Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 31 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Elections not a priority (B92)
• Vucic: Nikolic doing a good job, no complaints about Dacic (RTS/Kurir)
• Only an Albanian suspected of the massacre in “Panda” (Politika)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: We demand urgent reaction to the theft of a water pump (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• House of Peoples adopts proposal for B&H institutions budget (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Independence national goal for RS (Srna)
• Vujanovic: Future of Montenegro and Serbia in partnership (Pobjeda)
• Vucic: Polite and normal Serbia not so far anymore (Dan)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Former UN Kosovo envoy Hans Haekkerup dies (AP)
• Macedonia Parties Sift Presidential Options (BIRN)
• A Europe Without a Future (Strategic Culture Foundation)
Waking up of 2013 and 2014 (Koha Ditore)
Ilir Dedaj writes that the year that we are leaving behind, was the start of waking up for the population of Kosovo. They found the courage to express their positions towards the political and economic developments in the country. It started with the protest against increased electricity bills, marches against corruption, protests of the trade union, successful […]
Read More →PTK privatisation fails definitely (Koha)
The process of PTK privatization has failed. A member of the government confirmed for KTV that the Kosovo Government has not signed agreement with AXOS group that had won the bid. The final deadline for signing of the contract was Monday, at midnight. The Government has not come out with official announcement and has discussed […]
Read More →The year of citizens (Kosova Sot)
After criticizing the municipalities for spending thousands of Euros on “ugly decorated trees,” this daily’s front page editorial, says “sometimes we are forgetting that we are living in a democratic country, where human rights and freedoms are guaranteed and that we are all equal in front of the law.” Further the editorial says that the […]
Read More →Families of missing persons protest in front of government building today (rtklive.com)
Families of missing persons will protest today in front of the government building in Pristina in dissatisfaction with insufficient work by authorities to shed light on the fate of their missing. Representatives of the government committee for missing persons told reporters that over 30 sites were exhumed and 35 victims, mainly Albanians, were found.
Read More →Haradinaj: I supported Hashim Thaci on national topics (indeksonline.net)
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said he expected his party would score better results in the 2013 municipal elections. “We worked for better results, we hoped and we waited. To be honest, we are not satisfied with the results of municipal elections. We have lost in several municipalities, […]
Read More →Pristina: To leave reserved seats for Serbs in the Assembly (Vesti, Blic)
Reserved seats for minority communities in Kosovo parliament should remain because of the integration of Serbs from northern Kosovo, says Britain’s ambassador in Pristina Ian Cliff. British Ambassador in Pristina Ian Cliff said today that reserved seats for minority communities in Kosovo parliament should stay at least one term, because of the need for further […]
Read More →The oldest councillors to convene ceremonial sessions in the north of KiM (Danas)
Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvecan, Beograd – Ceremonial and the constituent session of the four Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo and Metohija no longer depend on the mayors, but the oldest members who should convene it until 11 January. In the field speculate that they might be held on the third day of Orthodox Christmas, 9 January, […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 31 December
• Privatization of PTK fails (Kosovapress, Koha.net)
• Jahjaga: We need to close the conflict with Serbia (Koha)
• Jahjaga expresses condolences to Danish Queen (Gazetaexpress)
• Nikolic: I wouldn’t sign an inter-state agreement with Kosovo (rtklive.com)
• Mustafa finalizes the year with criticism against the Government (Koha.net)
Office for KiM calls for urgent response to pump theft (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – The Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) urged on Monday the relevant bodies to react immediately to the incident that took place in the village of Grabac in the municipality of Klina in which 12 Serb houses were left without water because a pump had been stolen. “We are calling on the international community not […]
Read More →Former UN Kosovo Envoy Hans Haekkerup Dies (AP)
Hans Haekkerup, a former Danish defense minister and U.N. envoy who oversaw Kosovo’s first general election, has died. He was 68. A veteran Social Democratic politician who was first elected to the Danish Parliament in 1979, Haekkerup died on Dec. 22 after a long illness, party spokesman Martin Justesen said. Haekkerup served in the ministries […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 30 December
• Petrovic: Northern municipalities to work in line with Kosovo legislation (RTK1)
• Ahmeti requests interpretation regarding use of state symbols (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Cliff: Reserved seats should remain for one more mandate (RTK2)
• Number of cases addressed to Ombudsperson doubled (Klan Kosova, KTV)
• Lumezi: Prosecution should complete corruption cases by June 2014 (Klan Kosova, RTK1)
LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- FM: Kosovo supports Ukraine despite Kyiv not recognizing its independence - Kyiv Independent 08/05/2024FM: Kosovo supports Ukraine despite Kyiv not recognizing its independence Kyiv Independent
- Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites - Prishtina Insight 08/05/2024Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites Prishtina Insight
- Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week - ABC News 08/05/2024Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week ABC News
- FM: Kosovo supports Ukraine despite Kyiv not recognizing its independence - Kyiv Independent 08/05/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
