Belgrade Media Report 10 March
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Djuric: Recognition of independence will remain an unfulfilled dream (RTS)
• Government extends Djuric’s status of acting head (Danas)
• Seselj’s hearing cancelled (Tanjug)
• Elections in Kosovo with OSCE assistance (FoNet)
• Petition for slating local elections in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• LSV, SDS, LDP agree on joint list (Novosti)
• RIK declares SRS list (Beta)
• Momir Stojanovic to independently take part in Nis elections (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic: We have solutions for Mostar and election of the Croat member (Faktor)
• Radoncic hospitalized (Dnevni avaz)
• Census results might never be published (Nezavisne)
• PM: Balkan route closed without any tension (Hina)
• We’re not saving Krivokapic (Pobjeda)
• SDP is the only party afraid of the elections (RTCG)
• Hahn: Elections on June 5th are a key for solving Macedonian political crisis (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• UN prosecutor urges Balkans to bury hatchet, ahead of Karadzic verdict (AFP)
• Fears grow on alternative migrant routes in Europe (EUobserver)
Kouchner, a witness against Thaci? (Vecernje Novosti)
The first head of UNMIK, Bernard Kouchner could be a potential witness against Hashim Thaci, who is likely to be indicted by the Special Court for war crimes in Kosovo – reported the Paris daily “Le Figaro” on Wednesday. Previously, the French agency AFP, had reported that Thaci could be among the accused before the […]
Read More →Kujundžić: Serbs deemed as obstacle in Orahovac (KIM Radio)
The setting on fire of a Serbian house in Orahovac/Rahovec comes as a reaction to the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanovic and the Director of the Kosovo government’s Office for Communities Ivan Tomic, said Chairperson of the Provisional Body of this town, Golub Kujundzic. Kujundzic, whose house is next to the […]
Read More →Nikolic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo (Politika)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated in Moscow that Serbia will never recognize Kosovo, even if this means not joining the EU as a consequence. “Serbia has ongoing negotiations with the EU and with Pristina and is making efforts for all in Kosovo to live in better conditions, and we have Russia’s support for this. We will never […]
Read More →Serbian house set on fire in Orahovac (KoSSev)
House owned by a Kosovo Serb, Toma Baljosevic, who was kidnapped and killed in 1998, was set on fire yesterday in Orahovac/Rahovec. The house was set on fire at the time of a visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanovic. The fire was noticed by neighbors who called the firefighters. The chairperson […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Opposition will remain united (Klan Kosova)
In a statement published on his Facebook account, the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today’s actions by the opposition MPs comes as a result of the recklessness and unconstitutional behavior of the Kosovo government. “The two agreements that have violated the Constitution of Kosovo and have undermined the country’s […]
Read More →Petritsch: Kosovo lost the sympathy of the EU (Blic, RTS)
The former EU special envoy for Kosovo, Wolfgang Petritsch, who was also the chief negotiator for EU talks on Kosovo in Rambouillet and Paris in 1999, says that the image of Pristina in tear gas smoke creates the idea that there is no political stability in Kosovo. Violence and democracy do not go together. Kosovo […]
Read More →Totalitarianism of a party (Kosova Sot)
The front page editorial of this paper criticizes the Democratic Party of Kosovo for constantly bragging about being the most consolidated, powerful and successful party in governing Kosovo, while the results continuously show the opposite. “In fact, this party resembles more and more the Working Party of communist Albania, in which the leader was god and others could […]
Read More →AAK to boycott the Assembly (Zeri/Telegrafi)
Several media reported today that the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) parliamentary group decided that the party will boycott the Assembly of Kosovo. A copy of the decision published by media states that however the AAK will continue to be part of the united opposition. “This decision was taken as a sign of […]
Read More →Jahjaga meets leader of Democratic Party of Albania, Lulzim Basha (Zeri)
President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga met with leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, Lulzim Basha, in Pristina today. Jahajga and Basha discussed the current situation in Kosovo, with special emphasis on the latest developments in the Kosovo Assembly as well as other processes related to visa liberalization requirements, the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and the […]
Read More →Kosovo opposition disrupts parliament session with tear gas (The Washington Times)
Kosovo opposition lawmakers have released tear gas to disrupt a parliamentary session to protest government deals with Serbia and Montenegro. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/10/kosovo-opposition-disrupts-parliament-session-tear/
Read More →Mustafa: Opposition’s actions should no longer be tolerated (Kosovapress)
After being splashed with water by an opposition MP, Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa said at the Assembly that he sees no reason why the opposition supporters should attack his home or him personally. He called on the judicial authorities to undertake necessary measures against such actions. “If the house of the Prime Minister […]
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