Belgrade Media Report 12 May
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic-Lajcak press conference (Politika/Radio Serbia)
• Drecun: Serbs should take part in Kosovo elections with single list (RTS)
• Pavicevic calls Kosovo Serbs to be united and act together (RTS)
• Kosovo Serb party leaders reach agreement on joint participation in elections (Novosti)
• Constitutional Court leaves room to daily politics (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: Inzko’s report full of stereotypes (Oslobodjenje)
• Distance from Dodik (Danas)
• Bilingual inscription broken again in Vukovar (Beta/Tanjug)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s EU path is not a ‘walk in the park’ (EurActiv)
• Hungary eager to reconcile with Serbia (New Europe)
• Analyst: perceptions about enlargement differ in ‘older EU’ (EurActiv)
• Macedonia opposition skips president’s swearing-in (The Associated Press)
• Unemployment in Bosnia Reaches Alarming Levels in Q1 2014 (novinite.com)
• IMF says Bosnia can continue to count on EUR 246 million loan (Dalje.co)
MPs in favor of Serbs participating in elections (B92,Blic)
BELGRADE — Deputies from the ruling majority and the opposition in the Serbian parliament agree when it comes to participation of Serbs in elections in Kosovo. According to them, it is important that Serbs participate in the voting on June 8. Speaking to reporters in parliament on Monday, they agreed that the government should come […]
Read More →Policy of Srpska the one that will be implemented (KIM radio)
Official of the Civic Initiative Srpska, Branimir Stojanovic confirmed that the agreement is reached on joint participation in the upcoming central elections in Kosovo with the Independent Liberal Party and CI SDP – Oliver Ivanovic, and that other parties can join, too. According to Stojanovic joint ticket will be named ‘Serbian ticket’. “That is policy […]
Read More →Thaci to present “The New Mission” tomorrow (gazetaexpress)
The outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, who is also leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, will present tomorrow the “New Mission.” According to him, this mission will set creation of jobs and economic development as a priority during the future governing. “I have been meeting with businesses and employers in Kosovo during the […]
Read More →Use(less) promises for votes (Kosova Sot)
In today’s front-page editorial the paper claims that the establishment of development funds, opening of thousands of new jobs, and salary increase are only some of the promises the Kosovo voters were able to hear recently from Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. With a 1.5 million euro budget, a growing debt and a declining economic growth, […]
Read More →Srpska 70%, SLS and others 30% MPs (KIM radio)
It was agreed in Belgrade that most candidates on the election ticket will come from the Civic Initiative Srpska, even 70 percent, whereas other parties, including Independent Liberal Party (SLS), will get other 30 percent, claims Vesna Mikic. “It is very important that Srpska will take some 70 percent on the joint ticket, whereas the […]
Read More →Two indicted in Zymberi case (kohanet)
A press release issued by the EU mission in Kosovo for the rule of law, EULEX, informs that an international prosecutor from the Task Force Mitrovica and a local prosecutor from the Mitrovica Basic Prosecution Office on 8 May 2014 filed an indictment against two defendants, for the attack on a Kosovo Police (KP) convoy […]
Read More →Registration for voting in Kosovo’s elections (TV Most)
Municipality of Zemun (Belgrade) has called on all or displaced from Kosovo or those originating form Kosovo to register to vote in the upcoming elections on 8 June of 2014. Individuals may register in the great hall of the Municipal Assembly, first floor or the Commissioner for Refugees of Zemun, for a vote by mail, according […]
Read More →Latvia ready to cooperate with Kosovo (gazetaexpress)
Latvia’s non-resident Ambassador for Kosovo in the Check Republic, Alberts Sarkanis, stated that his country is ready to help Kosovo on its integration processes and to increase cooperation in different fields. He made these statements during his meeting with the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga. The latter, valued the relations between Latvia and Kosovo, stressing […]
Read More →The biggest security risk is Kosovo (Danas)
Bratislav Gašić, Minister of Defence and Deputy SNS.
Read More →UAE to support construction of a healthcare centre for women and children (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga and the Minister of United Arab Emirates Maitha Salem Al Shamsi spoke in a meeting about the possibility of constructing a healthcare centre for women and children within the Pristina hospital and the renovation of a medical clinic Bin Zayed in Vushtrri/Vucitrn, constructed originally by the UAE peacekeeping troops. In […]
Read More →Rikalo: Serbs might win 35 seats in the Kosovo assembly (Vecernje Novosti)
Serbian parties will jointly participate in the upcoming central elections in Kosovo, striving to reach 35 seats, or more than a quarter of 120 seats in Kosovo Assembly. According to Nenad Rikalo, member of the Central Election Commission, winning such a large number of seats in parliament is possible, with the help of the displaced […]
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