US and Russia “vying for influence over Serbia”
US and Russia “vying for influence over Serbia” Moscow’s confirmation that it was considering delivering S-300 missile systems to Serbia – only 48 hours after Aleksandar Vucic left the US – is no coincidence. The Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti writes this on Friday, noting that the S-300 acquisition has been discussed with the Russians in […]
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LOCAL PRESS
• Contribution to peace in the world (RTS/Tanjug/RTV/Danas/Beta)
• Thaci: Historical agreement on reconciliation by accepting the reality (Tanjug)
• Musliu: Serbia cannot advance to Europe while Albanian rights are threatened (Beta)
• Representatives of Serbia invited to attend inauguration of President of Iran (Beta/Tanjug/RTS)
• Petrovic: All Serbia’s policies for Kosovo are party (Blic)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: SDA will continue to resist all divisions of B&H, its institutions, territory and society (Dnevni list)
• Izetbegovic: Covic acts in line with “all or nothing” principle and in the end he will get “nothing” (Dnevni list)
• RS remains on EU path (Srna)
• Dodik: RS government will be deciding about Sarajevo-Belgrade speedway’s part of route in RS (RTRS)
• Delegation of Montenegrin parliament pays visit to B&H (FTV)
Croatia
• Mogherini: Southeastern enlargement is EU’s priority (Hina)
• Slovenia: In order to avoid incidents, Croatia should signal it will implement arbitration decision (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Supreme Commander of NATO: VCG achieved all high military standards (CDM)
• Thanks NATO, 400 Euros for firefighters (RTCG)
fYROM
• US State Department: Macedonia’s capacity fighting terrorism must be strengthened (Meta)
• NATO sees Macedonia’s commitment to reforms, resolve name dispute (MIA)
Albania
• Government objectives for the first 100 Days (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s credit risk is lower than the rating agencies suggest (euromoney)
• Macedonia NATO accession issue may be resolved in 3-4 months (Sputnik)
Pristina admits: Quarter of citizens in Kosovo are Serbs (Sputnik)
Irregularities the international community noted during the extraordinary parliamentary elections in Kosovo, made Pristina enable Serbs to get the Kosovo documents, that would significantly increase the number of Serb voters in Kosovo, Sputnik reported. Number of around100.000 Serbs who had the right to vote in the concluded extraordinary elections in Kosovo, could double following the […]
Read More →Vetevendosje would not vote Veseli for Assembly President (Telegrafi)
Vetevendosje MP, Albulena Haxhiu, told Telegrafi that Kadri Veseli is a divisive figure and that he is not worthy for President of the Assembly of Kosovo. She added that the Assembly President should be a personality who represents unity. She also suggested to the Democratic Party of Kosovo to consider some other candidate who is […]
Read More →This is what Srpska Lista will not negotiate about (Sputnik)
Srpska Lista will not join the Pristina government at all costs, nor will it stay there. In expectation to form the Kosovo Assembly, verify MPs’ mandates and elect the Assembly Speaker, Srpska Lista that enters the Kosovo Assembly as a political party, has clear goals, it knows what it will not accept, Sputnik reported. Sputnik […]
Read More →Indictment filed for Aggravated Murder of two UNMIK former officials (Koha.net)
Today, 21 July 2017, an international prosecutor of the Special Prosecution of Kosovo, has filed charges at the Department for Serious Crimes of the Basic Court in Pristina, against four defendants accused for aggravated murder of two UNMIK Officers and the attempted murder of two other UNMIK Officers occurred on 23 March 2004. “In this […]
Read More →Tahiri sends report to EU on implementation of Brussels agreements (Kosovapress)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, has sent a report to European Union authorities on the process of implementation of agreements reached in the framework of normalization of relations dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. In the report, Tahiri accuses Serbia of “sabotage” and “blockades” and of “seriously failing” to fulfill its part of the agreement, […]
Read More →U.S. General Scaparrotti meets President Thaci (Telegrafi)
Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Allied Command Operations, General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, and KFOR Commander, Major General Giovanni Fungo, met in Pristina today Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. Thaci thanked NATO officials for support in maintaining peace in Kosovo and stressed that the Alliance’s role in Kosovo has been crucial not only for security and […]
Read More →Haradinaj receives support from late President Rugova’s family (Koha)
PAN coalition’s candidate for prime minister and leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, announced today that he has received the support from the family of late President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, for forming the new government of Kosovo. “Kosovo’s newest history is that of unity and trust among the […]
Read More →Kosovo movie festival – without single Serbian movie (KIM Radio)
The movie “Sporazum” (Agreement) was not shown at the Kosovo movie festival “PriFest, while Serbs in Kosovo are treated as second class citizens, stated movie director Predrag Radonjic, KIM Radio reported. Sporazum is the only movie filmed completely in Kosovo, after 1999 and so far was presented in the official selection of domestic movies at […]
Read More →Slobodan Petrovic: All Serbia’s Kosovo politics are party-driven (Blic)
Depending on circumstances and momentum of the Serbian Government attitude towards Kosovo, Slobodan Petrovic, founder of the Autonomous Liberal Party (SLS) sometimes is depicted as a patriot and sometimes as a traitor, Blic daily reports today. In any case, Petrovic was a politician who realized on time that concrete things for the Serb community could […]
Read More →Oliver Ivanovic: Thaci in parallel reality, Kosovo independent to extent Serbia agrees with (Tanjug, Novosti, Kontakt Plus Radio)
Oliver Ivanovic, leader of the Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GISDP) commented on statements Hashim Thaci made yesterday saying that “historic agreement” would be reached between Serbia and Kosovo “by recognizing reality.” Ivanovic called these remarks nice phrases, typical for the Albanian side, Serbian media reported. The reality of Hashim Thaci, in what 99 percent […]
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