Belgrade Media Report 06 July
LOCAL PRESS
• Further improvement of cooperation between Serbia, Great Britain (RTS/Tanjug)
• EU path must not, will not, and cannot spoil Russia ties (Tanjug)
• Full US support to Serbia’s EU path (Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• Russia important economic partner of Serbia (Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• Vulin receives Scott (Beta)
• Selakovic: Vucic clearly presented Serbia’s road (RTS)
• Tabakovic: We are paying Kosovo’s debts, too (Beta/Politika)
• Yee: Region will not catch up with EU even in thirty years (NIN)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Radoncic urges Izetbegovic to publicly explain what kind of role he was playing during defeat of Srebrenica (RTRS)
• B&H HoR postpones voting on report on work of B&H CoM (TV1)
• B&H HoR adopts conclusion demanding Spiric’s suspension at helm of Commission for Supervision of Work of OSA (RTRS)
• B&H CC to hold session on Thursday and discuss several topics, including implementation of its decision regarding Law on Elections (TV1)
• Dodik: Citizens will have final say in referendum on accession to NATO (N1)
Croatia
• European Commission: Arbitration decision should be implemented (Vecernji list)
• Slovenian leadership to meet after EU’s support in dispute with Croatia (Index.hr)
• Croatian PM expects EC to respect fact that border row is bilateral issue (Hina)
Montenegro
• Putin extended sanctions to Montenegro until 2018 (CDM)
• DF ready for the defense phase (RTCG)
fYROM
• Zaev: Action Plan 3-6-9 for serious breakthrough in Euro-integration process (MIA)
• Ivanov: Macedonia – example of how a country may be a subject of double standards (MIA)
• Baily expects to hear statements about US commitment to the Balkans from Pence’s visit to Montenegro (MIA)
• Parliament to hold swearing-in ceremony for Albania’s new President on July 24 (ATA)
Albania
• Parliament to hold swearing-in ceremony for Albania’s new President on July 24 (ATA)
• Opposition leader meets with OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission (ATA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Six Western Balkan states to create regional economic area with EBRD’s help (Reuters)
Read More →EULEX prosecutor requests detention of the suspects for murder of UNMIK police officials (Klan Kosova)
The EULEX Special Prosecutor has requested for the three suspects of serious crime of killing two UNMIK officials and serious attempted murder of two other UNMIK officials in 2004, to be put under detention. Two of the suspects, Bajram Kicmari and Alban Dizdari were arrested yesterday during an operation as part of the continuing criminal […]
Read More →Lunacek: Implementation of agreements, priority of the new phase of dialogue (RTK)
The European Parliament Vice-President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Urlike Lunacek, said that implementation of the reached agreements should be priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, in order to reach complete normalization of the relations. “We should still wait and see the results of the renewed dialogue. Complete implementation should […]
Read More →Lunacek: Implementation of the agreed is the priority (media)
European Parliament vice-president and rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says that the priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should be the implementation of already reached agreements, with the goal of normalizing relations, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). “We still have to wait to see what will be the […]
Read More →Hahn: Western Balkan EU Prospects Unquestionable (CorD)
European Commissioner For Regional Policy & Enlargement Johannes Hahn told CorD that the pace of negotiations depends on the progress countries make in implementing the necessary reforms. -Quality goes before speed, but I always say that it is good to be ambitious. The Berlin Process serves to drive that reform programme forward, always with a […]
Read More →Association of Families of Missing Persons without great expectations (KIM Radio)
Families of kidnapped and missing Serbs in Kosovo do not have too much expectation from the start of the Special Court’s work and indictments, Silvana Marinković from the Association of Families of the Missing Serbs told KIM radio. Distrust among family members of missing persons is the result of previous experience, says Marinković. “Whatever was […]
Read More →Hoti: if PAN fails, we will form new government without PDK (Kosovapress)
LDK-AKR-Alternativa candidate for prime minister, Avdullah Hoti, called on political parties in Kosovo to respect constitutional timeframes regarding the formation of the new government. He said Kosovo cannot afford to waste a single day without institutions in place. Hoti however said that they are not ready to cooperate with PAN coalition led by the Democratic […]
Read More →Six Western Balkan states to create regional economic area with EBRD’s help (Reuters)
Six Western Balkan countries are set to form a regional economic area, getting rid of trade barriers and harmonizing laws in order to attract more investment, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development said on Wednesday. http://reut.rs/2tk4yr1
Read More →Politika: The Court ready, no big names in the first round of indictments (KIM radio, Politika, Kontakt plus radio, Blic, Srna)
Spokesperson and head of the Communication Service of specialized councils Avis Beneš told Belgrade based daily Politika that there are no legal obstacles to receiving the indictments or indictments of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, but she added that the prosecution still has no spokesperson. Beneš told Politika that the official titles of this court are […]
Read More →Construction on Ibar Bridge suspended (Radio Free Europe)
Construction on the main bridge over the Ibar River in the northern part of Mitrovica inhabited mainly by Serbs remains suspended following a decision by leadership of the Mitrovica North municipality. The bridge, which is being rebuilt with funds by the European Union, was scheduled to be opened for vehicles on January 10 this year. […]
Read More →Serbian PM’s statement on north’s autonomy does not cause surprise in Pristina (Kallxo)
The statement of the new Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic over the idea of a broad autonomy for the north of Kosovo has not come as a surprise to Pristina analysts. Behlul Beqaj said he expected such a statement from the Belgrade government. He said he has warned that the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities is […]
Read More →Sejdiu: LDK-AKR-Alternativa will remain faithful to the coalition (Indeksonline)
Representatives of the PAN coalition, which won the biggest number of votes in the 11 June parliamentary elections, have said on several occasions that they have secured the required number of votes to form a new government. On the other hand, representatives of other political parties said they will not cooperate with PAN in forming […]
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