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Belgrade Media Report 18 May 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Importance of responsible public informing about dialogue (Tanjug)
• Djuric: No progress in dialogue with Pristina without ZSO (Novosti/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Security in Kosovo and Metohija relatively stable, but tense (Tanjug/RTS)
• Odalovic: Serbia and Albania can be pivot of stability (RTS)
• Kostic: Both EU path and friendship with Russia (Politika/B92)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• DF calls on Financial Police to enter public enterprises (Patria/Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic condemns death sentence for Mohammed Morsi (Hina)
• Ethnic conflicts new name for terrorism? (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Leaving Serbia and Kosovo to settle things themselves? (TransConflict)
• Macedonia’s massed protesters turn heat on PM Gruevski (BBC News)
• PM Gruevski to meet opponents as protests continue over Macedonia wiretapping
• (Reuters/AFP/dpa/AP)
• Russia Accuses West of Trying to Destabilize Macedonia (Reuters)
• European parties add fuel to fire in Macedonia (EurActiv)
• Conflict in the Balkans Makes Moscow a Player (New Europe)
• Bosnia activists alarmed by “Putin’s bill” on foreign-funded NGOs (Reuters)
• Party Battles Threaten Bosnia Federation Govt (Turkish Weekly)

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Greater Albania fits in the project of the Islamic State (Vesti online)

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Academician of the Serbian Academy for Science and Arts, Ljubodrag Dimic, estimated that danger is again looming over Serbia and that the idea of ​​a “Greater Albania” fits with some projects of great powers. “If we consider the decisions of League of Prizren [League of Prizren is Albanian political organization which is established in late […]

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Odalovic: Serbia and Albania could be pillar of stability (RTS, NMagazin, Blic)

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Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Veljko Odalovic has stated that it was important for Serbia and Albania to devote to the recent events in Kumanovo, FYROM and that these two countries could be a pillar of stability in the region. Odalovic told the RTS that the visit takes place at a delicate moment, […]

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“First chapter could be opened in October” (Tanjug)

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The first chapter in the Serbia’s negotiations to join the European Union “could be opened in October, with the consent of Germany.” According to the agency, “agreement has been reached in principle for a formal decision to be taken during the ministerial meeting in September.” “Concrete chapters” would then open in October – something that […]

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Djuric: Without the formation of Community/Association of Serbian municipalities there is no progress (RTV Pink, Vecernje Novosti)

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We have clearly sent a message that we are for further progress in the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, and without the establishment of the Association/Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) progress is not possible, said Marko Djuric, Director of the Office of the Government of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija. “Further steps go toward […]

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Veseli: We are waiting for Skopje’s information on the situation of arrested men (Indeksonline)

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Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli said Kosovo authorities are waiting for an official reply from the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) regarding the situation of the men arrested during the armed incident in Kumanovo last week. Veseli said the Assembly has authorized the Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and […]

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Pristina-Belgrade dialogue to resume tomorrow (Lajmi)

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Kosovo’s minister without portfolio and chief negotiator, Edita Tahiri, travelled to Brussels today to resume dialogue with the Serbian side. The two delegations are expected to address the issue of telecommunication, integrated border management, medical products and vehicle insurance. The meetings between the delegations under the EU facilitation will take place from 19 to 21 […]

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Serbs helpless before the Kosovo Courts (Vesti online)

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At the meeting in the Serbian War Crimes Prosecution Office, Association of Đakovica/Gjakove citizens requested that court cases related to the Serbs from Đakovica/Gjakove will be processed by the Special Court in Belgrade. In those cases the Municipal Prosecution in Kosovo launched lawsuits and through UNMIK and EULEX issued Interpol arrest warrants. Đokica Stanojevic, president […]

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More visa liberalization requirements for Kosovo (Koha)

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The Kosovo-based think tank, Group for Legal and Political Studies, presented a study today into the visa liberalization process. The study found that there is a significant difference between the European Commission’s visa liberalization roadmap for Kosovo and those for other Western Balkans countries. According to the Group, Kosovo has had 50 more requirements than […]

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Vucic: First chapters would open before end of year (RTS)

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Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that he was confident that Serbia would open the first chapters in its EU accession negotiations before the end of the current year. “I hope and expect that it will happen in September, but I have still not lost hope that we can get the first chapters […]

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Hyseni says he had no information from KIA on FYROM events (Koha)

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Kosovo’s Interior Minister, Skender Hyseni, denied having had information on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) provided to him by the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA). He said his ministry did not receive any report from KIA about what happened in Kumanovo, FYROM. Hyseni said that what happened in FYROM is an […]

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Executive authorities of ZSO directly from the municipalities (TV Most)

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Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic said that is not yet defined and agreed how Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) will look like, as well it is not determined which degree of autonomy will have in the four areas: education, health care, economic development and regional planning. According to his opinion, it is […]

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