Belgrade Media Report 24 July 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Drecun: Vehicles only with status neutral license plates (RTS)
• Protest in Rudare: Kosovo border police announced seizure of Serbian license plates (KoSSev)
• UNESCO: Kosovo’s application has not arrived (Novosti)
• Eparchy concerned over seizure of land from Visoki Decani Monastery (Tanjug)
• Joksimovic: Serbia receives support in continuation of talks with EU (Tanjug)
• Athens irritated with Serbia over Kosovo and Macedonia (B92/Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• SDA and Party for B&H agree positions, agreement signing in August (Oslobodjenje)
• Bosniaks initiate procedure to prevent referendum in RS (Dnevni avaz)
• RS government calls for urgent agreement on B&H coordination mechanism (Oslobodjenje)
• RS government adopts reform agenda (Nezavisne)
• Oric’s attorney considers suing Dodik (Nezavisne)
• Moscow officially supports referendum in RS (Nezavisne)
• Interview with HR Valentin Inzko (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Skopje Revamp Forges Ahead Despite Heat (BIRN)
• Bosnian Police on Alert Following ISIL Cell Revelations (Sputnik)
General Figliuolo: Comprehensive approach is a key to success (KIM Radio)
“I am very pleased with the level of security in Kosovo,” said the outgoing commander of KFOR Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, who will conclude his mandate in Kosovo on 7 August. The outgoing commander of KFOR, referred to the problem of radical groups and extremists. “I’ll be very honest; no country is immune to terrorism. I […]
Read More →Athens “irritated” with Belgrade “over Kosovo and Macedonia (B92)
The Greek media outlet quoted unnamed “foreign ministry circles” who said that “Serbia lately made a series of incomprehensible moves, exerting pressure in the European Union to settle the (Macedonian) name issue.” According to this, Athens is also troubled by “information about the alleged pressure on Greece to recognize Kosovo.” The article said that “due […]
Read More →Abstaining countries indirectly help Pristina (Vecernje Novosti)
UNESCO Secretariat didn’t receive the Kosovo application to become a member of this UN Organization, learned Novosti in Paris. On the other side Pristina announced that it sent application a week ago. Due to this intention of Kosovo officials, Serbian diplomacy is “in action”. As stated, it is important to provide that countries, which are […]
Read More →Opposition requests early elections (Koha)
The representatives of the three opposition parties, Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), have requested early parliamentary elections. The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosvo, Ramush Haradinaj, head of the NISMA’s parliamentary group Valdete Bajrami and Vetevendosje activist, Frasher Krasniqi, assessed that the only solution […]
Read More →Rrahim Pacolli requests interruption of the discussions with Serbia (Epoka e Re)
Head of Kosovo’s technical delegation in the discussions between Kosovo and Serbia held in Brussels, Rrahim Pacolli, has proposed to the government of Kosovo to stop the discussions with Serbia, due to the lack of implementation of the agreement on the freedom of movement. “Serbia’s non-implementation of the agreement for the free movement of the […]
Read More →Thaci, the most preferred candidate for president of Kosovo (Kosovapress)
According to a survey carried out by the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI), the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci is the most preferred candidate for the post of Kosovo president. Thaci is followed by Albin Kurti from Vetevendosje while the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) Ramush […]
Read More →EULEX threatens to sue Maria Bamieh (Klan Kosova)
Former EULEX prosecutor and whistleblower Maria Bamieh has been threatened with a lawsuit by EULEX lawyers if she disclosed any information regarding her own lawsuit against her former employer. EULEX has addressed the employment tribunal in London asking for full confidentiality in the process. This would prevent the media from reporting on aspects of the […]
Read More →Vucic: We are ready to resume dialogue with Pristina (Dailies)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic reiterated in Nis that Belgrade is ready to resume dialogue with Pristina in Brussels. We have reached many a compromise in the talks and managed to preserve our vital national interests, Vucic emphasized. According to him, the EU also wants a great deal of issues to be resolved in dialogue […]
Read More →It is not EULEX’s fault (Kosova Sot)
The paper on its front page editorial today writes that nothing new is expected to happen even though the Kosovo Assembly adopted a Resolution on EULEX, through which President Atifete Jahjaga would write a letter to the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini asking her to investigate corruption allegations within this mission. According to the paper, the […]
Read More →An ‘inflammatory’ attack on Kosovo (Politico)
By Arban Abrashi Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Spokesperson, Kosovo Government We deserve to integrate with the European and Atlantic families of nations. Chuck Sudetic’s “The bullies who run Kosovo” (July 21), which reports to address the situation in Kosovo and the current debate in the Parliament over establishment of Special Chambers, is based on gross […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 23 July
• Thaçi does not manage to convince his MPs for Special Court (KTV)
• Serbia annuls agreement on free movement with Kosovo (Klan Kosova & KTV)
• COMKFOR: Kosovo is not immune from terror attacks (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Mustafa: Goran Rakic was part of Kosovo delegation (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• 400.000 unsolved cases in Kosovo courts (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• False bomb threat at Palace of Justice (Klan Kosova)
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