Belgrade Media Report 14 October 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Agreements to be implemented, not a step further (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Djuric: German amendment is pressure on Serbia (RTS)
• Mogherini: Vucic, Mustafa committed to implementing past agreements (Tanjug)
• EU via Kosovo (Blic)
• Nikolic advocates referendum on Kosovo (Novosti)
• Chinese Ambassador: Kosovo to be resolved according to Resolution 1244 (Tanjug)
• Reactions to Pristina incidents (RTS/Politika)
• Kosovo – reason or excuse for elections (Politika)
• Samardzic and Bogdanovic: Chapter 35 no surprise (Danas)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Four dead in tragedy in Kakanj coal mine (klix.ba)
• Day of mourning 15 October (Fena)
• Sarovic: No discussions with Alliance for Changes on reconstruction of Council of Ministers (Nezavisne)
• Ivanic not to run for PDP leader? (Patria)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• EU, US Press Macedonia over Special Prosecution Delay (BIRN)
• Bosnian Serb Leader Fishes for Funds in Moscow (BIRN)
• Montenegro Opposition Splits Over Parliament Boycott (BIRN)
• Crowd-funding a revolution in Montenegro (opendemocracy.net)
Kocijancic: EU member states to decide on Chapter 35 (Politika)
European Commission has forwarded the draft platform to EU member states along with the recommendation for the Chapter to be opened, and it is up to member states to propose eventual amendments and decide on the opening of the chapter, said spokesperson of the EU High Representative Maja Kocijancic, who also speaks in behalf of […]
Read More →Opposing views on security in the northern Kosovo (RTK2)
According to the Kosovo police, the situation in the north is normalized. Yet politicians have conflicting opinions. The deputy regional commander of the Kosovo police Besim Hoti stressed that the current situation in the north is stable regardless of the incidents that have occurred in recent days. He said that police presence increased. “The police, […]
Read More →Edita Tahiri convinced that “Peace Park” barricade will be removed tomorrow (Koha.net)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri has rejected the claims that removal of the barricade over the River Iber in Mitrovica has failed. According to her, the barricade will be removed tomorrow, as planned. She said that based on the Brussels Agreement reached on 25 August, the barricade will be removed from the bridge tomorrow, […]
Read More →Assembly chairmanship gathers to decide on Thursday’s session (media)
The Assembly chairmanship gathered today to discuss the modalities of the Thursday’s session. The meeting was held without the presence of the heads of the parliamentary groups of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Vetevendosje movement and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA). Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli, stated during this meeting that the Assembly […]
Read More →Chinese ambassador: Solution for Kosovo under Resolution 1244 (Tanjug)
China’s official position is that the issue of Kosovo needs to be solved pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang said in Jagodina on Wednesday. The Resolution precisely states what Kosovo’s status is and that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia and, in that sense, Serbia has our […]
Read More →Serbian Twitter followers launched campaign: #NoKosovoUNESCO
Following the decision of the UNESCO Executive Council, two days ago, to include request for Kosovo’s membership in that organization on the official daily agenda of that body, Serbian Twitter followers have decided to launch their own counter-campaign: #NoKosovoUNESCO. Serbian Twitter followers yesterday launched their ‘digital fight’ against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO using so called […]
Read More →Government condemns attack on Deputy Foreign Minister Selimi (Telegrafi)
The Kosovo Government issued a press release condemning today’s attack by Vetevendosje activists against Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi. The government said the violent act, “which is in the series of recent violent actions by the Vetevendosje Movement and supported by other opposition parties, is directed against the legitimate institutions and the will of the […]
Read More →Jahjaga: Violence is unacceptable, dialogue is needed in institutions (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga, said today that every violent act is unacceptable regardless of the persons or their affiliations with political parties. Jahjaga, during a visit to Pristina Hospital, called on all political parties to resort to dialogue in the institutions and not actions in the streets.
Read More →Detailed control for persons entering Assembly building on Thursday (Koha)
The Kosovo Assembly Presidency decided today to introduce a more detailed control for persons that will enter the Assembly building on Thursday. Assembly President Kadri Veseli and his staff, the heads of parliamentary groups, MPs, government ministers, staff and reporters will all be subject to the control. The detailed control is part of security measures […]
Read More →Kurti: Mustafa and Thaci have sold out to Serbia (Koha/News24)
Vetevendosje MP Albin Kurti said in an interview for News24 on Tuesday that he will not stop until “the agreement on the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro are annulled”. Kurti explained how he was detained by police and said that he was later released only due to protests by […]
Read More →Request for recognition of Kosovo by Serbia already presented back in 2007 (B92)
Minister without portfolio in the Serbian Government, Velimir Ilić, said to TV Pink, in regard to possibility that Serbia is put in situation to choose either EU or Kosovo, that Serbian Government has fulfilled all requests, and reminded that the request that Serbia recognizes Kosovo was already presented back in 2007. “We are at the […]
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