Belgrade Media Report 24 June 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Referendum can be called here, when they beat me in the elections (B92)
• Other reactions to the Brexit (B92, RTS, Tanjug)
• Serbia, Kosovo agree to open two new Administrative Crossings (RTS)
• New Government much alike the old one (Politika)
• No new conditions for Serbia on EU path (TV Pink)
• Nikolic: Ambassador Lopandic made a mistake (VIP)
• Serbia and NATO: Joint explanation regarding need for cooperation (Beta)
• New protest of “Let’s not drown Belgrade” initiative on June 25 (Beta)
• Situation in media the worst since 2001 (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: “No” to adapted SAA does not mean “no” to European path (RTRS)
• Covic, Radoncic discuss adaptation of SAA (TV1)
• Agreement on joint involvement in local elections signed (Srna)
• Radoncic: SNSD and Ivanic often compete who will play “greater Serb” (FTV)
• Petir condemns Serbian propaganda against Stepinac (Hina)
• Brkic says elections for new HDZ chief on 17 July (Hina)
• Karamarko relieved of number of posts (Hina)
• Albania ratified the Protocol too, Pajovic: Albanians are proven friends of Montenegro (Antena M)
• DPS has 40.4% of voter support (Antena M)
• EU does not endorse SDSM’s boycott as Parliament is key institution of every democratic country (Telegraf.mk)
• Kosovo Provocations: Extremists to lay foundations of “Greater Albania” in Pristina (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia hopes of opening key EU Chapters fade (BIRN)
• Here’s the story behind Hillary Clinton’s claim about landing under “sniper fire” in Bosnia (Business insider)
Over 80 per cent of young wish to leave northern Kosovo (KIM Radio)
The biggest problem of young people in northern Kosovo is unemployment, whereas 80 per cent of young people 15 to 30 years old wish to leave this part of Kosovo, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Youth Educational Club ‘Sinergy’ from Mitrovica North. Other problems, beside the unemployment, listed by the […]
Read More →Thaçi: Serbs are not against establishment of Kosovo armed forces (Klan Kosova)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, said that the process for establishment of Kosovo armed forces has not stalled but that there were unfortunate delays in the process. In an interview, Thaçi said it is very important that in the ongoing internal dialogue, representatives of Kosovo Serbs are not against the idea of establishing armed forces […]
Read More →Stojanović complains UNMIK has no competencies (Koha)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Branimir Stojanović said in an interview for the Belgrade paper Večernje Novosti that it is a bad thing UNMIK is excluded from processes in Kosovo and added that it is good EULEX is present to control local institutions. “Agreement on the process of transfer of competencies from international missions to Kosovo […]
Read More →Civil society organisations demand dismissal of Prizren mayor (Epoka e Re)
Representatives of 39 nongovernment organisations protested in Pristina yesterday demanding the dismissal of Prizren mayor Ramadan Muja for negligence following the tragic death of a three-year-old girl two weeks ago. The protesters said that if the government of Kosovo fails to take measures to address their concerns, they will look into the possibility of referring […]
Read More →“No new conditions for Serbia on EU path” (B92)
Germany “supports Serbia’s European Union membership and there are no new conditions for the country on the path towards the EU.” However, it is expected to coordinate its foreign policy with EU positions, German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann said Thursday. Commenting on a statement by Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the […]
Read More →26 companies interested in a feasibility study for Trepča (RTK2, KoSSev)
At a meeting of the Board of Privatisation Agency of Kosovo one of the highest priority issues was the question of Trepča and the tender which is open for the procurement of professional services for a feasibility study for Trepča. The announcement from this meeting says that there is the great interest of international companies […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 24 June
• Borderline between south and north Mitrovica based on Kosovo laws (Koha)
• Thaçi: I will not allow “re-colonization” of Kosovo by Serbia (Koha)
• Calls for review of border demarcation increasing (Zëri/RFE)
• Murati: Border demarcation best resolved through arbitration (Koha Ditore)
• Gecaj: We will carry out population census in the north (Epoka e Re)
OSCE Broadcast 23 June
• President Thaçi announces recognition from Vatican (Klan Kosova)
• VV announces protest for opening of Ibër Bridge (Klan Kosova)
• Civil society urges PM Mustafa to suspend Prizren Mayor (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• AAK and Nisma agree to be part of demarcation commission (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• AAK and Nisma MPs risk losing their mandates (KTV)
• Civil servants do not like the Government’s treatment (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Charges against six arrested Serbs eased (Klan Kosova)
OSCE Broadcast 22 June
• No representatives of Serbia in the working group for Association’s statute (RTK2)
• Mayor Bahtiri urges citizens to be calm(Klan Kosova)
• Srpska List addresses Government’s decision to the Constitutional Court (KTV)
• Veseli considers parliamentary ethics as an urgent institutional need (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Kuçi commends judiciary institutions (Most monitored broadcasters, RTV21)
• Court fines two Serbs and extends 48-hours detention measure to four others (RTK2)
• Serb candidates for position of KJC member interviewed (Klan Kosova)
• Former Partes/Partesh mayor sentenced (Klan Kosova)
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