Belgrade Media Report 08 November
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Not a catastrophe if further chapters are not opened (RTS)
• Dacic: Kosovo’s attempt at admission to Interpol fails (Beta)
• Center for aid to asylum seekers: 7,000-10,000 migrants in Serbia (Beta)
• Commissariat rejects Djurovic’s accusations as tendentious (RTS)
• EC to take note of Serbia’s progress, recommend further steps (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• HR Inzko says he was tempted to use his powers due to violation of B&H’s constitutional organization (BN TV)
• RS officials reject HR’s report as biased and irrelevant (Glas Srpske)
• Ljubic: Instead to Europe, you take country to Middle East through Islamization (Dnevni avaz)
• Plenkovic, Covic say selective approach unacceptable (Hina)
• New parliament constituted: MPs’ seats confirmed, but Speaker of Parliament has not been elected (CDM)
• Djukanovic: All in collusion with the political factor (RTCG)
• DF: We deny being connected with attempted terrorist attack, Katnic entertains the public (CDM)
• “Colorful Revolutionaries” clearly a SDSM output, Bozinovski says (Telegraf.mk)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Albania, Kosovo Keep ISIS Suspects Behind Bars (BIRN)
• Austria and Balkan states prepare for collapse of EU-Turkey deal (Reuters)
• NATO Wages Anti-Russia ‘Info War’ as It Fails to Protect Europe From Terror (Sputnik)
• Great Power Competition in the Balkans Heating Up (Geopolitical Monitor)
Interpol postponed Kosovo’s request (NMagazin)
International police Interpol has postponed making a decision on the membership, including the requirement of Kosovo, until study is conducted, reads the announcement of the organization’s website.
Read More →Ymeri: We will not leave a stone unturned to bring justice for Astrit in place (Gazeta Express)
The leader of the Vetëvendosje movement, Visar Ymeri, spoke today at the commemoration ceremony held for the Vetëvendosje activist, Astrit Dehari. He said that Denhari was arrested during a terrorizing action, without any evidence or fact. “The police and the prosecution deceived and lied everyone,” said Ymeri and pledged to bring justice in place and […]
Read More →Vučić: Brothers Bytyqi killed without guilt (RTK2, RTS)
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić told RTS that he would have given all to investigate the murder of the Bytyqi brothers, as he does not want the state to hide the killers and criminals. He dismissed insinuations that he is slowing down the investigation, because former Gendarmerie Commander Goran Radosavljević Guri was included in the […]
Read More →Special War Crimes Prosecutor: The facts will be my guide (Danas)
During my term in the office of the Special Prosecutor, I will be guided by the facts and the law, I’ll do my job without fear or bias, said in Pristina, the Special Prosecutor for War Crimes in Kosovo, David Schwendiman. Schwendiman will visit Belgrade in the coming days. According to the announcement from the […]
Read More →In Indonesia, Minister Hyseni appeals for Kosovo’s membership in Interpol (RTK)
Kosovo’s Interior Minister, Skender Hyseni, said at the 85th session of the Interpol General Assembly taking place in Bali, Indonesia, that Kosovo is ready to become member of Interpol. Hyseni highlighted, what he said was the high level of professional readiness of the law enforcement institutions in Kosovo and pointed out that the Kosovo Police […]
Read More →Veseli: EU unfairly keeps Kosovo citizens isolated (RTKLive)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli, met today with Croatia’s Ambassador to Kosovo, Marija Kapitanovic, with who he discussed the excellent relations between Kosovo and Croatia. Veseli and Kapitanovic also discussed the steps being undertaken by Kosovo in the path of European integration, with particular emphasis on the process of visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens. Veseli […]
Read More →Kosovo Albanians Remove Serbian Street Signs in Protest (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Albanians in the town of Kllokot/Klokot have taken down street signs with Serbian names that were installed in an Albanian-majority neighbourhood by the local Serb-led municipality. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-albanians-against-serb-street-names-in-kllokot-11-08-2016
Read More →Oliver Ivanović before the court on November 22 (Kontakt plus radio)
The Court of Appeal of Kosovo scheduled for November 22nd one more, additional hearing in the case against the leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanović. Lawyer Nebojša Vlajić says that judges in the case want to investigate allegations of the defence that for the events for which Ivanovic has been sentenced, a lot […]
Read More →Albania, Kosovo Keep ISIS Suspects Behind Bars (Balkan Insight)
After a combined police anti-terror sweep in Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia, courts in Kosovo and Albania have ordered a dozen suspected members of a pro-ISIS group to be kept in detention. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/courts-in-albania-and-kosovo-keep-in-jail-11-supporters-of-isis-11-07-2016
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 7 November
• Astrit Dehari died of asphyxiation (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Kurti: Astrit Dehari was violently murdered (KTV- Interactive show)
• PDK confirms names of its two new ministers (RTK2, Klan Kosova)
• Dacic: Kosovo’s attempt to join Interpol Executive Committee failed (RTK2)
• Status of Association of Serb Majority Municipalities unclear (Klan Kosova)
• Situation in Kosovo prisons not good (Klan Kosova)
• Despite losses, Kosovo is not applying reciprocity on energy with Serbia (KTV)
• Two terrorism suspects arrested (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Headlines 8 November
• Asphyxiation suspected to be the cause of Astrit Dehari’s death (dailies)
• Kurti claims Dehari was killed violently (KTV)
• Ombudsperson launches inquiry into Dehari’s death (RTK/Dukagjini)
• Schwendiman announces quick actions of the specialist chambers (Koha)
• Former EULEX judge, not guilty on corruption charges (Kosova Sot)
• PDK confirms names of two new ministers (Klan Kosova)
• Haliti: There is no need for extraordinary elections (Lajmi)
LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Kosovo fails to overturn power plant award - GAR 26/04/2024Kosovo fails to overturn power plant award GAR
- Kosovo-Serbia Declaration on Missing Persons Remains Unimplemented - Balkan Insight 26/04/2024Kosovo-Serbia Declaration on Missing Persons Remains Unimplemented Balkan Insight
- N-VA wants to build prison in Kosovo for undocumented migrants - The Brussels Times 26/04/2024N-VA wants to build prison in Kosovo for undocumented migrants The Brussels Times
- Kosovo fails to overturn power plant award - GAR 26/04/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
