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OSCE Broadcast 23 January

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• Pantic will not rerun for mayoral elections in north Mitrovicë/Mitrovica (Klan Kosova)
• Holding of general elections depends on election reform (RTK1)
• Political entities may spend 50 cent per capita in election campaign (Klan Kosova)
• Çitaku shocked by Lunacek’s statements about visa liberalisation (RTK1)
• Freedom House: Kosovo partly free country (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 23 January

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Elektrodistribucija: Northern Kosovo owes 12 million Euros to Serbian Power Industry (Blic)
• Brussels hiding the cards (Novosti)
• Final judgments for Sainovic, Pavkovic, Lazarevic and Lukic (RTS)
• Dikovic attends meeting of Euro-Atlantic partnership committee (Politika)
• Croats request that Serbia pays war reparation (Novosti)
• Serb National Council: Ministry damaged Serbs (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Kosovo introduces visas for B&H (Dnevni Avaz)
• McGuffie: EU will continue to help political leaders (Srna)
• Word “genocide” removed from Bosniak monument (Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s largest party eyes early election (Reuters)
• Serbian leftist parties protest over EU talks (World Bulletin)
• The list of EU membership hopefuls (DPA)
• EEAS looks to draw back from Kosovo (European Voice)
• EU should not bow to pressure from Kosovo (European Voice)
• UN court trims sentences of 3 senior Serbs for orchestrating Kosovo atrocities (AP)

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Djuric: Requests only in accordance with the Constitution (Tanjug)

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Serbian President’s Advisor Marko Djuric is convinced that the EU will not request that the process of normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, which should result in a legally binding document, will be completed by recognizing the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo.  “From the EU, as an organization, no one requested that Serbia recognize […]

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Top Yugoslav Officials Convicted of Kosovo War Crimes (BIRN)

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The Hague Tribunal upheld its guilty verdict on four senior Yugoslav state and military officials who appealed against convictions for murders and deportations in Kosovo in 1999. The Hague Tribunal ruled on Thursday that former Yugoslav deputy prime minister Nikola Sainovic, former Yugoslav Army generals Nebojsa Pavkovic and Vladimir Lazarevic and former Serbian police general […]

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Macedonia, Kosovo Forge Ahead With Motorway (BIRN)

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After Kosovo issued a tender for a consortium to build a highway to the Macedonian border, Macedonia has signaled it will soon do likewise. Macedonia is expected to issue a tender for a firm to build and operate the planned new highway from Skopje to the Kosovo border. The tender will be offered soon after […]

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Gracanica: Visit of ambassadors of Great Britain and Norway (KIM radio)

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Ambassadors of Great Britain and Norway in Kosovo Ian Cliff and Jan Bratu yesterday paid the visit to Gracanica and discussed with the Mayor Branimir Stojanovic political and economic topics and mutual cooperation. It is their first visit to Gracanica municipality after local elections in November. Ian Cliff said that he expects continuation of good […]

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The fisherman (Kosova Sot)

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The European Union mission, EULEX, spends hundreds of millions from the EU taxpayers to contribute in the rule of law in the Republic of Kosovo. Some time ago, the chief prosecutor of this mission, spoke openly about the “big fish” of corruption and raised hopes among the citizens that abusing officials would face justice and […]

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The Government of isolation (Tribuna)

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Secretary General of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Burim Ramadani, says that Kosovo’s citizens are isolated, they will continue to need visas to travel in the western countries, despite the deadlines and promises of the Government, for liberalization. “The Government of Kosovo has not fulfilled the conditions and criteria, it has not engaged […]

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Serb officials’ Kosovo war crimes sentences shortened on appeal (Reuters)

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Appeals judges have shortened the sentences of three former Serbian officials jailed for war crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict, overturning convictions for specific instances of murder and sexual assault. Thursday’s ruling leaves just a handful of cases still unfinished at The Hague tribunal set up at the height of the wars that followed the […]

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Not aware of the reshuffling (Telegrafi)

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Although near national elections, Government of Kosovo it seems has decided to refresh its departments with new names but who were already part of the Hashim Thaçi-led government. However, some of them claim they are not aware of the changes expected to take place. Persons reported to take on new posts at the Government of […]

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Moschopoulos: Greece supports Kosovo’s European perspective (rtklive.com)

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Greek ambassador to Pristina, Dimitris Moschopoulos, told Radio Kosova that Greece supports Kosovo’s European perspective. According to him, Kosovo’s membership in European Union implies its recognition by the member states, including Greece. Although he didn’t give an exact date as to when this would happen, Moskopulos said decision for recognition will take into consideration Greek […]

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FH: Kosovo, partially free country (Koha)

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Kosovo continues to be ranked as a partially free country by the US-based organization, Freedom House. In the newest report on freedoms in the world, 2013 is said to have been characterized by intensified repression in Eurasia and Middle East and that the freedom situation has declined. In the category of political rights, Kosovo has […]

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