Belgrade Media Report 18 July 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic meets Kerry in Brussels (RTS)
• Djuric: Pristina suffering from lack of political compass (Tanjug)
• Joint border patrol teams to be commanded by army general (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Stricter border control, 1,500 people arrested over human trafficking (RTS)
• Belgrade, Zagreb still at odds over Serbia’s jurisdiction law (Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Croatian request doesn’t have EU support (Politika)
• Djordjevic, Li discuss further defense cooperation (Tanjug)
• Boljevic: Coup just beginning (Politika)
• Lazanski: Signal to Turkish Army for coup given by those who wish to stop Turkey’s new course – cooperation with Russia (TV Pink)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• European Commission and B&H initial Protocol on adaptation of SAA (Fena/Nezavisne)
• RS officials warn that Izetbegovic, Zvizdic, Novalic jeopardize Reform Agenda and arrangements with international financial institutions (RTRS)
• Cavic: Referendum on Day of RS was supported by all parties in RS (Nezavisne)
• B&H Council of Ministers and FB&H government are blocked (Dnevni list)
• Plenkovic elected as HDZ president (Hina)
• Police remove tent set up by right-wing party near anti-fascist monument in Srb (Novi List)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Balkan Leaders Praise Erdogan for Defeating Coup (BIRN)
Read More →Kosovo judiciary: Positions for another 14 Serbian judges (Kossev)
Agreement on the judiciary reached in Brussels last February should be fully implemented in September or October this year. Last year the vacancy for 48 judges of Serbian nationality was advertised and the Panel proposed 34 candidates to the Judicial Council. For the remaining 14 vacant positions in the repeated competition applied 28 candidates, whose […]
Read More →Two police officers attacked in Štrpce/Shterpce (Telegrafi)
Two persons of Serbian community were arrested yesterday in Štrpce/Shtërpcë after attacking two police officers, the news site reports. According to the police report, the suspects initially ignored orders and then physically assaulted two police officers, one Serb and one Albanian. The victims have suffered bodily injuries and received medical treatment.
Read More →Journalists concerned over legal initiative on reporting on children (Telegrafi)
Kosovo journalists are concerned with a legal initiative undertaken by the Office of the Prime Minister, which aims to control online and print media reporting about children. This initiative was undertaken by UNICEF in Kosovo and supported by the Office of the Prime Minister. Imer Mushkolaj from the Press Council said this initiative is against […]
Read More →18 years since mass kidnappings of Serbs in Orahovac/Rahovec (TV Most)
The Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in KiM to hold a memorial service to commemorate the day of mass kidnappings of Serbs in Orahovac/Rahovec municipality in 1998. Eighteen years have passed since the mass kidnappings of Serbs in the Orahovac/Rahovec municipality. Slightly more than 20 families are still searching for their loved […]
Read More →Đurić: We seek conditions for a peaceful and safe life of Serbs (KIM radio, Dnevnik)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija says, in an interview with Dnevnik, daily based in Novi Sad, that the goal of the Brussels-based dialogue is a new climate in the region. This indicates that the Albanian side will no longer be able to push certain issues under the rug such as property. -The process […]
Read More →Mustafa: Government focused on advancing European agenda (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, met today in Pristina with the US expert on the Balkans, Daniel Serwer. Mustafa and Serwer discussed the current developments in Kosovo and the region. Mustafa said Kosovo has achieved progress in economic development, European integration and in strengthening the rule of law. “The government of Kosovo remains focused on […]
Read More →More than 54 million euros allocated for Kosovo north (Danas)
Since 2010 to date the European Union has invested more than 54 million euros for 124 projects in the north of Kosovo. So far, the total value of the implemented projects is 8.5 million. Projects valued 37.25 million euros are in realization process, while projects valued 8.74 million have not yet been initiated. The largest […]
Read More →Europe hopes and fears after coup bid (Reuters/Koha Ditore)
Koha Ditore runs an analysis originally by Reuters. European leaders greeted the defeat of Turkey’s coup on Saturday with relief as it averts chaos and keeps alive a deal that has helped to stem the migration crisis threatening the continent. But while some hope a reminder of resistance to his personal grip on power may […]
Read More →President Obama and his expertise on demarcation (Koha)
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes in an opinion piece that judging from statements made by politicians in Kosovo, U.S. President Barack Obama is more concerned about the fate of some pastures and mountains along the Kosovo-Montenegro border than about the killing of police officers and street protests in the U.S., the chaos in Turkey following […]
Read More →Kosovo Leaders Fight Losing Battle Over Border Deal (Balkan Insight)
Ratification of the controversial agreement on demarcation of the border with Montenegro is shaping up to be the biggest challenge facing Kosovo’s ruling coalition, as public opinion at home and in diaspora mobilizes firmly against it. Government announcements that it intended to forward the deal to parliament for ratification have still not been realized. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-leaders-fight-losing-battle-over-border-deal-07-15-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 17 July
• Braathu appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Kosovo (RTK & KTV)
• One-hundred new houses to be constructed for Serb returnees (KTV)
• Bahtiri: Assembly should discuss about the blockade of Ibër Bridge (KTV)
• Legal expert oppose the establishment of the Information Commissioner (KTV)
• Rasic submits ministry’s instruction on pensions to the Constitutional Court (KTV)
• Newly established municipalities request Government’s assistance (KTV)
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- Kosovo-Serbia Declaration on Missing Persons Remains Unimplemented - Balkan Insight 26/04/2024Kosovo-Serbia Declaration on Missing Persons Remains Unimplemented Balkan Insight
- Missing in Kosovo’s National Day, US Embassy: Families without answers! - euronews.al 27/04/2024
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