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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 28 March

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: New government to speed up Serbia’s EU integrations (Radio Serbia)
• Office for Kosovo: There was no referendum in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Serbs protest in ten municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Mrkic: Without hostile steps towards Moscow (Novosti)
• Miscevic: Brussels not imposing its stand (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Radmanovic: B&H not to vote on resolution in Ukraine (Srna)
• Lagumdzija receives Vukicevic (Fena)
• U.S. committed to Dayton (Srna)
• Nimetz: No progress in name dispute (Vecer)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• More work needed to normalize relations in Kosovo (New Europe)
• Exposed: Obama states Kosovo left Serbia only after referendum, but there was NO referendum at all (RT)
• What’s Good for Kosovo Is Good for Crimea (The Moscow Times)
• Belgrade Accuses Zagreb of Demonising Serbs (BIRN)
• Bosnia’s Canton Tuzla gets new govt after mass protests (BIRN)
• Macedonia Ruling Party Savages Journalist and NGO (BIRN)

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Reserved seats, then new electoral law (KiM radio)

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Some representatives of the Serbian community in Kosovo Parliament that left the session because their demands to have the Draft Law removed from the agenda was not accepted, emphasized that it is critical to wait for electoral changed, during a broadcast on the “Dogovor” programme on TV Centar. The vice president of the Assembly of Kosovo from […]

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Time for the rule of law (Tribuna)

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Mayor of Gjakova/Djakovica, Mimoza Kusari Lila, says that efforts for economic development have been made, however the results are not yet finalized. Unemployment and poverty continue to be the dominant characteristics of the majority of Kosovo society, while the lack of rule of law has a direct impact on sustainable economic development. The number of […]

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The other side of Prime Minister’s promises (Koha Ditore)

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“Fasten your seat belts, promises are coming. This is only the beginning,” writes Lumir Abdixhiku in his editorial which details Prime Minister Thaçi’s promises made four years ago. He says that only the sober judgments made by citisens can scrutinize the crazy election promises made in exchange for votes. The champion in this process appears […]

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Office for KiM: There was no referendum in KiM (Tanjug)

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 The Office for Kosovo -Metohija (KiM) has stated that no referendum on independence was carried out in the territory of KiM, adding that neither Albanians nor Serbs or any other ethnic community living in KiM took part in it. The unilateral independence of Kosovo-Metohija was declared on February 17, 2008, in a meeting of the […]

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Thaci: Brussels was unfair to Kosovo (Telegrafi)

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In an interview for KTV’s show Rubikon, Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said that EULEX will change its mandate in June and that its future role will be an advisory one. Meanwhile, Thaci blamed Brussels for delays in the visa liberalisation process. “Kosovo has done its homework but Brussels has been late in visa […]

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Recommendations of Ombudsperson ignored (Radio Kosova)

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Not only that recommendations of Ombudsperson are ignored from other institutions, but it continues to have limited access to public documents, while the number of ignored recommendations of this institution is growing, prosecution did not initiated legal procedure to punish those who are abusing with obligations towards this institution. The Law over Ombudsperson clearly determines […]

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Obama’s ‘Incredible Mistake’ over Phantom Kosovo Referendum (Breitbart)

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 Another Obama Brussels Botch Up – President ‘Forgets’ Georgia Will Join NATO by Andre Walker U.S. President Barack Obama has caused confusion after claiming yesterday that Kosovo held a UN-assisted referendum for self-determination – misleading people over the true origins of the country. The U.S. President used the example to hit out against Russia’s annexation […]

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Moderate expectations from the new round of talks (Danas)

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New round of Brussels talks between Belgrade and Pristina on normalization of relations, which is announced for Monday, will manly focus on continuation of dialogue on open issues such as judiciary and creation of the community of Serbian municipalities (CSM), comment political experts. They say that one should not expect major issues to be addressed […]

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Gudeljevic: Lawyers Vasic, Korenica released (Tanjug)

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By the decision of the Kosovska Mitrovica Basic Court, lawyers Dejan A. Vasic and Faruk Korenica were released from custody on Wednesday, EULEX spokesperson Irina Gudeljevic told Tanjug. Gudeljevic said that the two lawyers were arrested on Tuesday for the obstruction of evidence or official proceeding, adding that an international pre-trial judge of the Basic […]

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Bahtiri to Rakic: Let’s get to work and remove the barricades (Lajmi)

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Mitrovica Mayor, Agim Bahtiri, said he is determined to continue efforts to remove barricades in Mitrovica North.  Bahtiri said the barricades in the north will be removed with or without the support of the new Mitrovica North Mayor, Goran Rakic. “That barricade will be removed. If not today, then tomorrow,” declared Bahtiri. Bahtiri said he […]

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“West wants Serbia to join sanctions against Russia” (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

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Western countries are asking from future PM Aleksandar Vučić that Serbia “joins the EU sanctions against Russia because of the crisis in the Crimea.” This is according to an article in Friday’s edition of the Večernje Novosti daily. “Specifically, the Serbian government is being asked to join in the form of a statement Brussels and […]

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