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Belgrade Media Report 09 October 2017

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 9 October 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic, Vucic on verdict to Oric (Tanjug/RTS)
• Kuburovic: No justice for Serbian victims (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Is there an end to impudence? (Tanjug)
• Djuric’s statement following talks with Kosovo Serb representatives (RTS/Tanjug)
• Varadi: Parallels between Kosovo and Catalonia will not bring radical changes (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Naser Oric acquitted of crimes in Srebrenica (Nezavisne)
• B&H Prosecutor’s Office announced an appeal to the Oric judgment (Srna/Fena/RTRS)
• The acquittal of Naser Oric – reactions (Srna)
• Dodik and Covic assess there is complete halt and paralysis at level of B&H (Srna)
• Dodik: Referendum on work of Court and Prosecutor’s Office of BiH will be implemented if RS opposition publicly expresses support to it (TV1)
• Mesic: Cut off Corridor in case of RS secession (FTV)
• European officials dissatisfied with situation in B&H (RTRS)
• RS Assembly to discuss Resolution on military neutrality (EuroBlic)
• Govedarica, Borenovic, Cavic file criminal report against Director of RS Official Gazette Veselinovic (ATV)
Croatia
• Poll: HDZ and SDP declining, “Nobody” still most popular politician (T portal)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Dialogue with opposition only on OSCE’s recommendations (Pobjeda)
• Sabovic: Fair elections to be organized by a technical government (Dan)
• Pacolli: Kosovo does not want Montenegro’s territory (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Xhaferi announces elections (MIA)
• Rape attempt at the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE (MIA)
Albania
• Rama reveals names of new deputy ministers (ATA)
• Rama outlines platform for co-governance with citizens: Each person should stand up for his complaint (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Srebrenica commander acquitted of war crimes (AFP)
• Serbian Court Dismisses Strpci Train Massacre Charges (BIRN)

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“Spain is our great friend, we listened to its request” (Tanjug, B92)

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Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic confirmed on Monday that she would not take Belgrade’s letter to the EU to Brussels with her, when she travels there on Tuesday. The letter regards the European Commission’ stance on the recent independence referendum in Catalonia, and on Kosovo. “We had a request from Spain not to send the […]

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Tensions ahead of local elections in Kosovo (Vesti)

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Low blows, insults, repression, blackmail, division on “traitors” and “patriots” are the moves that the Serb parties withdraw in the fight for supremacy. Many citizens say they are in fear, they feel pressures and blackmail, and they point finger to the Serbian List, which is the absolute winner of the past Kosovo local elections, which […]

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“Haradinaj gives prosecution one month to look into KLA veterans’ lists” (Koha)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, met today a group of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans who are protesting over the discontinuance of their pensions as of August under the justification that the budget needs to be reviewed. The veterans are also accusing the head of the KLA veterans association, Hysni Gucati, of manipulating the […]

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Unclear when the first phase of the dialogue in Kosovo has ended (Danas)

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The statement of the Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić on establishment of working group for the second phase of the internal dialogue produces a certain ambiguities in the interpretation of this process, as it is not clear when the dialogue has started and how at all it can reach the second phase, writes daily […]

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British Ambassador left the room when Thaci criticized international community (Gazeta Metro)

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The Ambassador of the Great Britain to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, left the room where a debate on the Special Court was taking place, when Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, criticized harshly the international community. He said the international community betrayed Kosovo, because they had promised liberalization of visas, membership at UNESCO and European Council in exchange […]

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Letter to EU on Catalonia-Kosovo cases postponed (RTS, TV Most)

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Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, said to RTS today that the letter on Catalonian referendum is prepared, he has signed it, however the PM Brnabic would not take it to Brussels tomorrow, but it would, as per request of Spain, be delivered at a later stage, in order not to deteriorate the situation in this country. […]

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Victims of sexual violence should be treated with dignity (RTK)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, met over the weekend in separate meetings representatives of association for protection of victims of sexual violence during the conflict and members of the government’s commission for verification and recognition of status of victims of sexual violence during the conflict. In the meetings, Haradinaj expressed the readiness of his […]

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“Government of Serbia should not take anyone’s side” (Danas, RTK 2)

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Civic Initiative Central Kosovo called upon the representatives of the Serbian Government to “stop taking anyone’s side” in order to provide citizens in the forthcoming Kosovo elections to “make their own assessments” respectively “to punish or reward results achieved on the ground,” Serbian media reported. The CI Central Kosovo further said the results on the […]

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Constitutions of Spain and Serbia do not recognize possibility of independence referendum (Politika)

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Brussels did not provide convincing explanation, and I do not see how membership to the EU could influence international assessment of the declaration of independence, stated Serbian Academic and International Law Professor, Tibor Vardi to Politika daily. The parallel between Catalonia and Kosovo is not simple, but it is also not without grounds, said Vardi, […]

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Thaci: Special Court is mono-ethnic (media)

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The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, spoke today at the panel, organized by Integra, CPT and PAX NGOs on “Public perception of Kosovo’s Special Court: dangers and possibilities.” He said that Kosovo demonstrated more loyalty but it was punished the most. “The Special Court is hybrid. Files were submitted by Belgrade. The Special Court will […]

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Serb List to be “united” for local elections in Kosovo (BETA, B92)

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President of the Srpska Lista, Goran Rakic announced on Friday that this political group will be united in the October 22, local elections in Kosovo. This, Rakic said, was the only request of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during his meeting with representatives of Serbs from Kosovo in Belgrade earlier in the day, attended also by […]

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