Belgrade Media Report 03 July
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Resumption of dialogue with Pristina; I requested accelerated Serbia’s EU accession (Tanjug)
• EEAS: Vucic and Tachi to work on new phase of dialogue (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric: I expect relaxation of tensions in Brussels (RTS)
• Vucic: No one will force any country in region to accept my idea of establishing common economic market (RTS)
• Vucic: Serbian-Croatian relationship a backbone of relations in South-East Europe (N1)
• Dacic: EU will have great chance of falling apart once we all join it (Blic)
• Ruzic: Moment for the Kosovo Serbs to be more politically active (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Ivanic, Crnadak at SEECP Summit in Dubrovnik (TV1)
• Yee: US is committed to maintaining and strengthening relations we have in this region (N1)
• Dodik: It is important for RS to have good relations with both Brussels and Moscow (RTRS)
• Covic: B&H authorities will be completely paralyzed unless amendments to Election Law are adopted (TV1)
• SDS Main Board session overshadowed by what was going on in front of the office of this party (ATV)
Croatia
• Croatian President about current political situation in Croatia, as well as Croatia’s relations with Serbia and Slovenia (Vecernji list)
• Slovenian PM says gov’t to send Croatia note on implementation of arbitration ruling (Hina)
• Incidents reported in disputed Piran Bay (Index.hr)
• President Grabar-Kitarovic to meet with US President Trump (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Vujanovic: Regional cooperation is not a substitute for EU membership (MINA)
• SNP falling apart: Damjanovic and Scekic to establish another branch (Pobjeda)
• Crisis in Demos: Danilovic and Lekic in disagreement (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Ivanov: Balkan integration vital for Europe’s security (MIA)
• Hoyt Yee: The darkest moment in the Balkans was 27 April with the situation in Macedonian parliament (Meta)
• Nimetz: No dramatic changes over name issue expected in next few months (MIA)
• An additional positive impulse is needed from both sides regarding the name dispute, said Ivanov to Nimetz (Meta)
• Kanceska-Milevska and Pesevski were stripped of their passports, so far no-one is in custody (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE calls on Zaev to publish the treaty he wants to sign with Bulgaria (MIA)
Albania
• Rama initiates a hearing tour in July for a co-governance platform with common people (ATA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Vucic: I think the dialogue with Pristina will be raised to presidential level (Sputnik)
• Another IMF Deal Isn’t a Sure Thing for Serbia, Premier Says (Bloomberg)
Thaci: Let us leave aside divergences, continue with dialogue (RTK)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci requested from the entire political specter in Kosovo to leave aside political and party divisions, in order to support discussions between Kosovo and Serbia on normalization of relations. In an interview given to RTK from Brussels, Thaci said that Kosovo’s only way for integration is that of dialogue and […]
Read More →EU brings details on Thaci-Vucic meeting (RTK)
The Office of Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, issued a press release which informs about this morning’s informal meeting with the Presidents Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia and Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo, held in Brussels. “They agreed to work on starting a new phase of the dialogue between […]
Read More →Delawie: A solution to overcome stagnation of processes should be found (RTK)
The Ambassador of the United States of America said during his speech at the celebration of the fourth of July that there is no doubt that Kosovo has come a long way over these 21 years. “The progress is undeniable. But I think it’s clear that some of the early enthusiasm has waned. We are […]
Read More →Mogherini meets with Thaci and Vucic (RTK)
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, has met today with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. Later, she also received the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic. The meetings were held prior to the joint Mogherini- Thaci- Vucic meeting, where the parties were expected to exchange opinions […]
Read More →Thaci: New government will be formed in record-setting time (RTK)
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci said today that the new government of Kosovo will be formed in record-setting time and in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo. “I will carry out my duties and will respect the legitimacy of the people,” Thaci told RTK during his stay in Brussels.
Read More →NISMA’s Sherifi: Thaci heading to Brussels dialogue without Assembly’s consent (Zeri)
Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) secretary, Bilall Sherifi, criticized the decision of Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels. In a Facebook post, Sherifi said Brussels dialogue should be preceded by an internal government-opposition dialogue in Kosovo which would result in “a national consensus” on the future course of action. Sherifi […]
Read More →Border Disputes Still Bedevil Ex-Yugoslav States (Balkan Insight)
More than 25 years since Yugoslavia dissolved, the borders between many of the former states remain contentious and unresolved. http://bit.ly/2t84v1k
Read More →Vučić and Thaçi “agree to work on new phase of dialogue” (B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Monday spoke with Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi during an informal meeting in Brussels, hosted by EU’s Federica Mogherini, reported B92. According to the EU, Vučić and Thaçi agreed “work on starting a new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina for normalization of relations and reconciliation.” The presidents “decided […]
Read More →Drecun: A message of Mogherini for the Albanians that they cannot give up the Brussels process (TV Pink, Blic, N1)
Chairman of the Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun said today to TV Pink that, by organizing an informal meeting of the President of Serbia and Kosovo, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini has sent a message to the Kosovo Albanians that they cannot give up the Brussels process and the implementation of the deal. […]
Read More →Conference on missing persons in Geneva, destinies of 1658 persons still unknown (RTS, Tanjug, Blic, Novosti, KosSev Portal)
RTS and other Serbian media reported about the conference on missing persons in Geneva. More than 6.000 persons went missing during the conflict in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999, and out of this number 1.658 are still listed as missing, participants at the roundtable discussion held in Geneva on 29th and 30th June stated. As […]
Read More →Vucic and Thaci holding informal meeting in Brussels (B92)
Vucic will travel to Brussels at the invitation of the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Federica Mogherini. Mogherini, who will host the meeting, announced they will “exchange opinions on the continuation of the dialog, and the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, as well as overall developments in the Western Balkans.” […]
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From Google News- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 SeeNews
- The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results - Sarajevo Times 26/04/2024The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results Sarajevo Times
- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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