Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 6 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
Dacic: Agreement on transfer of policemen into KPS (RTS)
Ashton: Essential progress in the implementation of the Brussels agreement (Novosti)
Ruzic: Serbia-EU negotiations on 20 December or 21 January (Novosti)
Serbia has shown it is ready to meet expectations of EU members – US (Tanjug)
Brammertz in UN SC: Serbia’s cooperation with the Hague Tribunal very good (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
Conference on B&H experiences in finding missing persons: Around 30,000 missing in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
Stabilising public debt should be Serbia’s top priority in 2014 – IMF official ( HYPERLINK “http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/finance/_blank” Hispanic Business’ Finance Channel)
Bosnia court won’t detain convicted war criminals (World Bulletin)
Hoxhaj: Kosovo to be recognized by Zambia and Lesotho, soon (kohaditore.com)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enver Hoxhaj, during the French-African Summit that is being held in Paris, received support for increase of recognitions of Kosovo, by Zambia and Lesotho. It is expected that Kosovo will be soon recognized be Zambia and Lesotho. He received these supports during the meeting with senior diplomats of these states. […]
Read More →Zubin Potok: KPS racketeering us (Vesti)
Around 1,500 people blocked yesterday for a half an hour entrance in the village of Zubin Potok, on the road Kosovska Mitrovica – Ribarići, claiming that Kosovo Border Police is racketeering them. The Border Police indirectly is taking money from people explaining that the Kosovo border police have the right to act on the administrative […]
Read More →Nelson Mandela died (RTS)
Nelson Mandela, the icon of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, has died at 96 year, said South African President, Jacob Zuma. Former South African president Nelson Mandela, died at his home in a suburb of Johannesburg, said Zuma. “He’s resting now, […]
Read More →EC Fact finding mission for visa liberalization is staying in Kosovo (Radio Kosova)
Since Monday, in Kosovo is staying fact finding mission of European Commission for the visa liberalization process. This mission will verify the work done from the state of Kosovo in fulfilling criteria deriving from the guide for visa liberalization. Meanwhile, state coordinator for visa liberalization process, Besnik Vasolli, emphasized that the neither campaign, nor elections […]
Read More →Six months from now (Tribuna)
Publicist Baton Haxhiu in an opinion piece for the paper elaborates on the current political situation in Kosovo following local elections and the developments in the coming months, most notably holding of general elections and possible coalitions. He claims that a clear message was given to all parties in Kosovo in these elections and that […]
Read More →Waiting for the Association (Kosova Sot)
The paper writes that Kosovo MPs yesterday played out the role of being concerned for municipalities with Serb majority when they are the ones that voted in favour of the agreement of 19 April for normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The document for creation of the Association of Serb Municipalities derives from the […]
Read More →Mayor of Gracanica: Institutions for a better life (Blic)
The newly elected Mayor of Gracanica Branimir Stojanovic said tonight that the Brussels agreement creates institutions that will have all powers to meet the basic needs of the Serbs. -We have to make institutions and mechanisms that actually improve life. Brussels agreement, for me, is the starting point for everything I do. At the highest […]
Read More →Detention due to obstruction of election process (KIM radio)
Laza Lazic from Strpce, who was arrested by Kosovo police due to obstruction of the election process on 1 December, was ordered one month detention. Lazic is charged for the crime of groping in order to commit counter constitutional acts, forged presentation as the official person and endangering freedom of voters, said his lawyer Dejan […]
Read More →Kosovo leaders remember Mandela’s legacy (telegrafi.com)
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga sent condolences to the people of South Africa and world leaders on the death of Nelson Mandela. “It was with deep sorrow that we received news of the passing of former South African President, Nobel Peace Prize winner and promoter of human rights, Nelson Mandela. On behalf of the people of […]
Read More →Association of Serb municipalities, a challenge for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (rtklive.com)
In ongoing negotiations in Brussels about the association of Serb majority municipalities, Pristina insists that this mechanism should have the status of a non-governmental organization. The draft document presented by Pristina foresees that the association should operate according to Kosovo laws, whereas Serbia insists that the association should operate in accordance with Serbia’s laws too. […]
Read More →Bernd Posselt: We are dissatisfied with EULEX’s work (indeksonline.net)
After the European Parliament Committee For Foreign Policies endorsed improvement of the relations between EU and Kosovo, including economic level, German deputy from CSU, Bernd Posselt, from the European People’s Party, appealed for conclusion of SAA agreement with Kosovo as soon as possible, as requested also by the Resolution of the European Parliament. Bernd Posselt […]
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