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Belgrade Media Report 18 December 2017

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 18 December 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Status of Kosovo in World Customs Organization disputable (Beta/government website)
• Dacic: Kosovo is no state, cannot join Council of Europe (Tanjug)
• Vulin: There can be no armed force in Kosovo except KFOR (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric within internal dialogue: Serbia will request revision of privatizations in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• Izetbegovic: I am ready to cooperate with Vucic, but not to the detriment of B&H (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: Third entity realistic possibility for B&H (FTV)
• Dodik and Covic support removal of foreign judges from B&H Constitutional Court (FTV)
• Sejdic, Finci comment on Dodik’s claims on ruling (TV1)
• Inzko commented the last Communique adopted by the PIC (Nezavisne)
• Wigemark: Media speculations about ‘2+2+2’ Strategy of EU for Western Balkans are completely false (BHT1)
• Crnadak meets ambassadors of Serbia, Montenegro and Albania, chargé d’affaires of FYROM (N1)
• Dodik: We will follow Serbia on issue of demarcation with B&H (Factor.ba)
• RS plans to join Serbian lawsuit against NATO claiming contamination with depleted uranium (Glas Srpske)
• Brammertz: criminals are still celebrated in Serbia, Croatia and RS (Factor.ba)
Croatia
• Breakthrough? Slovenian Prime Minister coming to Zagreb to discuss border issue (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
• Abazovic announces fierce political debates in spring (Pobjeda)
• To accelerate EU accession, Montenegro must end its internal conflict (MINA)
fYROM
• Zaev-Rama: EU members inclined to embrace Western Balkans (MIA)
Albania
• Tensions in parliament, MPs clash with security guards, gas bombs in and outside parliament headquarters (ADN)
• Berisha calls on opposition MPs to burn their mandates (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Nimetz upbeat on talks, but obstacles lurk (ekathimerini)

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Haradinaj urges the EU to treat Kosovo as an equal (Ekonomia Online)

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The Haradinaj government is nearing its first 100 days. After 100 days there is usually an assessment, and the opposition, media and civil society start criticizing … How do you assess the first three months? Are you satisfied with what has been done, have you come across unexpected challenges or problems? Yes, we have prepared […]

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Interior Minister, COMKFOR: Security situation is stable (media)

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Most online media cover today’s meeting between Kosovo’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Flamur Sefaj, and KFOR Commander, General Salvatore Cuoci. The meeting focused on the overall security situation in Kosovo and assessed that the situation is peaceful and quiet. A press release issued by the Interior Ministry noted that Sefaj and Cuoci agreed that good […]

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Djuric: Serbia will request revision of privatization in Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM Radio)

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Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric said Serbia will request and insist on revision of the privatization in Kosovo, which, according to him is illegal, criminal and contrary to the domestic and international rules and resolutions, Tanjug news agency reported. Djuric made these remarks following the roundtable held within the internal dialogue on […]

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Kosovo citizens have so far €41 million for energy in the north (Koha)

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Head of the Energy Regulatory Office, Arsim Janova, reported to the Kosovo Assembly’s committee on human rights on the charging the unpaid electricity bills from the north to the rest of Kosovo consumers. Janova said the decision to suspend this practice pending a court ruling was taken by the board and is in line with […]

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Janjic: Possible political trade with the Serbian List (Danas)

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Belgrade based daily Danas writes today that the Haradinaj government’s program does not specify a concrete plan for transforming the Kosovo security forces into the armed forces. Danas recalls that Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has declared that the EU will grant visa liberalization for Kosovo in March “right after the celebration of the tenth […]

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Haradinaj: European Union is our home (media)

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Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, confirmed his participation at tonight’s meeting in Brussels hosted by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. “Tonight, I will attend the informal meeting of the Western Balkans Six, hosted by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. The European Union is our home. Kosovo’s integration process […]

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Jevtic: We did not join the government to block it (RTK2, DW)

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Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Dalibor Jevtic says for DW that the Serbian List has excellent cooperation with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and that more important are everyday life issues from the issues of the status of Kosovo, reports RTK2. The current Kosovo government has included the issue of the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) in […]

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It’s no state, it can’t join – Dacic on Kosovo’s CoE bid (BETA, B92)

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Kosovo will submit a request for membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) “during this month, at the latest in January,” Beta news agency reported. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj announced this. Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE […]

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Kosovo journalists awarded for human rights reporting (Prishtina Insight)

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The Journalistic Award for Human Rights presented three stories–on vaccinations, violence against women, and gender equality in Kosovo’s general elections–with journalism prizes. Over 20 journalists submitted stories to be considered for awards for journalistic excellence, under the project “OmbudsWatch – Promoting Ombudsperson’s role in Kosovo.” Winners were announced on Friday for the three best pieces […]

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Kosovo PM Faces Uphill Battle on Brussels Trip (Balkan Insight)

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Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj has promised big steps forward for Pristina before meetings in Brussels this week, such as visa liberalisation and a new Kosovo army, but observers say this is unrealistic. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, has promised to deliver visa liberalisation and the establishment of a Kosovo army by March ahead of a […]

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Rakic: Arrests of Serbs in Kosovo must stop (KIM Radio)

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Arrests of Serbs in Kosovo based on principle of “two witnesses” and without evidence must stop, mayor of the Mitrovica North municipality, Goran Rakic told KIM Radio. Rakic also warned that such arrests intimidate Serb returnees. “The experience tells us they arrest as a rule, reputable Serbs who wish to return to their places of […]

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