Belgrade Media Report 22 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Serbia will invest everything in order to preserve peace (RTS)
• Vucic: We do not support Republika Srpska referendum (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets ministers from Iraq, Palestine, Morocco on margins of UNGA (Beta)
• Nikolic: We will not allow surprises (Novosti)
• Djuric following the incident: They will not stop the Serbs (Tanjug)
• Pristina wants its “big ear” in Belgrade (Politika, by Dejan Spalovic)
• Stefanovic, Burhkard: Interior Ministry, OSCE cooperating well (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Sarajevo’s rhetoric as tragic as silence of the international community (Srna)
• Izetbegovic plans to file new appeal with B&H CC to try to dispute name of RS (Narodne novine)
• Dodik: Even Putin cannot change our decision on referendum (Nezavisne novine)
• RSNA Collegium discusses B&H CC’s decisions, asks RS government to submit amendments to RS Law on Holidays in procedure (TV1)
• Due to war threats in B&H, Croatia will ask from USA and EU protection of Croats in B&H (Jutarnji list)
• HNS rejects possibility of backing HDZ-Bridge government (Hina)
• Croatian president holds bilateral talks on margins of UN assembly (Hina)
• Djukanovic: US President praised the progress Montenegro made on NATO path (CDM)
• Vujanovic and Dinosa: Cooperation strengthening is in mutual interest (CDM)
• These parties and coalitions are running in the upcoming elections in Montenegro (RTCG)
• Are these elections for forming Montenegrin government or a referendum on NATO? (CDM)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Welcome to EUgoslavia (Politico.eu)
• Serb Referendum Vote Prompts Fears of Strife in Bosnia(Newsweek/Reuters)
• The Ebbing of Democracy in the Western Balkans (Carnegie group)
Kosovo police attempt to “arrest and deport” Marko Djuric (media)
Marko Djuric has said that “a crude and unlawfully attempt to arrest and deport him from Kosovo” took place in Gracanica last night. The Kosovo police in this Serb enclave late on Wednesday stopped and held a car in which the director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo was traveling, demanding that he leaves […]
Read More →Kosovo authorities order Đurić to go back to Serbia (Koha)
Kosovo authorities have ordered the head of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo Marko Đurić, who was visiting Graçanica/Gračanica, to go back to Serbia. Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Valon Murtezaj, said that although Đurić did possess permit to visit Kosovo, he behaved in an inappropriate manner. Murtezaj recalled that under the agreement on Kosovo visits, […]
Read More →Kosovo Judicial Council asked to resubmit nominations for judges (RFE)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, will not decree 34 judges from the Serb community nominated by the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) since 2015. Thaçi’s office said the KJC nominations have not been processed due to the expiration of the legal deadline. It also stated that they have asked the KJC to resubmit the nominations including […]
Read More →Simić says “incident” with Đuric sends bad message to Kosovo Serbs (Koha)
The Serbian List leader, Slavko Simić, during the Kosovo Assembly session today said that the “incident” that occurred last night in Gracanica where Kosovo Police stopped the director of the Office for Kosovo in the Serbian Government, Marko Đuric, sends a bad message for Serbs in Kosovo. Simić also mentioned cases of Mushtisht and Novobërdë/Novo […]
Read More →Gaxherri: No church or mosque will be allowed in University campus (Koha)
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Besa Gaxherri, during the Kosovo Assembly session today said no church or mosque will be allowed in the campus of the Pristina University. “We have a secular state. Serbian Church was built under Milosevic’s regime, everyone knows what purpose this church had at that time. Kosovo Serbs are […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 21 September
• PM Mustafa received by US President Obama (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Assembly will not discuss demarcation on Thursday’s session (TV21)
• Djuric: The past between Kosovo and Serbia should be left behind (RTK1)
• Stojanovic and Kostic criticize Gracanica/Graçanicë Police Commander (Klan Kosova)
• Gecaj: Vetëvendosje activist torched my wife’s vehicle (RTK)
• Ferhat Dinosha appointed as Ambassador of Montenegro to Kosovo (KTV)
• Institutional support requested for integration of RAE community members (RTK1)
• CHDRF criticizes the new law on road traffic (TV21)
Headlines 22 September
• PM Mustafa meets U.S. President Obama (dailies)
• Assembly to meet today, demarcation not on agenda (Kosova Sot)
• Opposition not in the mood to meet PM Mustafa (Epoka e Re)
• Thaçi: Kosovo people not to be affected by Kurti’s statement (Gazeta Express)
• Jablanović: We will self-organize after Kurti’s statement (Indeksonline)
• North officials not yet convinced about opening of Mitrovica bridge (Koha)
• Đurić: Apology for victims, through dialogue (RTK)
• Dinosha, first Montenegrin ambassador to Kosovo (Koha Ditore)