Free media, tool against corrupt Balkan governments (Zeri)
Media and civil society representatives discussed yesterday during the DokuFest documentary and short film festival in Prizren the role of the media in fighting corruption in the Balkan countries. Marija Ristic, a journalist from Serbia working with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) said that most of the media in Serbia are owned or controlled […]
Read More →Vatican could be asked to help prevent Kosovo’s UNESCO bid (Vecernje Novosti, TV Most, B92)
The Vatican has in the past shown “appropriate responsibility” when it comes to concerns over the fate of Christian heritage in Kosovo. This is what Serbia’s UNESCO ambassador Darko Tanaskovic told the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti, adding, “It would of course be very valuable if they shared that concern as actively as possible with Catholics […]
Read More →Germany urged to deter Balkan asylum claims (Deutsche Welle)
German politicians have called for measures to deter people from the Balkans from seeking asylum in Germany. Only a tiny percentage are ever granted asylum, with many deemed to be economic migrants. Volker Kauder, a senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), said Balkan citizens with little prospect of asylum should be sent […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 9 August
• Stojanovic: Serbs to have a unified stance about Ivanovic (RTK2 & Klan Kosova)
• SDP to protest in support of Oliver Ivanovic (RTK2)
• Srpska List: Thaçi forgets that he is not the Prime Minister any longer (RTK2 & Klan Kosova)
• Archbishop Teodosije calls upon Serbs not to leave Kosovo (RTK2& Klan Kosova)
UNMIK Headlines 10 August
• Thaci: Vucic’s idea does not serve reconciliation (Koha)
• Serbia and Serbian List do not agree with Thaci (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo should try crimes not mentioned in Marty’s report (Koha)
• This is who is going to investigate former commanders (Kosovapress)
• Salihaj: Special court will free Kosovo from the mafia (Kosova Sot)
• Janjic: 100 cases ready for special court (Zeri)
• Protests today in Mitrovica and Pristina in support of Ivanovic (Zeri)
• Without Association/Community, barricade cannot be removed (Zeri)
• Lajci: Demarcation with Montenegro should stop (Epoka e Re)