Belgrade Media Report 30 September 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ban, Nikolic: Destruction of Serbian heritage would be crime (Tanjug/RTS)
• Serbia sends protest note to UN (RTS)
• Churkin: UN building under Obama’s command (Politika/Tanjug)
• NATO: Army is Kosovo’s internal affair (Danas)
• ZSO not abolishing provisional institutions in Kosovo (Politika)
• Stojanovic: No one can “tear up” the Serb List (RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dragan Covic at 70th UN General Assembly session (nap.ba)
• RS Vice-President on referendum issue (klix.ba)
• Anti-government protests in Montenegro (Srna/RTCG)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Migrants refuse to stay in Serbia (Sofia Globe)
• Montenegro Opposition Tells MP to Quit Parliament (BIRN)
• Macedonian PM’s Foes Say Goodbye on the Net (BIRN)
100,000 (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial notes that more than 100,000 citizens of the Republic of Kosovo have signed a petition organized by opposition parties against the recent agreements in Brussels and against the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. “The ruling coalition can continue to marginalize the numerically-small opposition in the Assembly, but a mass popular support […]
Read More →Russia complains of Kosovo’s presence at the UN summit (Koha)
Russia’s UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin, complained about the presence of Kosovo representatives at a counter-terrorism summit organised by the United States on Tuesday, saying the UN building was under the “command” of US President Barack Obama. ”They (Kosovo officials) are sitting in the hall together with other UN members,” Churkin told reporters. “It is not […]
Read More →World media: Kosovo was treated at the Summit as a state (RTKlive)
Kosovo was treated as a state during the UN Summit of the world leaders against extremism, hosted by the President of the United States of America, reported Associated Press. World media report that the seating chart for Tuesday’s meeting shows Kosovo among the states attending the meeting, even though it is not a U.N. member […]
Read More →Mustafa requests recognition by five EU countries (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, wrote on his Facebook page that Kosovo should become member of the international organizations, and it should be recognized by the five European Union countries. He added that Kosovo people deserve freedom of movement, without limits of visa regime. “Support for many other recognitions is required. Faster economic development could […]
Read More →“Peace Park” barricade in Mitrovica to be removed on 15 October (Koha.net)
Removal of the “Peace Park” barricade on the main bridge over the River Iber which divides northern and southern Mitrovica, as well its making functional for free movement, is part of the agreement for the freedom of movement which was reached between Pristina and Belgrade in Brussels, mediated by the European Union. Agim Bahtiri, mayor […]
Read More →New person at the helm of the provisional body of Zvečan municipality (KoSSev)
Serbian Government decided on 24 September to appoint new chairperson and members of the provisional body of Zvečan/Zveçan municipality, and new member of Kosovska Mitrovica provisional body. So far chairperson of provisional body in Zvečan/Zveçan, Dragan Nedeljković, has been dismissed and will be replaced by Ivan Todosijević, who is also the director of the public […]
Read More →Opposition open to participation in parliamentary commissions (Zeri)
Despite the decision to boycott plenary sessions of the Kosovo Assembly and the meetings of the Assembly presidency, opposition parties are taking part in the meetings of the parliamentary commissions. Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) MP Pal Lekaj said opposition legislators are performing their duties in the parliamentary commissions. At the same time, […]
Read More →Germany supports youth employment in Kosovo (Kosovapress)
Germany’s international development agency GIZ launched a project today aimed at providing employment opportunities to the youth in Kosovo. German ambassador to Pristina Angelika Viets said on the occasion that Germany is interested in strengthening the private sector in Kosovo which will in turn contribute to a sustainable development and employment opportunities. Kosovo Minister of […]
Read More →Nikolic: Prevent destruction of Serbian heritage in Kosovo (RTS)
A potential admission of Kosovo to UNESCO would mean a start of annihilation of Serbia, says Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic. Speaking to the RTS, Nikolic said that, in his address before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, he will point out that the Serbian heritage in Kosovo has been destroyed for years and that it […]
Read More →“Jovanovic should dump another bucket of water on himself” (Vesti)
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Cedomir Jovanovic should dump another bucket of cold water on himself, said Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric as response to the views which Jovanovic has presented in an interview with the Pristina daily Zeri. Marko Djuric says that it seems the first bucket of […]
Read More →Nikolic meets with heads of UN, UNESCO (RTS, Blic, B92, Tanjug)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have agreed that “destruction of Serb cultural heritage in Kosovo would be a crime.” During their meeting in New York on Monday, Nikolic also asked for support in preventing the admission of Kosovo to UNESCO, and for protection of Serb heritage. “It would be a […]
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