Belgrade Media Report 18 March 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Joksimovic: EU cannot consider its future without Western Balkans (RTS)
• Djuric: Aim of March pogrom was to expel all Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Association of Families seek truth, justice for Serb victims (Tanjug)
• “ISIS is coming” graffiti on Serbian Orthodox church wall in Pristina (Tanjug/RTK2)
• Ljajic: Process against Seselj started and ends with precedent (RTS)
• Seselj to lose MP seat if convicted by ICTY (Novosti)
• Foreigners to monitor elections through OSCE (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Not possible that only former RS President Radovan Karadzic is guilty (Srna)
• RS coalition talks (Srna)
• Izetbegovic takes chairmanship of B&H Presidency (Nezavisne)
• Coordination mechanism still an issue – analysis (Patria)
• US Senator Wicker: My biggest concern is systemic corruption in B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Djukanovic: Montenegro in NATO by mid-2017 (SDM)
• Macedonian State Election Commission needs additional time to complete cross examinations (MIA)
• Macedonian Constitutional Court: Law still limits president’s pardon authority (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• OSCE Likely to Help Kosovo Serbs Vote in Serbian Poll (BIRN)
• Drive for EU membership could help pull a fractured Bosnia together (dailytimes)
Djuric: Serbs in Kosovo are on their land (B92)
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric visited the Serbian villages and families in the municipality of Lipljan, in central Kosovo. On this occasion he said that the Serbs in Kosovo did not achieve their collective rights, adding that the state of Serbia will help them in it, to the maximum. In […]
Read More →Meeting with the demarcation Commission divides opposition (Gazeta Blic)
The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo, Fatmir Limaj, will attend a meeting with international members of the Commission for Demarcation, established by President Atifete Jahjaga. Limaj’s presence was confirmed by Endrit Shala from Nisma. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), has not received an invitation yet, however they confirmed participation. “We have not received […]
Read More →Car owned by Serb burned in Mitrovica (TV most)
In the northern part of Mitrovica, early this morning, a vehicle with Mitrovica license plates was burned. The fire spread to another car, confirmed the chief of KPS operations for north Željko Bojić to TV Most. “At 4:53 it was reported to the police station in Mitrovica that the fire engulfed a passenger vehicle owned by a […]
Read More →What Kouchner knows about Thaci? (RTS)
With regards to the recent information that former defender of Thaci, and first UNMIK chief Bernard Kouchner, may be a witness against the current Kosovo President before the Special Court for KLA crimes, Hashim Thaci said in The Hague that he supports the work of the court, adding that it is an opportunity for Kosovo, not […]
Read More →Government of Kosovo: Creation of Prilluzhe municipality, opposition’s sham (Kosovapress)
The government of Kosovo issued a press release saying that today’s planned opposition protest in Vushtrri against the creation of the Serb-majority municipality of Prilluzhe is based on an untrue cause. The Government insisted it never discussed the creation of such a municipality with anyone and accused the opposition parties of “fabricating causes for political […]
Read More →Limaj: Early elections very soon (RTKlive)
The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, is certain that Kosovo will proceed to early elections. He is even ready to sit and discuss as part of the opposition with the governing parties in order to set the election agenda. “The only way is to sit and set the election date and […]
Read More →President Jahjaga visits village of Krusha in Rahovec (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, visited the village of Krusha yesterday, in the municipality of Rahovec. There she met with women, members of the village cooperatives and received detailed information on the work process and difficulties faced by the members and leaders of the cooperatives, Fahrije Hoti. During the talks with women of Krusha, President Jahjaga […]
Read More →Disgusting resistance against decriminalization (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s editorial today notes that the judiciary in Kosovo is not independent, and that this was proved by Justice Minister Hajredin Kuci yesterday who said the conviction of Skenderaj Mayor Sami Lushtaku was absurd. “EULEX’s reaction against Kuci’s irresponsible statement should have been followed with Kuci’s dismissal from his post, but such a thing doesn’t […]
Read More →2004 pogrom against Kosovo Serbs commemorated (Dailies)
The 12th anniversary of the March Pogrom against Kosovo-Metohija Serbs was commemorated at the National Theatre in Belgrade and the Gracanica cultural centre on Thursday. Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin gave a speech at the theatre after the screening of a film documenting the events of March 17, […]
Read More →Excavations into possible mass grave site to begin next week (Koha Ditore)
Excavations into the possible mass grave site in Krizhevak, Serbia are expected to begin on 23 March, confirmed the head of the Kosovo delegation for talks on missing persons, Ibrahim Makolli. “We still don’t know the details of how the process will be carried out,” said Makolli but according to the Director of the forensic […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 18 March
• PM Mustafa meets Mogherini in Brussels (dailies)
• Prince Charles to visit Kosovo today (Zeri)
• EULEX accuses Minister Kuci of interfering in judiciary (dailies)
• Collaku: We will not allow new visa liberalization requirements (Koha Ditore)
• Government condemns burning of vehicles (Zeri)
• Minxhozi: Abazi’s deportation made us feel bad (Zeri/Kosovapress)
• Opposition ignores calls to discuss border demarcation (Kosovapress)
• Hyseni: We do not allow destabilization of the country (Epoka e Re)
• Rizvanolli, Lavdrim Muhaxheri’s associate (Zeri)
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