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Belgrade Media Report 20 June 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Chinese President Xi Jinping pays three-day visit to Serbia (Tanjug/RTS/Beta)
• U.S. Embassy hails ratification of EULEX extension deal (Beta)
• “It’s Russia, not Serbia, standing in way of Kosovo in UN” (Tanjug)
• Brezovica tourist center development deal voided (Beta)
• Pastor: SNS, SPS and SVM to form Vojvodina Government (Tanjug)
• Serbian PM, Croatian President to sign declaration (Tanjug, RTS)
• Joksimovic welcomes political will to open a path to Serbian-Croatian dialog (Beta)
• Around on thousand protesters gather at Novi Sad counter-rally (VIP)
• European Commission monitoring Vojvodina RTV changes with concern (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• President of the RS Milorad Dodik met with Chinese President Xi Jinping (RTRS)
• RSNA to discuss date of special session of RSNA dedicated to Census (Hayat)
• Those who signed census gave reason for new Serb-Bosniak conflict (Dnevni avaz, N1)
• Kovacevic: Inzko’s letter re ownership over state property that is no longer banned is attempt to seize part of RS territory (RTRS)
• US Ambassador to B&H: Washington cares a lot about B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic: OHR led us to this situation in Mostar (Dnevni list)
• Ivanic: I do not believe Covic and Izetbegovic agreed on Mostar (Dnevni list)
• Moore: I am not exerting pressure over B&H institutions (Nezavisne novine)
• Parliament dissolved with 137 votes for (Hina)
• Djukanovic: DPS showed superiority by inviting the opposition (RTCG)
• DPS to be divided after the election (Radio Petnjica)
• NATO is the highlight of Montenegrin independence (RTCG)
• Gruevski: VMRO-DPMNE is always with people, SPO has become coalition partner of SDSM (Telegraf.mk)

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Đurić: Hardly attainable normalization of relations between Serbs and Albanians (Blic, Sputnik)

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Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Đurić said this evening that “the persistent aggressive rhetoric”, which often is veiled and sometimes not even that, or anti-Serb, by individuals in Pristina, creates negative social climate in which is difficult to achieve normalization of relations between Serbs and Albanians. – The European […]

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Gračanica Book Fair was banned (Vesti)

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After three years of organizing the book fair in Gračanica, which is village that does not have even a bookstore, Pristina institutions denied the right to the citizens of that village to enjoy the books, at least for a fifteen days. Vidovdan Book Fair, which was to be held from 15 June to 01 July, […]

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Diplomacy can undermine extremism (Klan Kosova)

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The following opinion piece by President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, originally appeared in the US-based Religion News Service agency.  Islamist extremism has become an increasingly deadly challenge for the Western world. A particularly unfortunate response can be seen in the rising influence of far right, isolationist and nativist political forces on both sides of the […]

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30k refugees from Bosnia and Croatia, 200k IDPs from Kosovo (B92)

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On this year’s World Refugee Day there are still almost 30,000 refugees in Serbia from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. In addition, there are more than 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kosovo in the country, the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees has announced. “Despite all efforts and significant funds from the budget of Serbia and from the […]

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Jevtić: Soon return of the first families to Mušutište (NMagazin)

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Dalibor Jevtić, Minister for Communities and Returns, announced laying of foundation stone for construction of the first houses for returnees in Mušutište for a little more than a month. Jevtić said that the priority, after the reconstruction of the first houses, would be to renovate the monastery in Mušutište. Jevtić urged local governments and local […]

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Grabovci: Government should not delay demarcation issue (Gazeta Blic)

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The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) parliamentary group chief, Adem Grabovci, told the news site his party has not yet decided whether it will vote in favor of the border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. However, Grabovci called on the government to send the agreement to the Kosovo Assembly as soon as possible. “The government should not […]

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UNHCR in Kosovo marks World Refugee Day (RTK)

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On the World Refugee Day, the head of UNHCR in Kosovo, N.L. Narasimha Rao, invited the citizens to join events organised to mark the day in Kosovo that include open-air screening of films at the Skenderbeu square in Pristina. Rao said that at present the world is facing the highest number of refugees since World […]

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Negligence of state authorities led to establishment of special court (Kosovapress)

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Although members of the Kosovo Assembly have already voted in favor of the establishment of the special court, legal experts in Pristina argue that this was a great mistake and an injustice vis-a-vis the state and people of Kosovo. According to these experts, Kosovo’s institutions should have conducted investigations into war crimes allegations. They further […]

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OSCE Broadcast 19 June

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• New law on census in the north incites polemics (KTV)
• CEC violates law on civil service (KTV)
• Volunteers work on “Sunny Valley”, despite Ministry’s decision (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj urges new negotiations regarding demarcation with Montenegro (TV21)
• Deçan/Decane historians announce collective lawsuit again Constitutional Court judges (TV21)

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UNMIK Headlines 20 June

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• Agreements are blocked, opposition wants dialogue with Serbia to stop (Koha)
• Thaçi: Demarcation is a done deal (Kosova Sot)
• Gaxherri: There is space to revise demarcation agreement (Epoka)
• Veseli: Kosovo is committed to good neighborly relations (Epoka)
• Deçan/Dečani historians to sue Constitutional Court judges (Zëri)
• Book fair cancelled after Kosovo blocks books from Serbia (Kosova Sot)

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