Belgrade Media Report 26 October
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Serbia loves the world organization the most because it also loves us (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Agreement not prejudging status of Kosovo (Beta)
• No consensus in EU on opening chapters for Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dacic: No opening of chapters – so what (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Miscevic: Opening of chapters depends on dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug)
• Patrushev proposes Memorandum of Understanding to Serbian Interior Ministry (B92/Beta)
• Djukanovic steps down (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dusko Markovic DPS candidate for prime minister (CDM)
• Djukanovic: Foreign interest interference is an attack on European values (CDM)
• Appellate Division of B&H Court rejects appeal filed by Durakovic regarding election process in Srebrenica (TV1)
• B&H CEC fails to pass decision on cancellation of elections in Stolac (BHT1)
• RSNA passes Law on RS Day as secular holiday (RTRS)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Montenegro’s veteran PM stepping down for new government (AFP)
• Albanian Court Stalls Vital Judicial Reform Law (BIRN)
Stojanović: The old political practice has to stop (RTK2)
Kosovo inherited a political practice, where Serbs accept everything served, emphasized Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović, adding that this has to stop. He says that he informed EU officials about the position of Serbs. -And that’s why we launched the initiative to inform the key positions in the EU institutions but also other addresses in […]
Read More →Tahiri: Without recognition of Kosovo state, there are no relations with Serbia (Kosovapress)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, reported today to the Kosovo Assembly Commission for Foreign Affairs. Tahiri assessed that establishment of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia is conditioned by recognition of Kosovo state by Serbia. She said that the same policy has been practiced with other countries of the world. According to Tahiri, the […]
Read More →At the Brussels table only Vučić and Mustafa? (Večernje Novosti)
The European Union is considering an option to accelerate the talks between Belgrade and Pristina. In the case of changing the format of the dialogue, there will be no technical dialogue and all will fall under the “roof” of Johannes Hahn. To speed up the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and to make it more […]
Read More →Hoxha: We sent a verbal note to Serbia about Thaci’s arrest (Koha)
Kosovo’s Justice Minister, Dhurata Hoxha, today while reporting to the Committee on Legislation, spoke about the arrest of the Kosovo Police regional director, Nehat Thaci, by Serbian authorities. Hoxha said that “the Ministry of Justice has sent a verbal note to Serbia about Thaci’s arrest.” She also said that there was a hearing session yesterday […]
Read More →Association of Kidnapped and Murdered in Kosovo and Metohija (KIM radio)
In the case of the “Drenica 2”, the Court of Appeals brought mild punishments for proven crimes against Albanians, but not for the kidnappings and murder of Serbs, said the statement. As stated, ten miners of the mine Belaćevac were detained in the Lukovac camp. “Kidnapped Serbs were detained in this camp, and then transported […]
Read More →Braathu: We are all affected by extremism (Zeri)
The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jan Braathu, said today in Pristina that no country in the world is completely immune to radicalism and extremism. However, according to him, everyone must work on prevention. “We are all affected,” Braathu said, adding that the OSCE, together with Kosovo institutions, is working in this direction. […]
Read More →PDK and LDK clashing over budget (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, is saying that Kosovo’s budget for 2017 will be €2 billion; however, the issue of the budget could be the reason behind the eventual breakup of the ruling coalition. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), led by Kadri Veseli, is not satisfied with the budget lines drafted by the Ministry […]
Read More →Gashi: If PDK leaves the coalition, we will respect their decision (Klan Kosova)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Arben Gashi, told Klan Kosova today that if the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) decides to go to early parliamentary elections, the LDK will respect the decision of their ruling coalition partner. “I don’t think Kadri Veseli [PDK leader] has indicated early elections yet. There is no final decision. […]
Read More →“Our mission is to prevent extremism, Islam is a religion that calls for peace” (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister for Interior Affairs, Skender Hyseni, said in Pristina today that his ministry has drafted a country-wide strategy to prevent radicalism and terrorism. At the International Conference Against Violent Extremism, Hyseni said “the Interior Ministry is focused on preventing the radicalisation of society and safeguarding traditional Islam in Kosovo. Islam is a religion that […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 25 October
• OSCE condemns threats against journalist in Kosovo (RTK2, RTK1&TV21)
• No agreement between leaders on demarcation (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Gllogovc/Glogovac to enter extraordinary elections (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Serb representatives: We will not be accepting things that are served to us (RTK2)
• Thaçi: Serbia must be part of solution for missing persons (RTK2)
• Minister Bajrami says that Kosovo cannot apply reciprocity with Serbia (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Disagreements and quarrels between Kosovo Ashkalis and Egyptians (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Headlines 26 October
• Declaration on demarcation, hostage of LDK and AAK (Koha)
• Abrashi: There will be more meetings of political leaders (Koha)
• LDK MPs: Veseli wants to become prime minister prior to special court (Zeri)
• Constitutional Court rejects Serbian List demands (Kosova Sot)
• Fadil Demaku resigns his MP post (Zeri)
• “Serbia is dangerously reemerging hegemonistic project” (Epoka e Re)
• Interior Ministry hosts international conference against extremism (RTK)
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