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Belgrade Media Report 07 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• Albanian President visits southern Serbian municipalities (Tanjug)
• Vucic: That’s not nice (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia will never agree with formation of Kosovo army (Beta/RTS)
• Mihajlovic: Tachi’s story about the army is a spin for internal purposes (RTS)
• Working group meets to normalize air traffic above Kosovo (Beta)
• Working group for uncovering crimes in Kosovo and Metohija meets (Beta)
• Mogherini: Balkans could easily become chessboard for playing great game of powers (Beta)
• Popovic: DSS will not have controllers in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Politika/Beta)
• Canak: Cheering a foreign country offends feelings of citizens (RTS)
• RIK confirms Seselj’s candidacy for president (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Lajcak: Two Balkan countries face dissolution (Hayat)
• Transcript of Crnadak’s speech during Mogherini’s visit confirms that he slandered RS (RTRS)
• CLAC fails to reach consensus on motion of RS Assembly members to examine legality of B&H Statehood Day (Nezavisne)
• B&H HoR session to be held on Tuesday (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: SDS’ decision to attend session of B&H HoR is another evidence of this party’s vassal policy in Sarajevo (RTRS)
• Large exercise to take place in cooperation with NATO in September, RS refuses to partake (FTV)
• President of Montenegro Vujanovic pays visit to B&H (TV1)
Montenegro
• Vujanovic: I haven’t asked Djukanovic if he is to run for president (CDM)
• Extradition of Bogicevic rejected (RTCG)
• Attempted coup in Montenegro put a spin in US-Russia relations (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Mogherini: Don’t play with fire and don’t turn this into an inter-ethnic conflict (Meta)
• EU’s next steps regarding Macedonia to be revealed later this week, says Zbogar (MIA)
• Szijjarto: EU Council to condemn so-called Albanian platform (MIA)
• Koenders calls for Macedonia to calm tensions, verbal aggression and respect for the majority (Meta)
• Fresh marches in Skopje, across whole country for united Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• Vetting, parliament fails to elect official bodies (ADN)
• Free and fair elections, Albanians protest in Brussels (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• The US plan for Macedonia: Keep Serbia down and Russia out (RT)
• ‘An extremely explosive combination in the Balkans’ (DW)
• Johnson: Montenegro Shows Russia is ‘Undermining’ (BIRN)

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Students demand Ramush Haradinaj’s relase in front of French Embassy (RTK)

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The “Students’ Democracy” organization held today a symbolic action in front of the French Embassy, seeking release of the former KLA commander, Ramush Haradinaj. They revealed posters of Vojislav Seselj, accused for war crimes. Head of the Organization “Students’ Democracy” Mexhit Ramusa, said that they are there to request release of the former KLA commander, […]

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NISMA supports the law on KSF (Lajmi)

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After the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), the Initiative for Kosovo, (NISMA) also confirmed that they would vote the law for the change of the mandate and increase of competencies of the Kosovo Security Force. Kosovo Assembly MP from NISMA, Zafir Berisha, said that the draft law submitted to the Assembly by the […]

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Kosovo May Form Army, Bypassing Serb Veto (BalkanInsight)

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Kosovo’s president is mulling ways to bypass a Serb veto on the formation of an army by proposing changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force. Kosovo’s President is planning to establish a regular army for the country by amending the current Law on the Kosovo Security Force, KSF, extending its […]

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Jevtić: We talk about the “unfreezing” of functions (KIM Radio)

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After a visit to Staro Gracko, Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtić told that these days they talk about the possibility of reactivating or unfreezing of functions of the Serbian List. Jevtić says that this is not a secret that they talk with their coalition partners, representatives of the international community as well […]

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European Commission director for Western Balkans to visit Kosovo (Indeksonline)

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Director for Western Balkans in the European Commission General Directorate for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, is set to begin her two-day visit to Kosovo today. Calavera will meet Kosovo leaders, including Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Minister of European Integration Mimoza Ahmetaj, Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Economic Development Blerand Stavileci and […]

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Thaci officially submits to Assembly draft law on KSF transformation (media)

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In a meeting with Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli today, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci officially presented the draft law for transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force. In a joint press conference after the meeting, Thaci said Kosovo cannot afford to leave its fate in “anyone’s mercy” and Kosovo army […]

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Pettifer: Thaci’s move on army will help regional stability (Lajmi)

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British historian, reporter and publicist, James Pettifer, wrote on his Twitter account today that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s decision to undertake all necessary actions for transforming the Kosovo Security Force into the Kosovo Armed Forces will help regional stability. “Good. A long overdue move which will help regional stability,” Pettifer tweeted.

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Vulin: Serbs will never allow formation of the army in Kosovo (Večernje Novosti)

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President of the Movement of Socialists Aleksandar Vulin said that the army in Kosovo, even by the laws of Pristina, can be formed only with the consent of all communities in Kosovo but that the Serbs will not allow it. Vulin says that Serbs will never allow it, as well as that Serbia will not […]

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Vučić: Serbia will never agree with the formation of the Kosovo Armed Forces (Novi Magazin)

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The presidential candidate of the ruling coalition gathered around the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vučić states that he will work on the preservation of peace in the region, but that he will never agree with the formation of the Kosovo Armed Forces. Vučić said at a rally in Mladenovac that a turbulent period is before […]

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Working group on Kosovo crimes meets (Tanjug)

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A working group set up to gather facts and evidence of crimes against Serbs and other national communities in Kosovo-Metohija met on Monday to analyse its work to date, agreeing to carry out intensive activities in the period to come. The third session of the working group was attended by Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic, State […]

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“Talks needed with outcome not rigged in Pristina’s favor” (B92)

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“Washington’s policy in the Balkans never made much sense,” as the US “wanted to keep some nations together and dismantle others.” This is what international politics contributor for the Forbes, Doug Bandow, wrote for the media outlet’s website, under the headline: “Bungled Intervention In Kosovo Risks Unraveling: A New Deal Needed For Peace”. “The only […]

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