Belgrade Media Report 13 May
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic receives Zarif (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Talks with the EU and dialogue with Pristina are Serbia’s priorities (Tanjug)
• Pavicevic: Serbs should obey belgrade’s recommendation on elections (Beta)
• Serbian MPs agree that Kosovo Serbs should take part in Kosovo elections (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• It is time for trust and cooperation (Fena)
• Vucic meets Komsic and Radmanovic (RTRS)
• Dodik: Adamant in defending Dayton Agreement (Nezavisne novine)
• Cvijanovic: Everyone should benefit from Vucic’s visit to Sarajevo (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian PM rules out union with Bosnian Serb Republic (Anatolia News Agency)
• Serbian PM’s Bosnia Trip Will Highlight Economic Ties (BIRN)
• Turkey to continue its support of Bosnia (Anadolu Agency)
• Serbia aims to pass measures to boost economy, analysts say savings needed (Reuters)
• Belgrade, Moscow confirm South Stream pipeline plans (New Europe)
500 displaced persons in Montenegro to be registered (telegrafi.com)
Kosovo and Montenegrin ministries of internal affairs have come together in a project to come to the assistance of the displaced persons from Kosovo to Montenegro by supplying them with civil documents. From 12-16 May, four teams will undertake a mission to Montenegro to assist around 500 displaced persons in applying for personal documents, including […]
Read More →EU with an agreement on EULEX (kohaonline)
The EU members have reached a political agreement for the new two-year mandate of EULEX, through which, the EU will have major executive competencies in Kosovo. According to Beta Agency in Brussels, these competencies concern investigation and trial of war crimes, major crimes, corruption and contested privatization. Sources from Brussels said that instead of 1.050, […]
Read More →CEC cannot manage without OSCE (Kosova Sot)
Based on the Constitution of Kosovo, the Central Election Commission is obliged to organise, supervise, and certify elections throughout the territory of Kosovo. However, because of the situation in the north, the CEC is handicapped and cannot implement its constitutional duty there. As a result, the CEC in yesterday’s meeting asked for the technical assistance […]
Read More →Rama: Albanians are not war criminals (Lajmi)
Commenting on the establishment of a special court that will address allegations of war crimes committed by KLA members, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he does not believe that after the tragic wars of the former Yugoslavia Kosovo Albanians should be accused as war criminals. “I believe that every war crime needs to be […]
Read More →6.3 Million Euros for the election process (reporteri.com)
Early general elections will cost €6.3 million to the budget of Kosovo. Central Election Commission does not possess the required budget, however they hope that the government will allocate the missing part, reported Top Channel. “Elections will cost approximately €6 million and 300 thousand. We have spent a part of this budget in the beginning […]
Read More →EU: Important powers for EULEX within the new mandate (Blic)
EU states reached a political agreement on a new two-year mandate of EULEX in Kosovo. Within the new mandate the EU rule of law mission will continue to have broad executive powers for investigation and prosecution of war crimes, serious crime, corruption and disputable privatizations. As BETA news Agency learned from the EU sources, from […]
Read More →Quint Ambassadors committed to help election process (RTKlive)
Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga welcomed today in a meeting Ambassadors of United States of America, Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain accredited in Kosovo to discuss about the process of early parliamentary elections in Kosovo. President Jahjaga informed ambassadors about her decision to set up the date for early parliamentary elections on 8 June, after […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs with a united list, aim for 20 assembly seats (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic, said today that the principle agreement for a united Serb list for the forthcoming national elections is the start of the unification of the Serb people in Kosovo. He said Belgrade did not mediate in the agreement between SLS, Srpska, SDP and NDS. “We expect Serbs in […]
Read More →LDK and AKR agree on co-government (RTK)
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) have agreed on a coalition agreement after 8 June elections. “After today’s meeting between LDK leader Isa Mustafa and AKR leader Behxhet Pacolli, the two parties have agreed that their programs are similar and they guarantee the development of Kosovo. The LDK and […]
Read More →Hoti “warns” Kryeziu: No coalition with PDK (Telegrafi)
Avdullah Hoti, member of the presidency of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), reacted against a statement made by Eqrem Kryeziu, also a member of the LDK presidency, who said he supports a coalition between the LDK and PDK. Hoti advised Kryeziu “to reflect on the dire situation in the country as a result of […]
Read More →Rebirth of the Republic (Koha Ditore)
Enver Robelli writes in his weekly column that every citizen of Kosovo should in a month’s time clearly answer what kind of a Republic they want: one that functions like a “mafia casino” or one that guarantees freedom and democracy, genuine independence, peace, tolerance and solidarity. He claims that the outgoing Government of Kosovo “broke […]
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