Belgrade Media Report 23 September 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Kosovo – Jihadist Base (Politika)
• Fule requests opening of chapters (Novosti)
• DSS: Agreement on movement recognizes independence (Beta)
• New “Insider”: What happened to the money for the endangered in Kosovo? (TVB92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• East Sarajevo Mayor’s Office: Cross on Zlatiste is part of an election campaign (Fena/Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik at a rally in Bijeljina: I’m creating conditions for referendum (Oslobodjenje/Fena)
• Vukovar, bilingual signs removed (Vecernji list)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia, IMF discussing 5 pct cut in state administration – minister (Reuters)
• Ukraine Economic News Is All Bad, IMF Holds Bosnia’s Fiscal Feet to the Fire (Transitions Online)
• Israel’s Avigdor Lieberman Investigated for Secret Meeting with Bosnian Serb Nationalist Leader (IB Times)
• Newly Appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia ‘Negates’ Macedonians Existence (RIA Novosti)
Waiting for the internationals (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this daily notes that the political and institutional crisis in Kosovo is deepening each day. The pre-election coalition continues to insist on implementation of the decision of the Constitutional Court, but it does not manage to collect the required votes to constitute the Assembly. The Assembly sessions will be held […]
Read More →State, hostage of interests (Zeri)
According to Enis Veliu, the writer of this editorial, Hashim Thaci insists to remain in power in order to become untouchable for the Special Court, while from the economical aspect, his dependents would increase their illegal wealth. Veliu considers that Haradinaj’s persistence in principal has a personal motive as well, and not a national one […]
Read More →Bloc hints at possible replacement of Brovina (RTK)
Representatives of the coalition consisting of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and the Vetevendosje Movement are hinting at the possible replacement of Flora Brovina as chairperson of the Kosovo Assembly. Coalition officials argue that Brovina, a member of the Democratic Party […]
Read More →Zbogar: We can only give recommendations to break political deadlock (Kosovapress)
Samuel Zbogar, head of the European Union’s Office in Kosovo, said today that the international community would not interfere to break the political deadlock in Kosovo, but that it could give recommendations to overcome the situation as soon as possible. “We will have to wait and see what will happen in the next couple of […]
Read More →Extinction of the international law – announcement of a new war (Politika)
The US has launched a new era in international relations – the era where force of law is replaced with the law of force. International law is dead. It was brutally disrupted, even though it was not publicly announced yet by anyone. There are no more internationally agreed principles, rules and regulations which are valid […]
Read More →Serbian representatives ready for possible elections (RTK2)
If the political crisis in Kosovo continues, the new elections are the only way. While the post-election coalition bloc in Pristina holds regular meetings, representatives of the Serbs say they are ready for possible new elections. Will there be a new coalition, or in the Serbian political arena nothing will change, we asked the leaders […]
Read More →Dacic, Parrilla: Serbian-Cuban cooperation is excellent (Tanjug)
NEW YORK – Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Monday, on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In the meeting, the first in a series of activities on Dacic’s agenda this […]
Read More →UNDP celebrates 15th anniversary of activity in Kosovo (Koha)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will present today annual results on the 15th anniversary of its work in Kosovo. Andrew Russell, UN Kosovo Team coordinator and UNDP permanent representative will host the event that is expected to gather officials from the local and central Kosovo government, donors, international community, civil society, media and other stakeholders. […]
Read More →Jahjaga urges Islamic countries to recognise Kosovo (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met in New York with the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Madani, with whom she discussed current developments in Kosovo, international consolidation and the European perspective of the western Balkans. President Jahjaga emphasized that Kosovo is a country that promotes peace and good neighbourly relations […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 22 September
• VLAN not to collect signatures for calling Assembly’s session this week (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21&KTV)
• Brovina does not know when next Assembly session will be held (TV21)
• Leposavic/Leposaviq village residents want to join Serbia (RTK2)
• Head of EULEX Bernd Borchardt leaves the Mission (Klan Kosova, RTK2)
UNMIK Headlines 23 September
• Opposition bloc requests continuation of assembly session (Lajm)
• Mustafa: Constitutional Court should review its decision (Koha)
• Cliff: There are no names, no envelopes (Tribuna)
• Ymeri: The agreement clarifies Vetevendosje’s role in dialogue (Koha)
• Jahjaga to report on terrorism during US visit (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje leader Kurti invited to police station (Lajm)
• Police suspends activity of “humanitarian organizations” (Koha)
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