Belgrade Media Report 28 February
LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Albanians need to respect agreements (RTS)
• Nikolic: Peace, stability Serbia’s primary goals (Beta)
• Tanin concerned over growing tension in Kosovo (Beta)
• US, Great Britain for reducing UNMIK, Russia against (RTS)
• Ugljanin supports B&H request for revision of lawsuit against Serbia at ICJ (RTS)
• Elections in five municipalities on 23 April (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS Assembly holds special session on issue of revision of B&H’s lawsuit vs Serbia (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic confirms Court demands clarification about Softic, not statement on revision of ruling (N1)
• Wigemark calls on politicians not to block state institutions (TV1)
• March 1 – beginning of ethnic cleansing of Sarajevo (Srna)
• Dodik: I will not be there to meet with Mogherini due to important meeting in Moscow (RTRS)
• Covic: Coordination Mechanism does not function (TV1)
Montenegro
• Milosevic: DPS ready for talks with opposition (Dan)
fYROM
• Zaev hands over MP signatures to Ivanov (MIA)
• DUI to decide on whether to form coalition with SDSM or go into opposition (Telegraf.mk)
• U.S. Embassy: We agree with Stoltenberg and Hahn’s opinions about the government (META)
• MEP Vajgl urges Macedonia to form new government as soon as possible (MIA)
• EU Ambassador Zbogar meets SDSM leader Zaev (Republika)
• Civic initiative marches in Skopje for united Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• Basha, promises to ex-persecuted in the name of “New Republic” (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• China urges political solution to Kosovo issue (Xinhua)
• Congressmen Call for Probe into Macedonian Soros Involvement (Breitbart)
• Rumbling Balkans threaten foreign policy headache for Trump (The Guardian)
Delawie: Religious leaders and families play crucial role on prevention of extremism (Media)
The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, saidtoday at the “Engagement of Civil Society in Countering Violent Extremism” round-table that violent extremism could be prevented if the religious leaders and Kosovo families are involved. “Local communities are the most powerful asset that we have to prevent radicalism. Families, society and […]
Read More →EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee approves Lunacek’s report on Kosovo (Media)
The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee approved today a report drafted by the Deputy President of the EP and Rapporteur for Kosovo, which refers to Kosovo’s progress towards the European Union. “Today’s vote again sends a strong signal that the future of an independent Kosovo lies in the European Union. With only a few steps […]
Read More →Gazeta Express: Border demarcation deal to be sent to Assembly this week
The government of Kosovo is expected to resubmit the border demarcation agreement to the Assembly this week, reports the news website quoting sources from the government. This will pave way for the presidency of the Assembly to include the border demarcation agreement on the agenda for one of the upcoming sessions in March. The voting […]
Read More →Mustafa: Economic development, government priority (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said at a conference in Pristina that economic development is a priority for the government and that Kosovo has improved its ranking in world indexes for doing business. Mustafa said the government will make further efforts to improve the investment climate and that the labour market in Kosovo is […]
Read More →Kosovo Parties Eye Their Chances in Fresh Elections – See more at: Kosovo parties eye their chances in fresh elections (Balkan Insight)
With the disputed Montenegro border agreement likely again to come before Kosovo’s parliament, an early general election looks increasingly possible. Kosovo’s coalition government is planning to reactivate its plan to proceed with ratification of the controversial border demarcation agreement with Montenegro – and the document may be put before parliament already in early March. The […]
Read More →The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia: Voting in Kosovo then counting of votes in Serbia – illegally (Insajder.net)
Until now used method of determining the results of voting in Kosovo and Metohija for the elections in Serbia was not in accordance with the law, according to the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia (CCRS) in June 2016. The upcoming presidential election will be the first after this decision of the […]
Read More →Rumbling Balkans threaten foreign policy headache for Trump (theguardian)
In Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, signs of ethnic tension are on the rise again A familiar billboard face looms large over the shabby streets and squares of the Balkan city of North Mitrovica. “The Serbs stood by him all along!” says the slogan in English beneath the giant image of Donald Trump staring out […]
Read More →Nikolic addresses UNSC, criticizes Pristina’s “rude” rep (B92)
President Tomislav Nikolic said in New York that he insisted on several important topics during the UN Security Council meeting on Monday. The meeting was dedicated to the latest report of the UN secretary-general on the work of the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK. According to Nikolic, among those topics was “how to influence Pristina […]
Read More →Tanin: There is no alternative to dialogue (Serbian media)
Today all Serbian media reported on yesterday’s session of UN Security Council devoted to the situation in Kosovo. Special representative of the Secretary General and head of UN mission in Kosovo Zahir Tanin presented the quarterly report on Kosovo and said that Belgrade and Pristina accused each other for inflammatory rhetoric that resulted in a […]
Read More →Kosovo imam accused of terror charges, tax evasion (AP)
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Prosecutors in Kosovo say they have charged an imam with urging people to join terror groups in Syria and Iraq and commit terror acts and also inciting inter-ethnic hatred. A statement Monday said that the suspect, identified as Sh.K., from Pristina, was also accused of tax evasion in his business. Prosecutors […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 27 February
• Çitaku: Establishment of KAF will not be negotiated with Serbia (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Votes of minority MPs needed to pass demarcation (KTV)
• Freedom of media in Western Balkans not at satisfactory level (RTK1)
• Kosovo media representatives took part in Western Balkans conference (RTK1)
• RTK management initiates procedures against Trade Union chairman (KTV)
• Opposition demands constitutional changes (KTV)
• Two Vetëvendosje resolutions not voted due to lack of quorum (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
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