Belgrade Media Report 23 November 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 23 November 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Verdict to Mladic unusable for reviewing the lawsuit against Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dacic: List of countries recognizing Kosovo and Metohija will come down below 100 (RTS)
• Albanian President “unofficially” to visit Medvedja (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Mladic is a hero who prevented genocide against Serbs (Srna)
• Crnadak: RS is discontent with work of ICTY (BN TV)
• Izetbegovic: Mladic is a criminal and coward and not hero (Fena)
• Oric: Mladic should stand trial before his own people (Dnevni avaz)
• Spokesperson for Antonio Guterres: Verdict of the ICTY is a reminder for all those who hold posts of responsibility that they will be held accountable for their actions (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Croatian government says it regrets Mladic was not convicted for crimes in Croatia (Hina)
• Grabar Kitarovic: Verdict to Mladic at least partial satisfaction for families of the victims (Jutarnji list)
fYROM
• Zaev: Model for the future promotes respect for all ethnic communities (MIA)
• Janeva: Gruevski was summoned for a pre-trial procedure for taking commission (Meta)
Albania
• Bushati: Justice restored with Mladic’s conviction (ADN)
• Meta talks about his relations with Rama now that he is President (TV Atlas)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Mladic conviction rekindles Holocaust historians’ debate on definition of genocide (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
• Lawyer: Ratko Mladic Trial All About NATO Securing Its ‘Encirclement of Russia’ (Sputnik)
Arrest in Kosovo part of intimidation campaign against Serbs (KIM Radio)
“Judicial bodies and police in Kosovo and Metohija, once again obviously based on political instruction, deprived of freedom D.T. at the administrative point Brnjak, over a warrant issued for him for alleged war crimes,” Serbian Government Office for Kosovo said, KIM Radio reported. The Office’s press statement further said that T.D, after Bogdan Mitrovic and […]
Read More →Serb suspected of war crimes arrested in the north (RTK)
Kosovo Police has informed about an arrest at Brnjak border point today. Reportedly, the arrested is a Kosovo Serb suspect of war crimes. “A Kosovo Serb suspect was arrested under suspicion of committing war crimes. With the order of the prosecutor he is being held on detention,” Kosovo Police reports.
Read More →Ruling coalition MPs walked out of Assembly session because of EULEX (media)
All online media report that ruling coalition MPs have walked out of the Kosovo Assembly session today in sign of revolt over the latest scandal in the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX). PDK MP Memli Krasniqi called on all MPs to walk out of the session citing media reports about the EU mission’s discriminatory […]
Read More →Implementation of law, change of administrative instructions and pressure from international community for better rule of law (Kontakt plus radio)
The EU Information and Cultural Centre in North Mitrovica organized yesterday a discussion on the status of rule of law in Kosovo, Kontakt plus radio reported. The panelists included representatives of UNMIK, EU Office in Kosovo, non-governmental organization Activ and EULEX. Ian Bancroft, the EULEX coordinator in northern Kosovo, said, among other things, that the […]
Read More →Police: We have not received arrest warrant for MPs (Telegrafi)
The Basic Court in Pristina has issued on Wednesday an arrest warrant for three Vetevendosje MPs, Albin Kurti, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi and Albulena Haxhiu. Judge ordered their arresting and detention measures due to their absence from the court session with regards to throwing tear gas at the Assembly. However, Kosovo Police has not received the Court’s […]
Read More →Pacolli: You are so small Ivica Dacic (RTK)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli, took to Facebook to respond harshly to the Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic. “Dacic’s statement that he will “ruin” Kosovo’s recognitions is a result of his syndrome and the policy that he represents – destructivity, destruction, ruining. So this is what Dacic represents. […]
Read More →Serb suspected of committing war crimes arrested in Brnjak (Kontakt plus radio)
Kosovo police stated today that a Serb, suspected of committing war crimes was arrested at the crossing point Brnjak on Wednesday, Kontakt plus radio reported. According to the Kosovo police he was arrested based on a warrant from Kosovo court. Arrested Serb with initials T.D. originally is from Prizren, currently residing in Montenegro, Kontakt plus […]
Read More →Šoltes: No visa liberalization without ratification of border demarcation (European Western Balkans)
Interview with Igor Šoltes, member of the European Parliament (Slovenia, Greens/EFA) and the newly appointed European Parliament rapporteur on Kosovo was published on the European Western Balkans portal today. European Western Balkans: You have recently been appointed as the European Parliament standing rapporteur on Kosovo. What do you see as the most important current obstacles […]
Read More →Jevtic: To establish ASM as agreed (KIM Radio)
Kosovo Minister for Communities and Returns said in a meeting with the Slovenian Ambassador in Pristina, Bojan Bertoncelj that concrete steps are missing in resolving the minority issues, among them the most important is the establishment of the Association of Serb Municipalities (ASM), KIM Radio reported. “The beginning of the establishment of the ASM opens […]
Read More →Daut Haradinaj: Respect for U.S., but the border is in Kulla (Express)
Daut Haradinaj, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) MP, is adamant that the border between Kosovo and Montenegro is in Kulla and he called on the international community to respect the idea for renegotiating the border deal. Haradinaj said on Wednesday: “I am confident that the United States of America will show understanding because […]
Read More →Election body decides on total vote recount in Pristina and Prizren (media)
Citing sources in the Election Panel on Appeals and Complaints (EPAC), Gazeta Express reports that this body has decided on a total recount of votes for the mayoral runoff elections in Pristina and Prizren. The decision was made following claims by political parties about alleged irregularities during the Sunday vote. The Democratic League of Kosovo […]
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