Belgrade Media Report 9 May
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ten-day campaign for Kosovo elections (Novosti)
• Joksimovic: Kosovo elections not to hamper Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• Fifteen bodies discovered in Rudnica (Politika)
• Investigation into the murder of Aleksandar Putnik suspended (Politika)
• Six thousand hectares of disputable border (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Sorensen: Our motto is “united in diversity,” and we see this today in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic requests assessment of constitutionality of RS government decision on residence (Fena)
• Cvijanovic: Residence issue further politicized (Srna)
• Claim about NATO radar on Mt. Jahorina is election marketing (Nezavisne novine)
• U.S. strongly condemns statements against B&H (Dnevni Avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo calls snap election after failing to create army (AFP)
• EU enlargement continues, including Serbia: Davenport (Xinhua)
• Serbia’s careful balancing act on Ukraine (EurActiv)
• Serbia In Talks With IMF Over 3-Year Loan (IBTimes UK)
• Serbia, 15 years after the bombings (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
• Suspected Bosnian war criminals nabbed (NL Times)
Minister “confident” elections won’t slow down Kosovo talks (B92)
BELGRADE, PRIŠTINA — Jadranka Joksimović is confident that parliamentary elections in Kosovo will not hamper the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština. Serbia’s minister without portfolio responsible for EU integration told reporters on Thursday that elections in the southern Serbian province are organized by EULEX and she therefore believed that the dialogue conducted through EU mediation […]
Read More →Jablanović: Serbs to participate in the election with a single list (TV Most, Blic)
The president of the interim authority, the mayor of Leposavic and team member for the implementation of the Brussels agreement Dragan Jablanović urged Kosovo Serbs to come out with a single list in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kosovo. Jablanović warned that separate lists will not be successful. “No longer is valid earlier rule, but […]
Read More →Elections on June 8th, the campaign ten days (Vecernje Novosti)
Elections in Kosovo will be held on June 8th, Serbian parties actively consulting a joint approach. Serbs in the north and south of the province are negotiating. The position of Belgrade pending. The new composition of the Kosovo’s Assembly will be elected on June 8th, and the campaign will last for only ten days – […]
Read More →Mayor Looks to Airport to Rescue Gjakova (Balkan Insight)
Mimoza Kusari-Lila says former military airfield can help get the impoverished town out of the doldrums – but it’s a long way from take-off. By Arijeta Lajka BIRN Gjakova The former Gorenje factory in Gjakova has known better times. During the Yugoslav era, the Slovenian company made components for washing machines. Today, all that’s left […]
Read More →Decision up to Kosovo Serbs (Danas)
The President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga yesterday slated extraordinary elections for 8 June, thus fulfilling the desire of the out-going Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, supported by the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo. Movement Self-Determination and the Alliance for New Kosovo requested that elections are held […]
Read More →On the self-dissolved (Koha Ditore)
Lumir Abdixhiku, director of the Pristina-based research institute Riinvest, argues in his opinion piece that the Assembly which dismissed itself this week was the weakest legislature in Kosovo’s history. “They came with stolen votes, they stayed without dignity and they left in dishonesty … The self-dissolution was probably the most deserving outcome for the weakest […]
Read More →Serbs with a unique list on elections (reporteri.com)
Participation of Srpska List on the elections of Kosovo on 8 June, will depend on Belgrade. This was confirmed by the leaders of this List. In the meantime, the other Serb political parties that were represented at the Assembly and government are expected to run again. However, the initial signs show that Belgrade will insist […]
Read More →8 June (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that political parties will have only ten days to present their programs, “this deadline will make the election race more intensive and certainly less bothersome for the people”. “Political parties need to advise their commissioners not to manipulate with votes but to work in accordance with the law. The Penal […]
Read More →Ballots for MPs “fire up” the parties (Tribuna)
This week and the next are expected to be quite busy with transfers to political parties. These acts already began on the day the Assembly of Kosovo dissolved and will only intensify in the coming days. In a way, this behaviour was imposted on the political parties by the Central Election Commission (CEC) which gave […]
Read More →Serbia expects truth on organ trafficking in Kosovo (Blic)
Serbia expects from the court on war crimes in Kosovo and Metohija the final truth on human organ trafficking, and that criminals are brought to justice, said deputy special war crimes prosecutor Milan Petrovic. He said that for the time being it remains unclear where the court’s seat will be and when will it start […]
Read More →Serbs ready for extraordinary elections (RTK2)
Decision on participation in the extraordinary central elections Civic Initiative Srpska will bring in the upcoming period, whereas in Independent Liberal Party say that they already discussed joint participation with Srpska. Member of the Central Election Commission Nenad Rikalo said to Radio Kosovo 2 that voting in upcoming elections will be organized in line with […]
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