Belgrade Media Report 19 July
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 19 July 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• India opposes Pristina’s membership in international organizations (RTS/Tanjug)
• Serbia committed to regional peace, stability (Tanjug)
• Dacic, Crnadak open new B&H Embassy building in Belgrade (Beta/RTS)
• Serbian government soon to debate Russian Humanitarian Center in Nis (Novosti)
• Bujanovac Municipality protests over closing down of alternative crossings to Kosovo (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Vulin and Vukicevic might be summoned as first witnesses in case related to Dodik’s statement on return of Bosniaks in Podrinje region (TV1/Glas Srpske)
• SDA’s Genjac announces SDA will not support HDZ B&H’s proposal of Law on Elections of B&H (Hayat)
• Mektic’s statements spark reactions of SNSD and Croat officials (RTRS)
• Mogherini emphasizes importance of adoption of Law on Excise Duties and signing of Transport Community Treaty (EuroBlic)
• Lajcak: B&H created hostage of itself, one does not join EU with help from so-called Bonn powers or sanctions (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• President: Army should have responded earlier to contain wildfires (Hina)
• Slovenia says expects at least small signal from Zagreb regarding arbitration ruling (Hina)
Montenegro
• NATO sends help to Montenegro (RTCG/Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Nimetz: New impetus in efforts to solve name issue (MIA)
• Mogherini: The dedication is allowing us to direct all of our energy into the reforms (Meta)
• Zaev: Agreement with Bulgaria clearly states it’s about two states, nations and languages (Meta)
• Zaev: Law on languages to be adopted before local elections so no one losses the votes (MIA)
Albania
• Yee: Politicians to keep word on reforms (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• The Berlin Process – the Good Cop of the Balkans’ European Integration (euinside)
Read More →Hoyt Yee: U.S. supports any government that has parliamentary majority (VOA)
In an interview to Voice of America, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Hoyt Brian Yee, said that the international community would support any legally-constituted government in Kosovo that shares that same fundamental values. “I think the message of Quint, including the United States, was that we are ready and […]
Read More →Molliqaj resigns from the position of Vetevendosje’s Organisational Secretary (Lajmi.net)
Dardan Molliqaj has confirmed his resignation from the position of the Organizational Secretary of the Vetevendosje movement. Molliqaj, who is already elected for the Kosovo Assembly MP in 11 June elections, said that after Vetevendosje’s victory in general elections, he would engage in new challenges of the party. He took to Facebook to write that […]
Read More →India opposes membership of Pristina in international organizations (KoSSev, Kontakt plus radio)
Serbian media reported about the meeting between the Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic and the Ambassador of the Republic of India, Narinder Chauhan, focused on further development of the economic co-operation and support of India regarding the Kosovo issue. During the meeting, Indian Ambassador highlighted that India opposes membership of Pristina in international organizations. In […]
Read More →Haliti: PAN has votes to form government (Indeksonline)
Senior official from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Xhavit Haliti, said PAN coalition has the 61 votes necessary for forming the new government. “To form a government is not a big problem. There are some other issues regarding the functioning of the government after its formation”, Haliti is quoted. He said that the initiative […]
Read More →Justice Ministry presents new strategy for prevention of domestic violence (Koha)
Kosovo’s Deputy Justice Minister, Munir Basha, presented at a roundtable in Gjakova/Djakovica a new action plan and strategy for prevention of domestic violence in Kosovo covering the 2016-2020 period. Basha said the new document is largely based on results and recommendations from the previous programme and the professional work of all stakeholders in this process. […]
Read More →Delawie with families of missing persons in Kosovo (KoSSev)
United States Ambassador to Pristina Greg Delawie yesterday visited the multi-ethnic Resource Center for Families of Missing Persons in Kosovo. In addition to a photo published with representatives of the Associations of Families of the Missing and Abducted, the US ambassador on his Twitter account stated that everyone must do more to support the efforts […]
Read More →Lower sentences for Badovci case (Kallxo.com)
Exactly one year and a day after they were sentenced for the first time by the Basic Court in Pristina, the trial panel comprised by judges Valbona Selimaj, Valon Kurtaj and Vesel Ismajli sentenced once again the accused for Badovci case. Besnik Latifi was sentenced to prison with four years and six months, Gazmend Haliti, […]
Read More →“Russians with an aggressive campaign against Kosovo” (Klan Kosova)
The most distinguished fighter from Kosovo in the Islamic state was Lundrim Muhaxheri. However, after his death, Russian media are writing about a Kosovo women assessing her to be just as dangerous as her compatriot. Russian agency Sputnik reported about her citing allegedly a report of the Kosovo Center for Security Studies. However, director of […]
Read More →1.226 cases of domestic violence reported in 2016 (RTK 2)
According to the Kosovo Police report, 1.226 cases of domestic violence were reported in 2016, RTK 2 said. Meanwhile, representatives of a non-governmental sector stated that the Law against Domestic Violence is not implemented the way it should be. Kosovo Police spokesperson, Daut Hoxha stated that the police along with medical and centers for social […]
Read More →Rakic: Whatever happens, strong relations with Belgrade remain (Novosti, KoSSev)
In the next few days I expect consultations with the Albanian political leaders, and after that we will make a decision whether or not to participate in the government of interim institutions in Kosovo, new Char of Srpska Lista and mayor of Mitrovica/Mitrovice North, Goran Rakic stated to Novosti daily. Asked about specific conditions Srpska […]
Read More →Anniversary of the kidnapping of Serbs in Orahovac/Rahovec marked (KIM radio, KoSSev, Politika)
In Velika Hoča, municipality of Rahovec/Orahovac yesterday was marked the suffering of Serbs of July 1998, when hundreds of Serbs and Roma were kidnapped in the municipality, Serbian media reported. At the memorial service for the victims and abductees in the municipality of Rahovec/Orahovac, was said that no one still was responsible for the suffering […]
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