Belgrade Media Report 8 June 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Serbia prepared to respond to every threat (RTS)
• Romania most vulnerable (Novosti)
• Can the prime minister under investigation recognize Pristina (Politika)
• Stojanovic: Three attacks planned in southern and central Serbia (Novosti)
• McAlister: Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels on 23 June crucial (Beta)
• Jovanovic: Vucic had adequate collocutors in Washington (Radio Serbia)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Democratic Front: SDA, as usual, is lying (Oslobodjenje)
• HDZ leader announced talks with Radoncic for Wednesday (Srna)
• Southeast Europe leaders gather in Budva within Brdo-Brijuni Process (Hina)
• Commissioner Hahn urges all party leaders to respect commitments made on 2 June (MIA)
• US State Department welcomes Commissioner Hahn’s successful mediation in Macedonia (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Belgrade to Unveil Gavrilo Princip Monument (BIRN)
• Report: Macedonian Opposition Leader Reverses, Will Attend Crisis Talks (RFE/RL)
• Pope Francis urges peace on visit to Sarajevo, ‘Jerusalem of Europe’ (CNN)
• Pope Francis Condemns War Profiteers on Visit to Bosnia (guardianlv.com)
Next round of Kosovo talks “to be crucial for chapters” (Beta, Tanjug, B92)
The next round of Kosovo talks on June 23 “will be crucial for normalization of relations and opening of (EU) negotiating chapters for Serbia this year.” This is what European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister said in Belgrade on Monday. “In order to open the first chapter this year both sides will have to […]
Read More →Kosovo participating at the “Brdo-Brioni Process” (Koha)
The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, is participating at the meeting of the regional presidents, “Brdo-Brioni Process.” Jahjaga posted a picture prior to this meeting, where the President of Austria, Fischer, is invited as a special guest, in order to intensify the relations of the region with the European Union. Enlargement of the European Union, […]
Read More →Kosovo concerned about ISIS threats (Koha)
Members of the Kosovo Assembly Commission for Supervision of Kosovo Intelligence Agency, expressed concern with regards to the recent threats of the ISIS, that they would attack Balkans. Melihate Termkolli, Deputy of the Democratic League of Kosovo, stated that these announcements are concerning, reports KTV. However, Rexhep Selimi, (Vetevendosje) form the Commission for Internal Affairs, […]
Read More →Kostic: We supported the Brussels agreement because of ZSO (RTK2)
“The only reason due to which Serbs supported the Brussels agreement was the establishment of the Association / Community of Serb municipalities (ZSO). If this topic will not be discussed in Brussels within a reasonable period, it can produce much bigger problems for Kosovo society and the international community,” said Mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic. […]
Read More →Special court must be established (Zeri)
Xhavit Haliti, the Deputy President of the Kosovo Assembly and senior member of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), argues in an opinion piece that the special court, which will address war crimes allegedly committed by former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army, “will put an end to the fabrications and doubts, it will […]
Read More →Can the Prime minister, under investigation, to recognize Kosovo (Politika)
Victor Ponta again announced that Bucharest will reconsider its attitude towards Pristina. But Romanian Prime Minister who lost the elections and against whom is initiated a criminal investigation for corruption claims that he did not say he would recognize Kosovo, as reported by the Pristina media. It is questionable whether Ponta and new president of […]
Read More →Merkel goes to Belgrade with request for Kosovo’s UN membership (Lajmi)
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, believes that Kosovo’s membership of the United Nations would be a sustainable solution between Belgrade and Pristina. Serbian media have reported that during her visit to Belgrade, Merkel will ask Serbian government officials not to impede Kosovo’s UN membership. Berlin’s position is that if Serbia doesn’t obstruct Kosovo’s path toward […]
Read More →Why does Kosovo need a special court if it has really achieved so much progress (Koha)
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes in his opinion piece that “it would have been much better if there was a situation where the opponents of the special court would be able to say that Kosovo doesn’t need the special court because the independent and sovereign Kosovo has its own independent and professional court that can […]
Read More →“The important construction of the highway Nis-Pristina-Durres” (KIM radio)
Construction of the highway Nis-Pristina-Durres is important for Serbia because it will connect Corridor 10 with the Albanian ports of Durres and Vlora which should be counted on in the future, stated State Secretary in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. “Berlin process should be continued in Vienna on 27 August, when the first […]
Read More →Kirby: Vucic’s visit to USA very successful (Tanjug)
US Ambassador in Belgrade Michael Kirby stated that the visit of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to the United States was very successful, in both political and business terms. Kirby told Radio and Television of Serbia that Washington is not asking Belgrade to disrupt its relations with Russia. He also said one of the results […]
Read More →Kesic: The United States are satisfied with Serbia (Blic)
“Everybody in the USA welcomed the firm assurances which Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic gave, regarding solving the case of Bytyqi brothers. That was the thing that hold the relations between Serbia and America “tense” for long time, because families deserve to know what happened,” says political analyst Obrad Kesic. He says that Serbia received strong […]
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