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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 07 March

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• UN: International forces in charge of security in Kosovo (Novosti)
• Next agreement with Prisitina on property (Politika)
• Jablanovic: Pristina hampers formation of Union of Serb Municipalities (Beta)
• DSS leader banned entrance according to law on foreign citizens (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Additional inter-ethnic tensions should be avoided (Oslobodjenje)
• RS cabinet adopts bill on residence (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo to create national army of 5,000 soldiers (Reuters)
• War crimes verdicts improve Kosovo-Serbia relations, experts say (Southeast European Times)
• Rivals Battle For Third Place in Serbia Election (Balkan Insight)
• Future coalition question hangs over Serbia’s March 16 election (The Sofia Globe)
• Serbia wins $1bn Abu Dhabi loan (Reuters)
• Where West failed, people power spurs change in Bosnia (Reuters)
• Ukrainians, take it from a Bosnian: the EU flag is just a rag in the wind (The Guardian)
• Montenegrins in Kosovo Seek Official Status (BIRN)

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Koštunica: We have to remove Brussels’ chains (Vecernje Novosti)

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Leader for the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Vojislav Koštunica on election expectations, Europe, alliances and party affairs: We could develop only if we abolish Euro-integrations. We wouldn’t go in coalition with those who see the state in the European Union. On 16 March citizens choose between the fatal path toward the EU membership and […]

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“Dogovor”: Belgrade teaches Kosovo Serbs how to live in a foreign country (KiM radio)

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“Kosovo Serbs have lost the strongest protection one person can have, and that is the protection of their own state. This is the biggest disaster that today man can befall. On earth there are seven, seven and a half billion people. They are all under certain state regime. Person knows, or he is in Serbia […]

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Only Kostunica stranger for Pristina (Vecernje Novosti)

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Kosovo authorities have found a way to prevent the parties from Belgrade to campaign in the province. The DSS leader banned entrance according to the Law on Foreigners. Vulin: We appealed. A continuing “game of nerves” between Belgrade and Pristina on the visits of our politicians to the southern province, Kosovo authorities complicated additionally in […]

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“Crisis in Crimea because of Kosovo” (Vesti,Blic)

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Czech President Milos Zeman solution to the crisis in Crimea sees in the federalization of Ukraine, and warned that such profound problem is because of the Kosovo precedent. “The solution to the current crisis would be a federalization of Ukraine and within the framework of the federalization the strengthening of the Crimea autonomy, which exists […]

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Women MPs visit Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic (Telegrafi)

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The group of women MPs from all political parties visited today the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and got a closer understanding of the work, success, challenges, and problems the healthcare staff faces as well as the new mothers. Myrvete Pacarada, acting director of the clinic informed the women MPs that the staff performed 10,400 births […]

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Parliamentary elections of Serbia in Kosovo not allowed (Radio Kosova)

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Kosovo Government is not allowing Parliamentary elections of Serbia to be held in Kosovo, same as Serb officials have foreseen that in Kosovo to be opened 90 polling stations. Kosovo deputy prime minister, Edita Tahiri said that Serbia cannot organize elections in Kosovo. She said that Brussels agreement for normalization, has given an end to […]

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UN: We do not have a request from Belgrade for urgent meeting (RTK)

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Government of Serbia was reported yesterday to have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council because of the intention of the Kosovo institutions to establish armed forces. Luxembourg representative at the UN Security Council, Jacques Flies, whose country presides currently over this institution, said they have not received a request for an urgent […]

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Petition for a state with the rule of law (Tribuna)

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AKR Deputy Leader and mayor of Gjakova, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, says that new scenarios for the election process are appearing in Kosovo every day. “Motions, petitions and I do not know what else are being signed, in the very year of regular elections,” she says. In one, two or several months, things cannot change in relation […]

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Five Serbs from Strpce placed under house arrest (Tanjug)

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  STRPCE – Five Serbs from the southern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) town of Strpce who were arrested on Tuesday were put under house arrest for up to 30 days. Among the arrested Serbs, four are members of the Kosovo police. Lawyer Miodrag Brkljac told Tanjug on Thursday that the members of the Kosovo police were released […]

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Agim Ceku to Serbia: Do not fear KAF (Lajmi)

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Kosovo Security Force Minister, Agim Ceku, said Serbia should not fear the establishment of Kosovo Armed Forces as this contributes to peace and stability in the region. Ceku’s reaction comes after statements of Serbian Government officials that they will request an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council because of announcements that Kosovo will establish […]

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Thaci’s decision on KSF, anti-constitutional (Gazeta Blic)

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Decision of the Kosovo Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, to transform the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF) is entirely anti-constitutional. The change of the name and the mission of the Kosovo Security Force cannot be done in any other way except by changing the highest legal act – the Constitution, which the […]

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