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Belgrade Media Report 01 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Citizens often see EU as machine for pressure over Kosovo (Beta/B92)
• Serbia-Germany relations at very high level (B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Dacic on B&H’s lawsuit against Serbia (RTS)
• Nikolic discussed cooperation with Chinese official (Beta)
• Mogherini arriving to the Balkans to amortize tensions (Politika)
• McAllister: Resolution on Serbia due after elections (Tanjug/RTS)
• Gojkovic: I will slate presidential elections on Thursday (Tanjug/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Constitutional court of B&H to declare 1 March invalid holiday (Srna)
• Probe needed into illegal opening of letter (Srna)
• Softic said in 2013 he is no B&H agent before ICJ (Vecernji list)
• B&H CoM continues normal functioning despite crisis (TV1)
• Dodik: SDS once again proven to be inferior and lenient when it comes to Bosniak policy (BNTV/RTRS)
Montenegro
• They seek guarantees for repeating the elections (Pobjeda)
• Montenegro to make decisions on its own (RTCG)
fYROM
• Macedonia rises: Massive gatherings in Prilep, Kicevo, Kumanovo (Telegraf.mk)
• US calls on leaders to form a new government without further delay (META)
• European Parliament demands a transparent transition of power and population census (META)
• SDSM leader Zaev meets Chinese Ambassador Lixian (MIA)
Albania
• US Embassy welcomes Prenga’s departure from parliament (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Tensions Rise as Macedonia Protests Continue (BIRN)

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Mustafa: Commission’s report on border demarcation to approved this week (media)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said the government will endorse this week the Commission for measuring of Kosovo territory report this week which gave the green light to the current version of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. At the government meeting, Mustafa said this is the last chance for the agreement to be […]

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Djuric: Community of Serb Municipalities will be formed (B92, Jedinstvo, Blic)

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Marko Djuric says he has lost faith in Pristina’s readiness to work on implementation of the Brussels agreements. However, the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija added that he is convinced the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) would be formed after all. “I believe work on the Statute for forming the Community must […]

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Kozarev: Pristina long avoids the formation of the ZSO (KIM radio)

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Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Dušan Kozarev says that Pristina will not be able to avoid the formation of the Community/Association of the Serb municipalities for long. “We hope that in the coming days when we expect visit of the European officials, that there will be an opportunity to remind Pristina […]

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Mitrovica North protests over Albanian street names in Suhodoll/Suvi Do (Koha)

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The move by Mitrovica municipal authorities to put up Albanian street names in the village of Suhodoll/Suvi Do has led to the reaction of Mitrovica North Mayor Goran Rakic who warned that “unilateral actions will not be tolerated.”  “I reemphsise that the southern and northern municipalities of Mitrovica have not signed the memorandum on their […]

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Trump Administration Maintains US Support for Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

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Contrary to the hopes of some Serbs that President Donald Trump might change course and favour Belgrade, the new US administration has repeatedly said that it supports Kosovo’s independence. The Trump administration has offered a number of clear signals in the last week that its support for independent Kosovo will not waver, despite hopes among […]

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Haliti: The truth is not being said about demarcation (Lajmi.net)

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Deputy President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Xhavit Haliti, said that the border between Kosovo and Montenegro was predetermined and Kosovo institutions cannot move it despite the major objections of the opposition parties and civil society. He said that state commissions are hiding this and added that he does not trust them. “I do not […]

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Vucic:Citizens often see EU as machine for pressure over Kosovo (B92)

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Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he is convinced that Serbia will remain firmly on the European path when he “leaves the government in a month, two, or three.” During his meeting in Belgrade with members of EU’s Working Party on Enlargement (COELA) and representatives of the EU Council and the European Commission, Vucic said that […]

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Rakić: We will not tolerate unilateral actions of the municipality South Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio)

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North Mitrovica Mayor Goran Rakić said today that setting up the street names in the Albanian language in Suvi Do/Suhidoll was illegal and unacceptable, and he recalled that the municipality of Mitrovica North and South have not signed the memorandum on delimitation. Rakić also said that the relevant ministries would put pressure on the South […]

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The names of the streets in the Albanian language appeared in Suvi Do/Suhodoll (TV Most, KIM radio)

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President of the local community in Suvi Do/Suhodoll Mićo Kragović says that the Albanians have set up the street signs late the night before. He adds that the Serbs from this village are outraged and very upset by this move of neighbours and perceive this as pressure and the first step towards the ethnic cleansing […]

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Mogherini Visits Western Balkans To Calm Rising Tensions (Balkan Insight)

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The EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, is visiting the Western Balkans at a time when ethnic and politician tensions are undermining the European integration process. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/mogherini-visits-western-balkans-to-calm-rising-tensions-02-28-2017

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Thaçi: Truth and Reconciliation Commission does not replace Brussels dialogue (Lajmi)

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The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission intends an internal reconciliation between Albanian and Serb communities. During his speech at the second meeting of this commission, Thaci said that this process is  separate from the one of the discussions with Serbia in Brussels, but it will help on reaching […]

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