Belgrade Media Report 2 June 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: UN important to preserving peace, stability in region (Tanjug/RTS/Politika)
• Pastor re-elected as Vojvodina Assembly speaker (Beta)
• Croatia consents to opening of chapter in Serbia’s EU talks (Tanjug/Beta)
• Croatia’s conditions not included in final text (Novosti)
• CoE report highlights problems facing Croatia’s Serbs (Tanjug)
• Djuric to remain in charge of Kosovo for some time (Danas)
• Brussels ready for continuation of EULEX mission (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Ivanic, Dodik: Decision on census borught under pressure of B&H Prosecution (Nezavisne)
• List of 810 Serbs published (Patria/Srna)
• EU-Serbia: Croatia incorporates its benchmarks for chapter 23 (Hina)
• Ivanov says he’ll act in line with laws, Constitution as regards pardons (MIA)
• New Parliament Speaker Darko Pajovic: It’s time to unblock the parliament now (CDM)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia, Vučić against RTV (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
Read More →Illegal mosques – a bomb in the province (Večernje Novosti)
“The biggest culprits for the texts which appeared in American, French and other media about the Kosovo as a center of radical Islamism, are in Kosovo. This society has allowed children to fight in Syria and Iraq, where 50 Albanians were killed, while more than 300 young man participated in the ranks of the Islamic State,” […]
Read More →Kuçi appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Hoxhaj Foreign Minister (Koha)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, today appointed Hajredin Kuçi in the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Enver Hoxhaj as the new Foreign Minister. Kuçi will also hold the Justice Minister post for the time being. During a joint press conference with the PDK leader Kadri Veseli, Mustafa said the changes made today will contribute […]
Read More →Jevtić and Numanović about the return of displaced (TV Most)
Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtić talked in Kosovo Polje/Fushë Kosovë with the Minister for Human and Minority Rights in the Government of Montenegro, Sead Numanović. Jevtić said that issues related to the process of return of displaced persons from Montenegro to Kosovo were discussed, and in general solutions to the […]
Read More →Mitrovica municipal building attacked with Kalashnikov (GazetaExpress)
The Mitrovica South municipal building was attacked with Kalashnikov on Thrusday morning, causing material damages. The mayor, Agim Bahtiri, confirmed the attack and said that such criminal acts aim to destabilizing the current situation. “The time of Kalashnikov in Kosovo, especially in Mitrovica, has passed long ago, no one can hinder my work,” Bahtiri said. […]
Read More →PDK: Bahtiri needs such situations to draw attention from failures (Telegrafi)
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) branch in Mitrovica, through a press release today condemned the attack with Kalashnikov on municipal building in Mitrovica. “This incident is unacceptable and the relevant authorities must shed light on this case as soon as possible. At the same time, the PDK considers that this situation is a result […]
Read More →Action of the release of usurped property will be continued (RTK2)
During the visit to the Kosovo Privatization Agency, Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said that the government will not interfere in the work of the Agency. “We support the work of the Agency and we are working to amend the law. The Agency is very important for the economic development and did an outstanding job […]
Read More →Serbian, Albanian PMs pay tribute to actor Bekim Fehmiu (B92, KoSSev)
The “Mirdita, dobar dan” (“good day” in Albanian and Serbian) festival was opened in Belgrade on Wednesday afternoon. The annual presentation of the cultural and social scene of Kosovo is set to run until Saturday. Organizers have said that their goal was “to bring together two societies aiming to overcome difficult consequences of the past […]
Read More →Jevtić: We want “Sunny Valley” also south of the Ibar River (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return, Dalibor Jevtić, said that project “Sunny Valley” gives positive response to a many questions raised by the displaced persons, such as where they will live, where they will receive medical care, how their children will be educated, and whether they will find a job. “The Ministry of Communities and […]
Read More →European Commission also calls for census in the Kosovo north (Koha)
Following the Kosovo Assembly’s move to review the draft law on population census in the north of Kosovo, the European Commission (EC) has also stressed the need for the adoption of a law that would enable the process taking place in the four northern municipalities. The EC has encouraged Kosovo institutions to invite international observers […]
Read More →President, Kosovo Office director meet with UN official (B92)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Wednesday received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations El Ghassim Wane. During the conversation he noted that Serbia is fully committed to regional peace and stability and that it is cooperating with all despite a rise in ultra-nationalism in some countries. Nikolic highlighted the significance of UN peacekeepers and their […]
Read More →Veseli: Some people are intentionally presenting Kosovo as a place of extremism (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, said today that extremists want to create hostilities between countries and to destroy world cultures. “They want a world in hostility and animosities between cultures and countries; a world of chaos where human rights lose their meaning and value. Now is the time to unite around our liberal and democratic […]
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