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OSCE Broadcast 13 March

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• Serb municipalities adopt unconstitutional statutes (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Zubin Potok police deputy commander dismissed (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK2)
• Prizren mayor Muja sentenced to two years imprisonment with execution (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Xhemajli found guilty for causing fatal traffic accident (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• SLS office in Osojan burned down (RTK2)
• Police officer suspected of human trafficking (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 13 March

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Kosovo case disastrous for the world (RTS)
• Belgrade ready to propose annex of Brussels agreement (Novosti)
• North Kosovo councilors adopt municipal charters (Tanjug)
• Serbs in northern Kosovo cease cooperation with EULEX over suspended policeman (Beta)
• Everybody mentions Serbia in the Crimea (Politika)
• The Price of the Kosovo precedent (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• EU to support efforts of political party leaders (Srna)
• Radoncic dismissed by B&H House of Representatives; Radoncic: From this moment, I’m working as opposition leader (Oslobodjenje)
• Obradovic: Croatian operation “Storm” in Krajina was genocide (RTS)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian support for EU membership falls as state journeys to accession (Irish Times)
• Serbia: from pariah state to EU path (Agence France-Presse)
• EU hopes, economic woes key as Serbs go to polls (EUbusiness)
• Serbia opposition calls on supporters to mobilize ahead of poll (Xinhua)
• Serbia’s Vucic Promises U.A.E.’s Billions in Election Bid (Bloomberg)
• Bosnia: How to drag a country out of the mire? (BBC News)

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Politicians are to blame for the image (Kosova Sot)

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The paper’s front-page editorial notes that according to Kosovo Government officials the establishment of a tribunal that would try alleged crimes committed by members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army would seriously damage the image of the republic. “The image of our republic however has been damaged by bad governance, corruption, injustice and many other […]

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90 polling stations in Kosovo (Tanjug)

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 BELGRADE – Deputy Secretary of the Election Commission of Serbia Veljko Odalovic said on Thursday the Kosovo Serbs will be able to cast their vote in the Serbian parliamentary election on March 16 at 90 polling stations across Kosovo, just like in the 2012 election. According to a written statement from the government office for […]

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Podgorica: Appeal to displaced to return (KIM radio)

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Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtić, who dwells in a two-day visit in Montenegro, appealed on displaced persons with the temporary residence in that state to return to Kosovo. Minister Jevtić met in Podgorica with the Montenegrin Minister for Labor and Social Welfare Predrag Bosković and discussed results of the […]

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Kuci meets with Christophe Bernasconi (RTK live)

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuçi, met today with the Secretary General of Hague Conference on Private International Law, Christophe Bernasconi, with the intention of progressive unification of regulations on private international right.  During the meeting, they discussed the possibility for Kosovo’s membership at the Hague Conference, ratification of its conventions as well […]

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Dacic: Burst into the Police station in Zubin Potok is impermissible (Vesti)

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Serbian PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said today that burst into Police station in Zubin Potok is impermissible, and that such events must be condemned.  Dacic told reporters at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade that the Serbian citizens in Kosovo must understand that it is The Police consisted of Serbs who live there, […]

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Expectations of the EU after the elections in Serbia (Deutsche Welle)

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Brussels expects free and democratic elections in Serbia, and says to a future government to as soon as possible continue successfully started negotiations on the accession and dialogue with Pristina. The European Union as a rule, does not comment on the elections to be held “in accordance with international standards and democratic procedures,” as in […]

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Also private sector is requesting increase of salaries (Radio Kosova)

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Independent Union of Private Sector in Kosovo has announced protests and strikes if there are not going to be taken steps for the raise of salaries in private sector. In today’s meeting of this Union it has been decided that next week to start the dialogue with respective institutions and in case nothing happens, Union […]

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Prime Minister and Assembly Speaker clash over pay rise (Koha)

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While explaining to the MPs the decision to increase salaries of public servants at a time when Kosovo faces parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci reconfirmed the percentage of pay rise for all affected categories but the decision was categorized by Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi as anti-constitutional. “With the decision to increase salaries, Prime Minister […]

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Serbian army in northern Kosovo? (Vecernje Novosti)

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Official Belgrade is ready to propose an annex to the Brussels agreement in regards to the Kosovo Security Force. Regional Commander would be a Serb; a composition would reflect the ethnic structure. Kosovo security forces in the north of the province would reflect ethnic composition, and the Serbs would have their regional commander in that […]

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Kosovo “swarming” from illegal weapons (Botapress)

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After an increasing number of armed incidents in Kosovo, members of the Commission for Internal Affairs, Security and Supervision of the Kosovo Security Force called on law enforcement authorities to provide more security for the citizens across the country. Kosovo Assembly Commission members said they are working on amending the law on weapons in order […]

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