Belgrade Media Report 01 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic meets with heads of security services on the eve of his meeting with Serb officials from B&H (RTS)
• Vucic: I don’t see the point of the meeting (Tanjug)
• LDP: Postpone presenting of opinion; SNP: Do not deprive Serbs of democratic rights; Omerovic: Dodik does not care about people (Politika)
• Djuric: Aim of Tachi’s visit to Jarinje was causing riots (Tanjug)
• Juncker responds to Vucic’s letter (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Vucic respects Juncker, but can’t stand false symmetries (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: They missed the topic (RTS/Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Better if they didn’t write anything (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: No ban can prevent referendum (TVN1)
• Salkic: PIC has obligation to stop secessionist, referendum action (TV1)
• Covic: PIC’s statement is balanced (Fena)
• Zvizdic: PIC’s joint statement is positive but insufficient step towards protection of constitutional and legal arrangement of B&H (FTV)
• Ivantsov: I believe referendum will be held (RTRS)
• Croatian politicians are against referendum on RS Day (N1)
• Ambassador of Kosovo: Albanians influenced establishing Montenegro (CDM)
• Political parties set 11 December as date for early elections (Republika)
• Hahn and Mogherini welcome political agreement to hold elections (MIA)
• Gruevski, Zaev, Ahmeti on agreement (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Divided West Leaves Bosnia’s ‘Governor’ Exposed (BIRN)
• Balkans tighten borders as Turkey waits for EU to meet terms (The Irish Times)
Assembly vote on border demarcation with Montenegro postponed (media)
Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa told members of the Kosovo Assembly today that circumstances are not right to vote on the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. “As Prime Minister, I believe that today the circumstances are not right to vote on the demarcation with Montenegro … The government has withdrawn the draft law from the […]
Read More →New Head of EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative Nataliya Apostolova takes up posts (Koha Ditore)
The new Head of the EU Office in Kosovo and the EU Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, has taken up her posts today, 1 September 2016. Ms. Apostolova, a Bulgarian national, has served both in her national diplomatic administration and in the European External Action Service for over 25 years. Most recently, she was the Ambassador […]
Read More →The government withdraws demarcation (Insajderi.com)
Ratification of the agreement for demarcation of the border between Kosovo and Montenegro will not occur today at the Assembly of Kosovo. The government of Kosovo has decided to withdraw the point of ratification of the demarcation of the border with Montenegro from today’s agenda. According to the sources of Insajderi.com, the reason for withdrawal […]
Read More →EULEX withdrew from prosecuting lawyers Dejan Vasić and Faruk Korenica (KIM radio)
Lawyers Vasić and Korenica were accused to have influenced the witnesses, and hampered the evidence as the defenders of Zarko Veselinovic, who has been charged with attempted aggravated murder of two members of the special unit “ROSU”. The prosecutor has dropped the case after a testimony of five witnesses before the judge. “I am sorry […]
Read More →Štrpce/Shtërpcë : Explosive found in a school (KIM radio)
Members of the regional police units from Uroševac/Ferizaj conducted a search of the Economic and Trade School in Štrpce/Shtërpcë and on this occasion found a larger amount of explosives, reports TV Herc. The search was conducted due to an info which Kosovo police had, said Kosovo police spokesman for the region of Ferizaj/Uroševac Agim Gashi. […]
Read More →Kosovo Police arrests Vetëvendosje MP Derguti (Gazeta Express)
The Vetevendosje Movement MP, Aida Derguti, was also arrested by the Kosovo Police today inside the premises of the Kosovo Assembly. Sources told the news site that Derguti was arrested because during the security check she had a pepper spray in her bag.
Read More →Kosovo Police and Rugova residents deny reports about armed incident (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Police have denied today a report published by Serbian news website Novosti according to which shooting was heard on Wednesday evening at the border between Kosovo and Montenegro. Residents of the region also denied having heard any shooting on Wednesday.
Read More →UN Women launches report on sexual violence victims (Zeri)
The UN Women in Kosovo on Wednesday launched the project “Conflict brought no flowers” dedicated to survivors of sexual violence during the war in Kosovo. The project aims at making the voices of the victims of sexual violence be heard and give recommendations to relevant institutions on helping these victims. Flora Macula, chief of the […]
Read More →Vetëvendosje MP Kadaj-Bujupi arrested by Kosovo Police (Telegrafi)
The Vetevendosje Movement MP, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, was not allowed to enter Kosovo Assembly building today and was arrested by Kosovo Police. According to media reports, she was arrested after security found tear gas canisters in her possession. . Vetevendosje Movement through a press statement reacted against Kadaj-Bujupi’s arrest. “The government has ordered the arrest of Donika […]
Read More →Serbian List will not attend assembly session today (Kosovapress)
Slavko Simic, head of the Serbian List parliamentary group, told the news agency that Serbian List MPs will not attend today’s session of the Kosovo Assembly that is expected to vote on the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. “We have decided not to attend the session because of the recent security situation and also because […]
Read More →Molliqaj: Protest will escalate only if provoked by police (Indeksonline)
Vetevendosje’s organizational secretary, Dardan Molliqaj, said today he was confident that the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro will not be ratified by the Kosovo Assembly. “Peaceful protests will convince many members of parliament not to vote in favor of the demarcation. The protest will escalate only if there is provocation by the police,” Molliqaj said.
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