Belgrade Media Report 20 May 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic to hold consultations with opposition on Monday (Novosti/Beta)
• Vucic, Chepurin discuss cooperation, sovereignty (Tanjug)
• Kozarev: Justice on FSS’s side, we are optimistic (Tanjug)
• NATO: “Western Balkans is important to us” (Danas)
• Is Washington using Kosovo to push Serbia toward NATO? (Tanjug)
• Criminal charges filed against 3 members of election board (RTS/Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Outvoting instead of consensus (Srna)
• There is no approval of entities for publishing population census results (Srna)
• Popic: Adopted decision on the processing of the data is not correct (Klix)
• Dodik: I do not interfere with operations of RTRS (Srna)
• Talks about political and economic situation (Srna)
• Results of Bosnian population census to create new political crisis (Hina)
• Montenegro hopes to join NATO by mid-2017 despite Russian concerns (Srna)
• Amendments adopted: Abolished people will be personally able to demand withdrawal of abolition from President (MIA)
• Poposki: EU sees latest steps as encouraging (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Inzko: Hofer is not welcome in Sarajevo (Der Standard)
• Montenegro set to become 29th member of NATO (politico)
• Refugees tell of being pushed back into Greece from Balkans (AP)
Marić: Unchanged position on Kosovo army, our priority is A/CSM (KIM Radio)
Minister for Local Government Administration in the Kosovo government, Ljubomir Marić, said to RTV KIM that the position of the Serbian List, when it comes to the establishment of Kosovo army has remained unchanged. Marić said that the Serbian List is not conducting any talks about this topic with anyone, and that their priority is creation […]
Read More →Washington wants Kosovo in NATO (Politika)
Following Croatia, Slovenia and Albania, which have become fully flagged members of NATO, Montenegro will soon find itself there. NATO will, as was announced yesterday by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, continue to be focused on Western Balkans since this region is important for NATO. In Washington however, work on further expansion of influence […]
Read More →Thaçi: Border-demarcation issue, a done deal (Lajmi.net)
Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaçi, said today that he will travel to Montenegro on Saturday to participate in the ceremony of the 10th anniversary of Montenegro’s independence. He said that he will not discuss other matters with Montenegro leaders. According to him, the issue of border-demarcation with Montenegro is finalized and signed by both countries. Asked about the AAK’s […]
Read More →Who are MPs from Kosovo in the Serbian parliament? (RTK2)
Out of 24 Kosovo Serbs who were on election lists in the Serbian parliamentary elections, six of them will have the opportunity to represent interests of Kosovo Serbs in the Serbian parliament. Zvonimir Stević from the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) is one of those six. He said to RTK2 that most important thing is […]
Read More →Veseli Gets Chance to Reshape Kosovo Ruling Party (Balkan Insight)
A long-term senior member and, until recently, deputy president of the party, the chairman of the Kosovo Assembly and former chief of the shadowy intelligence agency, the National Information Service, SHIK, is hardly a new player on the political scene. While claims that he will reform the party have mostly been met with skepticism, it […]
Read More →Marić: Statement about FIFA and UEFA negatively constructed (KIM Radio)
Following numerous critics and comments after his statement about Kosovo’s membership in FIFA and UEFA, Minister for Local Government Administration in the Kosovo government, Ljubomir Marić, says that it is all about spinning aimed at depicting him as the one who thinks badly about Kosovo. Marić’s statement that ‘Kosovo’s membership in sport associations FIFA and UEFA, […]
Read More →RIK files charges against three members of the electoral board in northern Kosovo (Kontakt Plus Radio)
The Serbian Electoral Commission (RIK), decided to file criminal charges against three members of the electoral board at the polling station Lešak 9 in Leposavić/Leposaviq. RIK informed that due to irregularities found at this polling station, charges would be filed against three members of the electoral board since it was noted, after the voting, that one […]
Read More →On the economy we need (Koha Ditore)
In his regular column, Lumir Abdixhiku writes for Koha Ditore that the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) represents a new economic momentum for Kosovo, despite the views from few skeptics. The reforms set out in the agreement, not only regulate a new economic and trade relation between Kosovo and the EU, but they […]
Read More →Kadaj-Bujupi: Vetëvendosje considers returning to Assembly (Gazeta Tribuna)
Vetëvendosje Movement MP, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, said yesterday that her party is considering returning to the Assembly after several weeks of boycott. According to her, they will be there to strongly oppose agreements on the border-demarcation with Montenegro and the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. She said that there will be coordination and resistance from the citizens, […]
Read More →Kosovo government allocates EUR 200,000 for Mitrovica Court (Klan Kosova)
The Kosovo government allocated today EUR 200,000 for the Basic Court of Mitrovica. The funds are aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Pristina-Belgrade agreement on the judiciary in the north.
Read More →Austrian Minister of Interior : Visa liberalisation by end of June (Insajderi)
The news site reports that the Austrian Minister of Interior , Wolfgang Sobotka, told Austrian TV station ORF that the decision to grant visa liberalisation for Kosovo, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia will be made by the end of June.
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