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Belgrade Media Report 19 January 2016

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic to resign in March (Novosti)
• Gojkovic: We didn’t dicuss the date of elections (RTV)
• How will elections impact negotiations with Pristina (Novosti)
• UNMIK to assume EULEX jurisdictions? (Novosti/Politika)
• What will Pajtic offer the opposition to unite (Danas)
• Pastor: SVM to independently take part in elections (RTS)
• Parties to receive funds from budget reserves (Novosti)
• Lajcak: Normalization of relations condition for successful EU integration (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: I want to believe in the sincerity of Vucic’s message (Nezavisne)
• Izetbegovic: B&H’s EU application should be made credible regardless of date of submission (Fena)
• Izetbegovic: Dautbasic and Jusic can be appointed despite being arrested (Bosna danas)
• Cvijanovic: Final coordination mechanism needs to be adopted as soon as possible (Srna)
• Macedonian Prime Minister: Parliamentary elections will be held in April (MNA)
• Alternate deputy and deputy ministers in Macedonia’s transitional government elected (MNA)
• Hahn: All political and institutional actors in the country to ensure fair elections (MRT)
• January 24 – vote of confidence in the Montenegrin parliament (RTCG)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serb election likely to result in government romp (politico.eu)
• Serbia’s Opposition ‘Must Unite or Face Defeat’ (BIRN)
• Bosnian Court ‘Under Pressure’ After Politician’s Arrest (BIRN)
• Montenegro to Hike Funding for Political Parties (BIRN)

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Normalization of relations with Kosovo: a condition for integration in the EU (Beta)

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Foreign Minister of Slovakia Miroslav Lajchak stated today in Belgrade that the normalization of relations with Kosovo is a condition for successful integration of Serbia in the European Union. This does not mean recognition of Kosovo but rather, the implementation of mutual agreements and relations. In a lecture on Serbia’s integration in the EU at the Faculty of Political […]

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AAK: Serbia in Kosovo through mobile telephony (Zeri)

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The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) called a press conference today to speak about the Kosovo government’s intention to allow a GSM operator from Serbia to operate in Kosovo once the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) grants it a dialling prefix. AAK said the move is “unacceptable” and unknown to international practices. “The government […]

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LDK’s Osmani urges her party MPs not to prevent Thaci from becoming president (Lajmi)

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The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Vjosa Osmani called on her party colleagues to prevent the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci from becoming the new Kosovo president. She said the only way to achieve this is by the LDK MPs not participating in the Assembly session […]

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Three options to overcome political crisis (Klan Kosova)

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Senior member of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ardian Gjini, argues in an opinion piece that Kosovo has only three options to overcome the current crisis.“The first option is the continuation of this government until it fails to elect new President and thus Kosovo going to new elections. In the meantime there would […]

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UNMIK will retrieve competencies given to EULEX (Dailies)

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The dailies report that according to Gazeta Blic portal, the UN mission in Kosovo will have higher competences from June this year, which was qualified by Pristina-based media as the biggest defeat of Kosovo in its attempts to gain more competencies as an independent state. As stated by Gazeta Blic portal, the plan of international […]

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Serbia absent at meeting for European Convention in Pristina (Klan Kosova)

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 The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, organized an international conference in Pristina on the “Interpretation and implementation of the European Convention for human rights by the Constitutional Courts in Western Balkans.” In addition to the judges of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, those of the Constitutional Courts of Croatia, Albania […]

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Technical dialogue during Serbia elections (Vecernje Novosti)

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Dialogue with Pristina in Brussels will proceed at a technical level from the official start of the election campaign in Serbia to the formation of a new government, which can take up to two months and more. Meetings between the two heads of government and the signing of deals, that may be achieved during this period, […]

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Has Kirby “cleared the field” for his successor? (Politika)

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Do the State Department and US Ambassador in Belgrade Michael Kirby advocate the position that as long as Kosovo is not allowed to join the UN, Serbia should not be able to join the EU? The answer to this question is complicated, because despite having made this statement a day before Catholic Christmas, the US Ambassador now claims […]

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Mayors from Kosovo-Morava region unite to tackle issues (KIM Radio)

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Mayors of Serb majority municipalities, Novo Brdo/Novobërdë, Ranilug/Ranillug and Parteš–Pasjane/Partesh-Pasjanë, held a meeting yesterday to discuss their concerns regarding the economic, security and other general issues affecting the Kosovo-Morava region. Svetislav Ivanović, Gradimir Mikić and Dragan Nikolić agreed on joint action in the future when tackling the issues affecting the residents of these municipalities. “Residents want better cooperation between […]

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Gracanica allocated land to the Association of Journalists of Serbia (KoSSev, KIM radio)

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The Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic and President of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) Budimir Nicic yesterday signed the agreement on the allocation of land for the construction of the Journalists’ House in Gracanica. The Journalists Association of Serbia (UNS) was awarded with a plot of 400 square meters, for a […]

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OSCE Broadcast 18 January

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• Mustafa to boycott Brussels until visa liberalisation recommendation is given (TV21)
• AAK wants joint front for solving the political crisis (KTV)
• European Parliament to give its consent on SAA this week (TV21)
• Still no date for Assembly’s spring session (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Djuric leads Serbia’s experts in Brussels dialogue (KTV)
• Pacolli announces his return to politics (KTV)
• Skënderaj/Srbica municipality staff quit strike (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

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