Belgrade Media Report 7 December 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Gasic cannot remain minister (B92/RTS)
• Djuric: Terrorist attack of Albanian extremists on Serbs (Beta)
• Nikolic on challenges on the EU path (Novosti)
• Kosovo would like to join UN through the back door (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: I am ready to use the Bonn powers! (Hayat.ba)
• Flying accusations between the SDA and SDP of interfering in to the work of B&H judiciary (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic: We have not recognized the danger of terrorism in B&H on time (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik supported the Bosniak leaders’ Joint Statement condemning terrorism (RTRS)
• Dodik to be defense witness of Ratko Mladic today (Nezavisne)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Szijjártó: Serbia a better ’friend’ than Croatia (Budapest Business Journal)
• Serbia’s delicate Russia-West balancing act (Balkan Insight)
• Washington’s Balkan power play (politico.eu)
Attacks on Serbs went way to far (RTK 2)
“Perpetrators of crimes in a democratic society can’t remain unknown, if so than democracy would be brought into question,” said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović while condemning early Monday morning shooting in Serb-majority village Goraždevac in Peć/Pejë municipality. “Attacks on Serbs in Kosovo have gone way too far,” said Stojanoivic and added that all […]
Read More →Police goes blind for attacks on Serbs (TV Most)
Leader of the Progressive Democratic Party Nenad Rasic said that attack in Goraždevac is not contributing to reconciliation between Serbs and Albanians, instead it contributes to rising of tensions. “Shooting at the house where children were sleeping, shooting at the vehicle and destruction of a monument to fallen victims in Goraždevac downtown is most terrifying […]
Read More →Radicalization of politics (media)
Deputy President of the Assembly of Kosovo Xhavit Haliti, says the relations between the opposition and political majority at the Assembly, have been strained and conflicting, ever since its delayed constitution. In fact, he adds, relations are inexistent. He notes that issuance of the arrest warrant for four MPs of the opposition and Albin Kurti’s […]
Read More →Opinion of the western EU members is an attitude, and the eastern – a problem (Politika)
EU lives two realities. One is in our declarations, where everything is all right, and the other one on the ground where nothing is well. We say that there is Schengen regime. “Schengen” implies the protection of borders, that no one can enter, and that we do not know who he is and why he […]
Read More →Opposition’s demands: Annulment of agreements and release of MPs (Koha)
Opposition leaders in a meeting with Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga presented their demands for overcoming the current political situation which include the annulment of the agreement with Serbia on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities and the one on border demarcation with Montenegro as well as the release of all imprisoned opposition […]
Read More →AAK, Vetevendosje: Mustafa and Thaci continue repressive measures against opposition (Koha)
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has issued a press release accusing Kosovo political leaders of persecuting opposition members following the call to the party’s senior official Pal Lekaj to report to the prosecutor’s office. AAK said is it unacceptable and hypocritical of the government to, on one hand, make calls for dialogue, […]
Read More →Washington’s Balkan power play (Politico.eu)
NATO’s invitation to Montenegro this week to join the military alliance was more than a kindness to a small ex-Yugoslav republic. It was another sign of a battle for influence in the Balkans between Russia and the U.S. http://www.politico.eu/article/washingtons-balkan-power-play/
Read More →Delawie and Zbogar support the continuation of work in the Assembly (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli today met with the United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie and the EU Representative in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar. During the meeting it was discussed about the recent developments in Kosovo, with particular emphasis on the work of the Assembly. Delawie and Zbogar expressed their support for the continuation of […]
Read More →Opposition to stage another anti-government rally on Saturday (Telegrafi)
Following the protest against the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro in Gjakova/Djakovica on Saturday, the opposition is set to organise another rally this week in the city of Gjilan/Gnjilane. A source from the opposition parties said preparations are already underway for the upcoming protest on Saturday.
Read More →Stojanovic: Attacks against the Serb community have exceeded all limits (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister from the Serb community has reacted to the recent incident in the village of Gorazhdevc when several houses, vehicles and a memorial site were shot at early Monday. In a press release Stojanovic said authors of criminal acts in a democratic society cannot be unnamed. Strongly condemning the act, Stojanovic said […]
Read More →Kosovo in UN through back door (Vecernje Novosti)
From the beginning of 2016, Pristina is preparing to launch a serious campaign for the admission of Kosovo in the UN, quoted sources from diplomatic circles. However, in that case Kosovo will face with insurmountable obstacle, reflected in Russian and the probable Chinese veto. The only thing which Pristina can do in order to enter […]
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