Belgrade Media Report 7 July 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• COREPER adopts position for opening of Chapters 23, 24 (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic hopes other chapters will open by end of 2016 (Beta)
• Joksimovic: 18 July most likely date for inter-governmental conference (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Serbia not to be parking lot for migrants (Beta)
• Selakovic: Chapter will not amend jurisdiction legislation (Novosti)
• Joksimovic, Hansen: Reforms for new investments (Tanjug)
• Vucic’s “triumph” in Paris – opening of chapters and tacit recognition of Kosovo (New Serbian Political Thought)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Covic: B&H cannot be a Bosniak state (Glas Srpske)
• Bosic’s request for suspension of decision on methodology for processing of census results will not be discussed (Glas Srpske)
• Law on census one step away from adoption (EuroBlic)
• Census: Number of registered voters in Brcko District higher than number of inhabitants (BNTV)
• Seselj announces arrival to RS (Oslobodjenje)
• Minister says Croatia’s interests incorporated in Serbia-EU negotiating process (Hina)
• Damar: 46.1 percent of Montenegro in favor of NATO (CDM)
• Haindl arrives in Skopje: Will the German succeed to push dialogue forward (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Brexit Dampens Zeal for Serbia’s EU Bid (Voice of America)
Read More →(Un)Realistic announcements from Pristina (RTS)
Kosovo institutions will start functioning in northern Kosovo, announced Kosovo Minister without portfolio in the Kosovo government in charge for the dialogue with Belgrade, Edita Tahiri. Belgrade did not react on this statement, whereas politicians in the north are reserved and jurists are suspicious about deadlines that are mentioned. Basic Court in Mitrovica North, which […]
Read More →Stojanović: Excavation around the church part of performance (TV Most)
Claims that there is a mass grave in vicinity of the Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina is part of performance where the problem is being politicized, said Deputy Kosovo Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović. Stojanović reacted on the announcements of Kosovo forensic experts on starting the excavations in vicinity of the Church and said […]
Read More →Increased participation of citizens in the process of creation of ZSO needed (TV Most)
Kontakt plus Radio in cooperation with the NGO Center for Women’s Development, from Mitrovica North, works on the implementation of the project ‘My Stance’ aimed at increased participation of residents in northern Kosovo in the process of designing the strategic documents related to the creation and work of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo […]
Read More →Kosovo PM calls for “joint work” for visa liberalisation (media)
Several media report that Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, has welcomed the news that the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted the proposal for visa-free travel for Kosovo’s citizens. Mustafa wrote on his Facebook account: “Today we received very good news from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, where the recommendation for […]
Read More →Out of EUR 54.5 million from EU funds for the north, EUR 8,5 million spent (Kontakt Plus Radio)
From 2010 until today the European Union has invested more than EUR 54 million in 124 projects in northern Kosovo. Project implemented so far value EUR 8.5 million, whereas EUR 37.25 million are in the process of implementation, whilst works related to the projects in total value of EUR 8.5 million are still pending. Most […]
Read More →Gračanica: Women do not report domestic violence (KIM Radio)
In Kosovo Police station in Gračanica/Graçanicë say that one or two cases of domestic violence have been reported on the monthly basis to the police in this municipality, whereas in the NGO sector say that small number of women are brave enough to report the bullies. The head of the Investigation Department in Gračanica/Graçanicë Police […]
Read More →Osmani: Why is UNMIK exercising competencies in Kosovo when we have EULEX (media)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Vjosa Osmani asked during today’s session of the Kosovo Assembly why UNMIK is issuing international arrest warrants on Kosovo’s behalf given that EULEX operates in Kosovo. “Yesterday we saw media reports that UNMIK has issued 36 international arrest warrants on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo. The spokesman of […]
Read More →Kadaj-Bujupi: Demarcation agreement would produce new crises (Lajmi)
Vetëvendosje MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi said today that the Kosovo government would make a “provocation” if it decided to submit to the Kosovo Assembly the border-demarcation with Montenegro. Kadaj-Bujupi said the Vetëvendosje Movement will oppose the current version of the agreement and ask for a review of the document. “The border-demarcation agreement will produce new crises,” […]
Read More →Communities to have 12% of places in Pristina University (Zëri)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has issued an Administrative Instruction under which the quotas for enrolment of students from the non-majority communities in public institutions of higher education in Kosovo will include 12 % of the total number of students in each academic unit. Through this guideline, the Government is stimulating communities to […]
Read More →Demarcation, after solving all issues (Koha/RFE)
Kosovo Assembly Deputy Speaker and senior member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Xhavit Haliti, told Radio Free Europe that the issue of border-demarcation with Montenegro remains a problem because there are two sides of the story. “On one hand we have the government saying everything is okay, and on the other hand we […]
Read More →Veseli: Border demarcation soon at the Assembly (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said in today’s plenary session that the agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro will soon be brought to the Assembly for ratification. However, he suggested that a debate with MPs and civil society takes place beforehand. “I believe they are ready to join a round table before the issue comes […]
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