Belgrade Media Report 4 June 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Government will recommend participation in elections (Tanjug)
• Serbian list to participate in elections after all (Politika)
• Remains of at least 34 persons exhumed in Rudnica (Politika)
• Strong support to Western Balkan countries (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Cvijanovic: EU ready to redirect funds to assist flooded areas (Srna)
• Radmanovic not to attend concert of the Vienna Philharmonics in Sarajevo (Tanjug)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Serb Bastion Shuns Looming Election (BIRN)
• Croatia Spends 3.7m Euro on Serbia Genocide Case (BIRN)
• Bosnia floods unearth grim wartime mass grave (Reuters)
• Bosnian Serb Chief Blocks Money Laundering Laws (BIRN)
• Macedonian PM Denies Role in ‘Corrupt’ Bank Sale (BIRN)
• Bulgaria and FYR Macedonia are the best countries to invest in the Balkans- Source (Balkans news)
• Independent Scotland Must ‘Join The EU Queue’ Behind Serbia, Macedonia, Says Cameron (The Huffington Post)
SDP not informed about the campaign of Serbian List (KIM radio)
Civic Initiative SDP is not officially informed about continuation of campaign of Serbian List, said deputy leader of the CI SDP Ksenija Božović to KIM radio. CI SDP Oliver Ivanović has reached an agreement, after elections were called in Kosovo, on joint participation in elections with the Civic Initiative Srpska and Independent Liberal Party. Yesterday, […]
Read More →Why should LDK be voted? (Koha Ditore)
Halil Matoshi today writes of reasons why the 8 June vote should go to the Democratic League of Kosovo. He says that LDK governance would not be revolutionary or miraculous but would be a significant and permanent change in the good of the citizens. Matoshi says that the 7 percent economic growth rate that has […]
Read More →Campaigning on a funeral (Zeri)
Milaim Shefkiu in a column for the paper writes that the last days of election campaign are considered to be the most critical where the promises of political parties become even more absurd but at the same time outdated. At this period, certain parties have entered a kind of a labyrinth and can’t find the […]
Read More →Thaci calls for free, fair and democratic elections (Koha)
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called today for free, fair and democratic elections on 8 June. Thaci told the government meeting today that on 8 June the will of the people needs to be respected and that this would prove the consolidation of the state of Kosovo. Thaci thanked all citizens and political parties for […]
Read More →Kusturica ‘persona non grata’ in Kosovo? (Srna)
Serbian movie director Emir Kusturica stated today that Pristina’s announcements that he will be declared ‘persona non grata’ due to his plans to make a movie on human organ trafficking in Kosovo and Metohija, presents a blow to Kosovo’s democracy. Kusturica stressed that he is not the one who invented the story on organs, but […]
Read More →Rasic: Vehicle insurance to get cheaper? (KiM Radio)
Insurance for vehicles with Serbian license plates in Kosovo, or with Kosovo license plates in Serbia, could cost considerably less from 1 July, announces Kosovo Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sasa Rasic. “The problem of expensive insurance at the administrative crossings between Kosovo and central Serbia still exists, but technical teams from both sides reached […]
Read More →Jahjaga and Assistant Secretary General at the UN, value progress in Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, hosted today the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Edmond Mulet. President Jahjaga informed Mr. Mulet about general developments in Kosovo, the dialogue process with Serbia, and the early general elections, which will be held this Sunday. She stressed that all citizens should exercise their […]
Read More →Cliff: Participation in elections in the interest of Serbs (RTK2)
Participation in 8 June elections is in the interest of Serbs, stated British Ambassador to Kosovo Ian Cliff to RTK2. “I see that political debates are starting which are not based only on patriotism. There are discussion over economy, employment, health”, said Cliff. He stressed that problems with the lack of medicine in health centers […]
Read More →Vucic: Serbia pillar of stability in region (RTS, Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)
VIENNA – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has noted that Serbia is a pillar of stability in the region and that the country is doing its best when it comes to the negotiation process with Pristina. In an interview to Vienna-based daily Der Standard ahead of his Wednesday visit to Austria, Vucic said that after […]
Read More →And conditional voting possible (KiM radio)
Conditional vote will be allowed in the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held on June 8th. A spokesman of the Central Election Commission Valmir Elezi said that conditional voting is a legal option that can be used by eligible voters who for some reason cannot vote at their polling places. “Conditional voting can be realized at […]
Read More →EU observers, the eyes and ears of the elections in Kosovo (kohaonline)
EU has deployed today dozens of short-term observers who will monitor Kosovo’s parliamentary elections to be held on 8 June. “Today, our short term observers have deployed at respective zones. They will monitor the entire Kosovo, all the municipalities. They will meet with local election officials, local political parties, they will follow some pre-election gatherings, […]
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