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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 24 January

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Serbia tied its destiny to EU (RTS)
• Fico presents Dacic with keys to the EU gate (Radio Serbia/Tanjug/Beta)
• Vulin: Europe isn’t mentioning UN membership for Kosovo (Novosti)
• Djuric: Nothing should be requested of Serbia that is not in accordance with Constitution (Tanjug)
• Belgrade representatives submitt cadastral documents to Zbogar (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Raguz with Sorensen, Daviddi: Agreement on Sejdic-Finci certain (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia ‘Unhappy’ Over Top Yugoslav Officials’ Jailing (BIRN)
• Serbian Fighters Demand Acquittal Over Kosovo Killings (BIRN)
• Bosnia Changes Law to Call 2014 Elections (Balkan Insight)
• Bosnian Consul in Row Over Serb Entity Celebration (BIRN)
• MEP warns against ‘backsliding’ on Macedonia (The Parliament)
• Greece tells Macedonia it must ‘accept European values’ (EurActiv)
• Republic of Macedonia – back to Yugoslavia? (EurActiv)
• Montenegro Journalists Call for Attacks to Stop (BIRN)
• Serbian-language school in Albania is a sign of improving relations (Southeast European Times)

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Improvisations (Koha Ditore)

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Lumir Abdixhiku, recalls in his regular column in this daily statements of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, on visa liberalization. The first and famous one was made in 2012, when the PM stated that liberalization of visas would happen in 15 months. He even stated at a press conference that he had regular […]

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Media “apologize” for fake recognition story (B92, Tanjug)

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The authorities in Priština on Friday denied reports in the local media that Myanmar had recognized Kosovo.  Asked by the koha.net website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Priština said they received no “official recognition note” from that country. The websites that earlier in the day carried this “news” have now apologized to their readers. […]

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Vulin: No mention of UN chair for Pristina (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)

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Minister without Portfolio in charge of Kosovo-Metohija Aleksandar Vulin said that Pristina’s membership in the UN is not a topic, stressing that the EU is not placing this issue before Serbia. “Neither Chapter 35, nor the dialogue with Pristina is the place to address status issues; such matters are resolved by the UN Security Council. […]

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Trajkovic: The survival of Serbs in Kosovo is challenge for everybody (KiM radio)

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“With negotiations in Brussels, we entered into a process of integration that carries risks, because the institutions of Serbia are withdrawing from Kosovo,” said Rada Trajkovic. According to her, this is shown in the best way by the agreement on Police, by which Serbian police officers lost their jobs and existence.  Member of United Serbian […]

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Investigate yourselves! (Kosova Sot)

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The front page editorial of this daily writes that in principal, the initiative of the Assembly of Kosovo to investigate suspected privatizations of public enterprises is a good one. However, if political parties have decided to undertake such steps, then they should start from themselves. Deputies, former deputies, current and former government officials, former ministers […]

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Vetevendosje: Downfall of government first, then elections (lajmi.net)

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The Vetevendosje Movement believes that the opposition needs to oust the current government before the country goes to parliamentary elections. Vetevendosje organizational secretary Dardan Molliqaj told lajmi.net that it is very important for the opposition to bring down the current government. “Vetevendosje is ready for elections whenever they will be held. Both June and September […]

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Jacobson: Association of Serb municipalities, in accordance with laws (rtklive.com)

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U.S. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson said the association of Serb majority municipalities would be established in accordance with Kosovo laws and the European Charter for Local Self-Government. In an interview for Zvecan-based TV Most Jacobson said Kosovo’s borders are set and that the United States of America support Kosovo as an independent and democratic borders […]

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Freedom House ranks Serbia as “free country” (B92, Tanjug)

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 Serbia is “a free country” and in terms of respect for civil and political rights and freedoms its “grades” are close to the maximum, a U.S. based NGO has said.  In its annual analysis, Freedom House states that “other free countries in the Balkan region comprise Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro,” while “Macedonia and Kosovo are […]

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Belgrade did not let me go down the Ibar River (Politika)

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Interview: Krstimir Pantic, former president of the Provisional authority northern Mitrovica Krstimir Pantic, who after the decision not to sign the declaration for Kosovska Mitrovica Mayor resigned as deputy director of the Government Office for Kosovo, says that, after all, he will not leave Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). He expects meeting with Aleksandar Vucic and to […]

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UN court trims sentences of Serbs in Kosovo case (AP)

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Three high-ranking Serbian officials had their sentences trimmed Thursday for atrocities in Kosovo, but Yugoslav war crimes appeals judges upheld key elements of a lower court’s finding that leaders in Belgrade orchestrated crimes against humanity in Kosovo in 1999. In a lengthy and complex appeals decision, judges at the U.N. […]

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Still no candidate for mayor of Mitrovica North (Tanjug)

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A member of the Kosovo Central Election Commission Nenad Rikalo said today that the deadline for candidates for mayor of Mitrovica North expires on Wednesday 29 January and that so far no one submitted application for that position. Rikalo told Tanjug that the deadline for applications runs from 21 January, that candidates must gather 100 […]

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