Belgrade Media Report 10 June 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Chepurin: Serbia is Russia’s important partner (Tanjug/RTS)
• Tachi: Working group to be set up for Serb municipalities (Tanjug)
• Cornerstone laid for returnee residential complex in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Serbian Mufti Numan: Secession of Kosovo didn’t bring good to anyone (Novosti)
• Serbian, Kosovo chambers of commerce bolster cooperation (Beta)
• EU reacts to Serbian tabloid’s anti-Vucic conspiracy claim (Tanjug/B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik: Russia does not influence decision-making or governance, unlike the Western countries (Srna)
• Reactions to the announced protests in RS (Srna)
• RS Assembly not received a request for a special session dedicated to a population census (Srna)
• Central Electoral Committee verified applications for participation in the local elections (Srna)
• SDP collecting signatures to dissolve parliament (Hina)
• HDZ official: We have secured enough votes for reshuffle (Hina)
• Petrov: HDZ should prove support of 76 MPs or nominate new deputy PM (Hina)
• MPs submitted resolution on support for NATO membership (CDM)
• U.S. will support Montenegro until the end of NATO accession process (RTCG)
• Special German Envoy says it is Zaev’s turn to decide when he will partake in elections (Telegraf.mk)
• Milos Zeman: Macedonia dealt with migrant crisis better than some EU member states (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia: PM Says ‘Top City Officials’ Ordered Buildings Demolished (OCCRP)
• Serbia’s Young Albanians Suffer in Schoolbook Dispute (BIRN)
Albanians ripping Serbian books (Kontakt Plus Radio)
New books in Serbian language, which Serbian Ministry of Culture buys for public libraries, can’t reach Kosovo and Metohija libraries because authorities in Pristina are not allowing their transport through administrative crossings. Serbian librarians from Mitrovica North, Zubin Potok, Zvečan/Zveçan and Leposavić/Leposaviq are warning that they will face huge problems this year when it comes […]
Read More →Todorović: Import of school books conditioned with reciprocity (RTK2)
The ban on the import of school books in Serbian language is still valid, in line with the decision of the Kosovo Ministry of Education. It has to do with the, so called, decision on reciprocity, which is the problem that has been created before and on which we can’t have any influence, said Bojan […]
Read More →Kosovo’s secession did not bring good to anyone (Večernje Novosti)
“Which good things the secession of Kosovo brought to anybody? How many Serbian holy shrines are in Kosovo, which have remained preserved through the centuries, even at the Turkish times? Overnight, they are now in some kind of independent state, away from those who respect them and profess in them their religion,” said new Serbian […]
Read More →17 years since UNSC resolution 1244 came into force (Telegrafi)
On 10 June 1999, then NATO Secretary General Javier Solana had issued the order for ending airstrikes of Serbian forces and the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1244 which enabled deployment of 37,200 KFOR troops from 36 countries. Solana’s decision came after the signing of the Kumanovo agreement between NATO and then Yugoslavia on 9 […]
Read More →Haradinaj supports government’s decision on EULEX (Indeksonline/Botapress)
The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, said on Friday he supports the decision of the Kosovo government to extend EULEX’s mandate in Kosovo for another two years. According to him, EULEX is still necessary in Kosovo because Kosovo is failing in the justice area. “Kosovo is failing in […]
Read More →Vetëvendosje: Extension of EULEX mandate, renouncement of justice (Klan Kosova)
Vetëvendosje Movement issued a press release following the decision of the government of Kosovo to extend the mandate of the EU rule of law mission (EULEX) until 2018 saying that the move renounces justice. “EULEX’s lifespan cannot be extended as its presence serves no gain”, said Vetëvendosje. It added that EULEX was installed in Kosovo […]
Read More →Mustafa: Government committed to strengthening the rule of law (RTK)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, during the meeting of the government today said that Kosovo still remains strongly committed to strengthening the rule of law and fighting organized crime and corruption as one of the most important priorities of the government. “The government has supported and will support by all means the institutions of justice […]
Read More →Destruction of the cultural heritage in Kosovo is unacceptable (TV Most)
In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, at the debate on cultural democracy and diplomacy, Serbian Ambassador in London Ognjen Pribićević, condemned the trend of destruction of cultural heritage in the world and stressed the problem of destruction of cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija. In the discussion was indicated to the growth of the […]
Read More →EULEX’s mandate extended for another two years (Koha)
The Government of Kosovo during its meeting today voted to extend the mandate of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) for another two years. Days ago, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa has justified this outcome, arguing that there are still many other cases that this mission has not completed.
Read More →A Serb attacked in Klina/Klinë (KIM radio)
In Klina/Klinë yesterday was attacked Živan Lazić, a Serb returnee who lives in this city, reports portal Ikos. As the portal reports, unknown persons of Albanian ethnicity threw stones and eggs on Mazić. Fortunately Mazić was not seriously injured. The case was reported to the police.
Read More →Pristina announces working group on ZSO – “without Belgrade” (B92, Tanjug)
Kosovo’s authorities will in the next few days set up a working group to establish the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO). That is what Kosovo President Hashim Thaci told Tanjug on Thursday. Thaci could not specify who the members of the working group will be, but noted that there will be no representatives of Serbia. […]
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