Belgrade Media Report 21 January 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ivanovic sentenced to nine years in prison (Beta/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serbia appalled by the verdict (RTS)
• Ljajic: Verdict against Ivanovic politically motivated (Beta)
• Drecun: Verdict might reflect on political stability and security situation (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Ivanovic’s sentencing “rape of justice” (Tanjug)
• Visa-free regime between EU and Kosovo is in Serbia’s interest (Danas)
• Djuric: Parliamentary elections to be held on the territory of Serbia (Tanjug)
• Albanians in southern Serbia request less signatures for registering minorities (Novosti)
• Vulin: We will receive only refugees seeking asylum in Austria and Germany (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: Mihajlovic does not understand the essence of the referendum (Srna)
• The most advised politician in B&H: Milorad Dodik has 17 advisers (Klix)
• New law: Only the chair and his deputies will have advisors (RTBN)
• B&H – EU: Application for membership by month’s end (Oslobodjenje)
• The arrest at the airport in Sarajevo: A man from Velika Kladusa fought for ID in Syria (Nezavisne)
• HR Inzko visits Japan: Respect for rule of law vital to progress in B&H (Nezavisne)
• Interview with HR Valentin Inzko (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s Early Elections: A Primer (Balkanist Magazine)
• Davutoğlu requested Serbian mediation in Russia crisis, says envoy (Today’s Zaman)
Lunacek hails ratification of SAA by European Parliament (Kosovapress)
Following the European Parliament’s ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Kosovo, the parliament’s rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek hailed the move as historical. “This agreement is a landmark in Kosovo’s relationship with the EU and its development as a European state. For the first time, the EU and Kosovo […]
Read More →Serbian elections to take place in Kosovo as well? (RTK2)
The date has yet to be set for Serbian early parliamentary and, most likely, local elections. The media speculate that they will take place on 24 April, and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that such claims are not unrealistic. There is a probability that the Serbian parliamentary elections will take place in Kosovo as well, […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Kosovo to apply for EU candidate status in three years (Lajmi)
Chairman of the Kosovo Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee Enver Hoxhaj said Kosovo aims to apply for EU candidate status within a three-year period. Hoxhaj, former Foreign Minister, made the comment in a press conference following a meeting with a group of Austrian officials. Hoxhaj said Austria is Kosovo’s partner in the visa liberalization process and […]
Read More →O’Connell: Situation in Kosovo is very dangerous (Politika)
The situation in Kosovo is very dangerous due to the use of violence for political purposes, stated British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruairi O’Connell. “It is a democratic right of the opposition to oppose international agreements, and criticism should be voiced, however, in my opinion, it cannot be done through the use of force,” said O’Connell on […]
Read More →Joint action by three Kosovo-Morava region municipalities (Politika)
Mayors of three Serb-majority municipalities of Kosovo-Morava region, Ranilug/Ranillug, Novo Brdo/Novobërdë and Parteš-Pasjane/Partesh/Pasjanë have signed an agreement on joint action aimed at efficiently tackling the problems of unemployment, changed demographic structure and departure of young people. The Mayor of Ranilug/Ranillug Municipality Gradimir Nikic stated that joint presentation of these municipalities in front of Belgrade and Pristina […]
Read More →The Court places Ivanovic under house arrest (media)
Oliver Ivanovic, former leader of the Serbian Initiative (SDP) was convicted of war crimes at the Basic Court in Mitrovica on Thursday and sentenced to nine years in prison for ordering the murder of nine ethnic Albanians in Mitrovica on April 14, 1999. However, he was not found guilty on the charges of committing crimes in 2000. Despite the […]
Read More →Ljajic: The verdict in Ivanovic’s case is politically motivated (RTS)
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic said he was shocked by the verdict in the case against the leader of the Civil Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic, and said that this could have an impact on “overall atmosphere that is created” in Kosovo. “Logical thinking of all the people who have remained in Kosovo is that […]
Read More →Thaci: a new European era for Kosovo has begun today (Koha Ditore)
Kosovo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, said that the voting of the European Parliament for the ratification of the Stabilization Association Agreement with Kosovo, marks a new era for the youngest European state. “The European Parliament gave a majority vote in favor of the ratification of the Stabilization Association Agreement with Kosovo. This is a historical moment and […]
Read More →Hahn: SAA commits Kosovo to continue dialogue with Serbia (Lajmi.net)
The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn said during the debate at the European Parliament that the Stabilization Association Agreement (SAA) for Kosovo should strengthen regional cooperation. He stressed that based on this Agreement, Kosovo had committed to significant and sustainable improvements of the relations with Serbia. He added that pursuing dialogue with Serbia is one of […]
Read More →EP approves SAA between Kosovo and the EU (lajmi.net)
Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration, announced that the European Parliament had voted for the Stabilization Association Agreement, signed between Kosovo and the EU in October of last year. He expressed his gratefulness to all Euro-deputies for their votes in favor of Kosovo. “During its plenary sessions today, the European Parliament gave consent for the Stabilization, Association […]
Read More →Djuric: Serbia appalled, to reconsider resuming dialogue (TV Most)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said today that Serbia is appalled by the verdict of Oliver Ivanovic’s case and that in such an atmosphere, continuing the dialogue with Pristina should be seriously considered. “My personal opinion is that Pristina and the international community needs to provide Serbia with additional assurance that […]
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