Belgrade Media Report 4 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• First post-war Serbian-Albanian dialogue south of the Ibar (Politika)
• Political murders before court? (Novosti)
• Montgomery speaks about Yellow House at international conference “Media Freedom” (Novosti)
• Serbia, Austria, Hungary, Macedonia sign memorandum on border protection (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Tegeltija: Access to war crimes files provided to OSCE (Nezavisne)
• The entire B&H joined the help to Syrian refugees in Serbia (novo vrijeme)
• Markert: Dodik’s referendum is against European standards (factor.ba)
• Ferguson: Republika Srpska it’s here to stay, so can we move on now? (Nezavisne)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Organ-Trafficking: How the Claims were Exposed (BIRN)
• Serbia PM demands EU finds solution to migrant crisis (euronews)
• EU-hopeful Serbia says ready discuss taking quota of migrants (Reuters)
SLS: The appointment of deputy ministers is not in accordance with the agreement (Kontakt plus radio)
Independent Liberal Party announced today that the appointments of deputy ministers from the Serbian community were not in accordance with the earlier agreement within the Srpska list. Independent Liberal Party, which is part of the Srpska, has expressed regret that the personnel policy within the Srpska list was carried out by individuals, bypassing what was agreed […]
Read More →Oliver Ivanovic will be ready for the trial (KIM Radio)
The wife of the leader of Civic Initiative SDP, Oliver Ivanovic, said that Oliver Ivanovic is still in the hospital and that his health is improving. “He is slowly recovering. There are a few more check-ups that have to be done, but it will all be completed by September 10 and he will be absolutely […]
Read More →Kosovo Organ-Trafficking: How the Claims were Exposed (Balkan Insight)
Speaking at a conference on freedom of the media in Belgrade on Thursday, American investigative journalist Michael Montgomery recalled how his investigation into wartime crimes by Serbian fighters in 1999 led him to uncover allegations about the trafficking of the organ of prisoners who had been abducted by the Kosovo Liberation Army. Fifteen years later, […]
Read More →Europeanisation of “Brussels” (Koha Ditore)
In his series of writings about the Brussels agreements between Pristina and Belgrade, publicist Veton Surroi remarks today that while the agreements are impossible to be rejected, they could nevertheless be reevaluated. This process would however not be sufficient if carried out by the Kosovo Constitutional Court which is known for political decisions and crisis […]
Read More →Jahjaga to challenge Thaci (Zeri)
Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, might get another mandate to lead the Presidency of Kosovo. The paper writes that Jahjaga has the support of the international community. “Jahjaga continues to have a strong international support. They are interested that Jahjaga remains President for another mandate,” an international source from Quint states told the paper. According to this […]
Read More →Civilna Zastita” violates Brussels Agreement (Klan Kosova)
Members of the so-called “Civilna Zastita” provided security during a Serb concert held two nights ago in Mitrovica North. Guarding by this structure which functions in the north of Kosovo happened despite the reach of the agreement in Brussels for establishment of the Association of the municipalities with Serb majority, where one of its points […]
Read More →Families of the kidnapped are meeting Vukcevic (TV Most)
A delegation of the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons from Kosovo will meet on 7 September with the representatives of the Serbian Prosecution Office for War Crimes and discuss many difficult and painful issues, told president of the Association, Simo Spasic. “We have been waiting for this meeting for a long time […]
Read More →Discontinuation of broadcasting of Djuric’s address accidental, not intentional (RTK2)
The RTK board informed general public that short discontinuation of broadcasting during the address of the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Meothija in the Serbian Government Marko Djuric on RTK2 was accidental. The RTK further informed that due to the importance of the conference labeled “Building Serbian-Albanian Relations’ that took place in South […]
Read More →Stojanovic: Serbs in Kosovo still feel threatened (Blic)
Deputy Kosovo Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic said yesterday that Serbs in Kosovo still feel jeopardized and that majority population has to take responsibility for situation in Kosovo institutions. “Our people still feel threatened in Kosovo, considerable part of them are selling their properties and leaving Kosovo,” said Stojanovic at the conference “Building Serbian-Albanian Relations”, which […]
Read More →Serb man arrested for throwing chemical substance near Mitrovica water supply (Telegrafi)
Mitrovica has been shaken up following the arrest of a man caught throwing chemical substance in Iber River, near the water supply company. However, director of the Mitrovica water company Kadri Istrefi, said detailed tests of the water were carried out and all came clear. “The water of the Mitrovica regional water company has not […]
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