Belgrade Media Report 26 May
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Margallo to Nikolic: Spain will continue to support Serbia (Tanjug)
• EU ministers congratulate Serbia on growth, call for persistence in reforms (Tanjug/Beta)
• Hahn: Chapter 23 to be opened, formal decision next week (RTS/Tanjug)
• Protests in Decani (RTS/Tanjug)
• Hasani: We are requesting post of head of the Coordination Body and deputy minister (Politika)
• Albanians, helped by Serbs, silently occupy south Serbia (Sputnik/B92)
• Loncar: No harm was done to the guard (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Kavazovic should drop hate speech (Srna)
• Ivanic: Kavazovic’s statement shows we must maintain RS (Srna)
• Meholjic: Kavazovic incites intolerance and hatred (Srna)
• Inzko, called on religious and political leaders to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric (Srna)
• Sefik Dzaferovic informed about the terrorist activities of the infamous El-Mujahid squad (Srna)
• B&H Presidency accepted the invitation to attend a NATO summit (Srna)
• Bosic: Serb representatives will not support decisions on the population census (Srna)
• VMRO-DPMNE: We will respect Constitutional Court’s ruling (Telegraf.mk)
• New protest in Skopje against President’s pardoning decision (Telegraf.mk)
• Gruevski: SDSM Failed in to sway public opinion, now left to rely on biased Special Prosecutor (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Putin to Hold Talks With Serbian Prime Minister Vucic Thursday – Kremlin (Sputnik)
European intellectuals call for replacing Croatian culture minister (Liberation)
• Vojislav Seselj Seeks Political Resurrection in Bosnia (BIRN)
• 72 Points of Discord: Erdogan Ready to Flood Europe With Migrants (Sputnik)
Deçan/Dečani does not accept the decision on Monastery property (RTKlive)
Over three thousand people gathered today in Deçan/Dečani to protest against the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, which recognizes the property right to Deçan/Dečani Monastery property for over 24 hectares of land. The protest, organized by Deçan/Dečani mayor Rasim Selmanaj, and supported by all political forces of the municipality, ended peacefully. Selmanaj said […]
Read More →European Parliament discusses visa liberalization today (RTKlive)
The European Parliament will hold today the first debate on the proposal of the European Commission for removal of visas for Kosovo. The European Commission will initially present its arguments, then the report which has to undergo Parliament procedures will be drafted. Despite the fact that majority of the European Parliament support removal of visas […]
Read More →Serbs support demarcation with Montenegro (RTKlive)
Representatives of Kosovo Serbs at the Assembly claim that there is no reason not to vote the agreement for the demarcation of the border with Montenegro. According to Kosovo Assembly MP from the Serbian List, Nenad Rašić, this would open way to the process of visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens. Rašić told Radio Free Europe […]
Read More →Rašić: Ombudsman to be from non-majority communities (RTK2)
The Ombudsperson of Kosovo should be from non-majority communities, said MP Nenad Rašić at a meeting of the Assembly. “While I appreciate the work of the Ombudsman Jashari, I believe that Ombudsperson should be from non-majority communities since it concerns the position and rights of non-majority communities, the weakest links in any society,” said Rašić. […]
Read More →Mustafa: We welcome EU help on the war against corruption (Gazeta Express)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today that the European Union is welcomed to help Kosovo on the war against economic crime. “Kosovo has made significant steps in the war against corruption, terrorism and other phenomena,” Mustafa said. He made this statement at the launching of the joint project of the Office of […]
Read More →Serbian Dečani/Deçan – The new Albanian revolt (KoSSev, Sputnik)
The announced protests of Albanians, because of the restitution of land of the Dečani monastery, could raise ethnic tensions, also might radicalize the differences between the Albanian parties, which could directly affect the Serbian community in Kosovo. Media in Pristina are full of headlines on the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo about the […]
Read More →Kosovo Statistics Agency: Unemployment rate at 32.9 % in Kosovo (GazetaExpress)
The latest report published by the Kosovo Statistics Agency says that Kosovo’s unemployment rate is at 32.9%. According to this report, two thirds of the population in Kosovo are of working age, 15-64 years old. “Unemployment is more pronounced in women with 36.6% of women unemployed when compared to men with 31.8%,” the report notes. […]
Read More →Assembly to decide on census in the north (RTK2)
Draft Law on Census in four municipalities in northern Kosovo should be on the agenda of the next parliamentary session, while the census should be organized by the end of 2016. The majority of MPs, including the MPs of the Serbian List, voted to postpone discussion of the law for the next session, when elected […]
Read More →Ministers discuss return to Mušutište and Mitrovica North (KIM Radio)
Return to settlements ‘Mušutište’ in Suva Reka/Suharekë and ‘Brdo’ in Mitrovica North was discussed at the third session of the Inter-ministerial Commission for Return yesterday in Pristina. The chairperson of the working group, Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtić, said that he expects both proposals to be adopted, what would contribute to resolving problems […]
Read More →Journalists’ associations request annulment of election of RTK2 director (TV Most)
Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and Association of Journalists of Serbia in Kosovo requested from the RTK board of directors to annul the decision on election of the RTK2 (channel in Serbian language) director, because the elected candidate is not meeting the criteria provided by the Law on RTK. Nikola Krstić, who was elected […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 25 May
• Assembly approves draft law on prevention of money laundering (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Deçan/Decane municipality request revision of Constitutional Court’s verdict (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Maric calls on Deçan/Decane citizens to not direct their protest against the Church and Serbs (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• PM Mustafa warned Maric about his statements (KTV)
• CHDRF: PAK’s threats against RTK are unacceptable (RTK1)
• Inter-ministerial commission discussed return process (RTK2)
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- Serbian president warns of unpredictable scenarios in Kosovo - Türkiye Newspaper 23/04/2024Serbian president warns of unpredictable scenarios in Kosovo Türkiye Newspaper
- European Parliament adopts exemption of visa requirement for Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo - European Western Balkans 23/04/2024
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