Belgrade Media Report 13 June 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 13 March 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• President Appeals: Do not join the Army of Kosovo (MONDO, Tanjug)
• Vulin: Setting up Kosovo army is unacceptable for Serbia (Beta)
• Vucic’s Cabinet: We did not get a call for dialogue (Tanjug)
• “Angry at himself” for allowing highway blockade” (VIP)
• Vucic wishes happy Russia day to the country’s citizens, President (RTS, Tanjug, VIP)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Head of OSCE Berton: Crisis is not inevitable, Election Law can be resolved within an hour (Dnevni list)
• OHR stances are in collision with Federation of B&H Constitution and Election Law (Vecernji list)
• Federation of B&H Minister Vujanovic and fuel distributors agree on reducing fuel prices in Federation of B&H no later than by end of week (FTV)
• Protests over increased fuel prices continue in RS, RS Government to discuss this issue on Thursday (BNTV)
Montenegro
• They respect and value Vujanovic’s work (RTCG)
fYROM
• Zaev: No longer fYROM, the name Republic of Northern Macedonia has been agreed on (Meta)
• Zaev: Implementation of the name deal (MIA)
• Zaev refers to minority issue in name deal, possibility of early elections (MIA)
• Republic of North Macedonia with Macedonian language and identity (MIA)
• No one has the right to hinder Macedonian future: Zaev and Dimitrov tell Ivanov (MIA)
• UN’s Nimetz welcomes name deal (MIA)
• EU’s Mogherini: EU to open accession negotiations with Macedonia (MIA)
• Leaders and officials congratulate Athens and Skopje over name agreement (MIA)
• MEP Vajgl: Name deal opens Macedonia’s road to EU, NATO membership (MIA)
• Mickoski: Opposition VMRO-DPMNE views the name deal as ‘capitulation’ (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE’s Mickoski calls for urgent meeting with Ivanov and Zaev (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Greek PM faces domestic backlash over Macedonia name deal (Reuters)
Read More →Vetevendosje: Pay raise can only be decided by Assembly (Kosovapress)
In a press conference today, Vetevendosje officials accused the Constitutional Court of bias for ruling that the government’s decision for salary increase does not represent a constitutional violation. MP Albulena Haxhiu said the decision of the government of Kosovo for increasing its staff’s salaries is a criminal act and it interferes in the Assembly’s competencies. […]
Read More →PSD sends invites for political roundtable, shuns Serbian List (Telegrafi)
Social Democratic Party (PSD) has sent invites to political parties for the next roundtable on the topic of dialogue for normalization of relations with Serbia but has not extended the invitation to the Serbian List. PSD spokesperson, Shkodran Hoti, said the roundtable will take place on Monday at the premises of the Kosovo Assembly. “We […]
Read More →Veseli and Fajon: We are on the verge of major decision (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, met with the EU Rapporteur for Kosovo, Tanja Fajon, to discuss the current matters in the region, Euro-integration processes and especially liberalization of visas for Kosovo people. Veseli confirmed once again commitment of Kosovo’s institutions and population to move faster with the integration processes, however he […]
Read More →Rohan: No one gives as many rights to minorities as Kosovo (RTK)
Former Deputy Envoy during the Vienna discussions, Ambassador Albert Rohan, told autonomia.info that Kosovo’s independence is an irreversible fact and that Serbia and Russia should accept this reality. The Austrian diplomat expects from Belgrade and Prsitina to resume with negotiations “because they have to resolve their relations and because there is no alternative process.” “It […]
Read More →Gorani Civic Initiative (GIG): To give Gora status of district (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)
Read More →Gorani Civic Initiative (GIG): To give Gora status of district (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)
Gorani Civic Initiative (GIG) proposed to the Serbian Government negotiations team and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to provide status of the district to the Gora area, as it is the case with the Brcko District in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian media reported. This area is mainly populated by Gorani community, and the status of […]
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