Belgrade Media Report 20 January 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Brussels, preparations for the Vucic-Mustafa meeting (RTS)
• UN and EU headquarters examining future model of international presence in the province (Novosti)
• Tadic and Jovanovic want cooperation only with DS; Vucic without comment on opposition uniting (Danas)
• Opposition: We are not closer to an agreement (RTS/Tanjug)
• Popovic with SNS? (Novosti)
• Mihajlovic: Referendum in RS doesn’t suit Serbia at all (Danas)
• Vukadinovic: Elections as referendum on “Belgrade Waterfront” (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Mektic: I started the procedure for the suspension of Dautbasic (N1)
• DF asks for Novalic’s resignation (Nezavisne)
• Covic with EU ambassadors: Strong support for the European future of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Police in Sarajevo arrested a man carrying a bomb (Bosna danas)
• SDSM leader: Will Decide on Our Next Move in Coming Days (MNA)
• Opposition consulting on joint action (RTCG)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Can the New Kosovo Court Keep Witnesses Safe? (BIRN)
• Elections enigma in Serbia (Independent Balkan News Agency)
• Audit in Divided Mostar Disappoints Opposition (BIRN)
• NATO Helps Montenegro Dispose of Yugoslav Weapons (BIRN)
• EU chief gives migrant plan 2 months to work (AP)
Schwendiman: Court for Kosovo brings us closer to investigation of crimes (Blic, Beta)
Lead Prosecutor of the EU Special Investigative Task Force David Schwendiman said today that the announcement that the seat of the Special Court for war crimes in Kosovo would be in the Hague is a sign that things are moving closer to the investigation of the allegations presented in the Council of Europe report of January 2011 […]
Read More →Jevtic: Alarming security situation (KIM radio)
Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic considers the current situation to be worrying and states that it can be felt in political life, but also in society as a whole. “The incidents that took place in areas inhabited by returnees indicate that such a fragile situation can affect those who are most vulnerable,” said Jevtic […]
Read More →Robertson: Our motto in Kosovo was – Serbs out, peacekeepers in, refugees back (Vecernje Novosti)
Former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson stated today in Pristina that a DNA analysis recently revealed that he had Albanian genes from his father’s side and that he had not been aware of this at the time of NATO bombing of former Yugoslavia. Robertson held a lecture at Univerzum faculty where he spoke enthusiastically about NATO’s actions to save civilian […]
Read More →Schwendiman: Special court to be backed by all stakeholders (Koha)
The prosecutor of the Special Investigative Task Force, David Schwendiman, said that reports that the special court will be based in The Hague demonstrates that allegations contained in the Council of Europe report of 2011 are being taken into consideration. In a statement to the Belgrade news agency Beta, Schwendiman said it is crucial that the […]
Read More →Serbia rejects changes of the Agreement on association (Lajmi.net)
The director of the Office for Kosovo in the Serbian government, Marko Djuric, stated that Belgrade would not accept any alternative other than full implementation of the agreements signed in Brussels with the government of Pristina. This official stressed that Serbia is determined to pursue this issue until resolved and added that changes of the draft would not be […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly signs agreement with GIZ on SAA implementation (Klan Kosova)
The Assembly of Kosovo and GIZ signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to support the European integration process in Kosovo. The signing of the memorandum is part of efforts to continue supporting Kosovo institutions in the European integration process, especially to support the effective implementation of requirements deriving from the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA). Cooperation between the parties will focus on […]
Read More →Opposition claims there will be tear gas at the new assembly session (lajmi.net)
Opposition parties have warned that they would continue opposing assembly sessions. Vetevendosje Movement spokesperson, Frasher Krasniqi, said the opposition has no reason to change its actions. According to him, it is the government that should change, because it lacks legitimacy. Krasniqi further stated that calling a new assembly session represented a provocation. “The opposition will […]
Read More →Kosovo talks to continue, but unknown when and at what level (Dailies)
Pristina will continue dialogue with Belgrade, but it is not known for now when and at what level, said Kosovo’s deputy minister for local government. Bajram Gecaj told Radio Free Europe’s Albanian language edition that he “neither denied nor confirmed” whether Prime Minister Isa Mustafa would attend the meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic […]
Read More →UNS Kosovo: Government conference without Serbian translation (KIM Radio)
The Association of Journalists of Serbia in Kosovo sent an appeal to the Government of Kosovo, because it did not provide translation for Serbian journalists during yesterday’s conference addressed by Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. The UNS Kosovo stated that during yesterday’s “donor conference on the implementation of strategies to prevent violent extremism and radicalism” in the headquarters […]
Read More →Is the UN mission strengthening its role in Kosovo? (Vecernje Novosti)
Unofficial information that UN HQ in New York is preparing a plan that will grant UNMIK broader areas of intervention in Kosovo has caused a stir in Pristina. Kosovo authorities believe that the mission is unnecessary and represents the main obstacle to full independence. Our diplomatic sources confirmed that the future role of UNMIK is under discussion at UN HQ in New York. […]
Read More →A new President for Kosovo (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, will end her mandate at the beginning of April, so who will succeed her? In fact, the only candidate who openly stated his claim to become President in 2016 is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hashim Thaçi, who currently holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Thaçi […]
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