Belgrade Media Report 8 July 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Li: China not changing policy towards Serbia; Djuric: We appreciate support (RTS/Tanjug)
• The UN in Serbia warns of further deterioration of the situation facing refugees and migrants at the Serbia-Hungary border (RTS)
• Stefanovic, Vulin, Loncar: Balkan migrant route still exists (Tanjug)
• Vulin demands from Vucic urgent session of security services coordination bureau over migrants (RTS)
• Serbia considering concrete action on migrant crisis (Tanjug)
• Negotiating position for Chapter 23 without Zagreb’s request (RTS)
• New Mufti of Islamic Community takes office (Beta)
• Medjak: Constitution to be amended at least twice (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Another proof of lack of B&H credibility (Srna)
• RS government defines proposal of law on processing and publication of census results for RS (FTV/N1)
• Four never exhumed mass graves found in Posavina (Srna)
• Radoncic: We have to identify attackers from last year’s commemoration in Srebrenica, we owe it to Vucic (RTRS)
• Commission says Plenkovic’s candidacy for HDZ leader valid (Hina)
• Haindl expected to convey message after meeting with party representatives (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia: As Przino meeting ends, positions of parties move up slightly (Nova TV)
• Macedonian State Election Commission: Voters cannot be erased from electoral roll (Telegraf.mk)
• “Colorful Revolutionaries” demand EU to include civil sector in solving Macedonian political crisis (Telegraf.mk)
• Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry says Macedonian opposition prepares new “Colorful Revolution” (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia Under Fire Over US Albanians’ Murders (BIRN)
• Moscow regrets Montenegro’s refusal to hold referendum on NATO membership (TASS)
• Balking at enlargement (The Economist)
Montenegrin opposition: We will revoke recognition of Kosovo and sanctions to Russia (Blic, Srna)
Montenegrin MP from the ranks of the opposition Democratic Front (DF), Milan Knežević, yesterday said during the Assembly session that this party will revoke decision on recognition of Kosovo, as well as the decision on introducing sanctions to Russian Federation, if they win elections in October. “Democratic Front, when it comes to power in following […]
Read More →The Church won’t be touched during excavations (KIM Radio)
The search for postmortem human remains will be conducted next week in the yard of the Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina, however the Church won’t be touched, said the head of the Kosovo Commission for Missing Persons, Prenk Gjetaj. He dismissed reports of some Belgrade-based media that intention of Pristina is to undermine […]
Read More →About political amorality (Koha Ditore)
Lumir Abdixhiku, considers that it is already clear that the new political generation, just as their predecessors, does not recognize moral as an element of policy making. “While the older ones used to hide their dirty political businesses of embezzlement and usurpation, the younger ones mock the others and express them openly with miserable public […]
Read More →Hoxhaj urges CARICOM countries to recognise Kosovo (Epoka e Re)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, has called on five countries members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that have not recognised Kosovo to do so and thus help implementation of joint projects. “Recognition of Kosovo and establishment of diplomatic relations with these countries would open a new chapter of cooperation,” said Hoxhaj during a visit to […]
Read More →Kosovo Massacre Survivors Refuse to Testify in Belgrade (Balkan Insight)
Two key witnesses who survived a massacre of Kosovo Albanians in the village of Cuska in 1999 refused to testify in what they called the “farcical” war crimes trial of 10 Yugoslav Army troops. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/two-key-albanian-survivors-reject-appearing-in-serbian-court-07-06-2016
Read More →Border Deal Remains Stuck in Kosovo Parliament (Balkan Insight)
Despite repeated calls for Kosovo’s government and parliament to speedily ratify the controversial border with Montenegro, neither institution seems in any hurry to do so. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/border-deal-with-montenegro-disarrays-kosovo-assembly-07-07-2016
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 8 July
• Demarcation raises tensions at the Assembly (dailies)
• Kosovo conditions dialogue with implementation of agreements (RFE)
• Kosovo backs down from threats of reciprocity measures to Serbia (Koha)
• Çaushi: We will not give up territory for visas (Zëri)
• Rexhep Selimi criticizes Kosovo Serb ministers (Epoka e Re)
OSCE Broadcast 7 July
• Foreign Affairs MEPs call for visa free travel for Kosovo (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• 214 Serb IDPs to return to Kosovo (RTK2 & Klan Kosova)
• Assembly committee interviews Alma Lama and Hajdin Abazi (KTV)
• Rrahmani requests resignation of all of managers involved in ‘stent’ affair (KTV)
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