Belgrade Media Report 17 December 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• UN invites Member States to propose candidates for Ban Ki-moon’s successor (Novosti)
• Kosovo with an asterisk or question mark (Politika)
• Possible implementation of the “model of two Germanys” (Danas)
• Keefe: Kosovo chapter without hidden traps (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Selection of FB&H executive branch under question (Nezavisne)
• Brammertz satisfied with decision to repeat trial of Stanisic and Simatovic (Nezavisne)
• Covic and King Al Saud: Improve cooperation between B&H and Saudi Arabia (Novo vrijeme)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbs bust gun-running ring linked to arms used in Paris attack (AFP)
• EU Snubs Kosovo Over Visa Liberalisation (BIRN)
• Macedonian PM: We will respond to The Guardian for their false statement (UNIAN news)
• Macedonia says “huge mountains” remain in name dispute with Greece (Reuters)
• Former close ally of Montenegrin PM detained –lawyer (Reuters)
EU standards should be the same for Kosovo and Serbia! (Koha Ditore)
KTV’s editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi in his opinion piece argues that Kosovo and Serbia are part of Europe and that European standards should be applied to solve problems between Kosovo and Serbia. “Albanians through dialogue wish to round up the process of independence and sovereignty and to be equal with the other countries of the world in […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly breaks for winter, opposition boycotts Jahjaga’s address (media)
Kosovo Assembly held today its last session for this year. The session began with the annual address of President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga to the MPs where she said that Kosovo is experiencing a deep political and moral crisis which is challenging the democratic consensus. She said she believed that Kosovo’s elected representatives would be […]
Read More →EU Snubs Kosovo Over Visa Liberalisation (Balkan Insight)
Leaders voiced shock and dismay after the EU said the next countries to be offered visa liberalisation would be Ukraine and Georgia – once again leaving Kosovo out in the cold. – See more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/eu-visa-liberalisation-failure-causes-disappointment-in-kosovo-12-16-2015#sthash.vMozBxm1.dpuf
Read More →Opposition makes surprising statement saying it was ready for debate (media)
Several news sites quote Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) MP Time Kadrijaj as saying that today the opposition was ready for debate and was not planning to throw teargas in the Assembly building. “The Assembly Presidency and the ruling coalition left the Assembly room without any prior notification and held a brief meeting. […]
Read More →Thaci: The EU is insulting and provoking us (Gazeta Express)
Kosovo’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, said today that he was disappointed with the EU’s delay in granting visa liberalization to Kosovo. “This is a direct insult against the people of Kosovo. We have worked for so many years in meeting the criteria and standards so that we can enjoy all […]
Read More →Zbogar: Idea for protests in front of EU Office is not good (media)
Several news sites report that Samuel Zbogar, the head of the European Union Office in Kosovo, has commented on a statement by First Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci who said on Wednesday that in the event of a negative report on visa liberalization the people of Kosovo should protest in front of EU offices in […]
Read More →Salihaj: Someone is inciting the opposition with the aim of delaying special court formation! (Gazeta Blic)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Adem Salihaj in an interview for the news site argues that the opposition bloc is trying to get to power through popular protests. “There is one question that preoccupies us: are the violent protests and the blockade of institutions aimed at annulling these agreements [the agreement on Association/Community of […]
Read More →2.5 million awarded to four northern Kosovo municipalities (Koha)
The Management Board of the Development Fund awarded over 2.5 million euros to Kosovo’s four northern municipalities at its meeting in Pristina yesterday. Over 900.000 euros were awarded to the municipality of North Mitrovica for the construction of a sports hall. The Board previously allocated 1.6 million euros to this municipality in September. These funds […]
Read More →Keefe: Nothing is hidden in Chapter 35 (TV Most)
British Ambassador to Belgrade Dennis Keefe said today that nothing is hidden in the negotiation Chapter 35, which refers to Kosovo, adding that all EU members including his country and the European Commission are working on the same goal – the successful completion of negotiations for membership in the EU. He added that he is […]
Read More →Implementation of “the model of two German states” possible (Danas)
The negotiating position of the European Union on Chapter 35, which relates to the Kosovo issue resolution, in essence, has not brought anything new, Danas learns from diplomatic sources close to Brussels. According to interlocutors of Danas, “it is quite likely that the more precise and detailed conditions” will be communicated to Serbia in the […]
Read More →Gnocci: Issue of identification documents to be addressed in the dialogue (KoSSev)
In an interview to KoSSev, the head of the political section of the Office of the European Union in Kosovo Thomas Gnocci reflected on recent problems at crossings between Kosovo and Serbia with relation to administrative instruction issued by Kosovo authorities to Kosovo Police denying entry to Kosovo residents using identification documents issued by Serbian […]
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