OSCE Broadcast 11 March
• Assembly Security Committee argues over KSF transformation (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Dissatisfactory use of official languages (RTK2)
• Special prosecutor for Marty’s accusations arrives in Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• EULEX confirms Ivanovic’s transfer to Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Detention Centre (Klan Kosova)
• Ministry of Environment sues former Prizren mayor Kryeziu (KTV)
Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 11 March
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vulin: Government insists on release of all Serb detainees pending trial (RTS)
• SLS calls Kosovo Serbs to vote for Vucic (Politika/Beta)
• Pelevic: Why was border set at Jarinje (Politika)
• The Brussels disagreement (NIN)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ashton’s clear message to B&H officials expected (Nezavisne Novine)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia set to swallow bitter pill after snap election (Reuters)
• Kosovo to form army 15 yrs after war, Serbia reacts (Anadolu Agency)
• Gerhard Schröder finds understanding with Putin (Zeitonline)
• Croatia v Serbia: The International Court of Justice (The Economist)
• An assassin divides his native Bosnia 100 years on (Reuters)
• Croatia Ex-President presents ‘Dayton 2’ for Bosnia (Balkan Insight)
Crimea’s declaration refers to Kosovo (Koha Online)
The declaration for independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, refers on its first paragraph to Kosovo and the opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s independence. The Parliament of Ukraine has adopted today the independence declaration from Ukraine. “We, the members of the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the […]
Read More →Crimea Declares Independence Ahead of Popular Vote on Secession (RIA Novosti)
MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) – The parliament of Crimea, a majority ethnic Russian region within Ukraine, declared independence on Tuesday ahead of a popular vote on secession and annexation by Russia. The declaration comes as the latest attempt to shore up the legal basis of the upcoming referendum, which is scheduled for Sunday but […]
Read More →“Yellow House” investigator, in Pristina (Koha online)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuçi, accompanied by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Bajram Rexhepi, met today with the Prosecutor of the Special Investigative Task Force, Clint Williamson, known as the investigator of the alleged organ trafficking at the “Yellow House” as well as with EULEX Chief, Berndt Borchardt. During this meeting, […]
Read More →“We always said NATO attack was aggression” (B92)
BELGRADE — Ivica Dačić says a former German chancellor’s statement about NATO’s attack on Serbia being in violation of international law confirms that it was aggression. The outgoing prime minister and leader of the SPS party also said on Tuesday said Gerhard Schroeder’s statement, made recently in the context of the Ukraine crisis, “has no […]
Read More →Salaries and living standard (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that news about salary increase is always welcome, “especially in our country where at least one third of the population lives in poverty and around ten percent in extreme poverty. Even public servants, who receive the lowest salaries in the region, are living in poverty. Let us not even mention […]
Read More →About 50 victims of human trafficking annually in Kosovo (KiM radio)
There is little talk about human trafficking in Kosovo, and every piece of information can be of great importance, say representatives of international organizations and NGOs in Kosovo. In the organization of UNDP, a conference was held on “Prevention of trafficking in Kosovo and challenges in the integration of victims of trafficking,” in Gracanica. UNDP […]
Read More →Anxiety for change (Bota Sot)
The editorial office’s opinion piece notes that “even the spoiled Alliance for the Future of Kosovo is now insisting on changes and calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci”. The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) insists on national elections in June. Most political parties meanwhile prefer the timeline suggested by the LDK. Another […]
Read More →Koštunica: We’ll lose Kosovo, Vojvodina and Raska region due to EU (Vesti)
Leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Vojislav Koštunica stated last night in Novi Sad that Serbia, in case of pursuing the EU path, would lose Kosovo, Vojvodina and Raska region. “It is certain that on our way to the EU we’ll kill our identity and portion by portion of Serbia,” said Koštunica and […]
Read More →Kuci: KAF is a done deal and there will be no compromise here (Lajmi)
The issue of Kosovo Armed Forces is a done deal and not related to any political, party, or ethnic action. This was the comment of Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuci, regarding the request of minority communities to include reserved seats in the opening of the Constitution for establishment of Kosovo Armed Forces. In a […]
Read More →Vulin paid tribute to Milosevic (Gazeta Express)
Serbia’s Minister without portfolio in charge for Kosovo, Aleksandar Vulin, paid homage to the former President of Serbia and leader of the Socialist Party, Slobodan Milosevic, who died eight years ago while being trialed for war crimes at the Hague Tribunal. Vulin, together with the delegation of his party, stated to the journalist during his […]
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