Belgrade Media Report 18 January 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Elections to be held on 24 April, most probably (Politika)
• Serbian parliamentary elections to be slated in Kosovo and Metohija, most probably (Novosti)
• Djuric heads Serbian delegation in Brussels (RTS/FoNet)
• Special court for KLA crimes to be located in Hague (Tanjug)
• Indictment against Covic over money for Kosovo (N1)
• Analysts look at reasons behind decision to go to polls (B92/Deutsche Welle)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radoncic: SDA-SBB coalition will certainly last at least until 2018 (Oslobodjenje)
• Without the consent regarding the Bosniak veto, the decision will be sent to the RS Constitutional Court (Srna)
• Federation of B&H intends to fully centralize the Missing Persons Institute of B&H (Srna)
• European Commissioner Hahn urges party leaders to agree upon election date (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo war crimes court to be established in The Hague (Jurist)
• Serbia PM calls for snap elections with EU in mind (AFP)
Kosovo on trial, as Dutch to host EU-backed court (Koha Ditore/EU Observer)
By ANDREW RETTMAN he Netherlands has formally agreed to host an EU-funded tribunal on Kosovo war crimes, with “sensitive” trials of former Kosovo guerrilla chiefs to start “this year.” The Dutch government took the decision on the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution (KSJI) on Friday (15 January). Details remain to be approved by Dutch and Kosovan […]
Read More →Special Court foresees also arrest of those carrying positions of President, PM or Assembly President (infokusi.com)
Drafters of the Law for the specialized chambers and the office of the specialized prosecutor have foreseen the possibility that the President, the Prime Minister and the President of the Assembly could be among the eventual suspects. Even though the Law endorsed in August of the last year, in accordance with the criminal justice, sanctions […]
Read More →Elections in Serbia will also affect the dialogue (Koha Ditore)
The paper’s Brussels-based correspondent, Augustin Palokaj, writes today that because of the election campaign, Serbia now can drag out even more the process of normalizing relations with Kosovo. “Serbia PM Aleksandar Vucic is in a favorable position, because there is nothing to lose for Serbia. Negotiations have started and chapters have been opened,” Palokaj writes. […]
Read More →Prevention of extremism, priority for Kosovo Government (Kosovapress)
The Government of Kosovo is committed to step up efforts in preventing extremism and terrorism, said today Prime Minister Isa Mustafa in a meeting on the implementation of the national strategy for prevention of violent extremism and radicalism. Mustafa said Kosovo is a small country but has its share of responsibilities in the global fight […]
Read More →Serbia’s general elections also in Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
Serbia’s general elections are expected to be held also in Kosovo, and OSCE will be most probably requested to offer technical help. There will be no local elections of Serbia, being that Brussels agreement obliges Kosovo Serbs to hold their elections according to Kosovo’s election system. Head of the Council for Kosovo at the Serbian […]
Read More →IMF completes review of Stand-By agreement with Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed the implementation of the Stand-By agreement with Kosovo which enables it to disburse €35 million. The decision was taken at the meeting of the IMF Executive Board on 15 January. According to Kosovo Finance Minister, Avdullah Hoti, the funds will be available by next week […]
Read More →The UK Ambassador invites people to talk to him live on Facebook (Lajmi.net)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Kosovo, Ruairi O’Conell is doing something that no Kosovo politician did, except during the election campaign. Today, he has set the time between 14:00 to 16:00 hours to discuss with Kosovo people on Facebook. The Embassy has invited Kosovo people not to miss the opportunity to make questions. […]
Read More →Djuric heads Belgrade delegation in Brussels (TV Most)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric will lead the Belgrade delegation in the in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina which will be held from 18 to 20 January in Brussels. During this round of talks which will be held at the expert level will be discussed the establishment of Association […]
Read More →Electricity disconnected in containers sheltering IDPs (RTK2)
Internally displaced persons and socially vulnerable families who live in a container’s settlement in Gračanica/Graçanicë are disconnected from electricity for a month and a half now. Provisional body of Pristina Municipality (Serbia sponsored institution) has brought a decision on their resettlement to another location in the suburb Padaliste, what is refused by IDPs who claim […]
Read More →US do not connect Kosovo’s UN membership with Serbia’s membership in the EU (Politika)
The US Embassy informed that neither the US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby nor any other US official have ever connected recognition of Kosovo or its membership in the UN with Serbia’s membership in the EU. “All decisions in regard to the EU membership are exclusive responsibility of the European Union,” reads the statement forwarded […]
Read More →Djuric hopes that the Special Court will be more efficient (KIM radio)
The Head of the Serbian government office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric has expressed hope that the new Special Court for crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), with headquarters in The Hague, would present more determination and more efficiency than the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The ICTY has […]
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