Demarcation leads to early elections in Pristina? (Blic, Pobjeda)
Political analyst Ramush Tahiri told the daily Pobjeda, based in Podgorica, that this convening of the Kosovo parliament will hardly be able to vote out on a demarcation agreement with Montenegro, and he believes that new extraordinary parliamentary elections await Pristina in the spring, reports the Belgrade daily Blic. In fact, it is not known […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 12 March 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 12 March 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• UN seat lurking behind the US package (Novosti/Beta/B92/Tanjug)
• Vulin: No negotiations about what has already been negotiated (RTS/Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: It was PM who launched reshuffle story (B92/Tanjug)
• EU says is not seeking recognition of Kosovo by Belgrade (Tanjug)
• Sutanovac resigns, but stays in DS (Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• Djindjic Interview to Novosti (one week prior to his assassination)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Inzko presents two proposals of amendments to Election Law of B&H in Brussels (TV1)
• Dodik: No decision of High Representative will be accepted (RTRS)
• Dodik: SNSD will prevent adoption of amendments to B&H Election Law, proposed by SDP B&H, SBB B&H and DF (ATV)
• RS Assembly team says 9 January is not discriminatory for Croats and Bosniaks in RS (RTRS)
• EC prepares interim report on B&H’s progress to EU (Nezavisne)
• B&H Court confirms indictment against 12 persons suspected of crimes against Serbs (BNTV)
• EU extends decision, which allows imposing sanctions against B&H politicians (Fena)
• New meeting on elections in Mostar to be held this week (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Serb paramilitaries indicted for 1990s war crimes against Croats (Hina)
• President and Prime Minister argue in public (Hina)
Montenegro
• DF accepts civic opposition’s proposal: Bojanic common presidential candidate (CDM)
fYROM
• Deputy PM: Languages law will be adopted this week (Telma TV)
Albania
• Russian lobbying for DP, Rama: Basha is smart at playing dumb (ADN)
• Dozens arrested for massive immigration documents forgery (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• How Aleksandar Vucic Became Europe’s Favorite Autocrat (Foreign Policy)
Read More →In his first visit to Kosovo, US Assistant Secretary Mitchell confirms support for Kosovo (media)
Read More →In his first visit to Kosovo, US Assistant Secretary Mitchell confirms support for Kosovo (media)
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Wess Mitchell, began his visit to Kosovo by meeting President Hashim Thaci. At a joint press briefing after the meeting, Thaci said the US was and remains Kosovo’s strategic partner and thanked the US administration for its focus on Kosovo and the Western Balkans. Thaci […]
Read More →Dusan Janjic: Relations between Serbia and Kosovo according to the model of the two Germanys (NMagazin, RTK2)
Read More →Dusan Janjic: Relations between Serbia and Kosovo according to the model of the two Germanys (NMagazin, RTK2)
Serbia and Kosovo will most likely regulate relations by the model of the two Germanys, says Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic. Janjic told RTK 2 that Serbia must sign a legally binding agreement in the EU integration process, but that it does not have to recognize Kosovo. He said that the […]
Read More →Sources: Demarcation session to take place tomorrow (Koha)
Koha quotes sources saying that the Kosovo Assembly is expected to convene tomorrow to vote on the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. It highlights the statements by Kosovo leaders, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli, both of whom said they expected the demarcation issue to be concluded this week.
Read More →LDK: There is still no official announcement on border demarcation vote (Telegrafi)
Read More →LDK: There is still no official announcement on border demarcation vote (Telegrafi)
Kosovo Assembly vice president from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Kujtim Shala, said there is no official announcement on when the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro will be put to vote. Shala’s comment follows reports from certain media claiming the border demarcation issue would be voted by Assembly MPs on Tuesday, Wednesday or even […]
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