Belgrade Media Report 13 December
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Croatia blocks opening of Chapter 26 in Serbia’s accession talks, Vucic in protest returns to Belgrade (RTS, TV Prva)
• Dacic: Croatia and Bulgaria not behind blocking of Chapter 26 (RTS, Beta)
• Lavrov: Meaningful talks in Belgrade (Beta)
• Lavrov: We oppose unilateral amendments to Resolution 1244 (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: Russia won’t interfere in Serbia’s affairs (B92)
• Shutting down of Russian-Serbian Center “is EU’s condition” (Vecernje Novosti, Danas)
• Dacic: Matter of the status of the Serbian-Russian emergency center is being politicized (B92)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Candidates for post of President of Court of B&H undergo interviews (TV1)
• Radoncic: Politicians should refrain from influence on HJPC’s decision (Dnevni avaz)
• Croatian President: Serbia can easily meet the required criterion (Hina)
• Slovenia’s PM against conditioning Serbia’s EU talks (Hina)
• NATO – the path without alternative (RTCG)
• SEC announces preliminary results: 51 seats for VMRO-DPMNE, 49 for SDSM (MIA)
• Foreign officials comment Macedonian elections (MIA, Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• The Euro-Atlantic Project is Ending in the Balkans (BIRN)
• Srebrenica massacre trial opening postponed in Serbia (AP)
Lavrov: Russia will not accept a revision of Resolution 1244 (RTK2, KoSSev)
Resolution 1244 must be respected to the maximum, said yesterday the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, adding that Russia accepts all the solutions and processes in relation to Kosovo. “We show the solidarity with the Serbian friends, and we are against any attempts to unilaterally revise this Resolution,” said Lavrov during a […]
Read More →Croatian daily: NATO “ready to intervene in Balkans” (B92)
A confidential NATO document on security in the Balkans has been adopted at a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers this month. Russia’s Sputnik agency is reporting this on Tuesday, quoting Croatian daily Vecernji List, which said it was able to “exclusively” see this document. “NATO is ready to intervene in the Balkans operatively when […]
Read More →Veseli: PDK to call Assembly session on Dehari’s death next week (RFE)
The President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, announced that his party – the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) – is expected to gather necessary signatures for a plenary session into the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari in Prizren’s detention facility. “There will be a session on the 19th of December and the initiative […]
Read More →Demolli: KSF, a step closer to transformation (Koha)
Kosovo Security Force Minister, Haki Demolli, in a visit to Gjilan/Gnjilane hailed NATO’s readiness to step up cooperation with Kosovo. “We hope this cooperation will be a step forward to KSF’s preparation for transformation into KAF (Kosovo Armed Force),” Demolli said.
Read More →A Serb from the village Grnčare beaten up (KIM radio)
A Serb G.P. from the village Grnčare, near Vitina/Viti, was beaten on Friday night. He is located at the Hospital in Pristina in intensive care unit. Kosovo police, in its regular report for the media on daily incidents from Friday, confirms there had been a quarrel in connection with the car in which one person […]
Read More →Veseli: The wall in Mitrovica will not exist (Klan Kosova)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Kadri Veseli, said that the wall in Mitrovica will never exist. According to him, this wall is within a Russian complex which wants to appear in Kosovo, however, according to him, it will not succeed. Veseli made these comments […]
Read More →No Serbs during Thaçi’s visit to Hoča (KIM radio)
No representatives of the Serbs in Velika Hoča have met with President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi during his visit yesterday. Although they were informed about the visit, the representatives of the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Killed have not been present. The arrival of the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi to Hoča was accompanied […]
Read More →Mustafa: Wall in the north to be removed (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today in a visit to Gjilan/Gnjilane that the wall constructed by Mitrovica North authorities is outside the framework of the Brussels agreement on revitalization of Iber River bridge. According to Mustafa, the wall will be removed. Mustafa also spoke about his recent meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister, Dusko […]
Read More →Media allowed to cover Azem Syla’s trial (Koha)
EULEX judge, Arkadiusz Sedek, presiding over the trial against the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) MP Azem Syla accused on organised crime charges, has decided to open court sessions to the media after initially closing them off. Sedek justified the decision to open the trial due to the media importance of the case and its […]
Read More →Haliti: I proposed measuring of the territory before the Prime Minister (Insajderi.com)
Deputy president of the Assembly of Kosovo and member of the leadership of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Xhavit Haliti, supports the proposal of the PM Isa Mustafa to measure the territory of Kosovo. “I proposed territorial measuring from the beginning, when the current version was objected. It is good to measure the territory […]
Read More →The Serbian List: The aim of the incidents is expulsion of Serbs (KIM radio)
The MPs of the Serbian List condemned the incidents that occurred during the weekend, and aim at “intimidation and expel of the remaining Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija.” According to the announcement, “continuous attacks on the Serbian people that are unsolved are causing immeasurable damage to mutual trust and co-existence.” “We expect commitment and […]
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