Misidentification hampers the search (Politika)
After the 1999 war in Kosovo, many were buried after unreliable identification. – The International Commission on Missing Persons performs by computer comparison of DNA samples. Remains of more than 300 people for 15 years are in the morgue in Pristina, and their identity was not established because their tissue samples do not coincide with […]
Read More →For better functioning of the EULEX courts (KiM radio)
Lawyers, who defend the arrested Serbs in Kosovo, Miodrag Brkljač and Nebojša Vlajić said it is necessary to strengthen the work of EULEX courts and prosecutors’ office because, as they said, only they can be trusted. They said that the lawyers are on the sidelines of investigations, which EULEX is conducting, in the case of […]
Read More →Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 28 April
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Ashton best understood Serbia’s needs (RTS)
• Vucic: I will represent Serbia in negotiations with Pristina (Danas)
• Vulin: Economy, cultural heritage new topics of talks (Politika/Beta)
• Belgrade-Pristina agreement one of EU achievements (Beta)
• Kirby: Vucic’s ambitious plan (Blic)
• Challenges of the Brussels Agreement (Radio Serbia)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns attack on EULEX (Tanjug)
• Visoki Decani Monastery receives threats (Tanjug)
• Gendarmerie returns to Trpeze base (Politika/Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic invites Vucic (Tanjug)
• Inzko: B&H is recovering, progress possible (Fena)
• Pusic: EU’s more active treatment of B&H (Hina)
• Serbo-Croat protest in Vukovar (Beta)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• EU foreign policy chief Ashton offers support to new Serbia govt on EU path, economic reform (ER/Associated Press)
• Serbia’s new prime minister expects IMF deal by July (Reuters)
• Serb Cabinet Taking Office Vows to Curb Debts, Win Jobs (Bloomberg)
• Vučić takes office in Serbia, pledges EU reform (EurActiv/Reuters)
• Barroso congratulates Serbian Prime Minister Vučić on his appointment (New Europe)
• Why Aleksandar Vucic is Serbia’s Perfect Choice to Tackle Corruption and Economic Turmoil (International Business Times)
• Detained Kosovo Serb Leader Appeals for Release (BIRN)
• Bosnian Serb Party Demands Broadcasting Regulator Post (BIRN)
• Macedonia Ruling Party Triumphs in Disputed Polls (BIRN)
Who is “lying”? Krasniqi or Pacolli? (Lajm)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi reacted yesterday towards an interview by Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Behgjet Pacolli in Express newspaper about the latter’s election as president in 2011. Krasniqi claims Pacolli offered him money in exchange for his vote in 2011. Pacolli wrote on his Facebook account that Krasniqi is lying. “Jakup, you are frustrated […]
Read More →Williamson expected to finalize investigations at the end of June (Bota Sot)
Clint Williamson, prosecutor of the Special Investigations Task Force, is expected to finalize his investigations by the end of June. Details of the accusations will be learned after they are raised in the special court, which is expected to be established in early 2015.
Read More →UNMIK chief condemns attack on EULEX vehicles (Kosova Sot)
UNMIK chief Farid Zarif condemned on Monday the 25 April attack against two EULEX vehicles as they were travelling to Bernjak, in northern Kosovo. “The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) stands in solidarity with EULEX, and reminds those who would carry out such acts that they are understood as acts against the […]
Read More →Ashton: Belgrade should normalize relations with Pristina (Epoka e Re)
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, said yesterday in Belgrade while speaking to the Deputies of the Parliament of Serbia, that comprehensive normalization of relations is the next significant step for Belgrade and Pristina. “Serbia can now be an example for the others in the region and show what […]
Read More →Government supports “human and drug traffickers” (Koha)
In a front-page report, the paper notes that the government of Kosovo has pledged legal and financial support for people who will eventually be accused of “human and drug trafficking”. The government adopted a bill on Friday that foresees assistance for defendants of the special court and their families. Authors of the bill told the […]
Read More →Gashi: There will be efforts to impede KAF in the north (Bota Sot)
The Deputy Minister of the Kosovo Security Force, Bejtush Gashi, said for this daily that that there could be efforts to impede the mission of the Kosovo Armed Forces in the north; however, based on the proposed changes to the Constitution, specifically article 126, the KAF would defend the sovereignty of all of Kosovo. He […]
Read More →Miletic: Now is not the time for KAF (Tribuna)
Petar Miletic, member of the Kosovo Assembly’s chairmanship, told Radio Kosova that Serb MPs are not conditioning the transformation of the KSF into the Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF) but that for the time being they are against the establishment of the KAF. “The Serb community has never conditioned the transformation of KSF into KAF with […]
Read More →Petrovic: Reserved seats are in Kosovo’s interest (Epoka e Re)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Slobodan Petrovic, told the public broadcaster, RTK, that the issue of the creation of the Kosovo Armed Forces and reserved seats should have been discussed more by the Assembly. “I think that these two issues are very important for the citizens of Kosovo,” he said. He added that the […]
Read More →Mustafa: I won’t accept deal exchanging reserved seats for KAF (Botapress)
In an interview for Radio Free Europe, LDK leader Isa Mustafa, said, “The LDK supports the establishment of the Kosovo Armed Forces; however, it is not ready to make compromises on reserved seats for minority communities”.
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