondition for economic and any other progress. Vucic stressed that […]
Read More →Belgrade – Pristina via FYR Macedonia? (RTS)
At the latest round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina, the Serbian delegation proposed establishing an airline between the two cities. The Serbian delegation’s idea is for the planes to enter the air space over FYR Macedonia, making the airline international and talks about delineation of the air space between Serbia proper and Kosovo, favored by Pristina, would […]
Read More →Vehicle owned by municipal lawyer torched (Tanjug)
A vehicle owned by a municipal lawyer of Gračanica/Graçanicë in Kosovo, was set on fire last night. Municipal officials had been receiving threats for months, but the police did not manage to identify who were behind them, the RTS reported late Thursday. This is the third or fourth time that vehicles or property have been torched, said […]
Read More →Mustafa: Problems cannot be resolved by teargas, Molotov and violence (Klan Kosova)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa said the problems in the country cannot be resolved by teargas, Molotov cocktail and violence. Mustafa made these comments during a meeting with the Education Trade Unions. According to Mustafa, there are solutions to the two issues causing the blockage in the Assembly. “No one will give away an inch […]
Read More →Thaci: We can gather 1 million people in the squares in two days (RTKlive)
Today Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, criticized the actions and violence exercised during protests by opposition parties. Thaci also spoke about the presidential elections, and promised that the elections will begin, in line with the Constitution. However, according to Thaci, actions of the opposition are not constitutional. He even called them illegal and not transparent. “The process […]
Read More →The same criteria for Crimea and Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said that many European countries recognized Kosovo’s independence, despite the fact that the referendum on the secession from Serbia was never held, adding that the same should be applicable in the case of Crimea. In an interview for Italian newspaper Lee-mes, he said that opposing Crimea’s right to […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Chief Prosecutor and Ombudsperson join forces in protection of human rights (Koha)
Kosovo’s Chief Prosecutor Aleksander Lumezi met Ombudsperson Hilmi Jashari today and discussed the challenges they face in the performance of their duties. They also spoke about the respect of human rights, guaranteed by the Constitution of Kosovo. The two officials agreed to intensify cooperation in protection of human rights and freedoms.
Read More →Waiting for a clash (Lajmi)
Kosovo Assembly MP and columnist for Lajmi news website, Blerim Shala, claims that Kosovo’s political class is not concerned with what will become of society once the Stabilization and Association Agreement starts to be implemented and visa liberalization is granted, or what will happen when the special court becomes operational, and how Kosovo will face the security challenges and […]
Read More →Seselj: I am considering participating in Kosovo elections (RTK2)
Vojislav Seselj, leader of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) said that the Serb representatives in Kosovo institutions do not have the trust of the Serbs in Kosovo, adding that this must change soon. “With two or three percent of votes they receive all MP positions and behave like the Serbs elected them. They do not have […]
Read More →Kosovo welcomes European Parliament resolution (Balkan Insight)
The European Parliament backed a resolution on Kosovo by 403 votes for to 130 against and 104 abstentions, on Thursday. The resolution expresses concern over corruption and organised crime and calls for action on drafting a long-promised statute of an Association of Serbian Municipalities. At the same time, it welcomes progress achieved in the EU-led […]
Read More →Collaku: Two more criteria remain to be fulfilled (Lajmi)
Kosovo’s Minister for European integration, Bekim Collaku, said today that Kosovo has fulfilled six of the remaining eight criteria for visa liberalization. According to Collaku, the unmet criteria are the ratification of the agreement on border-demarcation with Montenegro and premises for the office of the Ombudsperson. “Regarding the offices for the Ombudsperson, we expect both sides to […]
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