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Cliff: Kosovo’s biggest problem, rule of law

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The biggest problems that Kosovo is facing are rule of law and economic problems which make the lives of the citizens more difficult. This was assessed by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Kosovo, Ian Cliff, who in an interview for “IP Magazine” spoke about the road that Kosovo should pursue towards EU membership. […]

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 17 December

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• EU ministers decide 21 January as start date for Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Results in battle against crime and corruption soon (Politika/Radio Serbia)
• Negotiations on coalition in Kosovska Mitrovica (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dacic, Cvijanovic sign Memorandum of understanding (Fena/Srna)
• Radojicic: B&H will expect negative rating from Brussels (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s Progressives Claim Local Poll Victories (BIRN)
• Serbia Yet to Form EU Negotiating Team (BIRN)
• Kosovo Mulls Imposing Visa Regime on Bosnians (BIRN)
• Bosnia’s Croat Coalition Falls Apart (BIRN)
• Montenegro declares cooperation with UAE expanding (Kuna)

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Sekiraqa is being trialed in Dubrava prison (indeksonline.net)

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Enver Sekiraqa and Rrahim Abdullahu, appeared today in front of the judicial body as suspects for attack against official person during duty. The trial is not taking place at the Appeals Court, nor at the Basic Court, but within the walls of Dubrava prison. Sources of Indeksonline said that this decision has been taken by […]

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Decision: Bosnians to enter Kosovo only with visas (gazetaexpress.com)

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Kosovo has decided to set reciprocity measures on visa regime with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Government reportedly came up with this decision during one of its meetings on the change of the conditions for entrance and visa regime for foreigners in the Republic of Kosovo. According to point 6 of this decision, […]

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Thaçi and Jahjaga meet (Lajmi.net)

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Prime Minister Thaçi briefed President Jahjaga on the process of dialogue taking place in Brussels between Kosovo and Serbia aimed at resolving practical issues and normalizing relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Thaçi has also informed the President on the election reform that political parties are undertaking. The President and the Prime Minister also […]

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No excavations in Raska until 14 January (Kosovapress)

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Mortal remains of five bodies already exhumed from Raska will be taken today for further medical expertise. The issue will be discussed once again this afternoon but any decision that is taken it will not change the fact that the weather is not suitable for further excavations until 14 January. This was announced by the […]

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Ivanovic: Negotiations over coalition in Mitrovica (KIM radio)

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Meeting over creation of coalition in Northern Mitrovica between CI Srpska and CI SDP of Oliver Ivanovic was held today, following initiative of newly elected mayor Krstimir Pantic. “We talked about principles and all options we agree about will be put on the paper,” said Ivanovic to Beta agency and added that coalition agreements will […]

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Thaçi: Mayors are committed to respect laws of Kosovo (Radio Kosova)

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Kosovo prime Minister through social network “Facebook” has informed that yesterday afternoon and today had meetings with new mayors elected in local elections of 2013, mayors who are belonging to different parties and ethnicities. „With some of them, before one year, it could not be imagined that we could meet, and let alone to cooperate. […]

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UAE military officer tells of the chaos of war in Kosovo (The National)

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ABU DHABI // A military officer has described the emotional moment when she was a reunited with a 12-year-old girl she had delivered as a baby amid the chaos of war in Kosovo. Related Lt Col Dr Aysha Sultan Al Dhaheri was part of the UAE mission White Hands that established a refugee camp in […]

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Doubled the number of people who enter Serbia with Kosovo ID (Politika)

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Kosovo police have records of those who have RKS plates according to their ethnic origin. Kosovo identity cards are increasingly used at the administrative crossings towards central Serbia. Since the beginning of March last year to the end of June this year that ID card at those crossings used 12.86 percent of the population, which […]

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The Kosovo government unworthy of negotiating in Brussels (Politika)

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INTERVIEW: Ilir Deda, Executive director of the Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development (KIPRED) Thaci said he would not discuss the elections with Dacic, a Kosovar public learned of the election date from Dacic Commenting on the results of the recent local elections in Kosovo and Metohija, a political analyst Ilir Deda says to […]

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Ceku : I’m proud of Serbs in Kosovo forces (Blic)

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Minister of Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Agim Ceku said today that KSF has 44 Serbs, but that he and the team are not satisfied, because there are not enough Serbs.  “There are Serbs working in our Ministry. My deputy and other officers in the Ministry are Serbs. However, we are not satisfied with the number […]

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