Serbia Arrests Kosovo Police Director for ‘Terrorism’ (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo police’s director in the Mitrovica area, Nehat Thaci, has been arrested at a border crossing by the Serbian authorities on terrorism charges, although the specific allegations remain unknown. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-police-director-arrested-in-serbia-09-29-2016
Read More →Headlines 30 September
• Government, opposition clash over telephone code and the north (media)
• Tahiri: Thaci’s arrest by Serbian authorities, unacceptable (Zeri)
• Natasa Kandic reacts against arrest of Kosovo Police director (Lajmi)
• KLA veterans to protest in front of the government today (RTK)
• Jablanovic: Serb ministers take 70% of tenders (media)
• “Israel will not recognise Kosovo’s independence” (media)
Belgrade Media Report 29 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Kosovo police official arrested on terrorism charges (Beta/Tanjug/B92/RTS)
• Without progress in Belgrade-Pristina negotiations on telecommunications (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Pristina avoiding property issue (RTS)
• Vulin: Balkan route still active (Beta)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Salihovic to appeal against decision on his suspension (BHT1)
• Mektic: Salihovic should have been suspended much earlier (N1)
• Cvijanovic: Izetbegovic and his policy are biggest and only source of instability and destruction in B&H and region (Srna)
• Commission for European integration formed (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Western Balkans to grow by 3.2 pct in 2017, 3.6 pct in 2018 – World Bank (Reuters)
• ‘EU Member Candidate’ Montenegro Cracks Down on Political Opposition (Sputnik)
No progress in Belgrade-Pristina talks on telecommunications (media)
There was no visible progress or official statements late Wednesday following three days of this week’s Belgrade-Pristina talks on telecommunications. The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija told Tanjug the talks addressed ways of transferring the property of Telekom Srbija to a daughter company to be established in Kosovo-Metohija under an agreement on telecommunications. There is […]
Read More →Stojanović: Desecration of the memorial plaque is vandalism (KIM radio)
Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović strongly condemned the desecration of the memorial plaque again that was placed in memory of the kidnapped journalists, Đuro Slavuj and Ranko Perenić. Stojanović says that the desecration of the memorial plaque is an act of vandalism, in order to forget the memory of the kidnapped journalists.
Read More →Ymeri requests Albania’s prefix for Kosovo (Koha)
The leader of the Vetëvendosje movement, Visar Ymeri, requested at today’s session of the Kosovo Assembly voting of a resolution, through which Kosovo could apply for “355” telephone prefix. Ymeri called on the MPs to vote the proposed resolution, being that, according to him, this would help development of the telecommunication trade and approximation with […]
Read More →Brovina requests resolution on Serbia’s genocide in Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
Flora Brovina, Kosovo Assembly MP from the Democratic Party of Kosovo has requested re-actualization of the collection of signatures on drafting the resolution for Serbia’s genocide in Kosovo. Brovina added that endorsement of this resolution is very important for Kosovo.
Read More →Mustafa: Kosovo will own the telephone code (media)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa told members of the Assembly in Pristina today that Kosovo will be the sole owner of its telephone code. “We will administer this code, the server will be in Kosovo and the Kosovo Telecom will connect to the world using this server,” Mustafa said. He added that the International Telecommunications […]
Read More →Kosovo Police director arrested in Serbia (media)
Most news websites report that Nehat Thaci, the Kosovo Police director for the Mitrovica region, was arrested on Wednesday evening at the Koncul border crossing point between Kosovo and Serbia. Kosovo Police have confirmed the arrest. Koha carries a press release issued by the Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs on the matter. “Members of the Ministry […]
Read More →“Kosovo should have referendum on unification with Albania” (B92)
A member of the Kosovo Assembly from the ruling PDK party has spoken in favor of organizing a referendum on Kosovo’s “unification with Albania.” According to Nait Hasani, Kosovo should “use the constitutional right to pass a law and organize the referendum.” Hasani said that he asked his party to do this “a long time […]
Read More →Kosovo police official arrested on terrorism charges (media)
The Serbian police have arrested the director of the Kosovo police for the region of Kosovska Mitrovica, Nehat Thaci. The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) confirmed this on Thursday morning. Thaci was arrested on Wednesday, at around 20:00 CET, at the administrative crossing of Konculj (between Kosovo and central Serbia), on an arrest warrant issued in […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 28 September
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: W. Balkans tensions “return to dangerous level” (Tanjug)
• Joksimovic receives Calavera (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets with former members of European Parliament to discuss Serbia’s EU integration (Beta)
• Kuburovic, Calavera discuss EU integration process (Beta)
• Dacic, Chepurin discuss economy, visits by high -ranking Serbian, Russian officials (Beta)
• Jeremic’s proposals could give UN way to bridge chasm (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Review of constitutionality of March 1 as B&H Independence Day to be sought (Srna)
• RS President Dodik refuses to be interrogated in Sarajevo for safety reasons (RTRS)
• Reactions of other RS’ officials to Dodik’s invitation for interrogation (RTRS)
• Chief prosecutor of B&H suspended (Nezavisne novine)
• Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs against artificial politicizing of referendum on RS Day (RTRS)
• Preda: Russia’s support to referendum was dangerous step (Euro Blic)
• Izetbegovic: I have nothing to explain to Nikolic (N1)
• OHR, US Embassy without comment on Izetbegovic’s statement (Dnevni avaz)
• Mektic says Dodik is last person to face sanctions due to failure to respect B&H CC’s decisions (Hayat, RTRS)
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