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Belgrade Media Report 19 April 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: We will not become EU member if the condition is to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug/Press)
• Belgrade, Pristina representatives on IDs (Beta)
• Serbian IDs still valid (Novosti/Politika)
• Anniversary of the Brussels agreement; Serbs not giving up ZSO (RTS)
• Defense files appeal against Ivanovic verdict (Tanjug/Politika)
• On the border of census DS, Enough, DSS – Dveri (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Central census bureau still without agreement (Srna)
• B&H hopes to agree new arrangement with IMF in May (Klix/Srna)
• Another German MP slams Croatia for blocking Serbia-EU talks (Hina)
• Stoltenberg praises Montenegro for great progress (RTCG)
• International community invites Macedonian party leaders for meeting in Vienna on Friday (Telegraf.mk)
• Tumultuous week ahead: VMRO-DPMNE and SEC Prepare for elections, SDSM for boycott (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia determined to join EU despite bloc’s ‘problems’ (Reuters)
• What Went Wrong? Macedonia’s Crisis Of Democracy (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

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No one speaks about corruption anymore (Kosova Sot)

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The paper writes in today’s editorial that the main topic these days in Kosovo is whether the opposition parties will remain united or go separate ways, Serbian elections set to take place in Kosovo’s territory, the visits of the Serbian officials to Kosovo and an occasional international conference which Kosovo leaders use for self-promotion. As […]

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Mustafa: No more agreements without dissolution of parallel structures (Kosovapress)

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Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa during his visit to Shtime/Stimlje municipality today said that the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels, launched three years ago, has been very difficult. The results of this dialogue, according to Mustafa, have been evident. “Through dialogue we managed to overcome the problem of the north of the country. […]

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Veseli won’t be the only candidate for leader of PDK (Klan Kosova)

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Despite that he is the party’s nominee, Kadri Veseli, has not accepted to be the only candidate to run for the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). This was confirmed by PDK’s deputy leader, Memli Krasniqi. Krasniqi said there will be other candidates running for this post, and that all the candidate will […]

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Zeman: I was always against Kosovo’s independence (Tanjug)

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President of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman, said that he is against independence of Kosovo and that he had protested at the time when former Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg forced the government in Prague to recognize Kosovo’s independence, reports MIA agency. “I was always against independent Kosovo,” said Zeman. A correspondent of MIA agency […]

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Thaci: Dialogue with Serbia should become more dynamic (Gazeta Express)

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The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, recalled the first agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, signed three years ago between the former Prime Minister of Serbia, Ivica Dacic and the then Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci. “Three years ago we started a new chapter of communication and cooperation in the region. After a century of […]

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Urgent meeting between Kosovo and Serbia (lajmi.net)

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Minister for Dialogue Edita Tahiri, will be today in Brussels to participate in the meeting convened by the European Union with regard to urgent issues in Brussels Dialogue. This urgent meeting comes after the request of Minister Tahiri at the beginning of last week has asked the European Union to call the next meeting on […]

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Kosovo, Macedonia Hail Border Crossing Deal (Balkan Insight)

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Officials from both countries have greeted the coming into force of an agreement signed between Kosovo and Macedonia, which means locals need only ID cards to cross the frontier. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-and-macedonia-implement-id-border-crossing-04-18-2016

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“The prohibition of Serbian documents is an agreement between Vucic and Thaci” (KIM radio)

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It is not excluded that the current ban for the Serbs with the Serbian identity cards has not been negotiated between Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci, suspect the Patriotic block. Representatives of the DSS and Dveri believe that the prohibition of the passage for the Serbs from Kosovo through the administrative crossings between central Serbia […]

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Three important topics at the Brussels table (KIM radio)

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Today in Brussels a discussion, between the delegations from Belgrade and Pristina, as announced, will be on three important topics: the prohibition of visits for Serbian officials, the use of ID cards issued in the Serbian police administrations in Kosovo and the ADR certificate on the transport of dangerous goods. The Belgrade delegation in these […]

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Today an emergency meeting in Brussels (Blic)

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The topics of the talks between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels will be the use of ID cards of the citizens of Kosovo which had been issued by the police administrations of Serbia and implementation of the Agreement on official visits. However, as Blic learns unofficially, it is unlikely that this idea of Kosovo’s authorities […]

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Stojanovic: Pristina running away from problems (Tanjug)

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanovic stated yesterday that behavior of Pristina, in relation to introduction of a ban on the use of Serbian IDs by Kosovo residents, along with other measures, is an effort aimed at shifting the focus of the general public from important topics, such as creation of the Association/Community […]

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