Belgrade Media Report 16 May
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns usurpation of Serbian property (RTS)
• Serbs can enter Kosovo government with 15 mandates (Politika)
• Petrovic: Amendments to statutes most probably approved (Tanjug)
• Paunovic: Serbia respects its obligations (Tanjug)
• Nine emigrants from Syria and two Kosovo Albanians arrested in northern Kosovo (Beta)
• Economic recommendations of EU for Serbia (Radio Serbia)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko tells Security Council that the job in B&H is not yet finished (Fena/Srna)
• Churkin: Russia will not accept unilateral approach to B&H situation (Beta)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Flood-Hit Serbia Seeks Aid From Russia, EU in Record Rain (Bloomberg)
• The Serbia privatization challenge (August Free Press)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ‘spiteful, tit-for-tat politics’ hurting citizens, Security Council told (UN News Centre)
• China calls for balanced, prudent approach to Bosnia (Xinhua)
• Bosnia to hold elections October (dpa)
• Macedonian MPs Relish Costly New Facilities (BIRN)
Petrovic:Northern municipalities’ statutes will be approved (Tanjug)
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – Kosovo Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government Slobodan Petrovic told Tanjug on Friday that the Ministry will most likely approve the amendments to the statutes of the Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo. Members of northern Kosovo municipal councils held meetings on Thursday to adopt technical corrections of the statutes of Leposavic, Zubin […]
Read More →Pristina is selling the heart of Gracanica (Vesti online)
Kosovo Agency is again selling the land owned by public company Ratar, which is located in the heart of Gracanica. In June last year was prevented the sale of 300 acres of arable land, but this time the Agency (which is in the center of the abuse scandal ) has announced a tender for selling […]
Read More →OSCE will support election process in northern Kosovo (RTK)
OSCE spokesman in Kosovo, Nikola Gaon, confirmed to Deutsche Welle that the OSCE mission will provide technical support to elections in northern Kosovo, during the 8 June parliamentary elections. “The OSCE supports the Central Election Commission with technical advice and we also said that if required we are ready to support the election process in […]
Read More →German Embassy explains cancellations of the meetings of Minister, Ursula von der Leyen (RTKlive)
German Embassy in Pristina through a press release has explained cancellations of the meetings of German Federal Defense Minister, Ursula von der Leyen. According to the press release, about urgent official reasons, Federal Minister had to return earlier. “German Embassy in Pristina in connection with yesterday’s visit of Federal Defense Minister explains that Mrs. Dr. […]
Read More →The PAK to move out displaced from Brezovica (Vesti)
Internally displaced persons from Urosevas/Ferizaj and Prizren, who have been living temporarily for 15 years in the former hotel Junior in Brezovica, were informed on 29 April by the Privatization Agency of Kosovo to immediately, vacate the building due to the sale. These 84, mostly elderly people, are in complete shock. They say that it […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: In 2015 Kosovars to travel without visas in EU countries (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj told Radio Kosova that the decision for visa liberalization for Kosovo will be made late this year. Hoxhaj said the main reason for this are elections for the European Parliament and EU institutions on May 25. He said Kosovars would be able to travel visa-free starting in 2015. “I am […]
Read More →Election amazements (Koha Ditore)
Lumir Abdixhiku in his Friday’s column for the paper remarks that in time of elections, there are bound to be amazements and Kosovo is no exception to this. In such times, when everything is acceptable, valueless people take ground, says Abdixhiku. Although Abdixhiku says anything can be expected in times of elections, i.e. of amazements, […]
Read More →Mass grave suspected in Gjakova (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo authorities are suspecting also about another mass grave in Gjakova region. Director of Forensics, Arsim Gerxhaliu, said to Radio Kosova that the EULEX Unit for War Crimes is searching in a cave in Gjakova region where it have been found mortal remains and is suspected a mass grave.
Read More →We are the only ones left without joining… (Tribuna)
Arben Kastrati writes that while last elections were characterised with unnatural pre-election coalitions, the phenomenon of these elections is new arrivals to political parties. Every day, people from the civil society are joining different political parties and news editions these days begin and end with news on how different people are becoming political party members. […]
Read More →Fleeing Kosovo: a refugee’s reflection, 15 years later (CBC News)
This year marks the 15th anniversary since Kosovo was torn apart by war By Arta Rexhepi, CBC News Posted: May 15, 2014 4:27 PM AT Last Updated: May 15, 2014 4:27 PM AT Fifteen years ago, I never pictured my 15th anniversary in Canada to look like this. I had dreams, just as all children […]
Read More →Serbs handing over the election ticket today (Tanjug)
‘Srpska Ticket’ will hand over today the list of candidates for Kosovo parliamentary elections to Kosovo Central Election Commission, said leader of the Independent Liberal Party (SLS) Slobodan Petrovic. Petrovic said to Tanjug that the ticket will comprise from not more than 70 candidates, including himself, Vladeta Kostic, Oliver Ivanovic and other candidate from all […]
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