Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  2017  >  September  >  12
Latest

Belgrade Media Report 12 September

By   /  12/09/2017  /  UN Office in Belgrade Media Report  /  No Comments

LOCAL PRESS

• Despite Brexit, London supports Serbia’s EU path (Beta)
• Rakic: We will be a stone in the shoe that will remind Pristina of their obligations (RTS)
• Kostic: SANU for democratic dialogue (RTV/Tanjug)
• Possible Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana meeting (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic and Grabar-Kitarovic conclude that adoption of amendments to B&H Election Law is priority (TV1)
• Cavic: Dodik does not have anyone’s support for his plans, not even in SNSD (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic: Covic presented views which are contrary to official positions of Presidency of B&H (Kix.ba)
• McDonald supports reform processes in B&H (N1)
• ICTY reacts to recent statement of Grabar-Kitarovic regarding the credibility of this institution (TV1)
• Pendes, meets Hoyt Yee, Berkley, talk about progress in registration of military property (NAP)
Croatia
• EU wants Croatia and Bosnia to agree on Peljesac Bridge (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
• Brajovic and Brglez: Parliament is the place of dialogue and most important for decisions (MINA)
• DF hinted it might return to parliament (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev – Zbogar: In Brussels there is great optimism because Macedonia is going forward (Meta)
• Kocijancic: Government and opposition must work on implementing the reforms together (Meta)
• Zaev meets with representatives of the Krste Misirkov Institute over language law argument (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Will Kosovo Become a UN Observer State? (Sputnik)

Read More →
Latest

CEC decertifies 86 candidates running for local elections (Koha/Klan Kosova)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has decertified 86 candidates from running in October’s local elections, all of whom have been convicted by the courts for criminal offences. Some of the members of the CEC from political parties opposed the decision saying it discriminates candidates by not categorizing the seriousness of the offense they  were convicted […]

Read More →
Latest

Serbia Still Seeking Arrest of Kosovo PM Haradinaj

By   /  12/09/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Although Ramush Haradinaj has become Kosovo’s prime minister, the warrant that Serbia issued for his arrest on war crimes charges will remain in force, which may cause him travel problems. http://bit.ly/2jkZUWR  

Read More →
Latest

Pacolli meets Delawie, asks for support in consolidating statehood (media)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behxhet Pacolli, met today with the United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, most online media report. Pacolli and Delawie discussed Kosovo’s current position and its foreign policy priorities. Pacolli called for greater cooperation with U.S. representatives in consolidating Kosovo’s statehood. Pacolli said the people and government […]

Read More →
Latest

EU observers present final report on June elections (media)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Head of the EU Election Observation Mission, Alojz Peterle, presented today the final report on parliamentary elections that took place in Kosovo on 11 June. The report contains 26 recommendations to local institutions aimed at improving the election process in the future. Peterle said political will is required to address problems with voter intimidation in […]

Read More →
Latest

Rakić: We will be a stone in the shoe for Pristina as a reminder of the obligations (RTS)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

The Serbian list has the strength and the government in Pristina depends on the List, says President of the Serbian List Goran Rakić in the News of the Radio Television of Serbia. He says that Serbian list will not blackmail that ”will not push a finger in the eyes of the Albanians” but that they […]

Read More →
Latest

Ivanović and Milović: Complaints filed against unknown perpetrators for the pressures on candidates (Kontakt plus radio)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Representatives of the CI SDP and “Together for Zvečan” and candidates for mayors and North Mitrovica and Zvečan, Oliver Ivanović and Dragiša Milović announced that they filed complaints against unknown perpetrators for the pressures on candidates for councillors who withdrew their candidacies from these two lists, reports Kontakt plus radio. The complaints have been filed […]

Read More →
Latest

Đurić: Local elections in Kosovo of national importance (Serbian media)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Vice President Marko Đurić says that the upcoming local elections in Kosovo are of national importance, and that the state of Serbia supports only the Serbian List in the elections, reports Serbian media. Đurić points out that the Serbian Government and President Aleksandar Vučić supported the Serbian List in its decisions […]

Read More →
Latest

President Vučić to address nation (RTS)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

President Aleksandar Vučić will address the nation Tuesday this evening at 20:00 hours, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). RTS learns that  President Vučić intends to speak about “broader political topics, but also the internal dialogue on resolving the Kosovo issue.” Vučić will speak from the Presidency of Serbia in Belgrade.  

Read More →
Latest

Russia “depends on Serbia as its key launching ground” (B92, RFE, Beta)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Russia will continue to try to influence the events in the Balkans, where Serbia is its most important link that serves as a launching ground. This is according to Beta, which quoted Mark Galeotti of the Institute of International Relations Prague, who spoke for Radio Free Europe’s Bosnia-Herzegovina/Serbia/Montenegro service. Galeotti said that Moscow is using […]

Read More →
Latest

EU membership is Serbia’s top foreign policy goal, PM says (B92)

By   /  12/09/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Membership in the EU is the most important foreign policy goal of Serbia, Serbia’s PM Brnabic has told a visiting British official. However, she added during her meeting in Belgrade with Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office Simon McDonald, “it is equally important how we will implement reforms on the path to membership.” According to […]

Read More →
Latest

OSCE Broadcast 11 September

By   /  12/09/2017  /  OSCE broadcast report  /  No Comments

• Haradinaj dismisses Demarcation Committee (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• PM Haradinaj received Ambassador O’Connell (TV21)
• Inter-religious youth camp launched (KTV)
• CEC hasn’t decertified 86 convicted candidates (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Zafir Berisha threatens President Thaçi (Klan Kosova, KTV)
• Veseli receives EU Election Observation Report (RTK1)
• Serbia bans buses leaving Kosovo (KTV)

Read More →