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Belgrade Media Report 20 April 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: After 18 hours of talks, we reached important agreements (RTS)
• Drecun: Serbian delegation defended state interests in Brussels (RTS)
• DSS-Dveri announces deputy office in Kosovska Mitrovica (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vulin: EU-Turkey deal not working (Tanjug)
• McAllister to visit Serbia on election day (Tanjug/Blic)
• PACE to observe elections in Serbia (Tanjug)
• Bujanovac and Presevo: More voters than inhabitants (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Reaching a solution to population census ASAP (Srna)
• Dispute regarding the survival of 9 January as the Day of RS (Srna)
• Croatia to comply with request of B&H in connection to Peljesac Bridge (Fena/Hina)
• Grabar-Kitarovic tells UN Seselj acquittal dangerous precedent (Hina)
• Croatian MPs against Prime Minister’s support for Vesna Pusic because her position that Croatia committed aggression against B&H during the 90s (Vecernji list)
• Positive Montenegro’s main board unanimously adopted the draft agreement on fair elections (CDM)
• DF announcing continuous protests because of the new government (CDM)
• Posa: Montenegro in NATO by May 2017 (RTCG)
• Vienna negotiations: Zaev’s supporters lay down conditions, he keeps quiet (Telegraf.mk)
• Council of Europe’s Secretary General urges parties to respect przino agreement (Telegraf.mk)
• Serbian activists are front-runners of opposition protests in Skopje (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian prime minister plans new privatization push after election (Reuters)
• Copper King Becomes Money Pit as Serbs Face End of State Economy (Bloomberg)

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Kocijancic: Talks on IDs to continue (KIM Radio)

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“Representatives of Belgrade and Pristina have agreed over unhindered transport of dangerous materials through administrative crossings of Serbia and Kosovo, agreement was reached and on visits of Serbian officials to Kosovo, whereas the talks will continue about the issue of identification documents,” said Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson of the EU High Representative. “When it comes […]

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Thaci and Veseli for coordination of actions on EU integration (Koha.net)

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The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, has received today the chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, as part of the meetings with the representatives of various Kosovo institutions. They discussed the intensification of cooperation between the Presidency and the Assembly in all areas, especially in the areas of rule of law and European […]

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SNF calls on boycott of Serbian elections (KIM Radio)

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Serbian National Forum has called Kosovo Serbs to stay in their homes and boycott Serbian parliamentary elections on Sunday. “Politics of Belgrade authorities in the last couple years in Kosovo and Metohija, and about Kosovo and Metohija, has shown in the most open manner that its goals are not about preserving Kosovo and Metohija in […]

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Movement of Socialists: Mustafa to apologize to Serbs for insulting them (KIM Radio)

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Movement of Socialists has called the Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to apologize to Serbs for his statement that “Kosovo has never and will never belong to Serbia”, since, according to them, Serbian people “are offended and astonished with his lack of a basic knowledge of history”. “His wish to create the future on the […]

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Drecun: Serbian delegation defended state interests in Brussels (RTS)

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The chairperson of the Serbian Parliament’s Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun, stated that it was expected that agreements will be reached with Pristina in Brussels because Serbian delegation has defended state interests, and added that they will insist on further normalization of relations. Drecun said in the morning TV news program of Radio […]

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The Serbian List satisfied with the talks in Brussels (RTS)

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The Serbian List was very pleased with the results of the negotiations in Brussels and emphasizes that determination to defend national interests are to be proved by deeds, what the Serbian government continuously confirms. The Serbian List emphasize that the problems with ID cards, holding of elections, the arrival of Serbian officials and the transport […]

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Do not hide behind internationals (Zeri)

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The paper’s regular columnist Milaim Shefkiu says that Kosovo politicians have become used to mask their failures with the justification that they are acting on the instructions of the international community. The most recent example of this is the decision not to allow entry into Kosovo of persons in possession of ID cards issued by […]

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Pristina wants “all powers transferred from EU mission” (B92)

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The Kosovo government has sent a plan for the transfer of all powers of the EU mission, EULEX, to local authorities. This has been reported by the Albanian-language daily Koha Ditore, quoted by Tanjug. The paper published a document in which Pristina calls on the EU to by mid-June transfer all cases initiated or investigated […]

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Jevtic: Mutual trust is the most important for the normalization of relations (KIM radio)

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Given that the Community/Association of Serb municipalities has not been established, Serbs did not get what they expected after the signing of the Agreement on Normalization of Relations in Brussels, estimated Dalibor Jevtic. Minister for Communities and Returns says that neither Belgrade nor Pristina got what they wanted by the signing of the Brussels agreement. […]

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Djuric: Agreements on ID cards, trucks, elections (Tanjug, Alo, Blic, KIM radio, Politika)

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Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric said early on Wednesday that, after more than 18 hours of talks with the representatives of Pristina, agreements had been reached on ID cards, the crossing of trucks, visits of the Serbian officials to Kosovo and the elections. Underlining the importance of the […]

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Kosovo reaches agreement with Serbia on mutual recognition of ADR certificates (Kosovapress)

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Kosovo delegation in the discussions with Serbia, informed through a press release that they have reached agreement for reciprocal recognition of the ADR certificates on transportation of the hazardous goods. With the mediation of the European Union in Brussels and after marathonic discussions under a heavy and tensioned atmosphere, the agreement for mutual recognition of […]

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