Belgrade Media Report 10 November
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic’s remarks on EC progress report for Serbia (RTS/Beta)
• Dacic: I am satisfied with the EC report (RTS)
• Hahn: Serbia has taken major steps forward (Tanjug)
• Kukan: There is no document on recognizing Kosovo (FoNet/TVN1)
• Ciolos: We are supporting Serbia on EU path (Tanjug)
• Serbian parliament adopts law on peacekeeping missions and Western Balkans Fund (RTS)
• Opposition obstructs Davenport’s presentation of EC report (Tanjug/B92/RTS/Beta)
• Gojkovic, Dang: Historic visit from Pan-African Parliament (Tanjug)
• ICTY President informs UN GA that Serbia doesn’t fulfil its obligations (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dodik, Cubrilovic congratulate Trump (Srna)
• B&H officials react to election of Trump (TV1)
• Hahn: B&H showed that success is possible (Dnevni avaz)
• Zvizdic: 2016 Report on B&H clearly recognized credible efforts (TV1)
• Croatian President confident of good cooperation with Trump (Hina)
• Croatians in Democratic Party concerned about US foreign policy after Trump’s victory (Hina)
• Hahn: Form a government, boycott is not a solution (CDM)
• EC report: Elections transparent; fight against crime and corruption will determine negotiations pace (CDM)
• What Djukanovic, Vujanovic and other politicians think about the US choice? (CDM)
• Putin: Montenegrin government to carry out a balanced policy; Djukanovic: That’s what we do (Vijesti)
• EU Ambassador Zbogar Presents EC Progress Report on Macedonia (MIA)
• Ivanov, Gruevski congratulate Trump (Telegraf.mk/MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbs Ponder Vucic’s Claim to Tito’s Legacy (BIRN)
Read More →Hashim Thaci faces possibility of being on trial for war crimes (InSerbia)
Almost two years since the Kosovo parliament adopted the law on the establishment of the Special War Crimes Court, Pristina was visited by recently elected special prosecutor of the court David Schwendiman, where he spoke with the Chief Prosecutor Aleksandar Ljumezi. Ljumezi offered Schwendiman full cooperation on the Pristina side. In addition to the Chief […]
Read More →Kukan: The document on recognition of Kosovo does not exist (RTS)
There is no official document of the European Union which insists that Serbia must recognize Kosovo’s independence, said the chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee of the EU Parliament Eduard Kukan. Kukan says that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is very important and the European Parliament very seriously […]
Read More →TI warns of failing corruption fight in the Western Balkans (Klan Kosova)
The fight against corruption in the Western Balkans and Turkey is failing, putting European Union accession at risk, highlights Transparency International in its latest report. Political elites have too much power and there are limited ways to hold the corrupt to account, the report further stated. The new report titled National Integrity Systems in the […]
Read More →Mustafa congratulates Donald Trump (Klan Kosova)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa, congratulated the elected President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. “The United States of America is the main strategic ally and partner of Kosovo. Kosovo population and the government of Kosovo are fully determined on further expansion of cooperation with the United States of America and […]
Read More →Britain’s Foreign Secretary Johnson addresses Kosovo MPs (media)
British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, in an address to the Kosovo Assembly MPs said that Kosovo has made significant progress since 1999 but that it needs to continue improving and working for the benefit of its people. He said the people of Kosovo have the right to seek accountability from their elected representatives and added […]
Read More →Ciolos: We are supporting Serbia on EU path (media)
Romania recognises Serbia’s progress on the path toward the EU and it will continue to support that process, says Romanian PM Dacian Ciolos, noting that his country’s position on Kosovo was unchanged. In an interview to Tanjug ahead of Thursday’s meeting with Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic in Timisoara, Ciolos said that, from the very beginning […]
Read More →Justice Minister Hoxha meets Lunacek (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Justice Minister, Dhurata Hoxha, met today in Pristina the European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek. Hoxha and Lunacek discussed the Progress Report on Kosovo which highlights the positive steps of Kosovo but also the criteria still to be met for the decision on visa liberalisation. Hoxha said that one of the criteria is […]
Read More →Association of Families of the Kidnapped and Murdered in Kosovo invites Schwendiman to visit the room of “Victims of Kosmet” (KIM radio)
On the occasion of the announced visit of David Schwendiman to Belgrade, the Association of Families of the Kidnapped and Murdered in Kosovo invites him to visit the memorial room “Victims of Kosmet”. The Association addressed this invitation in order for the international prosecutor David Schwendiman could see over 2,500 photos of the kidnapped and […]
Read More →I am proud of the role that Britain has played in the Balkans (Koha)
Koha Ditore carries an opinion piece written for the paper by the Foreign Secretary of the Great Britain, Boris Johnson. Below find the complete opinion piece In Pristina, I will discuss with Kosovo’s leaders their thoughts on the country’s future, including normalising relations with Serbia – surely the most important task of all My first […]
Read More →CDHRF says Vetevendosje activist in Lipjan detention centre is fine (Koha Ditore)
The Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) has looked into the concerns raised by Vetevendosje that one of its activists, Atdhe Arifi, is being “psychologically terorrised” at the Lipjan detention facility. CDHRF visited Arifi and concluded he was in a good psychophysical condition. The CDHRF monitors also met the psychologist of […]
Read More →EU: Western Balkans Single Market Possible In Two-Three Years (RFE/RL)
The EU’s enlargement commissioner, Johannes Hahn, says that a Western Balkans single market can be possible within two or three years if there is political will in the region. http://www.rferl.org/a/eu-western-balkans-single-marke-2-3-years/28105943.html
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