Belgrade Media Report 29 October 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Putin: Solutions for faster development of relations (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic: Brussels to decide on Pristina’s withdrawal from agreement (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Pristina violating Brussels agreement (Tanjug/RTS)
• Djuric: We expect Brussels to respect our stand (Novosti)
• Ski Resorts: We will fight for Brezovica with all legal means (Danas)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dzaferovic: SBB should enter the government and at the state level (Nezavisne)
• Dunovic signed the consent for the appointment of ministers from SBB (Vijesti.ba)
• Dodik: Balkan earmarked as zone of potential conflict (Nezavisne)
• British Ambassador hails SBB-SDA reform course (Dnevni avaz)
• Inzko: Life in B&H better if citizens take the political process into their own hands (Fena)
• Vucic, Dodik and Cvijanovic confirmed their Arrival in Srebrenica (klix.ba)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo opposition agrees to let Austrian president speak at dedicated parliamentary session (AP)
• Kosovo Islamic Body Accused of Tolerating Extremists (BIRN)
• Croatian Right-Wingers Parade ‘Hawk Guard’ at Rallies (BIRN)
Djuric: Attack in Suvi Do not a product of individual’s self-will (Beta, Blic)
The director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, today condemned the stoning of the local Health Center in multiethnic village Suvi Do, and stressed that such incidents are ‘product of the orchestrated political campaign”. “Attacks on Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija are not a product of self-will of an individual, […]
Read More →Vucic: Brussels should declare about Pristina’s act on suspension of the agreement (Tanjug)
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today that Belgrade expects Brussels reaction to the announcement from Pristina to suspend an agreement on the formation of Community / Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) until further notice, because it is a decision which raises many questions, including questions of fundamental and strategic importance for the Republic of Serbia. […]
Read More →EU Commissioner Hahn to address Kosovo Assembly on 6 November (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli has confirmed the holding of the session on Monday for ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) but did not explain why the timing was moved to 13.00 hrs. Veseli also said that they expect the EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn to address Kosovo Assembly on 6 November.
Read More →We can continue fooling ourselves, but truth be told… (Koha Ditore)
Adriatik Kelmendi, KTV’s editor-in-chief, writes that neither the ruling parties nor the opposition are seriously giving any thought to getting out of the current situation and “as always, the people will pay the price.” Kelmendi said the ruling coalition has no concrete proposal that would assure the opposition that their concerns regarding the Association/Community of […]
Read More →The U.S. Department of State: SAA will bring benefits to Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
The U.S. State Department has issued a press release which notes that signing of the Stabilization Association Agreement (SAA), between the European Union and Kosovo marked a major milestone on Kosovo’s path toward Euro-Atlantic integration. “We welcome this strong sign of Europe’s continued commitment to Kosovo and congratulate the leadership and people of Kosovo for […]
Read More →Opposition ignores the Quint Ambassadors (Zeri)
Kosovo opposition will not revoke its decision to block the Assembly, despite the continuous criticism of the representatives of the Quint states. Furthermore, representatives of the opposition claim that the internationals’ request to unblock the Assembly is reasonable, however, they stressed that this will entirely depend if the governing coalition decides to withdraw the recent […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly to ratify the SAA on Monday (all media)
The Presidency of the Kosovo Assembly scheduled the next plenary session for Monday 2 November, in order to ratify the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA). The news was confirmed by Aida Derguti, member of the Presidency from Vetevendosje Movement, who said that the Presidency has agreed to hold a plenary session on Monday for the […]
Read More →Ymeri: Opposition to continue to block the Assembly (Klan Kosova)
The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, said today that after the solemn session held in honor of the Austrian President Heinz Fischer, the opposition will continue to block the work of the Assembly on Monday. He said that the Assembly sessions will not return to normality as long as the government doesn’t withdraw the […]
Read More →Pristina “trampled on Brussels agreement” – Djuric (Beta, B92)
Marko Djuric said on Thursday that Pristina has created “a big international scandal” with its initiative “to assess the constitutionality of the Brussels agreement”. The director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija also added, according to a Beta agency, that Pristina “trampled on the agreement” reached in 2013 during EU-sponsored Kosovo talks […]
Read More →Only 15% of people satisfied with PM Mustafa’s work (Koha)
The UNDP Kosovo and USAID launched today the Public Pulse 10, a survey conducted during the period March – September 2015 in Kosovo. According to this document, only 18% of Kosovo people are satisfied with the work of the Kosovo institutions. Until March of this year, 24% of respondents expressed their satisfaction with the Prime […]
Read More →Austrian President addresses Kosovo Assembly, opposition holds up anti-government slogans (all media)
President of Austria, Heinz Fischer, has addressed today members of the Kosovo Assembly in a special session called in his honour. Fischer called on the Kosovo leaders to respect political pluralism and that agreements with Serbia reached in Brussels need to be respected. He said the national interest of Kosovo should be a priority and […]
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