Belgrade Media Report 19 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and I assumed power together, and we will also depart together (NIN)
• Reactions to Nikolic’s proposal for a final solution for Kosovo (Politika)
• Simic: Albanians consider the matter done with IOC admission (Politika)
• Dacic: France’s support to Serbian presidency of OSCE (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Reliable institutions necessary in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• SDA Presidency: Zvizdic as a mandate holder for B&H Council of Ministers (Oslobodjenje)
• Economic cooperation improving (Srna)
• B&H abolishes visas for Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Oman, UAE … (Oslobodjenje)
• EULEX Court: Radoncic not charged or under investigation in the “Keljmendi” case, his rights are violated (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo’s Thaci: EU’s Mogherini Needed for Serbia Talks to Succeed (The Wall Street Journal)
• Serbia Readies for OSCE Role With Russian Visit (RIA Novosti)
• Russia confirms readiness to develop security cooperation with Serbia (TASS)
• Bosnia steps up security over fears of possible terrorist threats (Dalje.com)
Citizens want services from two systems (KIM radio)
“North Mitrovica Municipality, practically, doesn’t exist,” said the head of Administrative Office in North Mitrovica, Adrijana Hodzic, in a TV Center’s show ‘Dogovor’ (Agreement), and added that there are no parallel institutions in northern Kosovo, and that they never used to exist. “There is Goran Rakic, his deputy, but there is no North Mitrovica Municipality […]
Read More →Mustafa: Dialogue with Serbia must guarantee sustainability (Radio Free Europe)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, in an interview for Radio Free Europe, says that the establishment of the special court will not be easy but that Kosovo must overcome this challenge. Mr. Prime Minister, regarding the statement by EU High Representative Mogherini that you will hold your first meeting with your Serbian counterpart, […]
Read More →The government of obligations (Gazeta Express)
Shkelzen Maliqi notes in his opinion piece for Gazeta Express that skepticism and critique play a positive role on the work of the new government, making it aware that they are under continuous observance of the opposition and public opinion. However he adds, they can also be counter-productive and blocking if initiated by nihilistic and […]
Read More →DS for loose Western Balkan confederation (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – Head of the opposition Democratic Party (DS) group in the Serbian parliament Borislav Stefanovic said that a new political community should be formed in Western Balkans, organized as a loose confederation with a minimum of common bodies, which would enhance the EU accession prospects for countries in the region. The new political community […]
Read More →Women’s Network call on Kosovo Assembly to change the draft law on budget (Koha)
Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) expressed their dissatisfaction with the draft law on budget for 2015. Koha writes that according to this organization, the draft law on budget does not adequately reflect the needs of citizens and does not create opportunities for the application of the laws in force in Kosovo. KWN through a public letter […]
Read More →“Serbia should become Albania’s ally” (B92, Akter,Blic)
BELGRADE — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama sayst Serbia “should become an ally of Albania, in order for the people in the Balkans to find peace.” “We have had a very difficult past, a years-long break in communication and a very dramatic period because of the regime in Belgrade and the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, […]
Read More →Djuric: Support to the defense of Ivanovic (KiM Radio)
Director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric said today that the government would continue to support the team for the defense of Oliver Ivanovic. “All the public knows in what conditions is Ivanovic today and all those, who care about justice, fairness and the rule of law, are expected to allow […]
Read More →Trial to Ivanovic and four others to resume in January (RTK2)
The trial to Olvier Ivanovic and four other Serbs, charged for crimes against Kosovo Albanians in 1999 and 2000, will resume on 21 January with the testimonies of prosecution’s witnesses. Lawyers of the accused Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic, Aleksandar Lazovic, Ilija and Nebojsa Vujacic said in their opening statements that their defendants didn’t commit crimes […]
Read More →Rahim Pacolli: Serbia blocked agreement on Green Card (RTK2)
The head of Kosovo delegation in talks with Belgrade on vehicle insurance taxes, Rahim Pacolli, said that two delegations didn’t manage to reach an agreement over the Green Card at the last meeting in Brussels. Pacolli said to RTK that Serbian side didn’t show readiness to sign the agreement because they didn’t agree with some […]
Read More →Five days for candidates to apply for the election of Gracanica mayor (KiM Radio)
Member of the CEC, Nenad Rikalo said that at yesterday’s meeting of that body were set deadlines for snap local elections for mayor of Gracanica on 18 January. Rikalo told Beta news agency that the candidates for mayor will be able to apply until 23 December. The period for voting by mail for displaced persons in central […]
Read More →Gnocchi: Kosovo to work on the European agenda (Radio Kosova)
The Deputy Special Representative of European Union (EU) in Kosovo, Thomas Gnocchi, said in an interview for Radio Kosova that, whatever the number of ministers and deputy ministers will be in the new government of Kosovo, the EU expects that Kosovo will have an efficient government, and able to address all of the priorities. Gnocchi […]
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