Belgrade Media Report 29 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic and Patriarch Irinej analyzed possible solutions for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti)
• Dacic: We will do our best to complete EU accession talks by 2018 or 2019 (Radio Belgrade)
• EU: Position of Constitutional Court on ZSO must be respected (Beta)
• Djuric: Agreement on ZSO must be respected (Beta)
• “Community of Serb Municipalities” and constitutional court – theirs and ours (New Serbian Political Thought)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Vucic and Davutoglu cancel trip to Novi Pazar (Nezavisne/Srna)
• Labor Law adopted despite the protests (Nezavisne)
• Trade Union leader thrown out of the RS Assembly (Bosna danas)
• Interview with Mr. Zvizdic: We will fight against radicalism with measures of repression (Klix)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Davutoğlu’s visit signals the will to further Turkish-Serbian relations (Today’s Zaman)
• Bosnian region adopts labour law reform sought by EU, IMF (Reuters)
“Legally binding agreement with Pristina is not recognition” (RTS, Blic)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Radio Belgrade that Serbia “will do everything to, by 2018 or 2019, complete the negotiations with the EU so the organization can make a political decision on Serbia’s full membership. Dacic says that progress on all other chapters will depend on the progress made in chapter 35, which concerns […]
Read More →Ministry of Culture vehicle set on fire in Gjilan/Gnjilane (Indeksonline)
An official vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports was set on fire this morning in Gjilan/Gnjilane. The news was confirmed by Kosovo Police spokesperson Ismet Hashani. He said that the Kosovo Police is investigating the case and that there are no suspects for the moment. Several official vehicles have been burnt […]
Read More →A year that needs to sober up a people (Koha Ditore)
Looking ahead to 2016, columnist Enver Robelli observes that the citizens of Kosovo will continue to face the same problems as during the outgoing year: “lack of democrats to build a functioning state.” 2016 will also be the year when the Special Court will begin its work and, according to Robelli, some of the people […]
Read More →Collaku: Kosovo successfully concluding the integration process (Radio Kosova)
Kosovo European Integration Minister, Bekim Collaku, told Radio Kosova that although this year Kosovo was not granted visa liberalization, such thing is expected in the first quarter of 2016. According to him, next year will start the implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) which will affect Kosovo’s economy and free movement of goods. “Kosovo […]
Read More →Crime and Punishment in Kosovo (Foreign Policy Journal)
Kosovo journalist Vedat Xhymshiti writes that Kosovo remains the only country in the Balkans whose citizens need visas to travel to most EU countries. The political leadership has been speaking of visa liberalization since 2008, and recently told citizens that they expected a favorable decision this month and possible late requests for next year. At the […]
Read More →Balkan Republican Parties Mull Regional Union (Balkan Insight)
Republican parties in Albania, Serbia and Kosovo agreed to form a regional forum following a meeting in Tirana – at which the Serbian party chief apologised for the death toll in Kosovo. – See more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/balkans-republicans-mull-the-creation-of-a-union-12-28-2015#sthash.dNOHBpg1.dpuf
Read More →AAK: Government to resign (Kosovapress)
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) officials said in a press conference today that they hoped Kosovo would receive two good news in 2015: visa liberalization and UNESCO membership; none of which materialized. Ardian Gjini hailed the decision of the Constitutional Court on the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities but noted that the government is […]
Read More →KDI: Citizens continue to face corruption (Koha)
In an end-of-year press conference, the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) presented its activities in 2015 and recommendations for relevant Kosovo institutions. KDI said the people of Kosovo continue to face corruption and that according to their information, the citizens have shown readiness to report such activity. In 35 cases of corruption reported during the second […]
Read More →EU: The position of the Constitutional Court on the establishment of the ZSO must be respected (RTS)
The European Union has “taken note of the position of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo to be formed Association / Community of municipalities with Serbian majority”, according to Belgrade-Pristina agreement, and stresses that “expects all parties concerned to respect that decision.” Maja Kocijancic, Spokesperson for EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, reported the position of the […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 28 December
• Albin Kurti remains in house arrest until 17 February (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Thaçi: PDK-LDK agreement to be respected until the end (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Stojanovic: Srpska List against establishment of Kosovo Armed Forces (TV21)
• Vetëvendosje pelted Memli Krasniqi with eggs (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Peci accuses Serbs for delays in implementing agreement on courts (Klan Kosova)
• Mayor Asllanaj expels two journalists from his annual press conference (KTV)
• Government’s initiative to amend the Law on Access to Public Documents criticized (KTV)
For the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo status of Vatican? (Radio Kontact Plus)
President Tomislav Nikolic and Patriarch Irinej discussed at the Patriarchy the possibility to propose Vatican model for the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Kosovo. They met in the midst of preparing for the resumption of dialogue with Pristina, since Serbian negotiating team announced intention of the government to nominate the issue of […]
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