Belgrade Media Report 26 April 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 26 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Countries can’t be Serbia’s partners and work against us (Tanjug)
• Djuric: If this is EU’s position – then it’s all meaningless (B92)
• Stefanovic: Around 800 terrorists from Western Balkans have joined IS (Tanjug/FoNet)
• Ljajic: CEFTA in crisis (Beta/RTS)
• Kosovo in the clutches of daily politics (Betaweek)
• European integration and Kosovo (Betaweek)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• New meeting on changes to B&H Election Law ends without concrete results (FTV)
• Visit of Russian delegation to B&H continues to spark reactions (ATV)
• Erdogan’s rally on May 20 in Sarajevo; Dodik: I am aware of Turkey’s aspirations in B&H but I do not accept meddling with RS’ relations with Serbia and Russia (N1)
• Dodik: RS has right to have its army; I do not discuss sanctions with Vucic and have no need to agree with him; I do not accept EU which acts in interventionist manner here (Dani)
Croatia
• Serbian tanks aim their guns at Catholic cathedral in Novi Sad (Index.hr)
• President to visit Macedonia and attend Brdo-Brijuni Summit (Hina)
• Slovenia ready to block Croatia’s entry into Schengen (Hina)
Montenegro
• Brussels denied those who wish to stop the integration (RTCG)
fYROM
• Zaev: Government reshuffle after Labor Day (MIA)
• Nimetz: Both sides committed to solution, talks to continue (MIA)
• Athens made concessions, now Skopje should follow suit – Greece’s gov’t spokesman (MIA)
Albania
• Don’t turn your back on us, Albania PM tells EU (ADN)
• Rama-Merkel, preconditions for the opening of accession talks (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serb President Delays Kosovo Deal to Give It a Better Shot (Bloomberg)
• The Brief – Macron pulls the Balkan rug (EurActiv)
• McAllister: Rule of law and fundamental rights priority for Serbia (European Western Balkans)
Now is chance for Kosovo deal, says Serbian president – but at what cost? (The Guardian)
Read More →Now is chance for Kosovo deal, says Serbian president – but at what cost? (The Guardian)
Aleksandar Vučić will accept independence only if Serbia gets something concrete in return When Nato bombed Serbia in 1999, Aleksandar Vučić was information minister, enforcing censorship rules for the country’s president, Slobodan Milošević, who would later be indicted for war crimes. Nearly two decades later, Vučić himself is Serbia’s president. Claiming to have shed many […]
Read More →Tusk: Political consensus opens way toward EU (Koha)
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, has requested political consensus in Kosovo in order to advance toward the European Union. During the press conference held today after the meeting with Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, Tusk said war against organized crime requires political consensus, which EU has seen with the endorsement of the demarcation agreement […]
Read More →Kosovo reconfirms international engagement against terrorism (RTK)
A two-day international conference, championed by French President Emmanuel Macron under the banner “No Money for Terror,” is being held today in Paris. The conference will gather ministers of justice, finance, foreign affairs and the interior from Western countries, the Arab world and other nations as well as representatives of 18 international organizations. Kosovo is […]
Read More →Head of EU Office tells Pristina: Convince them to recognize you (B92)
According to B92, Head of an EU Office in Pristina encouraged authorities in Pristina to work more in order to convince states that have not recognized Kosovo, to do so in a near future. Head of EU Mission, where 5 member states did not recognize unilaterally declared Kosovo independence, told Kosovo “it is equal with […]
Read More →Sejdiju: Haradinaj’s Government a hostage of Vucic’s decisions (KIM radio, Vesti)
Read More →Sejdiju: Haradinaj’s Government a hostage of Vucic’s decisions (KIM radio, Vesti)
The government of Ramush Haradinaj is rocking increasingly while the opposition increasingly demands the calling of early elections due to the difficult political and economic situation in Kosovo, reports Serbian media. According to the Serbian media, Haradinaj received a response from the opposition that intends to unite and launch overthrow of the government instead supporting […]
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From Google News- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes SeeNews
- Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times - Prishtina Insight 19/04/2024Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times Prishtina Insight
- Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement SeeNews
- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024
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