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Belgrade Media Report 03 July

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Serbia is appreciated worldwide (Radio Serbia)
• Platinum Wolf 2014 exercise underway in Bujanovac (Tanjug)
• Seselj demands damages due to unfounded detainment (Beta)
• Italy presents a new program of EU presidency (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Bosnia’s EU bid supported by 77.8 percent of citizens (Oslobodjenje)
• Prices in RS higher 100 percent (Nezavisne novine)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Opposition Lines Up Against Thaci (BIRN)
• Bid to Sack Bosnia Ministers Condemned as ‘Pointless’ (BIRN)
• Macedonia Prosecutor Slammed Over PM ‘Bribery’ Case (BIRN)
• Croatia EU Anniversary Passes Without Economic Progress (BIRN)
• Opinion: Disillusionment on Croatia’s first EU anniversary (Deutsche Welle)

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Serbs to be released pending trial (TV Most)

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Representatives of the Serbian National Council of Northern Kosovo and Metohija submitted today a petition signed by 18,000 citizens of Kosovo and Metohija requiring the arrested Serbs to be released pending trial. “The arrested Serbs, Dragoljub Delibasic, Oliver Ivanovic, Radovan Radic and others must be insured the right to a fair trial and the possibility […]

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Clumsy CEC (Kosova Sot)

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The front page editorial of this daily writes that almost a month has passed since the general elections were held, and the results of the elections have not been certified yet. Central Election Commission continues making statements for a regular election process however delay of the results speaks about a clumsy one. This daily considers […]

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A building permit is mandatory (Blic)

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Head of the Administrative Office in Northern Mitrovica, Adriana Hodzic said that illegal construction in Brdjani, in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, is unacceptable, and that all people who build, must have a regular building permit.  Hodzic stated that the Administrative Office held two meetings and that one was attended by representatives of the […]

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Deputies, do not sell to Hashim Thaçi (Zëri)

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According to Lavdim Hamidi, whenever the outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi faces difficulties, he uses millions from the budget of Kosovo for political benefits. “This is how he acted on the verge of 8 June elections when he increased salaries of public servants, pensions, an made many other promises only to obtain more votes for […]

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Daka: Certification of results could be done by tomorrow (Radio Kosova)

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The certification of results from elections of 8 June could be done tomorrow, after the legal deadline ends at the Supreme Court. This is confirmed by the Head of Kosovo Central Election Commission (CEC), Valdete Daka. The court should review the complaints of political parties and candidates within 72 hours. The recount of 51 polling […]

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Togo recognizes Kosovo as a country (Worldbulletin)

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Togo became the 107th country to recognize the Republic of Kosovo on Thursday. A written statement released from Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Togo now recognized Kosovo and would begin diplomatic relations with the country. Kosovo, which has an overwhelmingly ethnic Albanian population, declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Turkey was the first state […]

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Kosovo Opposition Lines Up Against Thaci (Balkan Insight)

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03 Jul 14 Hashim Thaci’s ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo is convinced it will succeed in forming a new government, but it’s unclear how it will get the votes, with the opposition united against him. Edona Peci, Nektar Zogiani BIRN Pristina Thanks to Kosovo’s Constitutional Court, Hashim Thaci is assured that he will get the […]

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Jacobson refuses to speak at the inauguration of highway construction (Gazeta Blic)

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Construction of the Pristina-Hani i Elezit highway has officially started. Present at the inauguration ceremony today was the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, acting Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia, Musa Xhaferi, US Ambassador to Pristina, Tracey Ann Jacobson, and other senior officials from the Government of Kosovo. Representatives of the opposition […]

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Stojanovic: Municipality can’t employ everyone (KIM radio)

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Within the first six months after the new municipal leadership took the office of Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality, best results are scored in culture, concluded representatives of the local self-government. In the future municipality leadership plans to support developments in tourism, agriculture and health sector, which, according the Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Branimir Stojanovic, are sectors where new […]

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Miletic: The decision of the Constitutional is a compromise (RTK2)

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Vice-President of the Assembly of Kosovo in the previous session Petar Miletic told RTK2 that he interprets the decision of the Constitutional Court as a compromise between the fact that prime has to be from the party that won the most votes and the fact of whether anybody else could be it. “The decision of […]

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Kosovo for the first time takes part in a UNESCO conference (Kosovapress)

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For the first time, Kosovo took part in a conference that took place in UNESCO. Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, was one of the panelists along with the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, former President of Romania, Emil Constantinescu, former Foreign Minister of Turkey, Yasar Yakis, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Commission of Lithuania, Emanuelis […]

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