Belgrade Media Report 31 July
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic against sanctions to Russia (FoNet/Informer)
• Keefe: Serbia can count on London’s support (Radio Belgrade)
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Results dispelling myth of KLA’s “just struggle” (RTS)
• Miscevic: EU membership – strategic choice of Serbia (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: The West, at some most difficult moment for its full membership in the EU, will require Serbia to recognize Kosovo (Danas)
• Nimetz: No progress in name talks (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• War Veterans Condemn EU’s Kosovo Crimes Report (BIRN)
• South Stream: A Bridge Between East and West (Natural Gas Europe)
• Serbian Ambassador Praises ‘Freedom Fighter’ Gavrilo Princip (BIRN)
• More muddling through in Bosnia and Herzegovina? (TransConflict)
• 6 jailed in Macedonia over murder trial riots (AP)
A handful (Vesti)
After three years, which the EU team has spent on working on human organ trafficking investigation after the war in Kosovo in 1999, we got the following outcome: – no evidence for organ trafficking, what doesn’t mean that there won’t be any in future – even if there would be evidence it doesn’t mean that […]
Read More →The truth will set us free (gazetaexpress)
According to Imer Mushkolaj, claims of the prosecutor Clint Williamson do not represent news for Kosovo population. Such claims were made earlier however this time, they come “wrapped” in a special report and they are expected to be proved at a court. “Immediately after the publication of the report, individuals, organizations and institutions found comfort […]
Read More →Charge d’affaires says ex-Albanian PM is “psychopath” (B92)
PRIŠTINA — According to a Beta news agency report, Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj has decided to dismiss Priština’s charge d’affaires in Montenegro. Xhafer Ahmeti will leave Podgorica after the comments he made about former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha. According to the report, Ahmeti took to his Facebook account and posted that Berisha is […]
Read More →Williamson: If there were a special court, I’d file indictments today (Koha)
A day after the publication of the main findings from the three-year investigation, EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) lead prosecutor Clint Williamson said that if the special court were in place, he would be ready to immediately file indictments against the most senior figures of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Even though he hesitates […]
Read More →SITF report speaks less of Kosovo and more of international community (Koha Ditore)
Former head of economic division for the International Civilian Office, Andrea Capussela, writes in an opinion piece for the paper that there was nothing new in the report presented by the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) lead prosecutor Clint Williamson apart from one thing: the report authored by Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty […]
Read More →Osmani: Williamson’s report, bitter and good news (Telegrafi)
Democratic League of Kosovo MP, Vjosa Osmani, said the report of the Special Investigative Task Force prosecutor Clint Williamson is both good and bitter news and called for justice for all victims. She said Williamson’s report is bitter for Kosovo’s international image and that “it is enough to only read international media in the last […]
Read More →Bechtel: We have started with the work in the highway (Radio Kosova)
The information in some media that well known Turkish-American company “Bechtel & Enka” who signed 600 million contract for construction of the motorway Pristina – Hani I Elezit, has not started yet with the works, because the company is concerned if the contract is valid and to what content it is validity of the contract […]
Read More →115.759 people signed the petition “Justice for raped women” (kohaonline)
The petition for the raped women during the latest conflict in Kosovo, has managed to gather 115.759 signatures. The Steering Board of this petition made public the results for each Kosovo municipality, during a press conference. This petition was signed at established tends at the most frequented areas, during one week in all Kosovo municipalities, […]
Read More →Troubles with Thaci, all rely on Serbs (Danas)
Pristina, Belgrade – Political analysts from Belgrade and Pristina, Dusan Janjic and Fatmir Sheholi agree that the report of the Head of a special team to investigate allegations of human organ trafficking Clint Williamson, although did not announce the names of the responsible, is going to speed up the solution of post-election political crisis in […]
Read More →Breedlove: Portion of KFOR archives handed over to investigation team (KIM radio)
“My visit to Kosovo has nothing to do with the findings of Mr. Williamson, it was arranged a months ago. KFOR has cooperated with his team to the extent which was requested by EULEX,” said General Philip Breedlove, Supreme Allied Nato Commander in Europe at airport Slatina. Following the meeting with KOFR Commander, Quint ambassadors […]
Read More →Breedlove: Radicalism in Kosovo, concern of all of us (Radio Free Europe)
General Philip M. Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, stated yesterday in Pristina that radicals who are joining foreign conflicts present concern not only to Kosovo, but to all NATO member states. He said that radicals who are joining conflicts and who are coming from different states, including the US, and who are trained for […]
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