Belgrade Media Report 23 December 2015
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Belgrade will not renegotiate on the ZSO (Politika)
• Serbia to support Lajcak for the UN Secretary-General? (Politika)
• Dacic: We didn’t promise votes to the Romanian representative (Novosti)
• Vucic: Gasic already dismissed (Tanjug)
• ICTY to release Stanisic and Simatovic pending retrial (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Members of the Serbian government to take part in RS day celebrations (Srna/Nezavisne)
• B&H general indicted for war crimes (Bosna danas)
• SDA: Finally everything started moving forward (Vijesti)
• New scenario for blow on Republika Srpska (Srna)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Missing Kosovo Terror Suspect ‘Dead in Syria’ (BIRN)
• Montenegro to Seal Border Deal with Kosovo (BIRN)
• Small Cog in a Big Wheel: Montenegro is ‘Pawn’ in Anti-Russian ‘Chess Game’ (Sputnik)
Government: Serbia has not reactivated the military radar in Kopaonik (telegrafi.com)
The government of Kosovo issued today a press release to refute recent reporting of some media based on the announcements of NGO “Kosovo Center for Security Studies”, that the military radar in Kopaonik mountain, bombed by NATO forces in 1999 has been reactivated. “The government of Kosovo has communicated officially with KFOR and received official […]
Read More →Thaci to Gentiloni: Teargas is used for new elections, not for the agreements (Kosovapress)
The Principal Deputy of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, hosted today a meeting with the Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni. Thaci informed Gentiloni with the achievements of Kosovo including contractual relations with the European Union, through the Stabilization Association Agreement as well as about the positive report on […]
Read More →Mustafa re-criticizes opposition and recalls them for dialogue (Telegrafi.com)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, praised his party at the ceremony organized for the 26 anniversary of the establishment of the Democratic League of Kosovo. He said that he is conducting LDK’s authentic spirit and faith in the democratic processes of Kosovo also at the government that he is currently leading. This government, […]
Read More →Over 205 thousand citizens against Association/Community (Koha)
The Vetevendosje Movement MP Faton Topalli, who was arrested several days ago for his role in throwing teargas in the Kosovo Assembly, argues in an opinion piece that ignoring the opposition and over 205 thousand citizens who want the annulment of recent agreement with Serbia, has brought Kosovo to a serious situation. Topalli writes, “The […]
Read More →Opposition to government: Fight criminals, not opposition (Zeri)
Representatives of the three opposition parties held a press conference today where they talked about the recent arrests of the opposition MPs saying that they were arrested in an improper way. Sami Kurteshi from Vetevendosje Movement said the MPs who were arrested for the same offense were imposed different measures. Bajram Ajeti from the Initiative […]
Read More →Belgrade will not negotiate A/CSM again (Politika)
The media in Pristina are giving contradictory evaluations concerning the position of the Constitutional Court and in regards to the Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM). Minister for Communities and Returns in Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic has said that in diplomatic circles in Pristina could be heard opposed speculations. “However, from recently could be also […]
Read More →Ambassador Kirby: Vucic and Mustafa to meet on 27 January (N1)
US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said in talking show “Pressing” on TV N1 that the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo will meet on 27 January. Speaking about the talks with Pristina, Kirby points out that it is good that there is constant contact and “already on 27 January, the prime ministers will meet”. […]
Read More →We expect that Constitutional Court will confirm the constitutionality of the Agreement on A/CSM (RTK2)
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic said in an interview for RTK2 that his expectations are that decision on Association / Community of Serb municipalities (A/CSM) will be brought as soon as possible. Stojanović expects that the Constitutional Court of Kosovo will confirm that an agreement on the formation of the A/CSM is in accordance […]
Read More →Djuric: Brussels Agreement the only one relevant to Belgrade (KIM radio)
The agreement signed in Brussels on August 25 is the only one that is relevant to Belgrade, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said on Tuesday, commenting on speculations that the Constitutional Court of Kosovo decided that the Community/Association of Serbian (ZSO) Municipalities is in accordance with the […]
Read More →UNDP allocates 160,000 euros for self-employment programme in Mitrovica (Koha)
Kosovo’s Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Arban Abrashi, announced yesterday that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo has allocated 160,000 euros grants for self-employment programme in the Mitrovica region. “With UNDP we signed the expansion of self-employment program for the region of Mitrovica, where 160,000 euros in grants where allocate for the […]
Read More →Quint countries planning to include Kurti and Haradinaj on black list (Lajmi)
Citing well-informed sources, the news site reports that Quint countries, namely the United States of America, France, Germany, United Kingdom and Italy, have decided to undertake firm and joint measures against individuals that are believed to be undermining processes of European integration, most notably the implementation of the agreement on the formation of the Association/Community […]
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