Belgrade Media Report 09 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• ICTY requests UN Security Council aid for extradition of three Serbian citizens (RTS/Beta)
• Brammertz: War criminals still celebrated (Tanjug)
• Nikolic: Croatia doesn’t want good relations with Serbia (Beta/Kurir)
• Ljajic: Statement of Croatian President undemocratic and anti-European (RTS)
• Drecun: Serbia’s long term intention to develop institutions in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Marques: Serbia can assist regional political dialogue (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: No one in RS is interested in PIC conclusions (RTRS)
• SDA Mostar organizes meeting on Mostar (TV1)
• Complete Bosniak leadership is suspected of war crimes on territory of whole of B&H (Dnevni list)
• Representatives of NATO from Brussels promise additional assistance (Oslobodjenje)
• Ambassador Del Vechio says Bosnia’s stability is Croatia’s key interest (Hina)
• Hahn straightforwardly: Parliament boycott is unviable (CDM)
• NATO could be a cause of argument between opposition parties (RTCG)
• Elections: Macedonian Diaspora will cast their votes first (MINA)
• Poll: VMRO-DPMNE to win 23.3% of Votes (Telma TV)
• Polls: VMRO-DPMNE MPs lead in every Electoral District (MINA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Startling Statements From Macedonia’s Election Campaign (BIRN)
• Macedonia’s Election Risks Emboldening Other Strongmen (BIRN)
The request for Jablanović’s dismissal adopted in Leposavić/Leposaviq municipality (RTV Mir, Blic)
Councillors of the Leposavić/Leposaviq Municipal Assembly have asked the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-Government to dismiss Mayor Dragan Jablanović. At the regular meeting of the Assembly was adopted the request for dismissal, which will be sent to the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-Government in Pristina. Jablanović did not attend the session of the […]
Read More →Rakić: The wall would be transformed into an amphitheatre (NMagazin)
The announcement of the Mayor of Mitrovica north Goran Rakić says that the existing support wall near the Ibar/Ibër River bridge would be redesigned or transformed into an outdoor amphitheatre that will be part of the pedestrian zone in King Peter Street in the northern part of Mitrovica. This was announced after the meeting held […]
Read More →Serbian list: Conditions not met for the return to the institutions of Kosovo (RFE, Blic, KIM radio)
President of the Serbian List Slavko Simić says that conditions are not yet matured enough for the return of the MPs and ministers to the Kosovo institutions, although there is a will and that they are waiting the creation of normal conditions to do so. Simić said this for Radio Free Europe (RFE), adding that […]
Read More →Basha: Building of the wall in Mitrovica, a provocation (gazetametro)
The leader of the Democratic Party in Albania, Lulzim Basha reacted to the building of the wall in Mitrovica north, by saying that it represents a provocation coming from Serbia to bring destabilization in Kosovo. He took to Facebook to write that the Democratic Party offers full support to Kosovo population and institutions. “The Democratic […]
Read More →O ‘Connell: The boycott has not been successful in many cases (KIM radio)
British Ambassador to Pristina Ruairí O’Connell believes that the decision of the Serb political representatives to “freeze” their participation in the Government and the Assembly of Kosovo was a mistake, stressing that boycott as a political tool never gave results. British Ambassador in Kosovo Ruairí O’Connell, visiting the show ‘Dogovor’ on RTV Kim, said that […]
Read More →Albanian FM speaks of Kosovo’s participation in OSCE (Koha)
Albanian Foreign Minister, Ditmir Bushari, in his address to the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council taking place in Hamburg spoke about regional cooperation and Kosovo. “We have made good progress in regional cooperation with Western Balkans countries. There are six countries in this format and we look forward to Kosovo having a seat at this table […]
Read More →“Commitment to EU integration, regional stability” (B92)
Serbia is strategically committed to EU integration, and its interest lies in regional stability, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday. He was speaking at an OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Hamburg, Germany. First and foremost, we are interested in further development of regional stability through dialogue, peace and reconciliation – […]
Read More →Kosovo Bans Building of Serb Wall in Mitrovica (Balkan Insight)
The building of a concrete wall by the Serb authorities on their side of the bridge that ethnically divides the Kosovo town of Mitrovica was ordered to stop after strong criticism by Kosovo Albanian officials. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-serbs-build-a-wall-in-northern-divided-city-12-08-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 8 December
• Women from Kosovo and Serbia discuss dialogue and reconciliation (RTK2)
• Tahiri: EU says that wall in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica must be removed (KTV)
• EU does not say that wall will be removed (KTV)
• PM Mustafa announces other visits to north (KTV)
• Mustafa: Those that impeded visa liberalisation should be ashamed (KTV)
• Bushati speaks about Kosovo’s membership in OSCE (TV21)
– Matic: Word ‘reconciliation’ is not allowed in territory of the Balkans
(Summary of KTV – Rubicon show)
Headlines 9 December
• Tahiri: EU says Mitrovica wall should be removed (Koha)
• Media Headlines: EU does not say the wall in Mitrovica will be removed (Koha, Lajmi, Gazetametro)
• Wall in Mitrovica to become an amphitheater (gazetametro.net)
• Selimi: Wall in northern Mitrovica a result of Brussels dialogue (Zeri)
• KLA veterans warn situation could escalate if wall is not demolished (Koha)
• Mustafa: Those who hindered visa liberalisation should be ashamed (Koha)
• Lunacek: Kosovo to fulfill criteria for visa liberalisation (Zeri/RFE)
• Fajon: There is still hope for visas (Epoka e Re)
• NATO confirms eight new activities with Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• O’Connell: Missing persons issue cannot be negotiated (Koha Ditore)
• Gecaj: Demarcation must be ratified this month (Zeri)
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