Belgrade Media Report 20 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Serbia wants comprehensive solution to migrant crisis (Tanjug/RTS)
• Stefanovic and Vulin propose special measures for strengthening border control (RTS/B92)
• New round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on 26 September (RTS/Tanjug)
• Brussels to block Serbia over standstill in energy and telecommunications (Novosti)
• Jablanovic: I don’t know about the dismissal (Novosti)
• Norway helping renovate Orthodox churches in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Clark as a Kosovo miner (Politika)
• Vucic to be at Clinton Foundation event Hillary will miss (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• B&H’s Application for EU membership accepted (Fena/Nezavisne)
• Bosniaks not implementing B&H CC decision from 2006 for the past 10 years (EuroBlic)
• Dodik: Ambassadors should not interfere in internal affairs of B&H (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: Referendum cannot invoke criminal liability (Srna)
• Former B&H Army General: RS threatened by conflict in which the RS would disappear (TV1)
• Plenkovic, Petrov reach compromise regarding some demands submitted by Bridge (Hina)
• Petir supports Plenkovic’s invitation to HSS to join HDZ (Hina)
• Djukanovic – Johnson: Montenegro remains EU integration promoter in the Balkans (CDM)
• Kurz: Authorities in Albania, B&H and Kosovo should oppose the rising Islamic radicalization (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Clock is ticking for the Balkans (Anadolu Agency)
• Russia Lends Full Backing to Bosnian Serb Referendum (BIRN)
• Montenegro Albanians Unite in Elections, Seeking Power (BIRN)
• Western Balkans’ diplomacy chiefs: Commitment in field of infrastructure and energy (ATA)
This Is Why Balkan States Fear Brexit Could Kill Off Their EU Dreams (BuzzFeed)
From the refugee crisis to security threats, Europe’s biggest challenges pass through the Western Balkans. But officials worry that Brexit will see the EU turn inwards just as Russia’s influence in the region is on the rise. “Serbia will join the EU during Turkey’s presidency” is a running joke in Belgrade. But the growing sense […]
Read More →Selimi: Demarcation deal should be annulled (Indeksonline)
The Vetëvendosje Movement MP, Rexhep Selimi, told the news site the best solution to the issue of demarcation is canceling the current agreement, and then open the way for talks, even interparty debate outside the Assembly. “What we need is a demarcation agreement accepted with facts about the real situation. Demarcation must not damage one […]
Read More →Kosovo government insists offer to discuss demarcation is serious (RTK)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, is expected to step up his efforts to resolve the dispute among political parties on the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro as soon as he returns from his trip to the US. Mustafa’s advisor, Faton Abdullahu, said the offer to discuss border demarcation is serious and is aimed at […]
Read More →Delawie: Corruption in Kosovo, major obstacle to democracy (Koha)
The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said that corruption in Kosovo is the most serious obstacle for development and rule of law. He said the US will remain a partner to Kosovo in fighting corruption. Delawie made the statements at a roundtable organised by the US Chamber of Commerce aimed at installing a culture […]
Read More →Slovaks ignore “state of Kosovo,” respect UNSCR 1244 (B92, Večernje Novosti)
An incident has occurred at a Prague Process ministerial conference, after which the self-proclaimed state of Kosovo’s interior minister walked out. This has been reported by the daily Vecernje Novosti. Tuesday’s conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, is dedicated to the migrant crisis, with Serbia’s Deputy PM and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic in attendance. According to the […]
Read More →Frequent thefts in the municipality of Kamenicë/Kamenica (Kossev)
Unknown perpetrators stole two cows and a calf to Dimitrije Jevtić i the village Ajnovce, municipality of Kamenicë/Kamenica. This is only one in an ongoing series of thefts in recent moths which occur in Serbian areas south of the Ibar. Dragiša Savić, Deputy Mayor of Kamenica for RTV Puls says that he is “powerless” to […]
Read More →Kosovo Students Protest Against Serbian Church (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo students have been protesting against a Serbian Orthodox Church that stands on the Pristina University campus, claiming that it is a symbol of Slobodan Milosevic’s repressive regime. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/pristina-students-with-actions-against-orthodox-church-09-19-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 19 September
• Thaçi: OSCE contributed to development and strengthening of democracy (TV21, Klan Kosova)
• Jablanovic uninformed of his dismissal from Management Team (RTK2)
• No movement on election reform (KTV)
• Beyani urges Kosovo and Serbia to find durable solutions for IDPs (Klan Kosova)
• SAA implementation remains an issue (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Students oppose functionalization of a building at UP yard Most (All monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova & KTV)
• University of Pristina calls for return of its property (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Vujicic enters hunger strike, accuses Ahmeti of fascism (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Headlines 20 September
• Opposition’s alternatives on border demarcation agreement (Koha Ditore)
• Little hope on demarcation meeting (Zëri)
• UN General Assembly summit, good opportunity for lobbying (Epoka e Re)
• Thaçi: OSCE, crucial in organising elections in the north (Epoka e Re)
• Kurz: Kosovo among places with growing radicalism (Kosova Sot)
• Sherifi: Association might bring turmoil (Kosova Sot)
• In six months, 109 police officers under investigation (Zëri)