Belgrade Media Report 28 November
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic, Li: Comprehensive, strategic partnership with China (RTS)
• Serbia devoted to cooperation within mechanism “16+1” (Beta/B92/RTS)
• Dacic: Pristina is manipulating with numbers (RTS)
• Fabrizi: Serbian chair’s place is at the Brussels’ table (Blic)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• ICTY Prosecutor’s Office demands 225 years in prison for six former officials of Herzeg-Bosnia accused in ‘Prlic et al’ case (TV1)
• No verdict can influence status of Croats as constituent people in B&H (BHT1)
• YIHR Croatia calls for responsibility of Croatian President due to pressures she puts on ICTY ahead of verdict in ‘Prlic et al’ case (TV1)
• EUD: Responsibility for holding of elections and formation of authorities lies with institutions and officials of B&H (Glas Srpske)
• New Law on Elections or blockade of Federation and state (Dnevni list)
• SDA, SNSD, HDZ B&H confirm they will support modified proposal of changes to Law on Excise Duties of B&H; SzP and SBB B&H deny their support (Nezavisne)
• Dodik confirms that he met with SDP leader Niksic few days ago (Oslobodjenje)
• SNSD and Ujedinjena Srpska close to signing of coalition agreements (EuroBlic)
Croatia
• The victims of crimes cannot seek reparations from Zagreb (HRT)
• Diplomatic push to resolve impasse over border arbitration ruling expected in coming month (HRT)
Montenegro
• Power in Cetinje soon with SD (RTCG)
fYROM
• The Appellate Court postponed indefinitely the session for the covert investigation measures used in the “Ransom” case (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE: By postponing the hearing for the “Ransom” case the judiciary has reached the bottom (Meta)
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church to be the mother church of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (Meta)
Albania
• Albania-Kosovo meetings not provocations to Serbia (ADN)
• No Albanian citizenship for Kosovo citizens (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• China, CEEC cooperation a model to advance Belt and Road Initiative (Xinhua)
• China, Serbia agree to cement parliamentary exchanges (Xinhua)
• Minister Denies Croatia’s Role in Bosnian War (Anadolu)
• Hahn: EU becomes more and more ready to discuss accession of the Western Balkans countries (Wiener Zeitung)
• US Atlantic Council conference to take place, Council proposes establishment of permanent US’ military presence in southeast Europe (Voice of America)
Ljajic: Counter measures towards Kosovo, until it abolishes taxes on flour (RTK2, Beta)
Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic says that Serbia will be increasing and strengthening counter measures towards Kosovo, until the authorities in Pristina do not abolish taxes on imports of flour from Serbia, reports RTK2, quoting the Beta news agency. “We have some announcement that this decision will be abolished, but it is not said when,” […]
Read More →Belgrade checks Kosovo’s recognition list (Vecernje Novosti)
According to the daily newspaper Vecernje Novosti, Belgrade in the coming months will determine through “a comprehensive diplomatic action” how many precisely states have recognised the independence of Kosovo. As the daily writes, there are doubts that the list of recognitions presented by the authorities in Pristina is not credible, because of which Belgrade decided […]
Read More →Results of the joint meeting of Albania – Kosovo governments (European Western Balkans)
TIRANA – The governments of Albania and Kosovo signed Monday on the joint meeting in Korça 12 agreements and understanding memorandums between the two countries, materializing the continuum of Strategic Partnership between the two countries. Overall, the two governments have signed four cooperation agreements on social insurance and integration and eight memorandums on electricity, Diaspora, […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Border games in the Balkans are dangerous (Lajmi/DW)
In an interview to Deutsche Welle in Serbian, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj commented on the statements of certain politicians in Serbia about the possibility of Kosovo’s partition saying that border games in the Balkans are extremely dangerous. “Tragic consequences would be huge and it is not wise to discuss this now,” Haradinaj said. […]
Read More →Government of Kosovo not to attend festivities in Vlora, Albania (media)
Media report that representatives of the government of Kosovo will not be attending activities in Vlora today marking the anniversary of Albania’s independence. According to the media the reason behind the cancellation of the visit is the meeting Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj is scheduled to have today with a senior U.S. official. Instead […]
Read More →EU more willing to consider new members in Balkans: EU commissioner (Reuters)
The European Union is increasingly willing to consider Western Balkan states joining the bloc, which could help ensure peace in the region while enriching the EU itself, the bloc’s integration commissioner said. http://reut.rs/2Bk0b02
Read More →UN Urges Progress on Arbitrary Detention in Serbia & Kosovo (Scoop)
GENEVA (27 November 2017) – Serbia and Kosovo* have come a long way in improving their treatment of prisoners and ending torture, but still need to do more to fight arbitrary detention and police impunity, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture has said after his first fact-finding visit. Nils Melzer commended the Government of Serbia […]
Read More →Dacic on change of negotiation’s format, Pristina’s UN ambition (Tanjug, TV Prva, B92, RTS)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he does not believe that a change to the format of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is possible. Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country’s special envoy for the Balkans. “I […]
Read More →Health station demolished in Suvi Do (KIM Radio, BETA)
The health station of Mitrovica Health Centre, located in the mixed settlement Suvi Do, nearby Mitrovica North was demolished last night and currently is not working, KIM Radio reported. This is the second attack against this health station over the last month. “It is obvious the attack is ethnically motivated aiming to deny Serbs access […]
Read More →Atlantic Council proposes new US strategy for Balkans (B92, VoA)
The Atlantic Council will publish a report on the new US strategy for the Balkans. According to Voice of America, it proposes establishing a permanent US military presence in Southeast Europe, advocates for “historic reconciliation” with Serbia and renewal of the reputation of the United States as a true mediator. Atlantic Council’s Executive Vice President […]
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