Belgrade Media Report 08 August
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Cabinet revealed; Assembly to elect it by end of week (B92)
• EU announces deal is made on bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica (B92)
• NAZI symbols at Croatian celebration of anniversary of operation “Storm” (VIP)
• FM Dacic hits back after Croat president’s Storm statements (Tanjug)
• Dacic: “Germany jails for use of ‘Sieg Heil’, while Croatia…” (B92)
• Vulin: EU needs to say which policy is unacceptable (Beta)
• Vulin: Serbia to change nothing if EU-Turkey agreement on migrants falls through (Beta)
• Jeremic in close second behind Guterres in UN vote (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• EU: Everyone should support Izetbegovic-Dodik agreement (Dnevni avaz)
• Uncertain if B&H CoM will adopt Coordination Mechanism agreed by Izetbegovic and Dodik (BHT1)
• Covic keeping Izetbegovic and Radoncic on ice (Nezavisne novine)
• SNSD’s Radojicic: Referendum will be held in September (RTRS)
• Dodik: Croatia making progress in backwardness (Srna)
• Croatia refuses to receive Serbia’s protest note over flag-burning incident (Hina)
• Orepic: Historians, judiciary should define character of “For the homeland ready” salute, Petrov: salute should neither be banned nor used (Hina)
• The URA left because of the election calculations (MINA)
• URA’s exit would not shake up anyone (RTCG, Antena M)
• Skopje floods: Storm takes lives of 21 People (Telegraf.mk)
• EU extended condolences to Macedonian families, Hahn: EU ready to help Macedonia (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Milosevic exonerated by International Tribunal, media is silent (Telesur)
• Serbian war crimes boast highlights prosecution failures (BIRN)
• Bosniaks in Serbia hold rally in support of Turkey (Anadolu)
• Will Serbia ever try generals for Kosovo crimes? (BIRN)
What is hindering the completion of the temple in Pristina (Kontakt plus radio)
Serbs in Kosovo believe that the time has come for the completion of the Orthodox church of Christ the Saviour in Pristina. Especially after field testing on suspicion of the existence of mass graves which proves the church does not constitute a crime scene. “We will surely discuss in the next period, for the start, […]
Read More →Kosovo court refuses extradition of British priest accused of child sex abuse (RTK)
The Basic Court in the city of Peja/Peć has once again refused the extradition of Lawrence Soper, a former British priest. Soper, known in Kosovo as Andrew Charles, was arrested on 12 May years after Interpol issued an arrest warrant against him on suspicion of child sex offences. The court refused the extradition request citing […]
Read More →Maxhuni: We have prevented terrorist incidents (Kosovapress)
Kosovo Police director general, Shpend Maxhuni, said in his report before the Kosovo Assembly Committee on Internal Affairs, Security and Supervision of the Kosovo Security Force that the security situation in Kosovo is calm and stable. He said the Kosovo Police has made progress in the fight against human trafficking as well as economic crime […]
Read More →Kelmendi Wins Kosovo its First Olympic Gold (Balkan Insight)
After Majlinda Kelmendi won a gold for judo in Rio, national leaders along with thousands of people took to social media to rejoice over the country’s first-ever Olympic medal. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/majlinda-kelmendi-wins-kosovo-s-first-olympic-gold-medal-08-08-2016-1
Read More →UN Security Council to debate on Kosovo on 25 August (Koha)
The United Nations Security Council on 25 August will discuss the quarterly report of the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, on the developments in Kosovo. In his report, Ban expressed concern regarding the Kosovo – Serbia relations. The report, among other things, shows the concern over the stagnation of the integration process, but also […]
Read More →Civil society to protest today in Pristina (media)
Several civil society organisations announced a protest for Monday, 8 August, at 19:00 against organized crime and corruption. The protest, second in a row, is organized following the recent publications of telephone conversations between the senior officials of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, linking them to illegal activities.
Read More →Udovičić: We can’t recognize Kosovo through sport (KIM Radio)
Recommendation of the Serbian Government and all Serbian sport associations at the Olympic Games is that Serbian athletes should leave the medal podium if they end up there together with the Kosovo representatives, however the final decision would be up to every individual athlete, the Serbian Minister for Sport, Vanja Udovičić, stated. He said to […]
Read More →Reconstruction of the bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica kicks off (Danas)
Pristina agreed, at the last meeting in Brussels facilitated by the EU, with Belgrade’s proposal that works on revitalization of the bridge and construction of a pedestrian zone in Kosovska Mitrovica would kick off on Sunday, 14 August and end on 20 January 2017. Opening of the bridge should become a symbol of normalization of […]
Read More →Jugović: Negotiations to shift to Moscow (Danas)
The vice-president of the Movement of Socialists (coalition partner of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party), Bratislav Jugović, who was presented as potential Serbian presidential candidate by the Russian web portal Sputnik, argues that negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina should shift to Moscow and explained that Russia is unavoidable geopolitical factor without which not a single […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 8 August
• Kosovo Assembly to review demarcation during this week (Zëri)
• SG Ban urges Pristina and Belgrade to continue dialogue (Bota Sot)
• Mustafa: Dialogue with Serbia should start in new format (RFE/Epoka e Re)
• PDK and LDK begin government reshuffling talks (Koha Ditore)
• Government of Kosovo ready to come to FYROM’s aid (Bota Sot)
The day we carried the Olympic Torch for women and girls (Koha Ditore)
Co-authored by Thaiza Vitória, 15-year-old Brazilian handball player and member of the ‘One Win Leads to Another’ programme in Rio de Janeiro and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Both of them carried the Olympic Torch on the day of the opening ceremony of the Rio Games. At first glance, we may seem worlds apart; two women from […]
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