Albania is not a mediator between Belgrade and Pristina (Vecernje Novosti)
Albania has no right of vote in relations between Serbia and Kosovo, neither it has any mediation role, was one of the things that could be heard at yesterday’s debate in Tirana dubbed “Process of the EU integration and future relations between Serbian and Albania.” “European Union is the project of peace. The thing that […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 14 November
• The bloc to review coalition agreement (Kosova Sot)
• PDK offers Haradinaj the post of Prime Minister (Bota Sot)
• Vetevendosje, outside the dialogue (Zeri)
• Germany sends Reichel to help resolve Kosovo stalemate (Tribuna)
• Jablanovic requests intervention of internationals (Kosova Sot, Tribuna)
• Constitutional Court refuses Ombudsperson’s request (Bota Sot)
Belgrade Media Report 13 November
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Azem Sulja earned over 100 million euros by bribing EULEX (Novosti)
• Indictment against Ivanovic and four Serbs confirmed (Novosti/Tanjug)
• Seselj: Vucic, Nikolic betrayed in one month what Tadic would have done in 10 years (Blic/N1/Tanjug)
• Viskovic: Non-diplomatic response of Albanian Prime Minister to extended hand from Serbia (Radio Serbia)
• US commends Serbia, Albania governments (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ivantsov: Russia is not against B&H’s EU membership, but against NATO membership (Nezavisne novine)
• Seselj: Political situation in RS very complicated (Srna)
• Nimetz: No progress and no new name proposal in name talks (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• ‘Historic’ Albanian visit to Serbia leaves bitter aftertaste (EurActiv)
• Serbian war crimes suspect goes home to rousing welcome (AP)
• Bosnia Charges Serb Commander with Rogatica Crimes (BIRN)
• China urges Bosnia to implement peace accord (Xinhua)
• Bosnia could have new government by year’s end (www.aa.com.tr/en)
OSCE Broadcast 13 November
• Jevtic: Further engagement in solving property rights needed (TV21, RTK2)
• VLAN: PDK is heading toward infringement of Constitution (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Anti-Serb graffiti sprayed in Rahovec/Orahovac town (RTK2)
• Rexhepi considers that Dërsnik village incidents are not ethnically motivated (RTK1)
• Constitutional Court rejects Ombudsperson’s request (KTV)
• President ignores petition against increase of energy tariff (Klan Kosova, KTV)
Small Balkan scandal (The Economist)
The EU’s mission in Kosovo is ensnared by corruption claims Nov 15th 2014 | From the print edition KOSOVO is agog and Brussels horrified. Allegations have been made that a judge was bribed in a murder case and the European Union’s police and justice mission, Eulex, failed to investigate properly. Maria Bamieh, the former British […]
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