Belgrade Media Report 29 April 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: EU should send clear message to Serbia (RTS)
• Nikolic: I didn’t hear that the chapters will be opened (Novosti)
• Nikolic: Serbia will help Republika Srpska (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Dodik: RS will develop new security strategy (Beta)
• Still waiting for foundation of ZSO (Novosti)
• Joksimovic grants donation to Ukraine on behalf of Serbian government (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Cooperation and prevention in fighting terrorism (Tanjug)
• Burkhard: Fight against terrorism – OSCE priority (Tanjug)
• Serbian peacekeepers take part in military parade in CAR (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Bilateral relations between Serbia and B&H at a high level (Srna/Fena)
• Priority is to prevent threat of terrorism (Srna)
• Cooperation between the RS government and the UNDP very good (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia to Aid Bosnia’s Fight Against Terrorism (BIRN)
• Serbia Arrests 15 Suspected Migrant Traffickers (AP)
• A New Clandestine Crossing Into The EU, Via Serbia (Worldcrunch)
• Balkan States to See Stable or Higher 2015, Central Bankers Say (Bloomberg)
• Two arrested after attack in Bosnia and Herzegovina (APA)
• Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Bosnian politicians (World Bulletin)
• Mladic Witness: Bosniaks ‘Wanted to Leave’ Eastern Bosnia (BIRN)
• Montenegro: Zvornik Attack Threatens Regional Stability (BIRN)
• New Data on Eavesdropping Aired in Macedonia (BIRN)
• German Ambassador to Macedonia also Calls for Gov’t Resignations (Novinite)
Attack on a Serb official in Klina municipality (RTK2)
Ranko Kostić, official at the Office for Integration of Communities in Klina/Kllinë Municipality said that he was physically attacked in village Drenovac near Klina/Kllinë by an Albanian yesterday around 16:00, who approached him and slapped him in his face. “While I was in Police station, I was called by the deputy mayor of Klina and […]
Read More →Another warning for the government (Kosovapress)
Trade Union of the Teachers is not the only one threatening with strike, due to the lack of implementation of 0.5 percent increase. Kosovo’s United Trade Union of civil servants gave an ultimatum of ten days to the government, to fulfill the promised increase of 0.5 percent from the beginning of this year. The trade […]
Read More →Deputy Prime Minister Thaçi starts series of meetings at the Holy See (Koha)
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, is on an official visit at the Vatican today where he will meet with cardinals of the Holy See. Deputy Prime Minister Thaçi will meet the President of the Holy See’s Pontifical Council for the Family and bishop emeritus of the […]
Read More →Kosovo government opposes strike of education staff (RTK)
The Kosovo government said today that it opposes what it called “an unreasonable strike” organized by the Education Union and called on the teachers to resume their classes. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said the government has gone beyond the budgetary limits to meet the demands of the teachers. “There is no reason to stop classes. […]
Read More →No disunity within the Serbian list (RTK2)
After a two-month break, Serbian MPs returned to the assembly, but were not present all parliamentarians of the list at the session held day before yesterday. Five deputies did not attend the Assembly session, a Serbian caucus in the Kosovo parliament, Sasa Milosavljevic, says RTK2 that these MPs were absent due to urgent commitments. Milosavljevic […]
Read More →Jahjaga: Serbia to be conditioned with implementation of agreements (RTK2)
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said to German Foreign Minsiter Frank-Walter Steinmeir that the only alternative for Kosovo and the region is the EU integration. Jahjaga stressed that “Kosovo and Serbia have reached certain number of agreements in the process of the dialogue on normalization of relations, and that European path of Serbia has to be […]
Read More →Jevtic: To provide resources and set deadlines (KIM Radio)
The priorities of the Ministry of return in the coming period will be to secure additional funds for the return of the displaced and to achieve the plans, says Dalibor Jevtic who returned to the head of this ministry. In addition to the previous months, where there were no returns, the Ministry faces currently and a […]
Read More →Media freedom deteriorates (evropaelire.org)
The Freedom House has published the 2015 annual report on the freedom of the media. The report, which covers 199 countries and territories, ranks Kosovo 100th in the list, compared to the 98th position it had last year. Zekirija Shabani, the chairman of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AGK), said he was not surprised […]
Read More →‘Foundations’ for the Community of Serb municipalities still to be formed (Vecernje Novosti)
First test for relation of coalition partners towards the MPs from the Serbian list, which continued its work in Kosovo institutions after two months of boycott, will be creation of the working groups for the establishment of the foundations for the Community/Association of the Serb municipalities. As stated by the representatives of the Serbian List […]
Read More →Container settlement in Gracanica sixth day without electricity (KIM radio)
The container settlement in Gracanica is for six days without electricity. Unpaid bills are the reason, said KEDS. The residents, mostly displaced and socially vulnerable people, said that they have no money to pay the outstanding debt. In this settlement currently live fifteen families which have no electricity since last Thursday. The power distribution company […]
Read More →Workers of local government will not be unemployed (RTK2)
President of the provisional organ of the municipality of Mitrovica North Aleksandar Spiric said today that the workers of this municipality will not lose their jobs. “In regards to the unnecessary confusion of the citizens and employees I have to emphasize that the employees of the municipal administration, as well as workers who are indirect […]
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