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Belgrade Media Report 21 June 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• “The government in ten to twelve days … By July 3, and then I’m going to Paris” (Beta, Tanjug)
• Vucic: I believe that Serbia will have Croatia’s assistance (Tanjug)
• Vucic, Grabar Kitarovic meet with Croatia’s ethnic Serb representatives (Tanjug)
• Igor Mirovic elected Vojvodina Prime Minister (Novosti)
• DS leader pushes for NATO membership and same-sex marriage (B92)
• Collective refugee centers to be closed by year-end (Tanjug)
• Double Standards: For UEFA “Kosovo is Albania” is OK, “Kosovo is Serbia” is not (Vecernje Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Visit to China will be an opportunity to define all segments of agreements (Srna)
• Ivanic warned of a major crisis in the B&H joint institutions (Srna)
• Prosecutor’s Office of B&H rejects analysis of Judge Korner (Fena)
• Karamarko resigns as HDZ chief (Hina)
• Milanovic: Dissolution of parliament only way to snap election (Hina)
• Plenkovic says ready to run for HDZ President (Hina)
• SNP submitted a resolution on the referendum on NATO (MINA)
• SNP to clearly declare on NATO (RTCG)
• Former US officials to Obama: Montenegro should join NATO as soon as possible (CDM)
• Protests in Skopje: SDSM brings people from other cities to join “Colorful Revolution” (Telegraf.mk)
• Federica Mogherini: Need for open dialogue and Przino Agreement implementation (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Stoltenberg: Montenegro’s path is decided by the country itself, not by Russia (RSE)

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President Thaçi meets European Parliament President Schulz (Koha)

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President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi was received today in Brussels by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. Thaçi informed Schulz on the recent developments in Kosovo, with particular emphasis on Kosovo’s commitment on visa liberalisation process. “Kosovo has met the criteria for visa liberalization and we expect a meritorious decision by the European […]

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Klina: Group of Serbs detained (KiM radio)

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In the village Petrič, Klina/ Klinë municipality, after the celebration of the feast of St. Trinity, Kosovo Police detained six Serbs. The incident occurred yesterday when ethnic Albanians reported that a group of Serbs are provoking them with the Serbian flag. According to unconfirmed information, when the police stopped the vehicles with the Serbs who […]

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Thaçi’s request for Brussels: Acceleration of visa liberalisation process (Telegrafi/RFE)

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Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaçi, will meet today in Brussels the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini and president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. Sources within the presidency told the news site that President Thaçi will emphasize Kosovo’s commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration and its role as a “factor of stability […]

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Albanian and Bosniak local councilors against the erection of the monument to Duke Lazar (KIM Radio)

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Local councilors of Mitrovica North Municipality decided, at the extraordinary assembly session, to erect a monument to Duke Lazar Hrebeljanović in Mitrovica North, after what Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Bosniak councilors left the session, expressing their dissatisfaction that the topic of Duke Lazar was discussed at all. Official proposal was submitted by the councilor from […]

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Jevtić: Still more than 200.000 displaced from Kosovo (TV Most)

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On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtić, said that 17 years after the conflict in Kosovo there are still more than 200.000 displaced persons from Kosovo. In a communique forwarded to media Jevtić said that that return of displaced is still a topic […]

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Youth basketball camp sets off in Gërmia Park (Kallxo.com)

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A junior basketball tournament organised by the OSCE has started yesterday in the Gërmia Park in Pristina. OSCE deputy head of mission in Kosovo, Paivi Nikander, said the event is aimed at uniting young basketball players of different communities. “I believe the joint commitment of all and the will and youth enthusiasm will lead to […]

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12 Serb families to return to Mushtisht near Suhareka (Indeksonline)

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The news site reports that an agreement has been reached for the return of 12 Serb families to the village of Mushtish, in the municipality of Suhareka. The municipality will built 12 houses for the families in the area where they used to live before. According to unofficial sources, the Serb families have also demanded […]

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Bahtiri: EU to complete its mission regarding Ibër/Ibar Bridge (Epoka)

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Mayor of Mitrovica South, Agim Bahtiri, told the paper the European Union must complete its mission regarding the revitalization of the Ibër/Ibar River Bridge. “The EU must finish its mission in this aspect because it is a signatory and guarantor of the agreement. We ask that the revitalization process of Ibër/Ibar River Bridge to be […]

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Double standards: For UEFA “Kosovo is Albania” is OK “Kosovo is Serbia” is not (Večernje Novosti, InSerbia)

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Events at the European Football Championship in France have shown once again that UEFA has two faces, writes Serbian daily “Večernje Novosti”. European house of football, from which no one in Serbia can expect a shred of justice, has turned a blind eye to both eyes at the stadium in Marseilles, where a transparent saying […]

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Kosovo Agency to Audit Mustafa’s, Thaci’s, Assets (Balkan Insight)

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The declared assets of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and President Hashim Thaci are to become the subject of a financial investigation by the Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency. The anti-corruption body held its annual draw last week and announced that among other high officials, Mustafa and Thaci would have their assets audited. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-anti-corruption-to-audit-the-assets-of-mustafa-and-thaci-06-20-2016

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Kosovo PM accepts resignation of minister facing probe (AP)

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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa has accepted the resignation of his environment minister, who offered to step down last week after his name appeared on a list of officials being investigated on suspicions of abusing public money. Ferid Agani was among 64 people, 44 of them doctors, who allegedly used their positions to channel patients […]

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