Exercises for “Democracy and state” exam” (Koha Ditore)
Adriatik Kelmendi writes that Kosovo government and opposition had their chance to use each other in order to draw the red line for Belgrade’s destabilizing impact in Kosovo “and to end the Jablanovic episode. However, he continues to be a Minister of Kosovo government considering for his chief the Prime Minister of Serbia, and using […]
Read More →Nikolic’s platform will be ignored in Brussels (Danas)
With regard to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s formulation of a new platform for Kosovo, a senior research fellow on the politics of south east Europe at the London School of Economics, James Ker-Lindsay, claims that ‘it won’t have the effect’. “If it doesn’t mean that Serbia is called to recognize Kosovo as an independent state, […]
Read More →Collaku: Kosovo expects good news from EU by December (Koha)
Minister of European Integration Bekim Collaku said in an interview for the Austrian paper Der Standard that the Agreement on Stabilisation and Association (SAA) with the EU is in the process of being translated and once completed, “we expect to sign it.” “We believe this will happen very soon. In April or May,” said Collaku. […]
Read More →Kurti is toppling Kosovo government, not me (Vecernje Novosti)
“Request for my dismissal is just a pretext for toppling the government, since it is obvious that Albanian opposition is not able to win the power by democratic means,” said Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government, Aleksandar Jablanović, regarding the request of the Movement “Self-determination” for his dismissal. While requested your dismissal […]
Read More →Jablanović resigns? (Blic)
Minister for Communities and Returns in Kosovo Government Aleksandar Jablanović will soon resign, reports the Pristina television KTV quoting “reliable sources”. According to these sources Jablanović decided to resign after a request of leaders of LDK and PDK, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and Hashim Thaci, who requested him […]
Read More →Lavrov: Serbia’s sovereign choice deserves respect (IRS)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has assessed that many obstacles are in Serbia’s path toward the EU membership, including the issue of Kosovo, and he invited Brussels to no stipulate Serbia’s association process with severing the ties with Moscow. In an authored article for the “Horizons” magazine, Lavrov pointed out that Kosovo remains a serious […]
Read More →Kosovo Politicians Trade Accusations After Unrest (Balkan insight)
Kosovo’s government accused opposition leaders of trying to seize power using violence after protest clashes in Pristina that left over 170 people injured, while the opposition blamed the police. Government and opposition have blamed each other for six hours of unrest near the government building during protests in central Pristina on Tuesday which resulted in […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 29 January
• EU: Kosovo needs to find a common language (Zeri)
• Interior minister accuses protesters of damaging Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Opposition to support upcoming protest (Zeri)
• Kurti meets EU representative (Epoka e Re)
• Haradinaj expects elections in June (Kosova Sot)
• LDK and PDK demand Shpend Ahmeti’s resignation (Koha Ditore)
OSCE Broadcast 28 January
• PM Mustafa blames the organizers for Tuesday’s violence (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Jacobson and Cliff visited AAK (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1, TV21)
• Haradinaj, Kurti and Limaj agree to continue with the protest (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Hyseni commends Kosovo Police for managing Tuesday’s protest (All monitored, broadcasters, KTV)
• Kusari-Lila: Jablanovic should resign (RTK2)
• Freedom House: Kosovo, partly free (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
Belgrade Media Report 28 January 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Serbian government: Ivanovic needs to be released immediately (Tanjug/B92/Radio Serbia)
• Djuric: Protest in Pristina over bad economic situation (RTS)
• Drecun: Goal of protest in Pristina to complicate Serbia’s position (RTS/Tanjug)
• Goranis want Serbian healthcare (Novosti)
• ICTY transferring court records to MICC (Tanjug)
• Oliver (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• The SDA and DF seek SDP support to select FBiH leadership (Oslobodjenje)
• Radmanovic: The Presidency of B&H has no constitutional jurisdiction to write the Joint statement (Srna)
• OSCE warns RS about draft on public peace and order (Tanjug/Srna)
• Montenegro rejects investments in billions of dollars for NATO and EU membership (Pobijeda)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Police, protesters fight running battles in Kosovo (Reuters)
• OSCE Condemns Attack on Journalists in Kosovo (VOA News)
• Five indicted in Kosovo on terrorism charges (Reuters)
• Imam on trial, terror arrests in Europe, Morocco (Daily Star)
• Bosnia soldiers escape censure for ‘Chetnik Ceremony’ (Balkan Insight)
• Essay: Defending the devil (The Virginia Gazette)
UNMIK: Violence has nothing to do with the exercise of the democratic right (RTK2, Politika, Vecernje Novosti, Blic, B92, TV Most, Tanjug, Kontakt Plus Radio, IRS)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Kosovo, Farid Zarif, commended proportionate response of the police during yesterday unrest in Pristina, and said that democratic rights are not exercised through violence. UNMIK expressed concern by the recent events in Pristina city centre. Such acts have nothing to do with the exercise of the […]
Read More →Mihajlovic: We will not give up on “Trepca” (Tanjug)
Serbia will not give up on “Trepca” and we believe that the talks about the property should begin as soon as possible, said today Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, Zorana Mihajlovic. “Serbia will certainly not give up the “Trepca”. The Serbian Government has shown in the last year that we […]
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