Belgrade Media Report 24 February
LOCAL PRESS
• Ugljanin congratulates Tachi on “the state” (RTS/Tanjug/Novosti)
• Vucic: Right decision for not having Ugljanin part of government (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Genocide lawsuit revision request is irresponsible (Tanjug)
• Kuburovic: Serbia requests from ICJ to separate justice from propaganda (Novosti)
• Dacic: Izetbegovic’s move threatens stability of B&H and region (RTS/Beta)
• Tanaskovic: Turkey supports Kosovo in UNESCO driven by Neo-Ottomanism (Tanjug/B92/RTS/Radio KiM)
• Orban supports SVM decision to support Vucic (TV Panon)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Softic officially submits motion for revision of ICJ’s ruling in case B&H vs. Serbia (N1)
• Izetbegovic decides to create a total crisis (Srna/RTRS)
• Izetbegovic: Serbia and the RS identified themselves with those that this process refers to (RTRS)
• Covic and Ferguson call for reducing of tensions (TV1)
• PIC calls for restraint from unilateral decisions (Srna)
• Govedarica: Dayton Agreement is on shaky legs (Dnevni avaz)
• Cavic: Criminal charges against Izetbegovic and Softic (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Vucic and Mandic agreed: Serbian house to be established in Podgorica (MINA)
• Darmanovic: Montenegro in NATO by the end of May (CDM)
fYROM
• Poposki meets UK Minister, Sir Duncan (MIA/Republika)
• Sekerinska meets Sir Duncan (MIA)
Albania
• Rama accepts one of the opposition’s conditions (ADN)
• Basha includes vetting on opposition’s condition (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Balkan Migration Route: Ongoing Story (European Western Balkans)
• Hungary to build another fence behind the fence (Budapest Business Journal)
Reality Check (BalkanInsight)
Political crises frequently crowd out economic problems from the news agenda in the Balkans, but this week we bring a number of important economic and business themes to the usual mix of political and diplomatic intrigue from the region. Local and international observers of Bosnia are typically preoccupied with the country’s constant political crises, whether […]
Read More →UN sec-gen pledges to take action on journalist safety (B92)
RSF and CPJ urged UN Secretary General António Guterres to take steps to address the urgent issue of safety of journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Secretary General Christophe Deloire and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Executive Director Joel Simon met with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres today to discuss the #ProtectJournalists campaign to […]
Read More →Thaçi: Kosovo is ready to cooperate with the Bosniaks (KIM radio)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi met with the delegation of the Bosniak National Council of Sandžak, led by Sulejman Ugljanin. The meeting discussed the possibilities of cooperation and coordination between the Albanian community in the Preševo Valley and Bosniak in Sandžak, but also about improvement of their rights. Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi said that he was […]
Read More →On Thursday a decision on the Serbia’s request for the extradition of Haradinaj (Kontakt plus radio)
The Court of Appeal in the French city of Colmar on Thursday, March 2, to announce in a public session a decision on Serbia’s request for the extradition of Ramush Haradinaj on suspicion that he committed war crimes in Kosovo, Tanjug learns from the court. The Court in Colmar has three options in its decision making, […]
Read More →Serbian language in Kosovo compromised by the institution (KIM radio)
Most of central institutions in Pristina send invitations and announcements exclusively in Albanian language to Serbian media in Kosovo, thereby violating the Law on Use of Languages, according to which the Serbian language is one of the two official languages. Most of the documents issued by different departments are in incorrectly written Serbian language. Serbian […]
Read More →Thaci: Serbia planned annexation of Kosovo north (RTK)
In an interview to Radio Sweden, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said that Serbia had plans to annex the north of Kosovo but that they were thwarted by the actions of Kosovo institutions. He said the train Serbia tried to send to Kosovo was an attempt to provoke a situation to justify Serb attacks on […]
Read More →Experts claim Kosovo loses territory trough border deal (Klan Kosova/Telegrafi)
A group of experts said today that the border demarcation agreement increases the territory of Montenegro by over 70 square kilometres to the detriment of Kosovo. “From 1945 to 2015, Montenegro has reported a territorial surface of 13,812km2 but following the signing of the agreement with Kosovo, this figure has increased to 13,882.44km2,” said Shpejtim […]
Read More →Government experts present their findings after measuring the territory (Lajmi.net)
Tomorr Qela, representative of the government of Kosovo during the measuring of the territory of Kosovo, invited all those who have opposed the demarcation process, to go to the government hall where the material is exposed and then reach a conclusion. He added that the Commission has been absolutely transparent and monitored by the representatives […]
Read More →Moscow is regaining sway in the Balkans (The Economist)
Aid, warplanes and propaganda convince Serbs that Russia is their friend http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21717390-aid-warplanes-and-propaganda-convince-serbs-russia-their-friend-moscow-regaining-sway
Read More →Kosovo Mulls Renewed Bid to Join UNESCO (Balkan Insight)
Following its failure to get enough votes from members of the UN cultural body in order to join in 2015, the Kosovo government is making preparations for a possible second bid this year. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-mulls-second-unesco-bid-02-23-2017
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 23 February
• Eleven cases of killed journalists in Kosovo remain unsolved (KTV)
• Stojanovic: Srpska List to return after establishment of Association (RTK1)
• Delawie condemns threats toward MPs about their vote on demarcations (RTK1)
• Hoxhaj: EU should reward Kosovo for its compromises with Serbia (RTK1)
• Beqiri: No KSF transformation without consent of Serbs (KTV)
• Northern Serbs facing hard living conditions (KTV)
• Pavlovic: Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO inevitable (www.kultplus.com)
– Safety of journalists in Kosovo (Summary of Life in Kosovo show)
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