Support to the team for drafting the Statute of the ZSO (Vecernje Novosti, Kossev)
The Management Team for the drafting the Statute of the Community/Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) held on Monday its first meeting with legal experts in local self-government, reported Serbian media. On Monday, the Team members met the Mayors of northern municipalities and Dean of the Law faculty of University of Pristina based in North Mitrovica, Serbian […]
Read More →Basescu: Germany pressures Romania to recognize Kosovo, but this is not possible (Vecernje Novosti)
Read More →Basescu: Germany pressures Romania to recognize Kosovo, but this is not possible (Vecernje Novosti)
Former Romanian President Traian Bssescu says that Bucharest is under pressure from Germany to recognize Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence, reports Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti. Basescu said in a statement to Romanian television B1 that Germany was pressing all five EU countries that did not recognize Kosovo’s independence to do so. Romania, Spain, Greece, […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 30 April 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 30 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: How many will be ready tomorrow to understand Albanians? (Ekspres/Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: If Croats want diplomatic war, they’ll have it (Beta/Informer)
• Drecun: Pristina’s insincere wish to form the ZSO (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Haradinaj to be arrested if he visits south of central Serbia (Tanjug/Kurir)
• Ministers instructed to talk with foreigners about Kosovo (Novosti/FoNet)
• Patriarch Irinej: Issue of Kosovo and Metohija one of the central problems of the Serbian Orthodox Church and people (RTV/Tanjug)
• Scott: No need for US to join Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Blic/FoNet)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dudakovic and 12 other members of 5th Corps of RB&H Army released from detention (BHT1)
• Dodik: Dudakovic’s release pending trial is proof of reasons for lack of trust in judiciary of B&H (N1)
• RS reactions to Dudakovic case (RTRS)
• SDA and its officials condemn arrest of Dudakovic and other (TV1)
• Reactions of political parties from Federation of B&H to arrest of Dudakovic and others (ATV)
• Minister Pendes: Encouraging message from meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of NATO countries (Dnevni avaz)
• Komsic: Russia, HDZ B&H and SNSD working against B&H’s NATO path (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Croatia ready to work with Serbia (Hina)
• “Croatia still reaching out to Serbia, but dialogue requires two parties” (Hina)
• NGOs warns about non-prosecution of war crimes against Serbs (Hina)
• Croatia: NATO should keep two-track approach towards Russia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Darmanovic: Relations with Russia should be improved (MINA)
• Montenegro perceived as an example of stability (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Brdo Brijuni Process leaders meeting (MIA)
• Tusk in Macedonian said that the EU stands behind Macedonia (Meta)
• Sekerinska: Last year we reached rock bottom and were on the brink of civil war (Meta)
Albania
• Meta in Struga: Albanian language law is not a favor but obligation (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia-Croatia Feud is Moving Into Risky Territory (BIRN)
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 2 May
• Ruling coalition divided over Thaci’s lead role in talks (Koha)
• Tahiri: We expect positive assessment from EU (Zeri)
• “Germany pressures five EU countries to recognize Kosovo” (Epoka)
• Vetevendosje splinter group set to form own party (dailies)
• UNMIK’s future (DW/dailies)
• Another American prosecutor to lead Specialist Chambers? (Koha)
• Veseli: Italy supports Kosovo on Euro-Atlantic integrations (Epoka)
• Stefanovic admits KSF members were questioned (Koha)