Belgrade Media Report 18 September 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Up to government to decide on the platform (Radio Belgrade/Beta)
• Vucic: Differences only regarding Kosovo issue (RTS)
• Kosovo secretly creating an army (Blic)
• Croatia moves to Plan B (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko to Ban Ki-moon: Referendum to be put to one side without any further delay (Fena)
• Decision on referendum breaches neither law nor Dayton accord (Srna)
• Migrants continue pouring into Tovarnik across “green line” (Hina)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo and Serbia Offer Havens for Jail-Dodgers (BIRN)
• The Balkan mine trap awaiting refugees (Middle East Eye)
Haradinaj comments Obama’s statement on demarcation of the border (Koha.net)
The Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj commented the statement of the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, during his address to Kosovo’s new ambassador to the US, Vlora Citaku, where he expressed support for the border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro. “We are also for agreements […]
Read More →Nenad Rašić joins the Serbian List caucus (KIM Radio)
The Leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDS) Nenad Rašić today joined the ranks of the Serbian List. The Serbian List caucus whip Slavko Simic said that this decision was made after a meeting with the head of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanović. He also said that the decision was supported by all present MPs […]
Read More →Thaci in Paris for Kosovo’s membership at UNESCO (Koha.net)
The Principal Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, concluded his official visit to the Great Britain and traveled today to Paris, France to meet the delegates of the UNESCO Executive Council member countries. Thaci informed about his visit on his Facebook account: “I came to Paris to meet and […]
Read More →Kosovo to form secretly its own army (Blic)
In the middle of the key phase of dialogue with Belgrade and without permission of the Kosovo Serbs, Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa decided to form their own army. Blic writes that Thaci and Mustafa prepared secret plan on transforming Kosovo Security Force into an army, by amending current laws. For this they need a […]
Read More →Differences with U.S. “smaller – apart from issue of Kosovo” (B92)
Serbia is building sincere and friendly relations with the United States, Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at the close of his visit to the U.S. In a statement to RTS on Thursday evening, Vucic said that he had received commendations for Serbia in all meetings, and that apart from the issue of Kosovo, and […]
Read More →Simic: Relations between Serbia and the US on the rise (RTS, TV Most)
When many important meetings are organized in a short period, such was the case with the US and Serbia, then it means that great importance is attached to our country, Dragan Simic Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences told RTS. He notes that a swing was created in the foreign policy, but also in […]
Read More →The three opposition leaders sign the petition (All media)
The three leaders of the united opposition in Kosovo, Visar Ymeri (Vetevendosje), Ramush Haradinaj (AAK) and Fatmir Limaj (NISMA), signed today the petition which requests rejection of the recent agreements reached in Brussels between Pristina and Belgrade and demarcation of the border with Montenegro. After signing the petition, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj said that the […]
Read More →Avoiding responsibility (Kosova Sot)
The paper in its front-page editorial today writes that taking responsibility to govern a country also means accountability to the relevant bodies and to the public. “Avoiding reporting on Brussels agreements showed political weakness by Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. Sooner or later, the negotiators of agreements with Serbia will have to give accountability to the […]
Read More →Obama supports border demarcation with Montenegro (Telegrafi)
The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, in his address to Kosovo’s new ambassador to the US, Vlora Citaku, said he supports the border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro. “The signing of the historic agreement on the border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro on August 26, was further proof of Kosovo’s commitment […]
Read More →Kosovo, Serbia Begin Diplomatic Battle over UNESCO (Balkan Insight)
Pristina and Belgrade are set for another diplomatic battle over Kosovo’s bid to join United Nations cultural body UNESCO which could further damage relations between Serbia and its former province. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-serbia-begin-diplomatic-battle-over-unesco-09-17-2015
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 17 September
• Assembly session suspended (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Bahtiri: Barricade over Ibër River will be removed on 15 October (TV21)
• Simic: Serbian Government will be consulted for KAF establishment (RTK2&TV21)
• Court to decide about Oliver Ivanovic’s detention (Most monitored broadcasters,TV21)
• Boards of public enterprises overcrowded with political persons (KTV)
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