Belgrade Media Report 27 July 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: New round of dialogue depends on Pristina (Tanjug)
• Whose are Serbian monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija! (RTS)
• Miscevic: A precedent that would inflict damage to UNESCO (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Government unable to prevent Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO (Beta)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Pristina obstructing and creating confusion (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Belgrade will always be with RS (Novosti)
• Platform for Kosovo and Metohija still in the drawer (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: Negotiations on judiciary possible until constitutional court’s ruling (Glas Srpske/Srna)
• Dodik: Russian support for referendum is “logical” (RTRS)
• B&H Security Minister: Information on 4,000 IS members in B&H false (Nezavisne)
• Ivanic: Vucic-Izetbegovic conversation the biggest event (Oslobodjenje)
• B&H Presidency adopts border agreement with Montenegro (Nezavisne)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s Walking A Fine Line (Global Risk Insights)
• Albania won’t block Macedonia’s NATO accession: PM (Xinhua)
• EU Must Hold Gruevski to Account Over Reforms (Balkan Insight)
Albanian communication skills (Koha)
The Brussels based correspondent of this daily, Augustin Palokaj, writes that the public opinion in Kosovo is recently dealing with an interview that the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, gave to the German public broadcaster, ZDF. “We call it a failed interview, because the German journalist did not receive an answer to the question that […]
Read More →Haliti: Special court not on the agenda for Thursday’s session (KosovaPress)
The Deputy Speaker of the Kosovo Assembly, Xhavit Haliti, said today that the constitutional amendments that enable establishment of the special court will not be on the agenda of the Assembly’s Thursday session. He said that whenever the government decides to re-submit the amendments, the Assembly would be ready to call the session. Haliti added that […]
Read More →Salih Mekaj suspended from his position as President of Appellate Court (Koha)
The Disciplinary Committee within the Kosovo Judicial Council has decided to suspend Salih Mekaj from his positions as President of the Court of Appeals and member of the Board of the Kosovo Judicial Council. This decision came since Mekaj was arrested last week and is being detained on criminal offence charges.
Read More →Osmani: Government is late on re-submitting amendment 24 (Telegrafi)
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Vjosa Osmani, said today that the government of Kosovo is being late on re-submitting to the Assembly the constitutional amendments that enable establishment of the special court. “I’m not sure if the PDK is making serious efforts to convince MPs to vote in favor of special court, however, […]
Read More →The story on destroyed mosques is an argument for UNESCO membership (Politika)
Pristina officials are trying to strengthen their position in diplomatic struggle for admission in UNESCO, so they initiated the bidding on the number of mosques that Serbian Security Forces allegedly ruined in Kosovo. In regards to the application of Kosovo for UNESCO membership, Serbian officials stated that “those who destroyed 150 orthodox churches and monasteries […]
Read More →Stokvis: Netherland will not be against Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO (Danas)
The outgoing Dutch Ambassador in Serbia Laurent Stokvis said in an interview for Danas that he expect opening of the first chapter in the negotiations with the EU during this year. Stokvis has indicated that, from a technical point of view “an action plan for Chapter 23 on the rule of law has not been […]
Read More →Islamic scholar behind IS recruitment in Serbia (Dailies)
Idriz Bilibani, “MA in Islamic Studies from Prizren,” has been described as “the main organizer of departure of Serbian citizens to the religious war in Syria.” There, they fight on the side of Islamic State, according to a report in the Belgrade-based newspaper Blic. “According to the most recent data of security services about the […]
Read More →Miscevic: The precedent that would harm UNESCO (Blic)
Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO would be a precedent that would harm the future functioning of the organization, which Serbia sees as very important for the protection of its cultural heritage, said the head of Serbia’s negotiating team with the European Union (EU), Tanja Miscevic. In regards to the Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO, she said […]
Read More →Vulin in Prizren: We will fight against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO (RTK2)
Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Issues, Aleksandar Vulin, addressed the journalists after the liturgy in the monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren, marking the monastery celebration Holy Archangel Gabriel. He said that March 17 is not forgotten and that those who burned the Virgin Ljeviška and dozens of Serbian churches now want […]
Read More →Top Judge’s Detention Shakes Kosovo Judiciary (Balkan Insight)
The detention of the head of the Appeals Court earlier this week is seen as major blow to the image of the Kosovo judiciary – thoough some say it could be a chance for a fresh start. The detention of the head of the Appeals Court, Sali Mekaj, earlier this week is one the most […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 26 July
• Dacic: Kosovo cannot join UNESCO (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV&TV21)
• Zbogar: EUR 6.7 million collected in Jarinë and Bërnjak (KTV)
• Special Court to be voted on Thursday (Klan Kosova)
• Prishtinë/Pristina started issuing documents in Turkish language (Klan Kosova)