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Belgrade Media Report 7 June 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic begins consultations on new government (RTS/Tanjug)
• Maja Gojkovic re-elected parliament speaker (Beta)
• Six vice-presidents, general-secretary of the Serbian parliament elected (Tanjug)
• Gojkovic: Working summer in parliament (RTS)
• Ristic: Gojkovic violated Constitution and laws by refusing to slate local elections on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija (New Serbian Political Thought)
• Vucic: Freedom must be accompanied by responsibility (Tanjug/RTS/Beta)
• Dacic receives Eichhorst (Tanjug/RTS)
• Stankovic, Sadiku visit Presevo, Bujanovac on the same day (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Population census continues to be the main issue (Srna)
• B&H Council of Ministers reached a conclusion confirming the commitment on implementing the Reform Agenda (Srna)
• Leaders of SDA, HDZ and SBB negotiating about Mostar (Nap.ba)
• Disciplinary action against the prosecutor in Fahrudin Radoncic case (Patria)
• HDZ: Karamarko is huge burden for government and HDZ, motion for no-confidence vote underway (Hina)
• Serb minority MP says not participating in talks on government reshuffle, but contact exists (Hina)
• DUI leader meets US and EU ambassadors (Telegraf.mk)
• Ivanov: I decided to rescind all pardons (Telegraf.mk)
• VMRO-DPMNE’s reaction to Ivanov’s decision for complete rescinding of pardons (Telegraf.mk)
• Ultimatum and vandalism: “Colorful Revolution” completely paints Macedonia square (Telegraf.mk)
• About 2mn migrants might arrive on Macedonia’s southern border if Turkey is further angered by migrant deal (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia, everybody’s darling, burning candle at both ends (Deutsche Welle)
• The Masks have Fallen in Serbian House of Cards (European Western Balkans)

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Is Isa Mustafa welcome in the North? (RTK2)

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Representatives of local governments in northern Kosovo say that visit of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa still is not officially announced. Whether he will come to the north is uncertain, and the mayors of the four municipalities in the north said that they have not been officially notified. “I really do not know, nor I would […]

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Konjufca: Radical actions if government sends agreements to the Assembly (Kallxo)

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Vetevendosje parliamentary group chief, Glauk Konjufca, said in an interview for the news site that “there will be radical actions” if the government decides to send the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and the agreement on the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities to the Assembly for ratification. “Boycotting the work of the Assembly is becoming counter-productive. […]

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Crisis is deepening (Kosova Sot)

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The front page editorial of the paper notes that return of the biggest opposition party at the Assembly is a warning for return of the tensioned sessions and deepening of political crisis. Vetevendosje movement has ended its boycott of the Parliament, on the verge of the ratification of the agreement for demarcation of the border […]

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Tahiri travels to Brussels to discuss Serbia’s blockade on telephone code (Kosovapress)

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Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, has travelled to Brussels today where she will meet Angelina Eichhorst, the European External Action Service’s Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey. The meeting will focus on Serbia’s blocking of the implementation of the telecom agreement, the independence of KOSTT and the revitalization of the Iber Bridge […]

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Suvi Do: Six families affected by the theft (KIM Radio)

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Six families, five Serbian and one Albanian, were affected by a theft in village Suvi Do near Lipljan/Lipjan, Živojin Nastić one of the affected residents from the village said to RTV KIM. Nastić said that the value of the stolen items from his family, and of his two brothers, amounts to EUR 6000. Affected families […]

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Kovrage: Bomb thrown at the house of Nikolić family (KIM Radio)

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The house of Nikolić family from village Kovrage near Istok/Istog was not burglarized as previously reported in media yesterday, instead a bomb was thrown at the house, web portal Ikos. rs reports. According to information available to this web portal, Kosovo Police first suspected that the house was burglarized, however after the investigation they concluded […]

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Oliver Ivanović: EULEX wants to break me (Večernje Novosti)

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All my life I’ve spent doing the opposite of what I’m charged. Therefore, I hope the Court of Appeal will, when considering my case, come to that conclusion. I believe that the verdict will be overturned into acquittal, because that will be the only just solution. These are the words of the leader of Civic […]

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Serbian Kibbutz in Kosovo (Večernje Novosti)

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The impressive returnee settlement “Sunčana Dolina” (Sunny Valley), or as they call it – the first Serbian kibbutz in Kosovo – soon will be built at the foot of the ancient town of Zvečan. The preparation of the field is on-going. In a few weeks, with joint forces of the Serbian Government Office for KiM, […]

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There are no conditions to hold a census (TV Most)

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A meeting between Serbian political representatives, ministers in the Government of Kosovo, Deputy PM, MPs and mayors of all ten municipalities with Serbian majority in Kosovo was held in Mitrovica North, with the aim to achieve a general consensus on the proposed law on the census in northern Kosovo. The meeting resulted in a common […]

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Opposition demands special commission for border demarcation (RFE)

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While preparations are underway by the government of Kosovo to put up for ratification at the Assembly the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro, opposition parties claim they will continue efforts to prevent such a scenario from unfolding. According to them, the border demarcation issue requires the setting up of a new, special commission comprised of […]

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AAK still undecided whether to return to Assembly (Indeksonline)

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The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) responded positively to the call for a joint meeting between the three opposition parties, initiated by the leader of Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri. AAK’s senior member and spokesperson, Muharrem Nitaj, told the news site that the AAK is ready for a joint meeting, however, they first need […]

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