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Belgrade Media Report 09 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: When I finished my conversation with Stoltenberg I was almost crying (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic: Relations in region very important factor for Serbia’s further progress (RTS)
• Djuric: Message from Belgrade – there is no Kosovo army (RTS)
• RIK determines 8.253 polling stations; polling stations in Kosovo to be determined by 12 March (Beta)
• OSCE not to have observers at polls, only limited mission (Beta)
• Vukosavljevic: Proud guardians of the Serbian language in Albania (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA and HDZ B&H fail to reach agreement on Election Law of B&H (TV1)
• Radoncic: Situation is getting stabilized, SBB B&H and HDZ B&H to hold meeting (TV1)
• Western Balkans PMs to define joint projects at preparatory meeting in Sarajevo for Trieste summit (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Markovic invited everyone except DF to join his government (CDM)
• Senate will ratify the Protocol soon (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Protesters keep marching in Skopje, across whole country for united Macedonia (MIA)
• Dimitriev: Parliamentary alongside local elections to end crisis (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE Central Committee decides to resist redefining of Macedonia, as SDSM again asks for the mandate (MIA)
• Arifi: Legal solutions will be found to reschedule local elections (Meta)
Albania
• Albanian opposition signals the boycott of upcoming elections (TV Klan)
• Basha: Drugs money, parliamentary elections at risk (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• ‘Overture to a Coup’: Macedonia’s Crisis May Lead to Country’s Disintegration (Sputnik)

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Đurić: We remain committed to talks (TV Most)

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Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić says that Serbia is surprised by the decision of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Pristina to halt the dialogue, and said that Belgrade remains committed to the talks as a way to resolve disputes. Đurić believes that now is clear that all the work […]

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“Journalist need institutional solidarity to fight safety risks” (B92)

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On February 27, the Austrian Chairmanship of the OSCE held a high-level conference on Freedom of the Media in the Western Balkans, at Hofburg in Vienna. The following is the address at the conference of Veran Matic, head of Serbia’s Commission for the Investigation of Murders of Journalists and news editor-in-chief for B92: I believe […]

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Lisovoj: Association/Community must be formed (Telegrafi)

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Andrei Lisovoj, head of the Russian diplomatic office in Kosovo, said today that cooperation between the municipalities of Kosovo must not be politicised. Addressing a conference on cooperation between municipalities, which is being held in Mitrovica, Lisovoj said that the city of Mitrovica is the entry gate into Kosovo and that Mitrovica’s success is Kosovo’s […]

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Kosovo state much more important than Thaçis complexion (dialogplus.ch)

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Enver Robelli writes today in his opinion piece that Hashim Thaci’s and his dependents’ concerns, are not Kosovo’s concerns, therefore Pristina should coordinate with NATO, the U.S. and the EU with regards to the creation of the army. “This is where Kosovo’s irresponsible politicians such as Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli lead us to. Their […]

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Assembly endorses resolution which suspends dialogue until Haradinaj’s release (Lajmi.net)

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Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Pal Lekaj, proposed today again during the Assembly session a resolution related to Ramush Haradinaj’s case. He said that discussions with Serbia should suspend until Haradinaj’s release. The coalition government parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Democratic League of […]

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A decision on polling stations in Kosovo and Metohija on March 12 (Kontakt plus radio)

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For the presidential elections in Serbia, scheduled for 2nd April, 8 253 polling stations will be open, it was announced today by the Republic Electoral Commission. The REC also told that a decision about polling stations in Kosovo and Metohija will be made on 12 March.  

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Đurić: Formation of Armed Forces of Kosovo will not happen, and it is a great success of Serbia (Blic)

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Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić said that the formation of security forces of Kosovo will not happen, as announced by Hashim Thaçi, and stated that it was an undoubted diplomatic success of Serbia. Đurić recalled on the statement of Stoltenberg in which he opposed the way of establishing of armed […]

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Kosovo government: Creation of army cannot remain dependent on Serbia (media)

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The government of Kosovo has issued a press release saying that it will review the draft law on Kosovo Security Force (KSF) transformation as soon as it receives it from the Assembly and make sure it is in line with the Constitution of Kosovo. The press release states that the draft law was proposed by […]

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Russian destabilisation of Balkans rings alarm bells as EU leaders meet (The Guardian)

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The European Union needs to be more visible in the western Balkans to counter Russian attempts to destabilise the region, a leading MEP has said, as EU leaders gather for a summit in Brussels on Thursday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/08/top-mep-says-eu-must-do-more-to-stop-russia-destabilising-balkans

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PM declares “victory” in Kosovo army dispute with Pristina (B92)

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It has been confirmed in a telephone conversation between the Serbian PM and the NATO chief that the military alliance opposes the formation of a Kosovo army. Serbia’s state broadcaster RTS reported this late on Wednesday. Jens Stoltenberg also told Aleksandar Vucic that NATO had officially warned Pristina that the organization is opposed to the […]

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Norway against unilateral formation of Kosovo Army (Koha)

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Norway’s Foreign Minister, Borge Brende, has urged Kosovo’s authorities to refrain from transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force without a constitutional change and an inclusive political process. “Norway will remain a partner in Kosovo’s efforts for reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration. Regional stability and cooperation is a prerequisite for deeper integration. […]

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