Belgrade Media Report 22 May
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: No change of policy (Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: No trade with EU over deadlines (RTS)
• Brnabic: Multiple importance of construction of Nis-Sofia gas pipeline (Novosti)
• Joksimovic, senators from France on European integration of Serbia (Beta)
• Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija adopted report on the work of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Stefanovic: No foreign drones over Belgrade (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• One should not allow meddling in B&H’s internal matters (Srna)
• Venice Commission experts with representatives of B&H parties (Dnevni avaz)
• Lives of “little stars” embedded in foundations of RS (Srna)
Croatia
• Increase in number of anti-Serb incidents in Croatia recorded (Hina)
Montenegro
• Markovic: We can defend our national interests (Pobjeda)
• Djukanovic: Fighting for independence was worth it (Pink M)
fYROM
• Zaev: Republic of Ilinden Macedonia name proposal still in play (MIA)
• Dimitrov: No other more appropriate proposal than Republic of Ilinden Macedonia (MIA)
• Tzanakopoulos: We welcome acceptance of erga omnes, but best solution is choosing one of the names proposed by UN mediator (MIA)
• Court acquits Zaev in Bribe case (MIA)
Haradinaj in Vatican: Kosovo recognition, a necessary step (media)
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, during an official visit to the Vatican today met with the Secretary of State of His Holiness the Pope, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. A press release issued by Haradinaj’s office noted that he and Parolin discussed Kosovo’s achievements in politics and democracy, Kosovo’s position vis-à-vis countries in the region, and economic […]
Read More →Hahn: EU has not lowered its price (lajmi.net, France24)
European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations spoke on “France 24” at “Talking Europe” show about the importance of integration of Western Balkans. “We have published our strategy in February indicating that each country in the region has a perspective and indicated that the whole process not only the negotiations, is merit based. […]
Read More →Assembly session postponed, LDK’s Hoti calls for new elections (Indeksonline)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group chief, Avdullah Hoti, said today that Thursday’s session of the Kosovo Assembly has been postponed. According to Hoti, this shows that the Assembly has become dysfunctional and that the current legislative has lost its meaning. “It is an urgent matter to make the legitimate institutions functional by way […]
Read More →Thaci: It is due time for the whole Western Balkans EU membership (media)
Upon an invitation by the Atlantic Council and the Government of Montenegro, President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, is attending the “To be Secure” Security Forum, being held in Budva, Montenegro. During his speech there, Thaçi initially congratulated his counterpart, Milo Gjukanovic, on his inauguration two days ago. He also conveyed his best wishes to the […]
Read More →Djuric: We fulfilled everything; Pristina did not the most important (Blic)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric informed today the deputy of the German Bundestag and a member of the EU Relations Committee Manuel Sarrazin on the daily problems of the Serbian people in Kosovo, as well as with the fact that the level of sustainable return of internally displaced Serbs in […]
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