Belgrade Media Report 10 October
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbia and Turkey sign 12 agreements, ready 4 more (B92)
• Brnabic: Spain is our great friend, we listened to its request (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric: Acquittal of Oric is bad news for B&H institutions (RTS)
• Djuric discusses local elections in Kosovo with OMIK Head (Tanjug)
• Marinelli: Partnership with Serbia on firm footing (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Oric: I will continue fighting for this country (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic comment on Oric’s acquittal (TV1)
• SNSD and DNS Presidencies hold joint session; say they are preparing certain plans to suspend work of Court and Prosecutor’s Office of B&H in RS (ATV)
• US Embassy to B&H calls on everyone in B&H to respect court decisions and judicial institutions (N1)
• SDA reveals details of its proposal for Law on Elections of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Plenkovic : I invited the Holy Father to Croatia, it is my impression that this will happen (HRT)
Montenegro
• Markovic to opposition: You will not get general election date; Demarcation with Kosovo is a closed case (CDM)
• DF’s presidential candidate will be a Serb (Pobjeda)
Albania
• Danielsson evaluates Albania’s proactive role in relations with neighbors (ATA)
• Socialists: No debates for electoral reform in parliament (ADN)
• DP to intensify parliamentary activity (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• What if the Balkans never become part of the European Union? (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Court session against Vetvendosje MPs fails again (media)
Court session on Vetevendosje MPs charged for throwing teargas at the Assembly of Kosovo failed again. The reason for these postponements is absence of Albin Kurti and Donika Kadaj Bujupi. The court had issued an order to Kosovo Police to bring the two MPs to the court by force. “The Court has issued an order […]
Read More →European investors call for effective implementation of SAA (Koha)
The European Investors Council (EIC) has called on relevant Kosovo institutions to prioritize all the commitments they have undertaken under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and to increase the work dynamic in order to see it being more effectively implemented. “The European Investors Council will offer further co-operation in this regard, continuing to be an […]
Read More →Thaci in support of LGBTI community (media)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, joined today the Pride Parade which was being organized for the first time in Kosovo. “I am here to express institutional support for LGBTI community and to confirm that all communities are equal in Kosovo , that the country and society of Kosovo are built based on principals of […]
Read More →Kosovo minister: Europe not complete without Western Balkans (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Dhurata Hoxha, said in a meeting today with the German Ambassador, Christian Heldt, that Europe cannot be complete without the Western Balkans. “Our Euro-Atlantic journey is unstoppable and we are committed to achieve our citizens’ expectations,” Hoxha said. Ambassador Heldt on his part stressed the important of successful implementation of […]
Read More →”Catalonia and Kosovo – different contexts and power relations” (RTS, Tanjug)
Executive Director of the European Fund for the Balkans Hedvig Morvai believes that in the case of Kosovo and Catalonia there may be parallels and similarities, but that the context and power relations are different, reports today Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). “The case of Catalonia is taking place in one EU member state, and […]
Read More →Stevan Veselinović from Gnjilane is new member of Srpska Lista in CEC (RTK2)
Stevan Veselinović from Gnjilane was appointed today as a new member of the Central Election Commission of Kosovo, RTK2 has learned. Veselinović is a long-time CEC member at the municipal level, and he was appointed to replace Nenad Rikalo who took the post of the Minister of Agriculture in the Government of Kosovo.
Read More →Some villages in Gora without electricity for four days (Kontakt plus radio)
Villages of Orcusa, Globocica, Zli Potok, Krusevo and Restelica are without electricity for four days due to the failure of electrical supply system, caused by the snow in Gora Mountain, Kontakt plus radio reported today. Nazim Mehmedi, coordinator for the co-operation with the media stated to Kontakt plus radio that inhabitants of these villages are […]
Read More →Kosovo president accuses int’l community of not keeping word (AP)
Kosovo’s president on Monday accused the international community of not keeping its end of the bargain after the country created an unpopular war crimes court to prosecute ethnic Albanians in cases linked to Kosovo’s war. Hashim Thaci said among the things that international officials promised in return were to fast-track Kosovo for European Union and […]
Read More →The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo: Lessons for the EU (EuropeanWesternBalkans)
*Op-ed by Filip Ejdus, speaker at the panel “The EU as a crisis management actor: CSDP in the neighbourhood” on the Belgrade Security Forum 2017. In June 2016, the EU extended the mandate of the Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) until June 2018. While the fate of the mission after that date is […]
Read More →What does joining hands really mean? Lessons from rural Kosovo (UNDP Eurasia)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned at UNDP, it’s that good development projects don’t just happen. Here at UNDP in Kosovo*, I have seen well-designed and delivered programmes change the lives of people in rural areas. In the last year alone, over 1,100 people found jobs thanks to our projects throughout Kosovo and earn more […]
Read More →Hardline Clerics Savage Kosovo’s First Pride Parade (Balkan Insight)
The first ever Pride Parade in Kosovo, due to take place on Tuesday, is drawing fierce opposition and derogatory language from some Muslim clerics and from parties close to them. Some hard-line Muslim clerics in Kosovo have condemned the announced first Pride Parade in Kosovo, which is set to take place on 10 October in Pristina. […]
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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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