OSCE Broadcast 9 January
• OSCE: Institutions made progress on repatriated persons (TV21)
• Brussels discussions without agreement (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• No symbols will be used at north Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Municipal Assembly inauguration (Klan Kosova)
• Trajkovic: Belgrade should clarify Serbs about Association of Serb Municipalities (KTV)
Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 9 January
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Insurance fees not collected at administrative crossings (B92, 8 January 2014)
• Dejan Pavicevic: The Oath without any logos (Vecernje Novosti, 9 January 2013)
• Dacic: Round not been scheduled yet (Vecernje Novosti, 8 January 2014)
• Monument to Serbian poet torn down in Kosovo-Metohija (Tanjug, 9 January 2014)
• Gov’t office: Another method of intimidating Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug, 8 January 2014)
• Miscevic: No changes in visa waiver for Serbian citizens (Tanjug, 8 January 2014)
• Start of EU talks “historic for Serbia and W. Balkans”(B92, 8 January 2014)
• Kacin on two-day visit to Belgrade as of Thursday (Tanjug, 8 January 2014)
• “Unconditional withdrawal of genocide lawsuits”(Vecernje Novosti, 8 January 2014 )
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Celebrations in the region; incidents in Croatia (Politika, 9 January 2014)
• Patriarch: Repubika Srpska needs unity and goodness (Tanjug, 9 January 2014)
• Can a crescent also be a symbol of the state of Montenegro? (Novosti, By V. Kadic, 8 January 2014)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Balkans: The year ahead (The Economist, by T.J., 8 January 2014)
• Winter drought leaves Kosovo with drinking water shortages (CTV, 8 January 2014)
• Serbia, Croatia Trade Demands Over Genocide Lawsuits (BIRN, Marija Ristic, 9 January 2014)
• Croatia court backs ex-top spy’s extradition to Germany (EUbusiness, 8 January 2014)
• Bosnia’s Bakir Izetbegovic fully supports Turkish PM (World Bulletin, 7 January 2014)
• Turkey assists Balkan countries in developing judicial institutions (Southeast European Times, By Klaudija Lutovska, 8 January 2014)
Northern Kosovo municipal assemblies to meet on Friday (Tanjug)
The assemblies of the four northern Kosovo municipalities will meet on Friday, with assembly members and mayors expected to sign a statement, officially assuming their duties, Zubin Potok mayor Stevan Vulovic said on Thursday. Municipal assembly sessions are to be held in Leposavic, Zubin Potok, Zvecan and North Kosovska Mitrovica, Vulovic told Tanjug. With EU […]
Read More →The Prime Minister sees only the bright side (indeksonline.com)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, assessed on Thursday that during his six years of governing, Kosovo has become a paradise for the citizens that live in it, example for the region and international community. During a lengthy speech during the opening and closing of the first meeting of the Government of Kosovo for […]
Read More →Thaçi proud with governing (indeksonline.com)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, starts today his seventh year of governing. On this occasion, he stated that during these years, as head of the Government, he has gone through not so easy challenges. He stated that he is proud of the joint achievements of the society and state of Kosovo. “We have […]
Read More →Lack of security (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that the killing of a 14 year-old yesterday in Pristina has shocked the whole Kosovo public. “The act is made even more tragic by the fact that the victim was executed on the yard of an elementary school in Pristina … The lack of security measures in school facilities makes […]
Read More →Oak, rakia and Gjakova (Tribuna)
Belgrade-based columnist Idro Seferi writes in his opinion piece about the recent protest by Gjakova citizens against the visit by Serbian Minister Aleksandar Vulin. “People in Serbia still don’t know why someone in Gjakova needs to protest when Serbian politicians come to church. Without confronting the past, we will always go back to zero because […]
Read More →Lushtaku may be left without international defence (Telegrafi)
Skenderaj Mayor, Sami Lushtaku, who is in detention, has a problem with commissioning of an international lawyer to defend him. Kosovo Chamber of Lawyers has temporarily rejected the license for the Israeli lawyer, Nick Kaufman, who is trying to defend Lushtaku in the case known as the “Drenica Group”. Chamber of Lawyers has asked the […]
Read More →OSCE report: Lack of trust hinders repatriation process (Express)
OSCE mission has published today third report on reintegration of repatriated persons to Kosovo. The report notes that central and local institutions in Kosovo have made substantial process from 2011 by improving coordination and their policies and by increasing assistance for repatriated persons. Nevertheless, the lack of reliable data about forcibly returned persons, their access […]
Read More →Šilovo: Serbs from ”Hladnjaca” expelled (Vesti online)
Private security of the company “Kalabria” blocked internally displaced Serbs in Šilovo, because premise “Hladanjača” has been sold and the new owner gave a deadline to the residents of facility to move out. According to the statement of Independent Liberal Party (SLS), a minor incident was reported when a private security of “Kalabrija” banned the entry […]
Read More →Vulin: Lynch of Serb believers (Tanjug)
Aleksandar Vulin, Serbian minister without portfolio in charge of Kosovo-Metohija, denied on Wednesday the allegations by Djakovica Mayor Mimoza Kusari-Lila that he is guilty of the fact that Serbs were not able to reach the church in Djakovica on Christmas, stressing that he expects from the international community to raise its voice regarding the lynch […]
Read More →EU’s visa mechanism comes into force (Tanjug)
A new European Union (EU) mechanism enabling for urgent reintroduction of travel visas for the Western Balkan countries enters into force on Thursday. So far, no member of the organization has requested to use the mechanism. The legislation was adopted in December due to the increasing number of fake asylum seekers from the Western Balkans […]
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