Belgrade Media Report 04 April
LOCAL PRESS
• Latest RIK results (FoNet)
• Vucic: Protests are alright as long as they are peaceful (Beta/B92)
• Djuric: Great Vucic’s victory in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Vucic won more votes than Nikolic and Tadic together in 2012 (RTS)
• PACE observers: Campaign peaceful, election commission transparent (Beta)
• Friendly relations between Serbia, Turkey give important contribution to regional peace (Beta)
• Scott: Vucic’s victory a commitment to prosperous Serbia (Tanjug)
• Kosachov: Vucic to choose between EU and Russia (Beta)
• What are the jurisdictions of the president of Serbia? (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic meets Vucic, Plenkovic, Vujanovic at separate meetings in Mostar (N1)
• Vucic meets Ivanic, Vujanovic; discus economic issues as well as current situation in region (N1)
• Covic hosts informal dinner attended by regional leaders; discuss current political situation (FTV)
Croatia
• PM: Croatia advocates B&H EU journey and equality of Croats (Hina)
Montenegro
• Rama: When I am in Montenegro, I feel like in Albania (CDM)
• Ananije Nikic, a suspect in coup case, arrested in Moscow (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Tusk to Ivanov: Find a solution based on democratic principles and common sense (Meta)
• Zaev expects Tusk to offer precise suggestions to end Macedonia crisis (MIA)
• Bushati: Involving the Albanian platform into the Constitution will have positive effects (Meta)
Albania
• Political crisis, Meta meets with PJIU leader Idrizi (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• I’m Here to Help: Outgoing Serbian President Congratulates Vucic on Victory (Sputnik)
• Serbia’s prime minister just became president. What’s wrong with this picture? (Washington Post)
• Albanian foreign minister: New Balkan alliances oppose tribunals (EurActiv)
Thaci: No one can use veto on establishment of Kosovo’s army (Koha)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said that establishment of Kosovo’s army is already a necessity. “I have undertaken the legal initiative for KSF being convinced that all the possibilities to create it through the Constitution were exhausted. This also came as a need being that Kosovo cannot be part of NATO without an army. […]
Read More →What was discussed last night at the meeting between government and opposition (gazeta metro)
Representatives of the Albanian political parties at coalition government and those of the opposition parties, met on Friday afternoon. Media were not allowed at the meeting where deputy leaders of the political parties reportedly discussed the current political issues. “It was a very long and not an easy meeting; we discussed significant issues, such as […]
Read More →Kosovo as a casual topic in the Serbian presidential elections (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
During the election campaign Kosovo was not much of a topic for the presidential candidates in Serbia. Some have visited Kosovo but without much fanfare, and the winner although he announced his Leposavić’s election rally, dropped out of the visit. According to the head of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić, Vučić has […]
Read More →Haliti: Demarcation is an obligation, we will have to do it with Serbia too (Telegrafi)
Kosovo Assembly Vice President and senior Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) member, Xhavit Haliti, said today that the Assembly has yet to receive the draft law on the border demarcation with Montenegro. Haliti said the Kosovo Assembly is obliged to ratify the demarcation deal. “I am going to support Kosovo’s interests. How we will vote […]
Read More →Thaci, Vucic expected to take over Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (RFE)
Political analysts in Kosovo and Serbia believe that Aleksandar Vucic’s victory in the Serbian presidential elections could have an impact on the ongoing talks between Pristina and Belgrade and that the whole process could be shifted at the level of presidents, also given Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s increasing role in the process. Petrit Zogaj, Pristina-based […]
Read More →CDHRF urges authorities to investigate detainee’s death (Klan Kosova)
The Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) has called on Kosovo authorities to investigate the death of one of the detainees at the Lipjan detention facility. The detainee, Naser Makolli, was a former cellmate of Vetevendosje activist, Astrit Dehari, who also died whilst in detention. CDHRF said it had interviewed Makolli […]
Read More →Moscow Considers Irresponsible to Create Kosovo Armed Forces (Sputnik International)
Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Kosovar authorities were trying to create a “fake juridical” ground for creation of Kosovo armed forces. Moscow considers irresponsible the initiative to create Kosovo armed forces, as it goes against the already existing agreements, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. “[We] paid attention to the […]
Read More →Nations in Transit 2017: The False Promise of Populism (Freedom House)
Populists’ stunning electoral victories in Europe and the United States have shaken the post–Cold War order in Europe and Eurasia, but they could ultimately reinvigorate liberal democracy. In 2016, populist successes at the polls in Western Europe and the United States rocked the world, not least the countries of postcommunist Europe and Eurasia covered by […]
Read More →Thaci Backtracks on Establishing Kosovo Army (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci abandoned unilateral attempts to push through changes to transform the Kosovo Security Force into a regular army and said he would seek wider support for the plan. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/thaci-backtracks-on-establishing-kosovo-army-04-04-2017
Read More →Đurić: Vučić won 80 per cent of the vote in Kosovo (KIM radio)
Deputy SNS Marko Đurić said that from so far processed causes the current Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has won 80 per cent of votes at polling stations in Kosovo. Đurić says that Vučić won nearly 33 000 votes, adding that it is 10 per cent more than in the previous parliamentary elections. The next is […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 3 April
• Meeting between ruling and opposition parties ends without agreement (RTK)
• PM Mustafa does not tell if they have votes for Demarcation (KTV)
• Witness in Astrit Dehari’s case dies in prison (KTV Interactive)
• Return of Srpska List retracts Draft Law on High Education from Assembly (KTV)
• MPs signing in and leaving plenary sessions not being punished (KTV)
• Assembly Presidency convenes on Tuesday, Demarcation possible on agenda (KTV Interactive)
LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors - San Francisco Examiner 29/04/2024Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors San Francisco Examiner
- Ex-Slovenian President plans to revive Kosovo-Serbia dialogue - Türkiye Newspaper 29/04/2024Ex-Slovenian President plans to revive Kosovo-Serbia dialogue Türkiye Newspaper
- Slovenia President Backs Predecessor as New Kosovo-Serbia Envoy - Prishtina Insight 29/04/2024Slovenia President Backs Predecessor as New Kosovo-Serbia Envoy Prishtina Insight
- Serb majority in N.Kosovo shuns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors - San Francisco Examiner 29/04/2024
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