Belgrade Media Report 29 June
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: EU strategic orientation, we remain involved in Partnership for Peace (Beta)
• Opposition and “Opposition” Won’t Support Brnabic (Danas, VIP, Vecernje Novosti)
• Dacic: EU’s enlargement policy as “special challenge” (B92)
• Dacic: West is to blame for Russia’s growing influence in Serbia (Beta)
• Vucic replies to Scott: No malignant influences on Serbia (VIP)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik on international obligations, political situation, NATO, PIC and relations with Vucic (RTRS)
• Karamatic: Without changes to Law on Elections, Bosniak colleagues are leading country into lawlessness (Dnevni list)
• Ivanic: Ruling authority at state level will survive until general elections because there is no alternative (TV1)
• Schwarz: Whole Europe bears responsibility for Srebrenica (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• PM: Croatia will not physically accept arbitration ruling (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegro against customs union in Western Balkans (RTCG)
• EU will not mediate in resolving the crisis in Montenegro (RTCG)
fYROM
• Ahmeti: Most of the demands from Albanian parties are already in the new Government’s program (Meta)
• Zaev-Yannakakis: Positive atmosphere for building trust between Macedonia and Greece (MIA)
• PM Zaev congratulates Rama on election victory (MIA)
Albania
• PM Rama: June 25, victory for Albania and a multiplied burden of responsibility for me (ATA)
• Eduart Selami announces candidacy for DP leadership (ATA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bosnia’s Serb Republic leader: no breakaway vote next year (Politico)
Read More →Central Election Commission announces final election results (media)
Kosovo’s Central Election Commission chief Valdete Daka announced today the final results of the 11 June parliamentary elections. The coalition consisting of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Nisma has won 33.74 percent of votes (39 MPs), the Vetevendosje Movement won 27.49 percent of votes (32 MPs), […]
Read More →Hasani explains procedure for formation of new government (Kosovapress)
Enver Hasani, former President of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, in an interview to the news website, explained the procedure that the President of Kosovo should follow for the formation of a new government. Hasani argued that President Thaci would make a serious violation of the constitution, if for the second time he does not […]
Read More →NATO SG to Blic daily: There is no establishment of Kosovo army without Serbs acceptance
In an interview NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg gave to Blic daily yesterday, topics such as depleted uranium, Kosovo army, and communities’ acceptance of the army were touched upon. Asked to comment on lawsuits by 300 Italian soldiers suing NATO because they suffered from incurable diseases after their service in Kosovo that was bombed with […]
Read More →Kosovo’s new assembly composition as “family affair” (B92, Zëri)
A specific feature of the new Kosovo parliament is that party leaders have made sure to also bring in their family members. Pristina-based Albanian language newspaper Zeri is reporting this, adding that brothers Daut and Ramush Haradinaj are both now members of the Assembly in Pristina – with the latter being one of the candidates […]
Read More →Arrests in Kosovo and in New York City for Organized Crime; Kelmendi released from custody while in trial (Serbian media)
All media in the Serbian language today reported about the arrest of 10 people in Kosovo and the US in a joint action by the Kosovo Police and the American DEA Service. The media also reported that the Basic Court in Pristina released Naser Kelmendi while in trial, who was charged with murder and organized […]
Read More →“No Kosovo UNESCO” – Prevent self-declared Kosovo to become member of UNESCO (SRNA)
Non-governmental organization “No Kosovo UNESCO” initiated a second campaign against an announced initiative that Kosovo becomes member of UNESCO. This organization stated that similar initiative two years ago was prevented and the same will happen this time too. “Two years ago, we have defeated them. We have decided to once again initiate our campaign “No […]
Read More →Haxhiu: Our invitation to the LDK remains open (media)
Vetevendosje senior member, Albulena Haxhiu, said today that her party’s invitation to the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) for consultations to form a new government remains open. “We believe that our meeting should have taken place immediately after the certification of results, but as the LDK has decided to wait for the certified results, we […]
Read More →Thaci: Transformation of Kosovo Security Force, unstoppable (media)
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, met today with a delegation from Iowa, led by Secretary for Agriculture, Bill Northey, and General Timothy Orr from the U.S. Iowa National Guard. Thaci said mutual visits are very important to further advance cooperation between the two countries. “Our relations with the United States of America will be forever special. […]
Read More →Brnabic’s keynote – Urgently to establish Community of Serb Municipalities (B92, KIM Radio)
As B92 reported yesterday Ana Brnabic Prime Minister-designate presented her keynote and also spoke about “the urgency of establishing a Community of Serb Municipalities in the province of Kosovo and Metohija, saying that the goal is to maintain stability in Kosovo, continue negotiations with representatives of the interim administration in Pristina, economically strengthen Serbs there, […]
Read More →Der Spiegel: First indictments soon, Thaci could be among the accused (media)
“Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci’s nickname during the war was the ‘Snake’ because he left no traces. But for several years now, his traces are being followed by crimes prosecutors,” the German newspaper Der Spiegel writes. “In the 1990s, Thaci was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, and since 2016 he has been […]
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