Belgrade Media Report 24 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic submits report on work to parliamentary committee (RTS/Tanjug)
• Prime Minister to meet with SPS and PS leaders (Novosti)
• Brussels dialogue to continue (Novosti)
• Maric: We are continuing activities towards establishing ZSO (Tanjug)
• Janjic: Kosovo Constitutional Court decision accelerates formation of ZSO (Beta)
• SNP: Suspend Brussels negotiations following Court decision (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: B&H obliged to implement Sejdic-Finci (Oslobodjenje)
• B&H Presidency supports anti-terrorist coalition led by Saudi Arabia (Klix)
• Russian Ambassador: RS has the right to hold referendum (Bosna danas)
• Grabar-Kitarovic gives Tihomir Oreskovic mandate (Hina)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo top court finds parts of EU-sponsored deal with Serbia unconstitutional (AFP/AP/ Reuters)
• Montenegro Protesters Denounce ‘Fake’ Opposition (BIRN)
• Bosnia court indicts wartime commander for crimes by Islamic fighters (Reuters)
Ivanovic: O.Ivanovic: Without substantial deviation from the agreement in Brussels (KIM radio)
The leader of the Civic initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic says that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on the Community/ Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) is worded in such a way which enables the government of Kosovo to do certain changes, “more cosmetic in nature,” but he doubts there will be substantial changes […]
Read More →Verdict in case against Oliver Ivanovic on 21 January (TV Most)
Court proceeding against leader of the Citizens’ Initiative “SDP” Oliver Ivanovic and another four Serbs is coming to an end. On January 18, the lawyers of the accused Serbs should give the final word. As stated, EULEX judges will decide on the verdict on 19 and 20 January, and day later the verdict should be […]
Read More →Mustafa requests inclusiveness on drafting the decree and statute for association (Koha.net)
The government of Kosovo concluded today’s meeting where they stressed that the government would not annul or renegotiate the agreement for Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “We will continue with the drafting of the Decree and the Statute, acts will be subject to constitutional control before entering into force,” said Prime Minister Mustafa. He added that […]
Read More →Next year will be a year of cooperation between Serbs and Albanians (TV Most)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said in Gracanica that 2016 will be a good year that will be manifested by the cooperation between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo. “We will do our best in order to create positive atmosphere. We will give a hand to all people, political entities and […]
Read More →Tahiri: The Constitutional Court does not request renegotiation of the Agreement (Koha.net)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said today during the meeting of the government of Kosovo that the Constitutional Court did not annul any point of the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and neither was it requested to renegotiate the issue. Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci said that the government should inform the Constitutional […]
Read More →Maric: We continue with the establishment of the ZSO (KIM radio)
Coordinator of the Management Team for the formation of the Community of Serbian municipalities, Ljubomir Maric says that the management team continues with the formation of the ZSO after the Constitutional Court of Kosovo brought the decision. One of the two Serbian ministers in the government of Kosovo, Ljubomir Maric told Tanjug that the management […]
Read More →Thaci: Ruling of the Constitutional Court will be respected (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, said today during the meeting of the government that the ruling of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, will be respected. “We will respect the decision of the Constitutional Court. As foreseen, we will send again […]
Read More →Belgrade demands full implementation of the Brussels agreements (KIM radio, TV Most, Politika, B92)
Marko Djuric says that Belgrade is demanding the full implementation of the Brussels agreements reached in talks with Pristina. “We expect and demand full implementation of the Brussels agreements, we demand from the international community the full implementation of these agreements. Nobody asked us when that constitution (of Kosovo) was passed. We ask that the […]
Read More →Ymeri: Protests will ultimately nullify the agreement on Association (RTKLive)
The Vetevendosje Movement leader, Visar Ymeri, said yesterday that protests will ultimately nullify the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “On 25 August Isa Mustafa and Hashim Thaci said that the Association empowers the state of Kosovo and is in compliance with the Constitution and laws of Kosovo. It was the petition of citizens who […]
Read More →Secretary-General appoints Christopher Coleman Deputy Special Representative for UNMIK (Koha)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday announced the appointment of Christopher Coleman of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). He succeeds Jennifer Brush of the United States to whom the Secretary-General expresses his gratitude for her dedicated service with UNMIK. Mr. Coleman brings […]
Read More →EU Office: We expect all parties to respect Constitutional Court’s decision (Koha)
The EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative has taken note of the decision of the Constitutional Court concerning the assessment of the principles on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “The Constitutional Court has held that the Association/Community of the Serb-majority municipalities is to be established as provided by the First Agreement, in […]
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