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Vucic: No one is considering recognition of Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug)

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Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that stands of Serbia and Albania over Kosovo are very much different but he will not allow that this huge gap destroys the opportunity for overcoming divisions from the past. Serbia is not considering recognition of Kosovo’s independence, said Vucic and added that Tirana and Pristina are the only […]

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“Thinking of You” campaign aims to break the silence of women victims of sexual violence (Koha)

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Kosovo London-based artist Alketa Xhafa – Mripa will bring to a close the campaign titled “Thinking of You” launched a month ago for collecting dresses to support women raped during the conflict in Kosovo. Xhafa-Mripa is touring Kosovo to raise awareness for the women victims of rape. The campaign is being supported by women association […]

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No special court, no reconciliation (RTS)

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic today stated that he is not expecting that creation of the special court for war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army will go without problems, and stressed that its establishment is very important for Serbia. “It is one of the central issues for us, no reconciliation […]

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Europe’s Refugee Problem, Then and Now (Koha Ditore)

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By Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. This opinion piece originally appeared in Project Syndicate. NEW YORK – Earlier this spring, I drove to a beautiful spot on the southern bank of Lake Geneva. My destination was the Hotel Royale in Évian-les-Bains. It was there, in July 1938, that 32 […]

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OSCE Broadcast 28 May

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• Assembly adopts several laws without debate (All monitored broadcasters, RTK2&KTV)
• Protests against sentencing of Drenica Group members held (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Veseli and Pajaziti concerned about sentencing of Drenica Group members (KTV)
• “Mothers’ Calls” is preparing book for Serbian crimes (KTV)
• Kosovo hosts international inter-faith conference (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Jahjaga demands justice for women raped during the war (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Police arrests three Albanian young men in the north (RTK2, KTV)

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UNMIK Headlines 29 May

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• Fate of special court to be decided today (Epoka e Re)
• Jahjaga meets Mustafa and Thaci ahead of special court vote (Kosovapress)
• “Drenica Group” conviction threatens special court (Zeri)
• KLA veterans: “Drenica Group” conviction orchestrated by Belgrade (Koha)
• PDK on “Drenica Group”: Justice to be led by credible facts (Epoka e Re)
• Koci: Lushtaku was sentenced for amurder that never happened (Epoka e Re)
• Lushtaku’s wife reveals identity of protected witness (Zeri)
• Serbian List will not support Kosovo Armed Forces motion (Zeri)

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Belgrade Media Report 28 May 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Good visit for future of two peoples (RTS)
• Dacic: An international presence still needed in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• “Serbs find Kosovo army unacceptable” – deputy Kosovo PM (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Serbia will accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on Russian gas (B92, Beta,AP)
• Vucic: Region “needs money, not seminars” from EU (B92, Tanjug)
• Dodik: NATO membership acceptable if people want it (NIN)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• SDA undermines the status of RS with the aim to break it into regions (Srna)
• SNSD ready to stop the adoption of resolution on condemnation of genocide (Srna)
• Novalic on problems in FB&H government: Difficult to say what to do next (Oslobodjenje)
• According to Pristina media, Jahjaga and Mustafa knew about Kumanovo (FoNet)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU court jails 11 ex-Kosovo fighters over war crimes (EUbusiness)
• Serbian Prime Minister makes landmark visit to Albania (Associated Press)
• Macedonia ready to join Turkish stream project once Moscow reaches agreement with EU (Reuters)
• The Functionalist Engine is Running out of Steam (New Europe)

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Press Release of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

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This press release is distributed on behalf of the OHCHR Public Information Office  Kosovo* / Right to housing: Deep gap between law and reality, UN expert says Albanian and Serbian version, see below PRISTINA (28 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, today welcomed the inclusion […]

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Press Release of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

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This press release is distributed on behalf of the OHCHR Public Information Office  Kosovo* / Right to housing: Deep gap between law and reality, UN expert says Albanian and Serbian version, see below PRISTINA (28 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, today welcomed the inclusion […]

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Jevtić: Responsible for crimes must be punished (KIM Radio)

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The Serbian List will support constitutional amendments for creation of the special court, said Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic, and stressed that its creation is important for the future of Kosovo. “Those who committed crimes must be held responsible,” said Jevtic. Kosovo parliament’s session dedicated to constitutional amendments and […]

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Joint appeal for the EU assistance and support (Tanjug)

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Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic addressed the participants of the Vienna Economic Forum held today in Tirana, after the host, the Prime Minister of Albanian, Edi Rama, and said that the appeal for the EU assistance and support has to be a joint one. Beside Vucic and Rama, prime ministers of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]

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Vucic: We are fed up with seminars, we need money (Tanjug)

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Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today in Tirana that states of the region expect from the European Union better and bigger assistance, and if it is not possible than Europe should say so in order that we try to make it in our own ways. “We need money from European funds. We are fed […]

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