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Belgrade Media Report 05 October 2017

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 5 October 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Working group on dialogue to be set up Friday or next week (Tanjug/Beta)
• Dacic: No visit to Croatia if the price is silence (Beta/RTS)
• Brnabic, Dacic dismiss comparison of Catalonia and Presevo Valley (Beta)
• Vucic’s cabinet: Visit to Croatia will take place when political atmosphere changes (Tanjug)
• Kosovo gives up demand for UNESCO membership (RTS)
• Serbian amendments to NATO PA draft resolution approved (Politika)
• Justice Ministry sends letter to ICTY supporting Mladic initiative (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H ITA Steering Board passes draft law on excise duties of B&H (N1)
• PMs Cvijanovic and Novalic agree excise duties need to be increased (FTV)
• SDP organizes meeting of political parties on technical changes to Law on Elections of B&H (FTV)
• Zvizdic, Daul conclude that reforms in B&H and political dialogue in Western Balkans are necessary (Oslobodjenje)
• Fierce discussion on Ambassador Colakovic, who denied all accusations against her (N1)
Croatia
• Serbian President’s visit to Croatia postponed (Vecernji list)
• EU commissioner hopes that Croatia will join Schengen by 2019 (Vecernji list)
• Jurisic: Croatian Russian relations are returning to normal political waters (HRT)
fYROM
• Asselborn: I am not Orbán, I support the normal functioning of the country (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE’s Gruevski meets NDI president Wollac (MIA)
• Dimitrov and Ivanov have reached an agreement regarding the diplomatic mission in the EU (Meta)
Albania
• Rama, closed doors meeting with Ruci and Xhafaj (ADN)
• DP accuses MPs, Rama urgent meeting with the Attorney General (ADN)
• Electoral reform – Balla: We stick to May 18 deal, ready to join political table (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Catalonia’s Independence Push Echoes Across Balkans (BIRN)

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There is no right to separatism (Deutche Welle)

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The Catalan regional government is planning to declare independence soon. However, it will not be able to refer to either international or the European law. The same thing as Kosovo did not become independent legally, but politically, Deutche Welle (DW) reported today. The right of the people to self-determination is an important principle of international […]

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European Commission: We will provide argumented response to Serbia’s letter (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)

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The European Commission stated, it will, upon receiving the letter from the Serbian authorities, in details respond to questions related to its position on Kosovo and Catalonia cases, Tanjug news agency reported today. “When we receive the letter, we will respond to it. You can be assured that our response would be well prepared and […]

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Dacic: Musliu should celebrate not being in prison yet (Vecernje Novosti, B92)

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Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic said that president of Bujanovac municipality Jonuz Musliu should be “thanking God for not yet being arrested”. The Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti reported this today. Dacic also pointed out that adding “the Presevo Valley” – an area in the southern part of central Serbia that has […]

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Kosovo is precedent and not “unique case” (Politika)

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Politika daily on its front page in today’s print edition, runs the article in which long-term judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Milenko Kreca expresses his opinion regarding Kosovo and Catalonia cases. The difference that the EU makes between Kosovo and Catalonia is an expression of political interests that have no […]

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Pride Parade set to take place in Pristina on Sunday (Koha)

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After three marches organised over the last three years, organisations promoting rights of the LGBTI community will organise in Pristina the First Pride Parade on 10 October. The event is scheduled to begin at 11.30 a.m. at the Skenderbeu Square and end with a concert at Zahir Pajaziti Square.

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Serbian List insists on creation of new municipality in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)

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Kosovo’s Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic, said that the Serbian List will insist on the creation of the new municipality of Prilluzhe/Priluzje, a village with predominantly Serb population. Jevtic said the government of Kosovo should take the decision on creating the new municipality not for political reasons but to help the local population. […]

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Haradinaj: SAA implementation paves way to visa liberalisation (Kosovapress)

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said today at the meeting of the Council for implementation of government strategy on cooperation with the civil society that if Kosovo does its homework and makes quick progress on implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), it could gain EU candidate status as well as visa liberalisation. […]

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Russia is Raising Fears of War by Sending Jets, Tanks and Armored Vehicles to Serbia (AP)

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Fearful of NATO and European influence, Russia made its first promised delivery of fighter jets to Serbia this week. More military-grade vehicles and anti-aircraft defense is expected to head to the longtime Russian ally in the near future as tensions increase in the Balkans region, according to the Associated Press. The Russians sent two MiG-29 jets, […]

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Serbian List requests establishment of Association (RTK)

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Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo from the Serbian List, Slavko Simic and head of the Serbian List caucus, Sasa Milosavjevic, met today with the Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson. Simic stressed the importance of creation of Association of the Serb-majority Municipalities as well as implementation of all the agreements achieved […]

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Staff members from Vitina returned to work (KoSSev portal, KIM Radio)

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Two staff members of the Interim Body of Vitina municipality, functioning within the system of the Republic of Serbia, Goran Marinkovic and Aleksandar Rakic, dismissed at the end of September, have returned to their working places, Marinkovic confirmed to KoSSev portal. Marinkovic and Rakic, due to dismissal and alleged threats and intimidations, together with citizens, […]

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Is Presevo now special case too, asks Serbian FM (BETA, Tanjug, Prva TV, B92)

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Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he is awaiting the reaction of the EU and those who said that Kosovo is a special case. Dacic, who also serves as the first deputy PM, asked whether Presevo – a town and area in the southern part of central Serbia inhabited by ethnic Albanians – was now […]

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