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Belgrade Media Report 22 April 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Ivanovic’s trail political process (Beta)
• Djuric: We will fight for greater rights and stronger support for Serbs (Tanjug)
• Schroeder: Serbia should move forward to EU, not backward (RTS/Tanjug)
• Frattini: EU will not allow Croatia to block Serbia (Tanjug)
• Zheleznyak: Elections important for Serbia’s future policy (Tanjug)
• Djurovic: Borders not stopping migration (Beta)
• OSCE to collect votes on Sunday, take them to Raska, Vranje (Tanjug)
• Pre-election silence in Serbia (FoNet)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Bakir Dautbasic not SBB’s candidate for the Council of Ministers anymore (Srna/Fena)
• Federation of B&H House of Peoples unanimously adopts a Resolution on elections in Mostar (Fena)
• Foreign ministry says Serbia’s protest note election campaigning (Hina)
• Croatia soon to take in first refugees from Turkey, Greece, Italy (Hina)
• Brajovic: Election results from Tivat should be expected on national level too (MINA)
• Incident prevented: Protesters and supporters of GDOM, ran into each other (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia protests: Stop destruction, elections must be held, there is no backing off (Telegraf.mk)
• Nikola Gruevski: SPO turned into SDSM’s inquisition instrument (MIA)
• EC regrets cancellation of Vienna leaders’ meeting (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Aleksandar Vucic Serbia’s hardline hawk turned friend of West (AFP)
• Bosnia Having Trouble Obtaining Much Needed IMF Financing (Economy Watch)

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OSCE confirms involvement in Serbia’s elections in Kosovo (Lajmi)

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The OSCE Mission in Kosovo through a press release today confirmed that on Sunday it will open five centers in Kosovo for Serbia’s parliamentary elections. “This commitment of the OSCE is based on earlier models of operations, in particular in 2014. The OSCE will facilitate the voting process in Kosovo,  including storage of sensitive material […]

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OSCE: Five election centers for voting (KIM Radio)

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The OSCE Mission in Kosovo communicated that there will be five voting centers on Sunday in Kosovo, when Serbian parliamentary elections are taking place. The OSCE Mission will facilitate the voting process in Kosovo and, upon closure of the polling stations, it will collect the votes and transport them to Raska and Vranje in Serbia […]

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Milena Ivanović: I expect Oliver to be free soon (RTS)

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Milena Ivanović, the wife of Oliver Ivanović, said to RTS that she hopes that Appellate Court will release Oliver Ivanović soon. We all rely on evidence and it is clear that this verdict is a political one, said Milena Ivanović. “After 27 months in prison Oliver is fine, however this story is coming to an […]

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Collaku: We expect positive assessment on visa liberalization soon (RTK)

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Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration, Bekim Collaku, said today that he is confident that the European Commission will very soon announce a positive assessment on visa liberalization for Kosovo. Collaku made these remarks during a press conference with the French Minister for European Affairs, Harlem Desir, and German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth. […]

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No one dares touching the big fish (Kosova Sot)

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Following yesterday’s press conference by Kosovo’s Chief State Prosecutor Aleksander Lumezi where he presented the work of the State Prosecution for 2015, the paper writes that despite the presented figures, results in the fight against corruption remain far from the people’s expectations. The fact of the matter is that the “powerful” officials involved in corrupt activities […]

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Brussels Agreement to leave Serbs without a state (KIM Radio)

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The Brussels Agreement is a huge defeat for multi-ethnic Kosovo, because if the irresponsibility of Pristina and Belgrade toward Serbs in Kosovo continues, this region will become ethnically clean, argues Chairperson of the European Movement Rada Trajkovic. Trajkovic said on the ‘Dogovor’ TV show that Serbs in Kosovo are slowly remaining without a state. “By Brussels […]

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O’Connel: Return of Serbs to Prizren is normal (Koha Ditore, KIM Radio)

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British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruairi O’Connel paid a visit to Serb returnees in Prizren and stated that return of Serbs to urban settlements of this town and their integration is ‘the sign of normality”. Serbs are returning to their property in Prizren within the project supported by the British government. O’Connel underlined that in the […]

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Molliqaj: Haradinaj does not possess purity or wisdom to overthrow the regime (Gazeta Express)

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Dardan Molliqaj from Vetevendosje movement, spoke about the problems with the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and its leader, Ramush Haradinaj. Speaking for the public broadcaster RTK, Molliqaj said that Ramush Haradinaj cannot lead the “Alternative” list, being that he does not possess the purity nor wisdom to bring down what he calls […]

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Fuel import from Serbia to re-start from 25 April (Klan Kosova)

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Zef Deda, head of the Division for drafting trade policies, at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, told Klan Kosova that the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo was reached after 17 or 18 hours of discussions. “This agreement will become effective on 25 April and Kosovo importers will continue with their importing of fuel,” Deda […]

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Visa liberalization, Kosovo also in the EU agenda (Lajmi)

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Kosovo expects to receive very soon the recommendation for visa liberalization as government officials in Pristina claim all criteria required by the European Union have already been met. Fisnik Rexhepi, senior advisor to Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration Bekim Collaku, told the news portal that Kosovo too is in the EU’s agenda for visa liberalization. […]

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EU allocates €4.2 million for Kosovo civil society (Koha)

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The EU Office/EU Special Representative in Kosovo announced it would allocate 4.2 million euro to support seven new projects to be implemented by civil society organisations in Kosovo. The funding is aimed at helping the civil society address issues such as protection of victims of violence, non-formal education and employment, promotion of fundamental and human […]

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