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Belgrade Media Report 25 February

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Bureau for Coordination of Security Services: All security services on full alert (Tanjug/Beta)
• Stefanovic: Full alert of services doesn’t imply sending the army to the border (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Follow-up to Vienna meeting in Belgrade on Friday (Tanjug)
• Cucic: Serbia should not follow others, but the example of Austria, Germany (RTV)
• Serbian, Greek army chiefs discuss migrant crisis, training (Tanjug/RTS)
• Elections in Pristina delaying ZSO until summer (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Covic after the meeting with Radoncic: Coalition is enviably stable (Klix)
• Dodik: RS will not recognize Kosovo (Srna)
• RS Constitutional Court: Vital national interest of Bosniaks has not been violated (Srna)
• Dodik: RS has the largest concentration of competences on the EU path (Srna)
• Krivokapic: DPS main Montenegrin problem (RTCG)
• Macedonian President Ivanov: Political crisis must end (MIA)
• Skopje: Diva Naselba trial continues (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Austria, Balkan states agree tighter border controls (World Bulletin)
• Crisis or opportunity? How European countries use refugees for political gain (theconversation.co)

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Kosovo threatening us with sanctions (Blic)

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Pristina-based media reported that the decision to introduce sanctions to Serbia could enter into force in March, hence Kosovo government will discuss this issue at a meeting of CEFTA members in Brussels on 3 March. According to ‘Koha ditore’, Kosovo companies dealing with the import of oil derivative are experiencing difficulties, in addition Belgrade has […]

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Ymeri: Thaci cannot become President without meeting Serbian List’s demands (media)

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Visar Ymeri, leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, writes on his Facebook account that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) leader “Hashim Thaci cannot become President of Kosovo without meeting the demands of the Serbian List, a political entity created in Belgrade and which does not represent Kosovo Serbs, but only Belgrade and Vucic”. “The Serbian […]

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Simic: The Serbian List might not participate in the session (KIM Radio)

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The Chairperson of the Serbian List, Slavko Simic, said that it is not likely that MPs from this list will participate in the session during which the president of Kosovo is to be elected. He told Beta agency that he also left last night’s session of the Assembly Presidency, which was interrupted by the release of  tear-gas […]

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CDHRF: No provocations on the day of the election of the President of Kosovo! (Telegrafi)

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The Pristina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) issued a communiqué today expressing concern over the possible confrontation between government supporters, who have announced celebrations for Hashim Thaci’s election as President of Kosovo on Friday, and supporters of the opposition who are rejecting Thaci’s election. “The CDHRF believes that the election […]

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The snake-bite (Insajderi)

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Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pristina-based news site Insajderi, Vehbi Kajtazi, writes today that tomorrow PDK leader Hashim Thaci might be elected president of Kosovo, but, “he has never been a unifying leader during the two decades of his political life.” “His political career is tainted with murder-charges, drug trafficking, and control and elimination of political opponents. Thaci, […]

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Haliti: No reason for confrontation (RTKlive)

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Deputy President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Xhavit Haliti, from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), said that there is no reason for confrontation between the government and the opposition. He said that there is no reason for PDK supporters to be confrontational. “I am not aware of any call to for confrontation,” Haliti said […]

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Kurti: Tomorrow’s protest starts at 10:00 and it will be massive (Telegrafi)

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Kosovo Assembly MP Albin Kurti, from Vetevendosje movement said to TV Dukagjini that the protest of the united opposition to oppose Hashim Thaci’s election for president of Kosovo, will start on Friday at 10:00 hours. According to Kurti, the government is trying to pass for president an individual who accepted the Demarcation and Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities. […]

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Why is Vetevendosje hampering hopes for change (Koha Ditore)

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The paper’s columnist Enver Robelli writes in an opinion piece today that the Vetevendosje Movement is hampering hopes for positive change in Kosovo with their confidence in the fact that their arguments represent the truth, whereas those of others are not worthy. “The Vetevendosje MPs so desperately insist that they represent the people, but then deny others to claim […]

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Communication troubles with INTERPOL and EUROPOL (Gazeta Tribuna)

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The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) are the only link that Kosovo institutions have with EUROPOL and INTERPOL, the news site reports. And even, it is these two missions, according to the news site, that decide what information to share with the local authorities. Meanwhile, the procedures for […]

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O’Connell: The Situation is very dangerous (Express/RTK)

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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, replied on his Facebook page to the questions of Kosovo people. Asked about corruption in Kosovo, O’Connell said that he has no evidence about the corruption in Kosovo, however, according to him, if the citizens do have evidence, then they should report it. “To be honest, […]

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Movement for Unification calls on protesters and celebrators to show self-restraint (Koha)

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The Movement for Unification (LB), a partner in the ruling coalition, issued a media communiqué today calling on all Kosovo citizens to refrain from putting themselves in dangerous situations on Friday when the Assembly will elect the new President of Kosovo. “The situation can become tense and get out of control on Friday, when the Kosovo […]

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