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Belgrade Media Report 05 July

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LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Serbia firmly on path towards EU (Beta/Politika/RTS/BBC)
• Zakharova: We don’t want Serbia to choose between us and EU (Beta)
• Drecun: Last attempt to process KLA crimes (N1)
• EU progress of countries of the region (Novosti)
• Kurti: Serbia wants Bosniazation of Kosovo (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: abolish marking of 1 March and 25 November (Srna)
• Dodik announces SNSD and HDZ B&H will decide on their partners in state authorities after 2018 elections (TV1)
• Delegation of European Council on Foreign Relations visit Banja Luka (TV1/N1)
• B&H Constitutional Court to discuss unconstitutional provisions of Election Law (TV1)
• Moore: HNS’ proposal of Election Law does not correspond to implementation of ‘Sejdic-Finci’ and ‘Zornic’ rulings (Oslobodjenje)
• No one has been held responsible yet for attack on Vucic in Potocari on July 11, 2015 (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• European Commission expects Croatia, Slovenia to implement arbitration award (Hina)
• New rules coming to Croatian borders for non-EU nationals (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Political public opinion in Montenegro, June 2017 (RTCG/CDM)
fYROM
• Macedonia’s government adopts urgent reform priorities draft plan (MIA)
• Hoyt Yee: The USA does not support any changes to the borders in the Balkans (Meta)
Albania
• SP starts hearing tour in Albania (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Erdogan’s Battles With West Threaten Balkan Stability (BIRN)
• Turkey rapporteur: ‘We are sending a very bad signal to the Balkans’ (EurActiv)

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Blakaj: Special court will not bring justice to everyone (KIM radio)

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The Special War Crimes Court will not bring justice to all victims of the war in Kosovo, says the director of the Humanitarian Law Center in Pristina, Bekim Blakaj. Bekim Blakaj expects the first indictments before the Special War Crimes Court in the fall. He points out that expectations are high, but he fears that […]

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Daka: Ballot recount affected results of three candidates (Kosovapress)

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Head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Valdete Daka, said that the recount of a number of ballot boxes has affected the final election results enabling three candidates to gain seats in the new legislature. The new MPs will be Fikrim Damka instead of Mahir Yagcilar from the Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (KDTP), Slavko […]

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Selimi: Vetevendosje will respect Constitution for Assembly speaker’s post (EO)

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In an interview to Ekonomia Online, Vetevendosje’s Rexhep Selimi said they continue to have red lines towards possible cooperation with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Serbian List but not with regards to other political entities. However, Selimi said that constitutionally, the post of Assembly speaker belongs to the PAN coalition led by […]

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Janjic: First special court indictments expected in autumn (Klan Kosova)

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Dusan Janjic from the Belgrade-based Forum for Ethnic Relations said the first indictments of the specialist chambers cannot be expected before autumn and that they will involve people of influence in politics and security in Kosovo. Janjic said the approval of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence reaffirms the commitment of the international community to […]

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Kollqaku: Thaci and Vucic are not equal, discussions illegitimate (Klan Kosova)

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Deputy leader of Vetevendosje movement, Fatmire Kollqaku, said that Kosovo’s restart of the dialogue with Serbia, by President Hashim Thaci, at the time when Kosovo has just went through an election process, is illegitimate. Kollqaku told Klan Kosova that Kosovo is not a presidential country where the President makes decisions for the country, but it […]

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Today’s operation: Arrests related to murder of two UNMIK police officers in 2004 (Gazeta Express)

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Dozens of EULEX police members surrounded this morning village Koshovice, Podujevo municipality, regarding a 13 year old case. Sources within EULEX told Gazeta Express that today’s raids are related to the murder of two UNMIK police officers in 2004 and attempted murder of two others. “There are also arrested individuals for possession of arms,” said […]

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Shkelzen Gashi: If VV comes to power, maybe only Kurti will remain uncorrupt (Kosovo 2.0)

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Shkelzen Gashi, one of Vetevendosje co-founders, alongside Albin Kurti, speaks about its growth during elections, its past mistakes and their being ill prepared to govern, reports Kosovo 2.O. In late 2004, a donkey was brought before Kosovo’s government building, and on it a banner reading “vote for me.” Three youngsters were leading the compliant donkey […]

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Serbia Mulls Becoming Hub for Russian Gas Amid Ever-Present ‘Political Risks’ (Sputnik)

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In a recent interview with Sputnik, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Belgrade hopes for Russia’s assistance in the construction of a transit gas pipeline from the border. “At the border with Bulgaria, we will have to construct a downstream pipeline – ourselves or with the Russian help. So we will receive 9.8 billion cubic […]

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Non implementation of the Brussels agreement on the judiciary (Kontakt plus radio)

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Non implementation of the Brussels agreement on the judiciary is a major problem for the Serb community in Kosovo. This was said during a public discussion organized by the Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture (ACDC) in North Mitrovica. Judge Jelena Krivokapić said that she and her colleagues do not have any information about the date […]

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Drecun – Last attempt to prosecute KLA crimes (N1, B92)

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B92 reported on the statement of the Chair of the Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo, Milovan Drecun, who said that the Special Court for KLA War Crimes is the last chance to prosecute crimes committed by KLA members. He further said that the Working Group, established by the Assembly Committee gathered all the evidences related […]

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After repeated counting of 117 ballot boxes, Simic enters Kosovo Assembly (Lajmi.net, KoSSev, Danas)

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Quoting Albanian-language portal Lajmi.net, KosSev reported that repeated counting of ballot papers from 117 ballot boxes has caused some changes related to the expectations as to who will seat at the Kosovo Assembly. Lajmi.net learned out that in regards to Srpska Lista, previous official results noted that Slavko Simic did not manage to secure enough […]

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