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Belgrade Media Report 17 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian government annuls Pristina’s decree on property (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Five disputable things with Pristina and no one reacting (RTS/Politika)
• Djuric: Kosovo and Metohija – post-conflict zone with minimum rate of returns in the world (RTS)
• Radomirovic: Cadaster proof of what is Serbian property (Tanjug)
• Zakharova: Forming of Kosovo army against UNSCR 1244 (Beta)
• Rebic presents arguments in Lyon against Kosovo’s membership in Interpol (RTS/Novosti)
• Around 7000 migrants in Serbia (Beta)
• Jeremic: Opposition should control election in Kosovo (RTS)
• Seselj: Whole government to end up in prison if they recognize Kosovo independence (Novosti)
• Stamatovic leaves SNP (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Summit of Western Balkans Prime Ministers takes place in Sarajevo (N1)
• Serbian PM Vucic’s interview with BHT1 (BHT1)
• Vucic briefly meets with Dodik after summit in Sarajevo (RTRS)
• SDA: Summit of Western Balkan PMs shows B&H’s dedication to stability in region and cooperation (Oslobodjenje)
• Komsic: Summit did not bring anything concrete, only messages what needs to be done (FTV)
Croatia
Montenegro
• EP: EU must not remain passive to the events in Montenegro (CDM)
fYROM
• Rallies for united Macedonia resume in Skopje, across whole country (MIA)
• Ivanov: Macedonia is example of double standards and hypocrisy of international order (MIA)
• Zbogar: In Brussels there is great interest about the situation in Macedonia (Meta)
• Russia: Foreign interference into Macedonia must stop (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU Tells Balkans to Quit ‘Playing With Fire’ and Work Together (Reuters)
• Karadzic Contests Prosecution Appeal for Tougher Sentence (BIRN)
• Albania warns Macedonia not to bring ethnic twist to crisis (EurActiv/AFP)

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“Belgrade has documents to prove its owneship in Kosovo” (B92, Tanjug, KIM radio, TV Most)

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As much as 58 pct of Kosovo’s territory – including state, private and “socially” and church-owned real estate – is the property of Serbia. It belongs to the state, its citizens and institutions, and the state has the original cadastre documentation to prove this, Tanjug is reporting, citing former head of the Kosovo and Metohija […]

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Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia: ”Serbia opposes Kosovo’s membership in Interpol”

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Website of the Ministry of the Interior in Serbia announced that yesterday Police Director Vladimir Rebić met with Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stoke in Lion. The Ministry stated that Rebić has cited Serbia’s reasons against the Kosovo’s request for membership in the organization. ”The meeting discussed this request and we have made clear reasons for […]

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Rival Activists Embody Serbia’s Russia-West Split (Balkan Insight)

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Two female activists who were born the same year and studied together now represent opposite ends of the political spectrum, reflecting Serbia’s deep divisions over EU membership and relations with Russia. Milica Djurdjevic and Anita Mitic are two of the most high-profile young activists of their generation, but the 27-year-olds hold political beliefs that are […]

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Thaci “ashamed over burning of several houses, churches” (B92, Tanjug)

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On the eve of the anniversary of the start of mass riots in Kosovo targeting Serbs, Hashim Thaci claimed that he “felt ashamed” because of those events. “Then, in 2004, what least should have happened, happened to Kosovo. Something happened that led to Kosovo embarrassing itself,” said Thaci, who is now Kosovo’s president, and added: […]

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March 2004 pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo remembered in schools (B92)

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The first class in schools across Serbia today was dedicated to the March 17, 2004 anti-Serb violence in Kosovo, known in Serbia as “the March pogrom.” On the anniversary of the start of the riots, ministers of education and labor Mladen Sarcevic and Aleksandar Vulin visited the Petar Petrovic Njegos elementary in Belgrade and spoke […]

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Ruecker: Kosovo should fulfill visa liberalisation criteria (Kosovapress)

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Former head of UNMIK, Joachim Ruecker, said in an interview to Kosovapress that Kosovo is on the right track towards European Union integration but that it needs to fulfill visa liberalisation criteria. He said that he saw progress during his visit to Kosovo. “I am positive Kosovo is in the right direction and will eventually […]

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Rama: KSF supports draft law on army (RTK)

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The Commander of the Kosovo Security Force, Rrahman Rama, stated that KSF agrees completely and supports the adoption of the draft law on Kosovo Security Force. Rama made these comments during the lecture “KSF role, duties, current statute, operational capacities, training, bilateral cooperation and planning for the future” held at Iliria College. He said that […]

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EU pushes Western Balkans toward common market (EurActiv)

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The European Union yesterday (16 March) encouraged the Western Balkan countries to create a common market, which it estimated could create over 80,000 jobs in an area of high unemployment. http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/eu-pushes-western-balkan-toward-common-market/

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Kosovo Risks Alienating Crucial Allies in Army Row (Balkan Insight)

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President Thaci is taking a gamble as he presses on with moves to create a Kosovo army despite US and NATO opposition. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-risks-alienating-crucial-allies-in-army-row-03-15-2017

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“Kosovo automatically inherited property of Yugoslavia and Serbia” (RTK)

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Kosovo’s Ministry of Justice has issued a press release specifying that the decision of the government of Kosovo to register as its own the immovable property originally registered under former Yugoslavia and Serbia is based on the Constitution of Kosovo and declaration of Kosovo’s independence.  “As an independent country and based on international law rules, […]

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Mustafa: Dialogue with Serbia, a difficult process (media)

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Several media cover an interview that Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa gave to Dnevni Abaz, highlighting his remarks that the process of normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is quite difficult. “It is a very difficult process. Serbia’s is interfering greatly in Kosovo’s internal arrangements, especially in the northern part of the country. We […]

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