OSCE Broadcast 20 February
• OSCE ready to facilitate Serbian parliamentary elections (RTK1)
• Election campaign in north Mitrovica/Mitrovicë going on (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Fajon: More work needed for visa liberalisation (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Civil servants threaten with strike if salaries are not increased 50 per cent (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 20 February
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Government requests voting in Kosovo (RTS)
• Gudeljevic: Only director can demand Ivanovic’s transfer (Tanjug)
• Kostunica: SNS is destroying state institutions in Kosovo (NIN)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Finci: If we don’t make some steps on our own, it is unlikely someone else will help us (Fena)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• EU states fret about end of rule-of-law mission in Kosovo (European Voice)
• Try Top Officials for Kosovo Crimes, Serbia Urged (BIRN)
• EU in Kosovo indicts top politician suspected of organized crime and bribery (AP)
• ‘No Results’ From Serbia-Bosnia War Crimes Deal (BIRN)
• Anti-government protests continue in Bosnia (SBS)
• Unrest in the Balkans: Is Dayton Dead? (RFE/RL)
Krasniqi: Different from Thaçi, I approach politics with idealism (Express)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Jakup Krasniqi, stated that Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi lacks political will to govern properly. He added that this is the source of all his numerous mistakes. In an interview for KosovaInfo, Krasniqi stated that they are aiming creation of a new political party which will differ both in shape and content from […]
Read More →Hogg promises US help for KSF (Koha Online)
The Minister of Kosovo Security Force (KSF,) Agim Çeku, KSF Commander, Lieutenant General, Kadri Kastrati, and their associates met with the United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, Lieutenant General David R. Hogg, who was accompanied by the US military attaché in Kosovo, Colonel James Kott. Minister Çeku and General Kastrati informed General […]
Read More →Electoral increase (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that with national elections approaching, the government has decided to launch a social action aimed at accommodating the poorer classes, condoling employees with higher salaries and trying to avoid protests. “The increase of salaries is welcomed but it is not a success indicator when it happens on the eve of […]
Read More →In Kosovo, Justice Welcome But Incomplete (Koha Ditore)
Opinion piece by Fred Abrahams that originally appeared on the Human Rights Watch webpage. In war crimes investigations, it is unusual to get a name. Victims and witnesses usually cannot distinguish between various forces – police, special police, special forces – let alone a unit. An individual’s identity is the rarest of all. So, it […]
Read More →Fajon: You still have work to do for visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
Member of European Parliament, Tanja Fajon, said it would be unproductive if she or anyone else spoke of dates as to when Kosovars would be able to travel without visas to EU countries. In a press conference, Fajon said that in the meetings with two Kosovo ministers, Vlora Citaku and Bajram Rexhepi, she was informed […]
Read More →Jevtic: I will enable all displaced persons to return to Mushtisht (Express)
Return of displaced Serbs in the village of Mushtisht, Suhareka, and the cooperation of the Ministry for Communities and Returns with Suhareka Municipality were the reasons behind the meeting of the Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic and Suhareka Mayor, Sali Asllani. On this occasion, Jevtic called on all the displaced persons that wish […]
Read More →“Greece has no plans to recognize Kosovo” (B92)
PRIŠTINA — Greece “still has no plans to recognize Kosovo,” and the Greek deputy prime minister confirmed this, Albanian language media in Priština are reporting. Evangelos Venizelos reportedly made the statement after his meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci on Wednesday. Kohavision TV said on Wednesday that Venizelos “directly confirmed it” after his meeting […]
Read More →Soup kitchens in KiM get 12 tons of food (Tanjug,TV Most)
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – Serbian government’s Minister without Portfolio in charge of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Aleksandar Vulin visited a soup kitchen in Kosovska Mitrovica, northern KiM, to deliver a donation of 12 tons of frozen food on Thursday. This donation is to be distributed to all meal centers in KiM, and it was provided by the South […]
Read More →Jevtic: We will return displaced in Mušutište (KiM radio)
Minister for return Dalibor Jevtic urged displaced Serbs from the village Mušutište, in Suva Reka, to return to the village. He visited municipality Suva Reka, and met with the Mayor, Sali Aslanaj. Minister Jevtic informed Mayor that the Ministry of Communities and Returns, in cooperation with its partners, particularly the EU Office in Kosovo, intends […]
Read More →Three scenarios for Mitrovica (Blic)
Sunday’s elections for mayor of northern Mitrovica are crucial for the survival of Serbs. The elections will crucially influence the further implementation of the Brussels Treaty, as well as the establishment of the Community of Serbian municipalities. However, Sunday could end in three ways: as suicidal for the Serbs, as a prelude to further harrowing […]
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