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Belgrade Media Report 13 April 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Jeremic Serbia’s candidate for UN Secretary General (B92)
• Vucic restrained on commenting on government support for Jeremic (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Support for Jeremic’s candidacy normal (TV N1)
• Mihajlovic: Government united regarding Jeremic (RTS/Tanjug)
• Viskovic: Jeremic has tremendous energy (RTS/Tanjug/RFE)
• Gaining support for Jeremic (Danas)
• Pusic candidate for Secretary General without government support (Tanjug/TV N1)
• Generals and military pensioners react to Bojovic’s arrest (Tanjug/Kurir)
• RIK proclaims 21st electoral list (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• PM Vucic in visit to Mostar (Klix)
• Serbian PM says Serb-Bosniak relations crucial for peace in region (Hina)
• Serbian PM holds unannounced meeting with B&H Serb entity President (Hina)
• Relationship between Sarajevo and Podgorica good example for all (Srna)
• Grabar-Kitarovic says Macedonia deserves much stronger EU support (Hina)
• Historic day for Montenegro: Luksic presented his programme for the UN Secretary General post (CDM)
• Macedonian President abolishes all criminal procedures against governing or opposition party (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE: Creators of crisis must not avoid being punished for breaking laws (MIA)
• Hahn says President Ivanov’s move not in line with the Rule of Law (MIA)
• Mass demonstrations in Skopje after President Ivanov abolished all criminal procedures (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s Vuk Jeremic announced as new candidate for next UN chief (Xinhua)
• EU dismayed as Macedonia crisis reignites (EUobserver)
• Montenegrins Vote Online to Stay out of NATO (BIRN)

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Mr. Prime Minister, do you support freedom of media or usurped state? (Koha Ditore)

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Daily newspaper Koha Ditore’s open letter to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa “Mr. Prime Minister Mustafa, When on Tuesday, you along with ministers Rrahmani and  Bajrami visited Kosovo Medicines Agency (KMA), our team, as invited by your office, sent a reporter to follow the event, with the aim of fulfilling our duty to inform the public. […]

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“The concession of Brezovica highly questionable” (Kontakt plus radio )

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The Franco-Andorran consortium “MDP Consulting” has still not given financial guarantees for the Brezovica development project. The deadline was 24 December 2015, but it has been postponed until 31 May 2016, due to the political situation. President of the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce, Safet Gerxhaliu expressed skepticism about the project. The fact that the consortium was […]

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OSCE helps municipalities for community advancement (Indeksonline)

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The Municipalities of Pristina, Gracanica, Shtime/Stimlje, Lipjan/Lipljan, Fushe Kosove/Kosovo Polje and Obilic, with the assistance of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, signed a declaration today which aims to promote dialogue and cooperation between communities. The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, said that such activities promote diversity in municipalities. He said that […]

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Mustafa proud of economic growth in Kosovo (Koha Ditore)

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The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said that full commitment of his government to focus on economic development, has given and it will continue to give powerful results. Citing the figures of the World Bank, Mustafa said that economic growth in Kosovo during 2015 has reached 3.6 percent. According to Mustafa, this is considerable […]

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Government says banning of Koha Ditore reporter was unacceptable (Koha)

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Kosovo Government spokesman, Arban Abrashi, said today that the decision of the Kosovo Medicines Agency to ban Koha Ditore reporter Saranda Ramaj from covering Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s visit to the agency on Tuesday, was unacceptable. Abrashi said that regardless of the reasons, reporters should not be banned and must be allowed to carry out […]

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Kosovo participates at IMF and World Bank meetings (insajderi.com)

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Kosovo delegation headed by Minister of Finance Avdullah Hoti, is participating in the regular annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington. Except for the participation at the plenary session of the IMF and the World Bank, Kosovo delegation will also meet with senior officials of these two institutions, as […]

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NISMA announces internal party elections (Koha)

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The third-largest opposition party, Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), endorsed the proposal of the presidency party of announcing internal elections. In the coming months, elections will take place in the party’s branches while the main convention is set to be held in June.

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Kadrijaj: AAK will not enter a coalition with ruling parties (Klan Kosova)

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The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) MP Time Kadrijaj spoke to Klan Kosova about the participation of opposition representatives in the meeting of the parliamentary commission on European integration. Kadrijaj said the opposition is determined to continue boycott of the Kosovo Assembly sessions and its commissions but when it comes to major issues, […]

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Terrorist Albanian National Army “appears” in Kosovo (B92, KoSSev)

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Armed and uniformed members of the so-called Albanian National Army (ANA; AKSh) “have appeared in the region of Southern (Kosovska) Mitrovica.” This has been reported by the northern-Kosovo based website Kossev, which cited veriu.info as its source. A journalist working for the website said he was present during the inspection of “the 21st brigade” of what […]

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Closing of collective centers to start from Štrpce (KIM Radio)

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Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic, representatives of Štrpce/Shtërpcë Municipality, Danish Refugee Council and the EU, discussed the issue of displaced persons living in collective centers in Brezovica yesterday. Jevtic said at the meeting that this municipality is a priority when it comes to closing collective centers. “Štrpce/Shtërpcë Municipality is the first one where we […]

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Senior PDK official to be arrested soon? (Indeksonline)

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Citing sources in the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo, the news site reports that a senior member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) is expected to be arrested soon. “This official is expected to be arrested very soon, as there is an order from the Special Prosecution and because investigations in this […]

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