Belgrade Media Monitoring 15 December 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: We will continue to set the scale high (Beta)
• EU publishes common position document on Chapter 35 (B92)
• Djuric: No doubt – difficult negotiations ahead of us (RTS)
• Popovic: Who in the government promised an agreement with Kosovo? (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Functional cooperation between MIA RS and SIPA as of Wednesday (Novo vrijeme)
• Government supports Interior Ministry regarding SIPA (Srna)
• RS opposition: By inventing enemies, RS government tries to cover up its crime (Osobodjenje)
• HDZ accepts MOST proposals, Croatian Prime Minister still unknown (Jutarnji list)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia moves down EU path amid Bosnia concerns (Irish Times)
• EU offers accession hopes to Turkey, Serbia (New Europe)
• Montenegro General Election To Test country’s Bid to Join NATO – PM (Sputnik)
300 Kosovars at conflict zones, 50 killed (RTKLive)
The Ambassador of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean Claude Schlumberger said that participation of Kosovo citizens in ISIS is a signal that should be stopped quickly. He said societies throughout the world are facing extremism and radicalism, therefore bridges should be built to fight these challenges among communities, institutions and states of the region. […]
Read More →Hahn: Belgrade and Pristina do not need to block each others EU path (Gazeta Blic)
Serbia has opened the two initial chapters for European Union membership, entering this way an important phase of the process of European Union integration. EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn, said during the European Union-Serbia accession conference in Brussels on Monday that this is only the beginning of the process. “This is […]
Read More →Opposition to call a mass protest on 9 January (Koha/Telegrafi)
The Kosovo opposition parties – Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) – announced they will organise a mass protest on 9 January in Pristina demanding retracting of agreements with Serbia and Montenegro. The decision to call a protest was reached today in a meeting between opposition leaders. AAK leader […]
Read More →Businesses becoming wearisome of political crisis (Kosovapress)
In a press conference, officials from the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce warned that if the political crisis persists in 2016, it stands to cause irreparable damage to Kosovo’s economic interests. Kosovo doesn’t have the luxury to risk implementation of the recently-signed Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Europe, said officials adding that a political consensus […]
Read More →Citizens trust Kosovo judiciary more than EULEX (Koha)
Kosovo-based Riinvest Institute presented the findings of a recent poll that involved 1,000 respondents who answered questions about their faith in Kosovo institutions. The poll found that only 20 percent trust the Government of Kosovo and the same percentage of trust is also about the Assembly of Kosovo. 13 percent of respondents claimed they have […]
Read More →Serbia must stop issuing illegal identification documents (KoSSev, KIM Radio)
Identification documents issued by Serbian police departments displaced from Kosovo, are not valid in Kosovo, said Kosovo minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri to web portal Kossev. She explained that in line with the agreement on freedom of movement from 2011, those documents are illegal and not valid. Tahiri thus indirectly confirmed that instruction, which prevents […]
Read More →The Chapter 35 – a sword over Serbia (RTK2)
The chapter 35, in negotiations with the EU, will be the most difficult for Serbia, some analysts estimate, because it is a political condition which requires a comprehensive normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, and even the recognition of Kosovo’s independence. Serbia’s accession to the European Union means opening of the Chapter 32, which […]
Read More →Prosecutor’s closing statement in trial to Ivanovic and four other Serbs (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Prosecutor Romul Mateus today will present his closing statement in a trial at Mitrovica Basic Court to the leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic, and four other Serbs. Presentation of evidence in the case has been accomplished last week, whereas defense of the accused Serbs will present its closing arguments in coming days, […]
Read More →Attacks on Serb returnees must be prevented (TV Most)
Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija once more called on authorities in Pristina to take all necessary steps in order to prevent frequent and impertinent attacks on Serbian returnees and their property. Breaking into a house of orthodox priest in a returnee enclave such as Osojane, even if the motive would be pure self-interest, […]
Read More →Germany grants 17 million euros to Kosovo (Koha)
The government of Kosovo and the Federal Republic of Germany today signed an agreement on financial cooperation. With this agreement, Germany allocates 17 million euros to Kosovo for various projects in water and waste management. The German Ambassador to Kosovo, Angelika Viets, said that so far Germany has supported Kosovo with over 500 million euros. […]
Read More →Moro: Opening of Chapter 35 is an important thing for Serbia (Blic)
French Ambassador to Belgrade Christine Moro said that the evaluation of EU member states on achieved results was crucial for the opening of Chapter 35. “Progress achieved in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina led to the opening of Chapter 35. However, there is still a lot of work because the agreements reached in Brussels […]
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