Belgrade Media Report 15 November 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 15 November 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• UNMIK’s presence in Kosovo in an undiminished scope to guarantee stability (Beta/RTS)
• Security Council: Disputes between Russia and the West on UNMIK’s future (RTS/B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Serbia receives support from Mogherini for accelerated EU path (Tanjug)
• B&H Presidency accepts Vucic’s invitation to visit Serbia (RTS)
• US Embassy: Hard to understand no one sentenced to jail term for torching embassy (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Ruling coalition in RS calls on Serb representative to leave institutions of B&H, reactions (BN TV/Oslobodjenje/Nezavisne)
• International organizations, embassies: Warmongering policy is unacceptable (FTV)
• SNSD Caucus demands postponement of session of B&H HoR, scheduled for Wednesday, Collegium rejects request (TV1)
Croatia
• Croats in Vojvodina worried about hate speech in Serbian media (T portal)
Montenegro
• Indictment against Medojevic and his associates issued (CDM)
fYROM
• A hot spring for Macedonia, announces Hahn and Mogherini (Meta)
• Dimitrov-Kotzias: Open and constructive dialogue will contribute to mutual trust (Meta)
• Zaev: I hope this will be the last effort for solving the name dispute (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo: Time for action overtakes time for excuses, UN envoy tells Security Council (UN News Centre)
• Serbia and NATO: From hostility to close cooperation (European Western Balkans)
Government of Kosovo sets the amount of pension for victims of sexual violence during conflict (KP)
Kosovapress reports that the government of Kosovo has set the amount of the monthly payment the victims of sexual violence during conflict in Kosovo will receive at €230. Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Skender Recica, said the decision guarantees the start of a serious process to help victims of sexual violence. The government also […]
Read More →EU officials warn of ‘underestimating’ Russian propaganda in Balkans (DW)
Some EU officials worry that Brussels is no match for Russia when it comes to influence in the Balkans. Amid attempts by “external actors” to discredit the EU, officials are blaming Mogherini for inadequate efforts. http://www.dw.com/en/eu-officials-warn-of-underestimating-russian-propaganda-in-balkans/a-41371020
Read More →Ratification of demarcation heading towards failure (RFE, RTK)
The government of Kosovo and PM Ramush Haradinaj do not withdraw from their pretentions to prove that the agreement on the border demarcation with Montenegro, signed in August 2015, was wrong. The government did not shake even after the “scolds” of the President Hashim Thaci, the European Union and lately, the U.S. Embassy in Pristina. […]
Read More →Limaj: Israel pledges to invest in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Limaj, said in a press conference that the state of Israel is ready to invest in Kosovo. Limaj said he met a group of Israeli investors who had concrete development plans amounting to around €100 million. “We had a meeting with serious Israeli investors from the agriculture sector because, as […]
Read More →Thaci: KSF is a professional force thanks to KFOR (Kosovapress)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said that the outgoing KFOR Commander, Major General Giovanni Fungo, is a proven friend of Kosovo and the region. “Time when Fungo served was very important for the country. We are grateful to all the soldiers serving with KFOR. KFOR preserves and builds peace,” Thaci said today during the COMKFOR […]
Read More →“We should cooperate with NATO because of Serbs in Kosovo” (B92, Tanjug, TV Pink)
Serbia needs cooperation with NATO for the sake of security of Serbs in Kosovo, says Miroslav Lazanski, Serbian media reported. This member of the Serbian Assembly from the ruling SNS and Politika daily columnist stressed that he was “yet to see a single statement, including from NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, about Serbia having to join […]
Read More →Government of Kosovo expects from Serbia to pay electricity debt of the North (RFE, Lajmi.net)
The government of Kosovo, claims that it will request during the next negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade in Brussels, compensation for the power bills not paid by Serb population in four northern municipalities of Kosovo. This announcement came after publication of facts that the population of northern Kosovo, respectively consumers of Leposavic, Mitrovica North, Zubin […]
Read More →“Republic of Kosovo’ project is obviously failing” (B92, Tanjug)
Russian and Chinese ambassadors spoke in favor of continuing the UNMIK mission in Kosovo, during Tuesday’s UN Security Council session dedicated to its work. At the same time, representatives of France, Great Britain and the United States called for it be abolished. Russia’s Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said Moscow disagrees with the “very optimistic assessment” presented […]
Read More →President of Special Court to visit Kosovo next week (KIM Radio)
President of the Special Court for War Crimes in Kosovo, Ekaterina Trendafilova will visit Kosovo next week for the first time, KIM Radio reports, referring to the Pristina-based Gazeta Express. Her visit is related to the investigations of the crimes allegedly committed during the conflict in 1998/1999 that this court is carrying out, KIM Radio […]
Read More →“Belgrade seeking compromise, Pristina ignoring obligations” (B92)
Ivica Dacic says UNMIK’s presence in Kosovo and Metohija in an undiminished scope is of vital importance for stability and security in the province. The following is the Serbian first deputy PM and foreign minister’s full speech delivered at the United Nations Security Council session in New York on Tuesday dedicated to the work of […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 14 November
• U.S. Embassy disappointed with new border commission’s report (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Çitaku: Nobody will veto Kosovo Army (All monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Fungo: KFOR will stay in Kosovo until conditions have been met (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Prosecution refutes allegations related to Lumezi’s bar exam (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Ten percent of north Serbs supports Kosovo’s EU integration (RTK2, KTV)
• CDHRF calls on citizens to pay only 70% of their electricity bills (Klan Kosova)
• CEC decides to recount 440 ballot boxes (RTK2, KTV)
• Law on Use of Languages not sufficiently implemented (RTK2)
• Kosovo Chief Imam to testify against suspected imams of inciting terrorist acts (KTV)
• Vehbi Kajtazi’s assaulter released (TV21)
LINKS
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Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes SeeNews
- Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times - Prishtina Insight 19/04/2024Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times Prishtina Insight
- Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement SeeNews
- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024
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