Belgrade Media Report 23 December 2014
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Joksimovic: Chapter 35 certainly among the first (RTS/Tanjug)
• Pressure increasing on Belgrade to remove Peace Park (Novosti)
• Could Serbia have done more for Chapter 35 (Politika)
• Nincic: Consensus in OSCE biggest challenge (Radio Belgrade)
• Serbian mission at NATO takes over chairmanship (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Music: We have to bring more dynamic to FB&H parliament (Fena)
• Alija Izetbegovic knew about the beheading of the Serb civilian (Glas Srpske)
• Dzaferovic comments the allegations of being a witness to the Serb civilian beheading (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• British, Serbian media positively value China-Serbia cooperation (Xinhua)
• Serbia Asks Lawmakers to Back Budget With Unclear Job-Cut Plan (Bloomberg)
• Serbia’s Balkan power exchange launch hits new delay (Reuters)
• Bosnia fails to attract enough investors at debt auction (The Economic Times)
• Turkish prime minister visits Macedonia to renew ties (Hurriyet Daily News)
Distribution of electricity in the north can be provided only through KEDS (KoSSev)
Kosovo government informed that company for distribution of electricity “Elektrodistribucija Sever” D.O.O. which was established by Zubin Potok Municipality is considered to be ‘illegal company’. A new ‘Kosovo company’ will be established in order that consumers are supplied with the electricity and that they start paying electricity bills. This was agreed by Pristina and Belgrade, […]
Read More →Stevan Vulovic free, house arrest suspended (KoSSev)
EULEX confirmed that the house arrest order against the Mayor of Zubin Potok Municipality, Stevan Vulovic, was suspended on Friday. The decision, brought by the Basis Court in Mitrovica, came into force on 19 of December, the EULEX spokesperson, Dragana Nikolic-Solomon, confirmed to KoSSev. Vulovic was ordered 30 days of house arrest after he voluntarily […]
Read More →UNMIK donation for health centre in North Mitrovica (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Representatives of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) yesterday donated one vehicle and medical equipment to the Health Centre in Mitrovica. The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Jennifer Brush, said UNMIK was dedicated to providing support to the residents of northern municipalities, to create more democratic and prosperous living conditions. “In the […]
Read More →Serbia and Kosovo should discuss payment of public debt (Blic)
Serbia and Kosovo should soon discuss the further paying back of a portion of the public external debt of the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, according to the magazine Business and Finance. The deadline for paying the debt is 2041, and amounts to 347.1 million dollars. Serbia’s Public Debt Administration recently launched an initiative to […]
Read More →Representative of Albanians in the North, arrested (Kosova Press)
Kosovo Police from the station in MItrovica North, arrested today Nazmi Ismajli, representative of Albanian population from “Kroi i Vitakut” neighborhood in Mitrovica North, at around 11:00 hours, while he was working on the foundation of his house. He was interviewed for one hour and then he was released by regular procedures, but with the advice […]
Read More →Special Task Force to stop illegal migration (Gazeta Express)
The Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku, met on Tuesday with the French Ambassador to Kosovo, Maryse Daviet. Collaku and Daviet discussed the European integration process and the illegal migration of Kosovo citizens towards the European countries. Gazeta Express reports that it was a joint conclusion that “the growing trend of illegal migration should be […]
Read More →Collaku: Kosovo to meet the criteria for visa liberalization (Radio Kosova)
In an interview for Radio Kosova, the Minister of European Integration, Bekim Collaku expressed his confidence that during his mandate, Kosovo will meet the criteria for visa liberalization and will fulfill the obligations towards European integration. Collaku said that he appreciates the support of the European countries, in particular the Republic of Germany, who, according to […]
Read More →Trepca to be urgently removed from the KPA (Gazeta Express)
The general director of Trepca mining complex, Ahmet Tmava, said for Klan Kosova that the revival of Trepca will occur only when the economic giant will be out from the Kosovo Privatization Agency (KPA) and enter into a project that offers development opportunities. “Trepca is incorrectly placed under the KPA, and should be removed from […]
Read More →A budget of paradoxes (Kosova Sot)
The front-page editorial of Kosova Sot newspaper writes that the new government of Kosovo, led by the former leader of the largest opposition party, cannot be justified by the little time available, to propose to Parliament a draft law on budget prepared by the previous government. Budget 2015 is crucial for the direction that Kosovo is […]
Read More →Vetevendosje rebels, calls for protests (Zeri)
Representatives of Vetevendosje Movement request a massive support of all political parties, population, trade unions and other organizations in protests against bad governing of Kosovo. Vetevendosje seems to be determined to protest against the government, however, it has not set a date. Dardan Molliqaj, member of Vetevendosje, said that this movement never gave up protests […]
Read More →Kuci and Meucci coordinate activities (RTKlive)
Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuci, hosted today a meeting with the chief of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX,) Gabriele Meucci. In this occasion the latter congratulated Kuci on his new mandate as Minister of Justice. They discussed the current developments in the justice system in Kosovo. They paid a special […]
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