Belgrade Media Report 29 October 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Djuric: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue needs to resume (Tanjug)
• Progress in normalization of energy relations between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug)
• Serbia meets obligations by joining UN Treaty (Tanjug)
• Five Serb houses torn down in Djakovica (Politika)
• RIK: Voting to be repeated at four polling stations (Beta)
• Manzo: Italy proposed opening of first chapter; Belgrade reached historically important agreement with Pristina (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Secret intelligence agents from Islamic countries all over B&H (Politika’s correspondent in Sarajevo)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Prosecutor alleges bribery at EU Kosovo mission (EUbusiness.com)
• Kosovo President Ponders Invite to Serbia (BIRN)
• Serbia is the ‘Best Pupil in Class’ for EU Accession, says Former Austrian Chancellor (International Business Times UK)
• EU calls on Bosnia parties to form government quickly (World Bulletin)
• ‘Projectiles’ Hit HQ of Macedonian Government (BIRN)
Quint concerned by archaic and communist behavior of party leaders (Lajmi)
A diplomat from a Quint member state told Lajmi on the condition of anonymity that leaders of main parliamentary parties have brought Kosovo on the verge of a political, economic and financial collapse. He said the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy are analyzing the situation and are concerned with the hypocrisy […]
Read More →Ahmeti: We need to fight corruption on our own (RTK)
Pristina Mayor Shpend Ahmeti writes on his Facebook account that the latest developments within the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) show that nationality does not make one immune to corruption. “Corruption is not a cultural phenomenon. Sayings such as ‘Balkans people are naturally corrupt’ are both inaccurate and unrighteous. We should urgently […]
Read More →Borchardt left EULEX after mission scandals came to light (GazetaBlic)
The mandate of former EULEX chief, Bernd Borchardt, had been extended by the German Foreign Minister and the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton,for another year in Kosovo as Berlin wanted to see concrete results in the fight against corruption. However, despite Borchardt’s great efforts, desirable results were not achieved. Furthermore, after major conflicts appeared inside […]
Read More →A government for the state (Kosova Sot)
The people of Kosovo do not deserve this humiliation by the political structure represented at the Kosovo Assembly, writes the paper in its front-page editorial. The citizens have voted based on their political convictions and the results were acceptable to all, stresses the paper. However, it adds, thirst for power has led to unnatural developments […]
Read More →Kosovo government condemns graffiti on Serb religious buildings (RTKlive)
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has condemned graffiti on and the stoning of a few Serb houses. He said that this behavior goes against the tradition and culture of Albanians and emphasized that Kosovo is a place for all. Thaci, on behalf of the Kosovo government, condemned the vandalism acts and graffiti on objects of worship […]
Read More →Jahjaga: Leaders must put aside party interests (RTK)
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Madam Atifete Jahjaga, received today the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif and his associates, with whom she discussed about the current developments in Kosovo on the verge of holding the next meeting of the quarterly evaluation of the situation in Kosovo […]
Read More →EU Kosovo Mission Accused of Tolerating Corruption (Balkan Insight)
29 Oct 14 An EU prosecutor who accused a judge of taking bribes to free suspects told BIRN that she spoke out because the European law mission in Kosovo failed to investigate her corruption claims. BIRN EU rule-of-law mission (EULEX) special prosecutor Maria Bamieh said on Wednesday that the European judicial organisation tolerated graft because […]
Read More →Kosovo President Ponders Invite to Serbia (Balkan Insight)
29 Oct 14 The Kosovo President is mulling whether to attend the Trilateral Commission in Belgrade, amid arguments that she should not attend a conference in a country that does not recognise her own. Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Days before she is due to attend a major conference in Serbia, the President of Kosovo, Atifete […]
Read More →Prosecutor Alleges Corruption at EU Kosovo Mission (Balkan Insight)
29 Oct 14 An EU rule-of-law mission special prosecutor in Kosovo said that a senior official at the European judicial body took bribes to free suspects accused of serious crimes. Petrit Collaku BIRN Pristina Special prosecutor Maria Bamieh told BIRN that she discovered from records of phone surveillance in cases that she was investigating that […]
Read More →Bamieh: I will be the new Asange; Meucci: Unsatisfied staff are accusing us (Blic)
“If they want to turn me into Julian Asange, that’s what they will get. I believe they think I talked to Koha Ditore, but all that is published in Koha is in the domain of public information,” said Maria Bamieh, EULEX prosecutor, after suspension. She stated that the information she possess, when discovered, will shock […]
Read More →How did Putin compare Kosovo and Crimea (Politika)
The decision to hold the referendum was made by the legitimate authority of Crimea – its Parliament, elected under Ukrainian law. We do not agree with formulation “What is allowed to Jupiter, is not allowed to Ox:”. The ox may not be allowed something, but the bear will not even bother to ask permission, said […]
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