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OSCE Broadcast 9 December

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• Ambassador Jacobson and Kosovo political leaders discuss election reform (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Moore: Association of Serb municipalities neither an NGO nor a special entity (Klan Kosova, RTK2)
• EULEX rejects request for Lushtaku’s release (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• CEC presents final election results (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Civil society marks International Anti-Corruption Day (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)

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Only recognition is complete normalization of Kosovo-Serbia relations (Koha Ditore)

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Brussels based correspondent of this daily Augustin Palokaj in an opinion piece for the paper elaborates on normalization of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Palokaj says that the EU will make the decision on Serbia’s membership within the next  ten days, However, while majority of EU countries and the European Commission do not want […]

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New municipal governments (Kosova Sot)

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The front page editorial of this daily writes that after the runoff, the way for winning candidates of local elections to fulfill their promises is open. For some of the candidates, it will be a challenge to face municipal assemblies, where parties, according to the current Law, have their four year mandate and municipal assemblies […]

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 9 December

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Odalovic: We will request Pristina to open archives of so-called KLA (Radio Serbia)
• Serbian political scene (Radio Serbia)
• Berlin hampers start of accession talks (Novosti)
• Bosic: RS wants changes (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Lagumdzija: Abuse of the essence of the Sejdic-Finci decission (Srna)
• Representative of the UN General Secretary for Western Balkans Expressed Support for Activities of Ministry of Defense and B&H Armed Forces (Sarajevo Times/Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Brussels Gets it Wrong on Balkan Asylum Seekers (BIRN)
• Serbia police detain hundreds in massive anti-drug sweep (AP)
• Macedonian Progress on Rights Modest, Ombudsman Says (BIRN)
• Croat nationalists seek referendum to curb Serb minority rights regarding language (AP)
• Djukanovic Pays Landmark Visit to Serbia (BIRN)

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Politics prevents privatisation in Serb enclaves (Kosova Sot)

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Privatisation Agency of Kosovo (PAK) officials do not know the exact number of privatized socially-owned enterprises in Serb enclaves or those that have yet to undergo the privatisation process. PAK is among few institutions in the country that have stretched authority to the north of Kosovo as well as to the so-called enclaves where Serbs […]

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President Jahjaga to report to Assembly on Thursday (Koha)

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President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, will address members of the Kosovo Assembly on Thursday and report about her annual work. Assembly presidency approved Jahjaga’s request, announced head of AKR parliamentary group, Myzejene Selmani, and added that President’s reporting is regulated through the country’s constitution and that everyone is aware about the presidency’s work, KTV reported. […]

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Edgar Lungu holds talks with Kosovo counterpart (Zambia Daily Mail)

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MINISTER of Home Affairs Edgar Lungu has held a closed-door meeting with a delegation from Kosovo led by its Foreign Afairs Minister Enver Hoxhaj. Mr Hoxhaj, who was accompanied by Kosovo’s ambassador to France Mohamedin Kullashi paid a courtesy call on Mr Lungu at his hotel yesterday. Kosovo is lobbying Zambia for recognition as an […]

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An excuse for interview with Jahjaga is (auto) censorship (Politika)

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Interview of Laszlo Tot with Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga looks like the bomb with delayed effect. It was broadcast on RTV (Radio Television Vojvodina) on 14 September and “exploded” now. It was not discussed so much even when from public service TV Vojvodina, Jahjaga said that Serb returnees to Kosovo did not have any problem, […]

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Petrovic: In the case of Lushtaku the law to be respected (Radio Kosova)

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Deputy prime Minister and Minister of Administration of Local Governance, Slobodan Petrovic, said that in the case of Skenderaj and oath of Sami Lushtaku, they will act according to the law for local governance. He said that he respects the will of the citizens of Skenderaj, but the ministry which he leads will be implementing […]

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Parliamentary elections to be held in late autumn 2014 (gazetaexpress.com)

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It turns out that predictions about the quick downfall of the second Thaci government were a huge miss. In today’s meeting that Kosovo political leaders had with US Ambassador Tracey-Ann Jacobson, it was said that parliamentary elections can be held in October or November 2014, when the mandate of the current government expires. Political leaders […]

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The new municipal governments (Kosova Sot)

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The paper’s front-page editorial notes that the biggest challenge for the new mayors of municipalities in Kosovo is selecting their governing teams. “This will be an interesting test to see how much the new municipal leaders are under the tutelage of their political parties, or if they will be independent in their decision-making which in […]

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Ambitious Goals, Big Obstacles for Pristina New Mayor (BalkanInsight)

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Shpend Ahmeti has a vision of a city that works better and treats its people more fairly – but can he deliver? In the lobby of headquarters of Levizija Vetevendosje!, photographs plastered over on one of the walls cover the various protests they have held over the years. These demonstrations have punctuated the party’s image, […]

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