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Belgrade Media Report 15 September 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic sends 44 protest letters (Novosti)
• Djuric: ZSO to be established by spring of 2016 (Tanjug)
• Serbia continues to repay Kosovo’s debts (Novosti)
• Arsic: Community of Albanian municipalities is election marketing (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• SDA and HDZ invited SBB for a Discussion about joining the Government (klix.ba)
• Will the fines improve the work efficiency in the Parliament B&H? (Faktor)
• Katica Janeva jointly nominated to be the new special prosecutor (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo set to gain entry into European soccer competitions (Associated Press)
• Kosovo Faces Major Obstacles to Joining UNESCO (BIRN)
• Hungary seals border as Germany urges quotas (Bloomberg)

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Kocijancic: A/CAM not the same as A/CSM (RTS)

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Association/Community of Serb municipalities (A/CAM) that was formed in south Serbia is not the same as the Association/Community of Serb municipalities (A/CSM) which is agreed during Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, stated Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. “Association/Community of Serb municipalities is the […]

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Hoxha: Not enough minorities in the institutions (TV Most, KIM radio)

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Deputy Minister of Justice Nusret Hodza, recently appointed from ranks of the Srpska List, said that there are not enough members of the minority in Kosovo institutions, especially in responsible positions. Speaking about his ministry, the Ministry of Justice, Hodza said that no matter how hard you try, unfortunately, judicial processes are slow. “In every […]

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Grabovci: Thaci to become President in 2016 (RTKLive)

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The head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) parliamentary group, Adem Grabovci, told TV Dukagjini that the leader of the PDK, Hashim Thaci, would be the next President of Kosovo.  Grabovci said he was conviced that the PDK – LDK agreement for Kosovo’s President would be fully respected.  In regards to the protests announced […]

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UNESCO benefits impose more responsibilities (RTKLive)

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Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo’s eventual membership in UNESCO would bring many benefits, but responsibilities as well. Selimi said that Kosovo with a very young population, needs assistance and reforms in the education sector, and UNESCO is the one dealing with the issue of reforms, standardization and exchange […]

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The American announcement (Kosova Sot)

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The paper in its front page editorial today writes that the announcement of the new US ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, that his top priority would be combating corruption in Kosovo, is very encouraging and hopeful for Kosovo society. The paper notes the US diplomat certainly has disappointed some influential politicians in Kosovo, “who usually […]

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CRPD: Witness protection must be a priority for Kosovo (RTKLive)

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According to a research conducted by the Center for Research, Publication and Documentation (CRDP) in Kosovo, the justice system in Kosovo has proven to be very poor when it comes to witness protection. Based on this research it shows that there have been complaints that the Ministry of Justice has not defined processes for prosecutorial […]

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Poll: Corruption making life difficult in Kosovo (Koha)

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The level of corruption in Kosovo has continued to rise, said Kosovo think tank Fol based on the results of a poll it recently conducted. The most serious problem for the respondents is unemployment, followed by corruption and government’s performance, the poll further found. 42.2% of the people interviewed said they often bribe public officials […]

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Dacic sent 44 letters of protest because of UNESCO (Vecernje Novosti)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the countries that support Kosovo’s accession to UNESCO. Decision of the Executive Committee on the eventual membership will be made after 20 October. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic sent a protest letter to the 44 countries, which have supported the Kosovo’s request that the Executive Board of UNESCO discuss accession […]

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Kosovo civil society’s visa liberalization petition to be submitted today (Epoka e Re/Zeri)

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Kosovo Open Society Foundation along with civil society partner organisations will submit today to the Head of EU Office in Kosovo Samuel Zbogar a petition with over 54,000 signatures calling for visa liberalization for Kosovo. The petition will also be delivered to the European Integrations Minister Bekim Collaku. The visa liberalization awareness campaign began this […]

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Today, continuation of Ivanovic’s trial (TV Most)

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In the Municipal Court in Mitrovica north today will be continued the trial of the leader of CI SDP Oliver Ivanovic and four Serbs, who are charged for committing the serious crimes against Albanians. So far, 50 prosecution witnesses were interrogated and none of them brought in connection defendants, Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic, Nebojiša and […]

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Hashim Thaci: I do not care for the Serbian tactics; we have global support (Danas)

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I am very happy because of the great global support we have received since the beginning of this process. We started in January with our positive information campaign, focused on Kosovo’s needs related to education, science, climate change, culture. Last week, 44 countries supported the request of the Republic of Kosovo to include the membership […]

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