OSCE Broadcast 25 February
• Three candidates shortlisted for Ombudsperson’s position (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK2)
• Serbia’s parliamentary elections in Kosovo like in 2012 (RTK2)
• CEC meeting fails, Vetëvendosje reacts (Klan Kosova)
• Different views on electoral reform process (TV21)
• Damjanac and Trajkovic – main war crime suspects in Gllogovc/Glogovac (KTV)
Kurz: Continuation of talks with Pristina, no matter on who wins elections (Blic)
Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz said that he believes all relevant political forces in Serbia should be strongly dedicated to approximation to the European Union and that dialogue with Pristina must continue and its results implemented. In his interview to Danas Kurz said that commitment to approximation to the EU is first of all […]
Read More →Election reform concludes tomorrow (Lajm)
Kosovo’s Assembly Commission for Legislation will gather tomorrow (Wednesday,) to give the final touch to the election reform, which is expected to be endorsed and open way to general elections. After the consent of the two biggest parties, LDK and PDK, to accelerate the process, they managed to harmonize majority of the issues that were […]
Read More →Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 25 February
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vulin: Fast formation of Union of Serb Municipalities in Serbs’ interest (RTS)
• Rakic requests Ivanovic’s release (Beta)
• Next – Union of Serb Municipalities (Radio Serbia)
• Kosovo Assembly to be dissolved in March? (Novosti)
• Borhart: No list with names of 5,000 Kosovo Serbs to be arrested (Politika)
• Kurz: Whoever wins, continues to talk with Pristina (Danas)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radmanovic: Decision to recall Pecanac destructive of vital interests (RTRS)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Exclusive interview with Serbia Prime Minister Ivica Dacic: ‘We haven’t had stability in the Balkans for 100 years – but now we have the same goal, joining the EU’ (The Independent)
• Serbia, Croatia Fail to Drop Genocide Lawsuits (BIRN)
• Bosnia unrest is ‘local fire’ that can be put out: PM (Reuters)
• Petition Boosts Macedonian President’s Chances (BIRN)
Fule: Priorities of economic reform (Koha Ditore)
Address by European Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as published by Koha Ditore As Europe shows the first signs of emerging from the crisis, this is a key moment for the Western Balkans to seek to attract more investment. The fact that there is such a distinguished […]
Read More →Kosovo might become member of International Motor Insurance Card System (gazetatribuna)
Head of Kosovo’s delegation on the technical discussions with Serbia, Rrahim Pacolli, has announced that there is a possibility of signing agreements with Serbia on insurance policy and membership at International Motor Insurance Card System, in a short period of time. He described the meeting of the last week with the Serbian team in Brussels […]
Read More →Reformatting affects Ministry of Interior (indeksonline)
Indeksonline informs based on its sources, that Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Sasa Rasic, was replaced today by the Minister of Returns, Boban Stankovic. According to the same source, this is happening due to the restructuring of Srpska Liberalna Stranka (SLS) on the verge of parliamentary elections. Additional changes at this party are expected.
Read More →Corruption flourishes with Mimoza (Zeri)
Enis Veliu in his weekly column recalls how during election campaign for Gjakova mayor, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, used every possible opportunity to criticize now her predecessor, Pal Lekaj, of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement of the municipality but now that she took office not so long ago, one of her directors stands accused of bribery. The director […]
Read More →Serwer: Bosnian scenario will not happen in Kosovo (Express)
US Balkans analyst, Daniel Serwer, said he doesn’t anticipate Bosnian scenario of social riots taking place in Kosovo and Macedonia. “I don’t want to predict the issue of riots-protests, but both Kosovo and Macedonia have suffered consequences of stagnation which Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced over the last eight years. Kosovo’s agreement with Belgrade on the […]
Read More →Dutch embassy shows concern for Kosovo women (Kosova Sot)
On Monday, The Netherlands Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, during a visit to Gjakova/Djakovica, met the mayor, Mimoza Kusari-Lila and announced that his government is ready to co-fund the project titled “Multiethnic network – Aferdita” that is being implemented in the village of Hereq. The project focuses on Kosovo women, particularly their education, healthcare, family […]
Read More →Formation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities should not be rushed (KiM Radio)
The president of CI ‘Srpska’, Vladeta Kostic said that Goran Rakic’s victory in elections in Kosovska Mitrovica is expected. He ruled out the possibility that Rakic, refuses to sign the declaration on taking over the office, as previously selected Krstimir Pantic have done. According to Kostic, after taking over the office the conditions for the […]
Read More →Mustafa insists for elections in June (RTKlive)
The head of LDK, Isa Mustafa, said that he will do everything those parliamentary elections to be held in June. In wrote in his profile in Facebook that governing institutions of Kosovo are not sustainable and don’t have the legitimate majority. „LDK will take all actions that elections can be held in June, because governing […]
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