Belgrade Media Report 22 October
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Serbia defends internal law, UN Charter and supreme authority of SC (Tanjug/Beta)
• Belgrade-Pristina talks necessary (Tanjug/RTS)
• Reactions to the decision passed by UNESCO Executive Council (RTS/Tanjug)
• Tanaskovic: Serbia’s chances of blocking Kosovo’s admission not small (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Jerlagic: SB&H to stay with SDA and A-SDA (Novo vrijeme)
• Reconstruction of the FB&H government will be completed in 15 days? (faktor.ba)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo to Sign EU Stability Deal Next Week (BIRN)
• UNESCO recommends Kosovo membership despite Serbian disapproval (Deutsche Welle)
• ISIS Hacking Cell Found In Another U.S.-Freed Muslim Country: Kosovo (Investors Business Daily)
• Bosnian State Court Rejects Anti-Serb Bias Claims (BIRN)
Jahjaga to address the Constitutional Court regarding the Kosovo-Serbian agreements (Koha)
The President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, will send the content of the Agreement between Pristina and Belgrade for the Association/Community of the Serb majority municipalities to the Constitutional Court. Top Chanel reliable sources within the government and opposition confirmed that President Jahjaga proposed to their leaders, based on her competencies and due to the created […]
Read More →EU, Kosovo to sign association accord next week (AFP)
The European Union said it will sign next Tuesday a long-awaited accord with Kosovo on closer ties which could open the way to membership for the small Balkan country. http://www.afp.com/en/news/eu-kosovo-sign-association-accord-next-week
Read More →We can continue lying to ourselves but truth be told… (Koha Ditore)
“We can continue lying to ourselves but truth be told there is no way not to conclude that the divisive and polarizing situation among the political parties at the Assembly is quite artificial,” the KTV’s editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi begins his weekly column. Kelmendi claims he doesn’t believe that the government representatives love Kosovo more than […]
Read More →Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO another heavy defeat (TV Most)
Writer and analyst from Kosovo and Methohija Živojin Rakočević claims that if Kosovo becomes member of UNESCO it would be one of the most difficult defeats of Serbia in the 21th century. “The first one was separation of Montenegro, the second was self-declaration of (independent) Kosovo and the third one would be membership of Kosovo […]
Read More →What kind of lobbying lies ahead after Paris decision (RTS)
Following the decision of the UNESCO Executive Council to support proposal for Kosovo’s membership in this organization, it remains questionable what are Serbia’s abilities for changing this decision in November at UNESCO General Conference, which is due to decide about Kosovo’s membership. Lobbying in Brussels and Washington will follow along with the lobbying through world […]
Read More →EU fully supports UP Rector Zejnullahu (RTK)
The EU Office in Kosovo has issued a press statement expressing concern with recent developments at the University of Pristina (UP) regarding the dismissal of Rector Ramadan Zejnullahu. “We express full support for the attempts of the Rector of the University of Pristina to protect the quality of higher education and introduce principles of good […]
Read More →Signing of SAA, historic step in Kosovo’s European perspective (Koha Ditore)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration Bekim Collaku in an op-ed published in the paper announces that Kosovo will officially sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 27 October in Strasbourg. Collaku says this represents a historic moment for Kosovo and a turning point in relations with European Union which will now be advanced to […]
Read More →EU Council approves SAA for Kosovo (Koha)
The Council of the European Union today approved the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between Kosovo and the European Union. The approval of the SAA opens way for the signing of the SAA on 27 October in Strasbourg. The SAA foresees the establishment of contractual relations between Kosovo and the EU and represents the first […]
Read More →Mustafa: Opposition actions are not supported by citizens (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that the violent and non-democratic actions of the opposition parties are not supported by the citizens of Kosovo. Speaking about the difficult and sensitive decisions that the government of Kosovo faced this year, such as the establishment of the special court, recent agreements with Serbia and border demarcation […]
Read More →Thaci: Ideas and projects should be brought in the Assembly, not weapons and violence (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, told the news site that he is convinced that the work in the Assembly will soon continue to function.”I expect reflection in terms of normal work in the Assembly. Any other approach would be wrong and unacceptable,” Thaci said, adding that ideas and projects should be […]
Read More →Delawie calls on opposition parties not to make problems tomorrow in the Assembly (Koha)
The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delwie, met today with Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli. After the meeting, Delawie called on the opposition parties not to make problems during the Assembly session tomorrow, and said that actions of violence in the Assembly are damaging the democracy in Kosovo. He gave his full support to Veseli […]
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