Belgrade Media Report 08 December 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 8 December 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Trepca Complex is a part of family, national heritage (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: A big step forward in relations with Bulgaria (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia advocates open talks with new US administration (Tanjug)
• Ljajic: No reconciliation in Balkans (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic’s act in Belgrade continues sparking reactions (Hayat, ATV, N1)
• Members of ‘Green Berets’ send war mongering messages (RTRS)
• PIC SB discusses current situation in B&H (BNTV)
• B&H Presidency members meet PIC SB Political Directors (Klix)
• Dodik thanks Russia for its honest friendship and for understanding relations in region (ATV, RTRS)
• Crnadak attends meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna (FTV)
• Russian Ambassador to UN Ilichev criticizes work of ICTY (Glas Srpske)
• B&H HoP adopts modified set of excise laws (BNTV/N1)
Croatia
• Prime Minister explains Croatia’s position on Hague verdict (N1)
• EC Vice President to mediate in border dispute with Slovenia (HRT)
Montenegro
• The “Tirana Scenario” failed: No reconciliation among the Albanian parties (CDM)
• Parliament in full capacity again (Dnevne novine)
• Lukovac: ICJ to solve Prevlaka issue (CDM)
fYROM
• The prosecution opens an investigation after Jeremić’s statements that Mijalkov had been laundering money (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE threatens Jeremic and the media who published the statement about Mijalkov (Meta)
Albania
• DP, Four conditions for the election of the new attorney general (ADN)
• SMI against the election of a new temporary attorney general (ADN)
• DP objects the election of a temporary attorney general (ADN)
• Attorney general election, US calls on parliament to respect the law (ADN)
• Attorney general election, EU appeal to the parliament (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• BiH and the EU: The politics of „almost“ does not deliver anymore, Hahn loses patience (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Pacolli: Guinea Bissau has not withdrawn recognition (lajmi.net)
Kosovo’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli said today at Forum 2015 which discussed specter of EU policies towards Kosovo, that the African state, Guinea Bissau has not withdrawn recognition of Kosovo. “Recognition by Guinea Bissau is not withdrawn. Kosovo was recognized through a verbal note in 2010, by the President who does not live […]
Read More →Supreme Court rejects LDK and PDK complaints over runoff elections (media)
Kosovo’s Supreme Court has rejected the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) complaint against the ruling of the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) on mayoral runoffs in the municipality of Pristina as well as the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) complaint over election results in Rahovec/Orahovac. LDK and PDK disputed the election result citing irregularities […]
Read More →Gerxhaliu: Trade is like water, it finds its way (KIM radio)
Good cooperation between the chambers of commerce of Serbia and Kosovo is an exception in the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, says the president of the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce Safet Gerxhaliu, KiM radio reports. “Trade is like water, it finds its own paths,” he says in the “Dogovor!?” TV show of KIM Radio Television. […]
Read More →Western Balkan Leaders Vow To Deepen Ties As World Bank Offers Aid (RFE)
The World Bank has offered $200 million in loans to promote economic integration in the Western Balkans as leaders of the region vowed to deepen ties and work together toward joining the European Union. The announcements from the World Bank and Western Balkan leaders came at a high-level conference on December 7 in Sofia at […]
Read More →Kosovo adds dissonance to Balkan cacophony (Euractiv)
The visit to Belgrade by the three members of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s presidency was expected to warm up relations between the two countries, which had soured after the Bosniak presidency member said his country should recognise Kosovo, Serbia’s former province. That statement hit a raw nerve in Serbia, which refuses to acknowledge the independence Kosovo declared in […]
Read More →Kosovo prosecutor speaks in Belgrade about missing persons (Koha)
Kosovo prosecutor, Drita Hajdari, spoke at a Belgrade conference about Kosovo’s missing persons and noted that their fate continues to keep many families hostage. “It is a legal obligation and a fundamental human right for families to learn about the fate of their missing members. After the signing of the peace deal, warring parties should […]
Read More →Accustomed to injustice (KIM radio)
Yesterday in the Media Center in Caglavica, a debate “We are still victims of violation of elementary human rights” was held, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, which is being celebrated on December 10, reported KIM radio. The debate was intended to show that human rights were violated in all segments, starting […]
Read More →Thaci to attend First Paris Conference (media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will travel to Paris today where he will attend the First Paris Conference that will discuss the future of the European Union. President Thaci will talk about Kosovo’s political and economic development through the European perspective and other topics of interest. Thaci will reconfirm the commitment of the Republic of Kosovo […]
Read More →Dacic “draws Tillerson’s attention to old US establishment” (BETA, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic spoke with US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson on Thursday in Vienna. According to a Serbian MFA statement carried by Beta, Dacic told Tillerson that representatives of the old US establishment who defend their policy from the 1990s cannot be the ones to bring changes to the US foreign policy. […]
Read More →Hahn meets Thaçi, calls for shared commitment of all parties towards EU integration (Klan Kosova)
EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn met President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci at the sidelines of the Western Balkans leaders summit in Sofia and called for “strong, shared commitment of all political actors in Pristina to make next steps on Kosovo’s EU path.” “Progress in dialogue with Serbia is key,” Hahn […]
Read More →Serbia will fight for Trepca mine in Kosovo – Vucic (B92)
The Trepca mining and metallurgical complex in Kosovo is this Thursday marking its 90th anniversary. And the head of state, Aleksandar Vucic, said that Serbia would fight for that company “uncompromisingly.” “When an enterprise is cherished and built for 90 years, as is the case with Trepca, that enterprise is no longer just a business […]
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