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First meeting between parliaments of Serbia and Kosovo (Danas)

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A round table debate dubbed “Parliaments of Serbia and Kosovo and normalization of relations” is due to take place today in Pristina in the organization of the American Council for Inclusive Management and the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. MPs from almost all parliamentary caucuses of both assemblies should discuss the role of […]

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Stuck in corruption (Koha Ditore)

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Lumir Abdixhiku, the Executive Director of Pristina-based RIINVEST research institute, notes that the Transparency International’s Corruption Index has ranked Kosovo as 110th out of 175 countries and territories. “Kosovo is ranked in the same position as four years ago and this explains our stalemate. In four years, our politicians failed to take any serious steps […]

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Vucic: Serbia pillar of stability in Western Balkans (Tanjug)

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NEW YORK – Serbia is a pillar of stability in the Western Balkan region, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday during the talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. This is why Serbia did not respond to provocations, and this is a testimony of its strength, not weakness, Vucic said during his meeting […]

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OSCE Broadcast 4 December

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• Protestors request UP Rector’s resignation (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1&KTV)
• UNSG Ban criticizes political blockade in Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Indictment filed against Procurement Review Body officials (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Ombudsperson: My mandate expired in June (RTK1, RTK2)
• Civil society call for adoption of electronic procurement (KTV)

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UNMIK Headlines 5 December

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• Thaci: We will establish the Special Court (dailies)
• Failure of PDK-LDK accord could lead to new elections (Tribuna)
• Priorities: economic development, rule of law, European integration (Koha)
• Kirby hopes new government will be formed next week (Zeri)
• War veterans protest in front of University Rector’s office (dailies)
• Tahiri: UN should address petition on raped women (Tribuna)

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Belgrade Media Report 4 December 2014

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic at the UN Security Council session on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• The Kosovo Army is endangering the Belgrade – Pristina Agreement (Beta)
• Basel, the OSCE Ministerial Council on Ukraine (RTS)
• Russia to continue talks with Austria, Hungary, Serbia (Press)
• Zagreb cancels Dacic’s visit because of Seselj and Vukovar (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Further postponement of the election of Vice Presidents in RS Assembly from Bosniak and Croat peoples (Oslobodjenje)
• B&H House of Representatives to be formed on Tuesday: First the Board and then the Council of Ministers (Oslobodjenje)
• Hill: Dodik can block reform processes regardless of whether he is in opposition or in power (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: If Bosnia were an independent state Hill would have been banished a long time ago (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia to focus on objectivity during its OSCE chairmanship in 2015 – ambassador (ITAR-TASS)
• Serbia caught between Russia and the west (Financial Times)
• U.S. Calls FYROM ‘Macedonia’ in International Summit, Greek Govt VP Walks Out (Greek reporter)

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Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Stage New University Protest (Balkan Insight)

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04 Dec 14 Some 300 Kosovo war veterans tried to storm the Pristina University rector’s office, demanding the restoration of privileges allowing their children to be enrolled without taking examinations. Petrit Collaku BIRN Pristina Protesters made a series of attempts to force their way into the rector’s office on Thursday but were held back by […]

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UN urges speedy formation of new Kosovo government (AP)

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Source: Associated Press, The Date: December 04, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Kosovo is urging the parties to a power-sharing agreement to speedily form a new government, saying six months of political squabbling following elections in June has damaged the country. Farid Zarif told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that […]

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