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Belgrade Media Report 16 December 2015

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Attempt at distracting attention from Serbia’s success (Beta/TV Pink)
• Dacic does not expect traps in Chapter 35 (Politika)
• Selective passing of citizens with Serbian IDs (RTS)
• Drecun: Thaqi’s maneuver (RTS)
• Prosecution analyzing extensive documentation on KLA (Tanjug)
• Hague’s sudden blow on the heads of Serbian secret services (Politika)
• Ljajic: We will offer guarantees for release pending trial (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• EU will seek reform of B&H Constitution (FTV)
• Izetbegovic: SDA for postponing of the local elections in B&H (Nezavisne)
• Izetbegovic: To simplify the structure of B&H through merging Cantons (Nezavisne)
• Signing of an agreement between the RS MoI and SIPA prolonged (Fena)
• Mladic witness claims Bosniaks staged market attack (Nezavisne)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo hits out at EU for not relaxing visa requirement (Reuters)
• Serbia’s long trek into the EU (DW)
• Macedonia open to changing its name to end 24-year dispute with Greece (The Guardian)
• Croats Vanishing From Bosnia, Bishop Says (BIRN)
• Hague Court Orders Retrial for 2 Aides to Milosevic (The New York Times)

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Nikolic glad about opening of chapters, with caution (Dailies)

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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Tuesday evening that he was glad Europe had set Serbia on an irreversible path, but there should be caution as Chapter 35 would show whether Europe would like Serbia to join the bloc with or without Kosovo-Metohija (KiM). Not a single citizen of Serbia has failed to feel relief […]

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The loud silence about Kosovo (EurActiv)

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By Andrea Lorenzo Capussela Kosovo has illegally arrested its main opposition leader. The European Parliament can, and should, take a strong stance in defence of democracy in Kosovo, argues Andrea Lorenzo Capussela. This, and not the tear gas stories, colourful and unsettling though they are, is the real news. For this is unheard of in post-1945 […]

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Opposition rally ends peacefully (RTK)

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The opposition rally that took place in Peja/Pec today has ended peacefully. In the rally, the leaders of Vetevendosje, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said the opposition is determined in demanding the revocation of the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro. […]

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Mustafa: We expect to be able to travel without visas next year (RTK)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said there is no reason why the EU would not give a positive recommendation for visa liberalization as Kosovo has met all the necessary criteria. “We expect to be able to travel without visas next year,” said Mustafa at the meeting of his cabinet. He added however that the […]

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The war that has nothing to offer (Zeri)

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Kosovo Assembly Vice-President, Xhavit Haliti, in an opinion piece today argues that at a time when important laws are waiting to be adopted, when Kosovo needs to make mature decisions, the opposition MPs are trying to block the work of the Assembly.  “The MPs who are elected by the people have forgotten to speak and […]

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Women ignored in media reports (Koha Ditore)

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The OSCE Mission in Kosovo yesterday organized a debate with representatives of NGOs and gender equality offices to discuss gender sensitive reporting in Kosovo media. Representatives of different organisations working on gender equality in Kosovo consider that Kosovo women continue to be misused by the local media. Violeta Kurti-Islami presented a report, which says that […]

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“If visa liberalization report is negative, we can protest in front of EU offices” (media)

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Kosovo’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, said today in Pristina that “if the visa liberalization report for Kosovo is negative, we can all protest in front of EU offices. The people should not feel disappointed but insulted”. “This time it is not our fault. We must call on the EU leadership to make the […]

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Hyseni: Kosovo should not remain the only isolated country (RTK)

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Kosovo’s Minister of Interior, Skender Hyseni, met with the ambassadors of the EU member states accredited in Pristina. He told them that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is determined to fulfill criteria for liberalization of visas. Except for the visa liberalization they discussed illegal migration, violent extremism and terrorism.  Invited by the head of the […]

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Veseli: Punish politicians with visa regime, not citizens (RTK)

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The President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Vesei, has criticized the European Union after the news that Kosovo people will not be able to travel without visas in Europe. At the first annual Assembly-Civil Society Conference, Veseli said if there are voices on organized crime and corruption in the politics of Kosovo, then let […]

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Pristina suspends ban on entry with Serbian ID cards (Dailies)

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The ban on entry to Kosovo for persons residing in Kosovo who have Serbian identity cards has been suspended. Deputy Kosovo Interior Minister Milan Radojevic also said that the police on all crossings between Kosovo and central Serbia have been informed about this. The now suspended decree of the authorities in Pristina was on Tuesday “applied […]

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No traps about Kosovo (TV Most, Politika)

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Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Politika that Chapter 35 in the negotiations with the European Union (EU) is not a substitute for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, which will continue to take place in Brussels through mediation of Federica Mogherini. Therefore, he does not expect any traps through negotiations on the EU accession, when […]

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