Belgrade Media Report 18 November 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Stefanovic, Guterres: Single response to refugee crisis (Tanjug)
• Dacic to attend UNSC session on Kosovo, UNMIK on Thursday (Tanjug)
• Selakovic: We have a plan if others close borders (RTS)
• Djuric announces investments and fairer distribution of money for Kosovo Serbs (RTS)
• Ambassador Li: Serbia pursuing wise foreign policy (Beta)
• What is known about the extremist Islamic website “Vijesti Umeta”? (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Mektic in France on discussion on the fight against terrorism (Novo vrijeme)
• Conference in Washington: No prosperity with 150 ministers (Fena/Oslobodjenje)
• Bieber: Serbia is an important country in the region (Srna/Tanjug)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo PM slams Serbia for trying to block UNESCO bid (Anadolu Agency)
• Dacic: Crises unveil importance of OSCE (IRNA)
• Bosnia Arrests 3 for War Crimes, Including a Police Official (AP)
• Deadline Looms in Macedonia for Media Deal (BIRN)
Albania in war – Albanians in war? (Koha Ditore)
Columnist of this daily, Halil Matoshi, says that based on the Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty the statement of the French President, François Hollande that the barbarity of the “Islamic State” in Paris is “an act of war” requires a collective reaction. This means, he notes, that from the black Friday in Paris, […]
Read More →Vetevendosje demands “an end to persecution of opposition” (Koha)
Vetevendosje in a statement said the police are responding to the orders of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and his deputy Hashim Thaci who “are ready to turn Kosovo into a police state just to maintain power and preserve agreements with Serbia.” Vetevendosje called for an immediate release of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo […]
Read More →Mustafa seeks EU support for visa liberalization (Telegrafi)
In a visit to Brussels, Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa accompanied by Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and European Integration Minister Bekim Collaku met President of European Parliament Martin Schulz and expressed appreciation of the government and the people of Kosovo for special support EP has provided to Kosovo. PM Mustafa stressed the importance of […]
Read More →Serbs prevent Minister Hoti from visiting the north (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Minister of Finance Avdulla Hoti and the director of Kosovo Customs Lulzim Rafuna were not allowed to visit Leposaviq/Leposavic as local Serbs had put up a roadblock preventing their further travel. The roadblock is said to have been put up as a sign of protest but it is not yet clear what the local […]
Read More →Controlled explosion near Constitutional Court building in Pristina (Koha)
Kosovo Police blocked this morning the road leading to the Constitutional Court’s building in Pristina after a hand grenade was reported to have been detected nearby. The device is said to have been placed near one of the Court’s power generators. After the staff was evacuated, the police carried out a controlled explosion.
Read More →Police, protesters clash outside government building (all media)
Around 150 people gathered today outside the Kosovo government building to protest against the arrest of the opposition MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi who was arrested for allegedly setting off tear gas in the Kosovo Assembly. Reports say protesters threw teargas, stones and paint at police, while the situation remained tense. Protesters also broke several windows of […]
Read More →Protest in Rudare due to non-implementation of the Brussels Agreement (Kontakt plus radio)
Around 13:00 pm, there was a spontaneous gathering of citizens in northern Kosovo, in Rudare in the municipality of Zvecan/Zveqan, on the part of the main road Pristina-Raska. There were around a hundred citizens gathered, among which were and the Presidents of the provisional institutions of Mitrovica, Leposavic/Leposaviq and Zvecan/Zveqan. Kontakt Plus radio reports that […]
Read More →Kurti: We will not accept compromise (Koha)
Vetevendosje Movement MP, Albin Kurti, who is currently wanted by the Kosovo Polcie after an arrest warrant was issued for him this morning, appeared at the opposition’s protest today and gave a statement to the media. “Protests like this will continue. We will not accept any compromise,” Kurti said. The news site reported that at the […]
Read More →NISMA demands Kadaj-Bujupi’s release (Koha)
The Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) through a press release today demanded the immediate release of the opposition MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi. “The arrest of the opposition MP, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, and searching the houses of two other opposition MPs – Albin Kurti and Albulena Haxhiu- by the Kosovo police, show clearly that the ruling-coalition is using different […]
Read More →German Embassy: No additional conditions for Chapter 35 (Politika)
Claims that European Union or Germany are allegedly requesting from Serbia to recognize Kosovo are completely unfounded replied German Embassy in Belgrade on question whether it is truth that Germany would withdraw disputed amendment of the Chapter 35. Embassy communicated that Germany advocates for chapters 35 and 32 to be the first ones to be […]
Read More →Fresh clashes in Kosovo over Serbia accord (Reuters)
Police and protesters clashed in Kosovo for a second day on Wednesday in a deepening crisis over relations with former ruler Serbia. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/18/us-kosovo-court-blast-idUSKCN0T710R20151118#g0cfrwxhIfgfHFiy.97
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