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Belgrade Media Report 8 February 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Gasic dismissed from office of defense minister (Tanjug)
• Dacic calls for support for accelerating EU integration (Tanjug)
• Breedlove: Serbia plays important role in preserving stability (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Romanians are not changing stand on Kosovo (Novosti)
• Djuric on Kosovo presidential elections (Novosti)
• Serbia to return healthcare employees to Kosovo? (Danas)
• SRS to take part in Kosovo elections (Tanjug)
• Patriotic bloc of Kosovo and Metohija: By giving control of elections to OSCE, Belgrade admits that Kosovo is not part of Serbia (New Serbian Political Thought)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic invited the representatives of Bosniak parties to a meeting (Klix)
• Dodik: Arrest of Radoncic politically motivated (Srna)
• Crnalic: Indictment against Radoncic is an unbroken record in the legislature, which casts suspicion on the entire process (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik is not a threat, the threat is superficiality of various interpreters such as Dan Preda (Srna)
• Support of United States and Obama to B&H is unquestionable (Novo vrijeme)
• Sebastian Kurz: Austria will support B&H applications for the EU membership (Nezavisne)
• Two thousand participants in protest march “Hijab – My Right, My Choice” (Fena)
• Party leaders’ meeting (RTCG)
• Elections and referendum on NATO in the same day (RTCG)
• Zurof seeks dismissal of Zlatko Hasanbegovic (RTRS)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo’s tough year ahead – five key observations (TransConflict)
• Kumanovo Gunmen Face Trial in Macedonia (BIRN)
• The Macedonian village that has become a people-smuggling hub (DW)

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Fleckenstein: Cooperation between Serbia and Kosovo necessary (Danas)

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The European Parliament’s Resolution on Serbia acknowledged its reform process in the course of last year, which led to the opening of chapters 32 and 35 in negotiations on EU membership. In relation to recent adoption of the progress report presented by the EP Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister, the Vice-President of the caucus of […]

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Patriotic block to launch petition requesting local Serbian elections in Kosovo (KoSSev)

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In spite of the predictions and speculations on elections in Serbia made so far, they have not been called yet. In their speculations, politicians have made it clear that parliamentary elections, once they have been called, will be organized in Kosovo and Metohija, following the exact method used in 2014 when they were facilitated by the OSCE. Local elections in […]

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Poultry stolen from Serbian granny near Klina (RTK2)

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Unknown perpetrators stole hens from seventy-five year old Serbian lady Kata Grujic last night, the only person to have returned to Donji Petric village in Klina/Kllinë municipality in Kosovo. She went to Serbia proper for a short stay and informed KFOR and an Albanian neighbor, who regularly helps her, that she would be absent a couple of days due […]

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Romania not to change its stance on Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)

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Romania is under pressure to change its stance on Kosovo and recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, but Bucharest will not change its position. This was conveyed to Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic by his Romanina counterpart Lazar Komanesku at the margins of the South-East European Cooperation Process meeting held in Sofia last week. “We […]

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Simic: Serbs do not participate in the conflict within the Albanian community (TV Most)

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At the meeting with Kosovo President Artifete Jahjaga and leaders of Kosovo political parties, president of the Serbian List Slavko Simic said that representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo institutions will not participate and will distance themselves from the conflict between government and opposition in Kosovo. Simić presented the clear position that formation of the […]

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US Ambassador looking forward to next meeting between political leaders (Koha)

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The US Ambassador to Kosovo Greg Delawie welcomed today’s meeting between President Atifete Jahjaga and political party leaders. In a Twitter post, Delawie said he was looking forward to the next meeting.

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Veseli: Institutional dialogue, the only way forward (RTK)

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Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli hailed the meeting today between President Atifete Jahjaga and political leaders as a positive step stressing that dialogue is the only way for overcoming the current situation. Veseli commended Jahjaga on her initiative to gather the leaders and encouraged her to continue facilitating the dialogue between the ruling and opposition […]

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Jevtic and Schlumberger: Concern over Islamic radicalism in Kosovo (TV Most)

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Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic conveyed concerns to the Ambassador of the OSCE in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, over the recent incidents in returnee communities in Kosovo, especially those in Gorazdevac, Srbobran, Berkovo and the last one in the village of Donji Petric in Klina/Kline municipality. “If we want to move forward towards […]

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Thaci: Elections and the President according to the Constitution (Koha)

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Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci talked to reporters after today’s meeting between political and institutional leaders. Thaci said: “We have suggested that the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo [AAK] should be part of joint sessions and take part in the international committee on the border demarcation with Montenegro. However, the AAK leader […]

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EU: Differences cannot be solved in a single meeting (RTK)

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The European Union Office in Kosovo issued a statement commending the meeting President Atifete Jahjaga held today with the representatives of the main political parties of Kosovo. The EU High Representative Samuel Zbogar said that complex political differences cannot be solved in a single meeting but it is important for the leaders to continue to operate […]

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Mustafa: Problems must be solved in the Assembly through dialogue (Indeksonline)

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After today’s meeting of political leaders called by President Atifete Jahjaga, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said that all political parties must meet in the Assembly and discuss possible solutions to the current situation. “We accepted the invitation sent by the President of Kosovo to discuss ways in which to emerge from the current situation. As […]

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