Belgrade Media Report 27 April 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina continues (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic: SVM may be only coalition partner (RTS/Tanjug)
• RIK processed less material on Tuesday than the day before (Beta/B92)
• RIK: We will not recount ballots (Tanjug)
• Obradovic, Raskovic Ivic: SNS plans to retailor electoral will (New Serbian Political Thought)
• PIK: Nine lists in Vojvodina Assembly (Novosti/Politika)
• Djordjevic: Serbia committed to staying militarily neutral (Tanjug)
• Goal to bring legislation fully in line with acquis by 2018 (RTS/Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• OHR: The time has come for parliamentarians to enable Mostarians to elect their own local representatives (Nezavisne)
• Popovic: 24,911 children killed in Jasenovac (Srna)
• SDSM leader meets Head of PACE delegation (Independent.mk)
• Protesters burn photos of President Ivanov, throw paint at his Office (MIA)
• Schinas urges migrants waiting at the Macedonian border to move to other Greek camps (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia election: EU grasping at straws (EUobserver)
• ‘Genocide Denial’ Row to Dominate Srebrenica Election (BIRN)
• Croatia convicts five former Serb policemen, relations with Serbia still stalled (New Europe)
Mustafa: EP supports Kosovo’s integration processes (RTKlive)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, met the European Parliament Member, and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Urlike Lunacek, during his visit to Brussels. Mustafa together with Kosovo’s Minister for Integration, Bekim Collaku, have begun official meetings with the EU officials. A few moments ago, PM Mustafa ended his meeting with the European Parliament MP, Urlike […]
Read More →Cultural heritage destroyed in 2004 can never be recovered (KIM Radio)
The project ‘Building the trust through protection of cultural monuments in Kosovo’ was presented today in Pristina. The goal of the project is reconstruction, promotion and protection of cultural heritage in Kosovo, along with promoting tolerance among communities. Cultural objects that will be promoted through the project are located in Gnjilane/Gilan, Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Uroševac/Ferizaj, Lipljan/Lipjan and Kamenica/Kamenicë […]
Read More →Veseli: I fully support efforts for rule of law (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Assembly President and acting-leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, when asked about Kosovo Police and EULEX operation against organized crime in Kosovo today, said Kosovo is committed to the rule of law. “I give my full support to the efforts for rule of law. Prosecution and judiciary shall do their […]
Read More →Delawie: Fighting corruption should be a priority (RTKlive)
The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said that fighting corruption should be a priority for all actors in Kosovo. Delawie made these comments during the round table organized by the Institute for Justice, supported by the U.S. and United Kingdom Embassies in Kosovo. They discussed performance and results of […]
Read More →Thaci: Serbia to accept it committed genocide in Kosovo (RTKLive)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci during a visit to Meja, Gjakove/Djakovica to mark the Day of the Missing Persons in Kosovo, 27 April, said the wounds of the war are still not closed in Kosovo. “We feel the anger of every family member about the slow process for finding the fate of the missing persons. The government […]
Read More →Hand grenade in the house yard of Slaviša Ristić (KIM Radio)
An unexploded hand grenade was found in the house yard of a candidate for the MP in the Serbian Parliament, Slaviša Ristić, in the village Jagnjenica in Zubin Potok Municipality. The head of Kosovo Police Regional Operations Unit, Željko Bojić, said to Tanjug that the Police Station in Zubin Potok was informed about the case […]
Read More →SNS: Citizens determined to stay in North Mitrovica (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Municipal branch of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in North Mitrovica communicated yesterday that citizens have shown in elections held on Sunday that they are determined to stay in this town and in Kosovo and Metohija, and congratulated citizens on ‘huge and important victory in elections’. “With more than 63% of votes won, you have […]
Read More →Spirić: We are satisfied with election results in North Mitrovica (Kontakt Plus Radio)
The chairperson of the Provisional Body of Mitrovica Municipality, Aleksandar Spirić, communicated through a municipal web portal that he is very satisfied with the result achieved by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in North Mitrovica, and thanked citizens for their big support to Aleksandar Vučić. “I am thankful to citizens of Kosovska Mitrovica for the support […]
Read More →Transparency for the Credit Fund (Kosova Sot)
The paper’s front-page editorial today notes that the establishment of a Credit Fund that aims to create at least 20 thousand jobs, is good news but in Kosovo’s case, it is not enough to encourage serious investments. “The market turmoil and weakening of fair competition, taking the small players outside the game, are the main […]
Read More →EU, Kosovo Police in Major Operation Against Organized Crime (AP/ABC News)
The European Union’s police mission in Kosovo launched a major operation against organized crime. Local media reported that police arrested a governing party lawmaker in Wednesday’s raids, and police also checked scores of bars and restaurants allegedly managed by criminal gangs. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-kosovo-police-major-operation-organized-crime-38698431
Read More →Families of the missing criticize government for not solving their requests (Koha Ditore)
Associations representing families of missing persons, during a round-table organized yesterday to mark the week of the missing in Kosovo, did not exclud the possibility of protests to find out about the fate of the missing. They presented some of the challenges that they are currently facing, such as the government’s failure to provide official information for […]
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