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Belgrade Media Report 18 April 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• President Nikolic meets President Rouhani in Teheran (RTS)
• Vucic: No sanctions on Russia; no “Ukrainization” of region (Beta/RTS/Novosti)
• Belgrade-Pristina talks in Brussels, on Tuesday (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Serbian IDs issue to be resolved in Brussels (Tanjug)
• Serbs block Jarinje crossing for one hour over ID cards (Tanjug/RTS)
• Djuric in Kosovo despite Pristina ban (Tanjug)
• Djuric: We need as many Serbs as possible to go to polls (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Report from screening for Chapter 19 to be adopted this week (Tanjug)
• Terrorists from Kosovo committed crimes in nine countries (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• The first meeting of SDP and DF: Possibility of support to joint candidates? (Klix)
• Referendum on the Day of RS (Srna/Fena)
• RS opposition: Dodik ready for clashes among Serbs for the sake of staying in power (Nezavisne)
• B&H Court – Nikola Maric sentenced to 20 years in prison (Fena)
• Durakovic: A political front for and against genocide has been opened now in Srebrenica (Patria)
• Monument to fascism victims in Zagreb desecrated with fascist graffiti (Hina)
• DIK: Successful application of the electronic system of identification of voters (CDM)
• DPS won absolute power in Tivat (CDM)
• Hahn urges parties to negotiate (Telegraf.mk)
• Nikola Gruevski welcomes the decision of the State Election Commission for 5 June elections (MIA)
• Kosovo and Macedonia mark official entry into force of agreement for travelling with ID cards (MIA)

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Ivanovic’s defense lawyers appeal the decision of the Basic Court (KIM Radio)

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Oliver Ivanovic’s defense team today appealed the decision of the Basic Court of Mitrovica, by which he was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, communicated Ivanovic’s party Civic Initiative SDP. “We expect the panel of the Appellate Court in Pristina to convene as soon as possible, with regard to this case, and change this shameful judgment […]

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Expert level dialogue with Pristina to continue on Tuesday (Tanjug)

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The Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, will head Belgrade’s team in the continuing expert level dialogue with Pristina, which will take place tomorrow in Brussels, the Office announced on Monday. The discussion will be held at the European External Action Service headquarters, and the agenda will include the […]

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Serbs block Jarinje for one hour over ID cards (Tanjug, RTK2)

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Serbs from northern Kosovo blocked the Jarinje crossing for an hour today, making it clear that they will not give up on their Serbian ID cards. Despite announcements that, as of Monday, Kosovo authorities will no longer consider valid the Serbian IDs issued to Kosovo residents, this is yet not the case. However, Serbs from northern Kosovo […]

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Ahmeti: Leader of the list and candidate for prime minister belong to Vetevendosje (Indeksonline)

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Mayor of Pristina and senior member of Vetevendosje Movement, Shpend Ahmeti, today while commenting on opposition’s possible joint election list, said he believes the leader of the list and candidate for prime minister should belong to Vetevendosje. He said that the next candidate for prime minister of Kosovo, should be Albin Kurti. “The key is […]

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Serbs from the North to protest in Jarinje (RTK)

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A group of people from Rudare village, close to Zvecan, is heading by vehicle to Jarinje, at the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia, to protest against the announced decision of the government of Kosovo that from 18 April, individuals who possess illegal ID documents, issued by the illegal structures of Serbia in Kosovo, will not […]

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President Thaci to visit U.S during May (Klan Kosova)

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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is expected to pay an official visit to the United States during May this year. According to the news site, Thaci will meet the US Vice-President, Joe Biden. This will be Thaci’s first visit since becoming Kosovo President on 8 April 2016.

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Kosovapress journalist prevented from doing his job and escorted to police station (Kosovapress)

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Eduard Haliti, intern-journalist at KosovaPress news agency, was prevented today from doing his job by two police officers in Podujeva. “Journalist Haliti, while reporting on the protest of bus companies in Podujeva against the illegal taxis, was requested by two police officers to erase the recordings which clearly showed a police officer trying to arrest […]

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Vetevendosje Spokesperson: AAK and NISMA should stop flirting with the government (Indeksonline)

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The Spokesperson of the Vetevendosje movement, Frasher Krasniqi appealed to the two opposition parties, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), to stop flirting with the governing coalition. Krasniqi also called during a press conference on the AAK and NISMA, to join them in the protest against the […]

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Jovic: Serbian Government present in Kosovo every day (Blic)

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Deputy Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Zeljko Jovic, stated yesterday that the Serbian Government is present in Kosovo and Metohija every day, offering a hand of friendship and doing everything for the sake of survival of Serbs in the province. Jovic paid a visit to Kololeč village in Kamenica/Kamenicë Municipality […]

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Do not trust the “new Hashim” (Gazeta Express)

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Imer Mushkolaj writes that now as President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci is trying to appear as a “new man”. He highlights a number of statements given in the recent years by Thaci pledging to lead a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and says they all represent the demagogy of a man who is now leading Kosovo. […]

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Djuric: Serbs to show unity (Tanjug, B92, Kim Radio)

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Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, said on Sunday that Serbia is “with its citizens in Kosovo.” He urged them “not to worry, and turn out and vote in as great a number as possible and show Serb unity in the April 24 elections.” Speaking for the Belgrade-based TV […]

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