Belgrade Media Report 28 July
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ukraine’s vice PM says her country won’t recognize Kosovo (Beta/Tanjug/B92)
• Ministerial team within several days; Brussels says it is not interfering (Novosti)
• Reconstruction of sanctities in Kosovo and Metohija (Politika)
• Deputy Chiefs of General Staff of Serbia and Bulgaria discuss border security (Beta)
• Bakir to secretly visit Novi Pazar (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Referendum not directed against Bosniaks (RTRS)
• Dodik – Ivanov: RS will affirm its right to a referendum (Srna)
• RS CoP fails to reach agreement on Bosniaks’ request for protection of Vital National Interest (BHT1)
• Video of Serbian flag set on fire sparks fierce reactions in RS and Serbia (RTRS)
• New coalition formed – Franak, former Bridge members and Human Shield (Hina)
• Croatia to hold EU presidency in first half of 2020 (Hina)
• Elections will be monitored by 35 representatives of the Council of Europe (Dnevne novine)
• Krivokapic: Agreement is broken (RTCG)
• Ultimatum: URA asking Demos and SDP to exit the government (Dnevne novine)
• Macedonia: After party agreement, parliament to vote on legal amendments (Telegraf.mk)
• Ivanov: Macedonian institutions ready for possible second migrant wave (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Migrants stranded in Serbian no-man’s land (DW)
Read More →Ivanović: Useless waiting on Pristina to accept ZSO (Beta, Vecernje Novosti)
The leader of the Civic Initiative ‘Serbia, Democracy, Justice’ (SDP) Oliver Ivanović stated that waiting on Pristina to accept the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities (A/CSM) is useless and that Serbs should make the first step and create bodies of the A/CSM. “Pristina will not do it, since they have their internal problems and quite strong […]
Read More →Head of UNMIK visits Mitrovica North Municipality (Kontakt Plus Radio)
The Mayor of Mitrovica North, Goran Rakić, and the executive head of the municipal administration, Adrijana Hodžić, met with the head of UNMK Zahir Tanin and his team. The main goal of the visit of UNMIK’s head was introduction with the current situation in Mitrovica North Municipality. Rakić and Hodžić informed UNMIK delegation with the […]
Read More →Ukraine’s vice PM says her country won’t recognize Kosovo (B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze met in Belgrade on Thursday. They discussed “bilateral relations” and “agreed it was important that the leaderships of Serbia and Ukraine support the territorial integrity of both countries,” Tanjug reported, quoting a statement issued by the Serbian government. Vucic said he “hoped to […]
Read More →Rašić: In Kosovo is applied an unlawful act on pensions (Kontakt plus radio)
Member of the Parliament of Kosovo Nenad Rašić said that a request was filed before the Kosovo Constitutional Court for the protection of constitutional rights of citizens who receive the basic pension, or some kind of social assistance of 75 euro, who were deprived of this right, as he said, by an illegal bylaw of […]
Read More →How to strengthen position of Kosovo Serbs? (RTK2)
A “Platform on practical politics of the Serbian community in Kosovo” was presented yesterday in Mitrovica north. This platform identifies problems in five areas that should be addressed in order to strengthen the position of Kosovo Serbs. Working groups of the Serbian dialogue forum, in last 18 months, have analyzed the situation of Serbian community […]
Read More →UN’s Ban deeply concerned by ongoing purge, arrests in Turkey (MDE)
UN chief ‘underscored his deep concern about the scope of continuing widespread arrests, detentions and suspensions’ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the ongoing wave of arrests in Turkey since the attempted coup. Ban told Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during a telephone conversation that “credible evidence” must be presented swiftly so […]
Read More →Montenegro urges Kosovo to ratify border-demarcation agreement (BIRN/Indeksonline)
Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dusko Marković, in a statement for BIRN has urged Kosovo to fulfill its part of the border-demarcation agreement without further delay. Marković expressed concern that while parliament in Montenegro ratified the agreement at the end of last year, Kosovo has yet to complete its part. “Demarcation between Montenegro and Kosovo was […]
Read More →Serbian List confirms participation on demarcation debate (RTKLive)
The leader of the Serbian List, Slavko Simić, today confirmed that his party will participate on the debate on border-demarcation with Montenegro to be held on 3 August. Simić said he supports the public debate and hopes that a concrete solution will come out from the debate. “It should be a technical solution through negotiations… […]
Read More →Special court to begin work with temporary agreement (Telegrafi/RFE)
The Netherlands Ambassador to Kosovo, Gerrie Willems, told Radio Free Europe that special court for war crimes can begin work with a temporary agreement for its headquarters, until the approval of the agreement signed between Kosovo and the Netherlands by the Dutch Parliament. “The Dutch Parliament must still approve the agreement for the headquarters of […]
Read More →Kosovo lobbies for visa-free travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Telegrafi)
Kosovo lawyer, Azem Vllasi, has travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina on behalf of the Kosovo Foreign Ministry to lobby for the lifting of visa requirements for the people of Kosovo. Vllasi already met in Sarajevo the chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegović, and the Minister of Internal Affairs, Adil Osmanović. Representatives […]
Read More →Kosovo foreign minister says Turkey’s request to punish journalist ‘unacceptable’ (Reuters)
Kosovo’s officials have rejected a demand from the Turkish embassy for Kosovo to punish a journalist for making satirical comments on Facebook about the failed coup. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-turkey-journalist-idUSKCN1071I0
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- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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