Belgrade Media Report 18 October 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 18 October 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Dialogue following elections in Kosovo and Metohija (Politika)
• Bishop Irinej Buliovic: No further concessions (Radio Belgrade)
• Vucic, Scott discuss Kosovo, bilateral ties, investments (Tanjug)
• ICTY to announce ruling in Mladic trial on 22 November (B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS Assembly adopted resolution on military neutrality (Srna)
• Salkic: Resolution on military neutrality of RS represents one in series of direct attacks on constitutional and legal organization of B&H (klix.ba)
• Cavic: Decision to appoint Radukic to post of Acting Chief Auditor is scandalous (klix.ba)
• Covic and Izetbegovic discuss Euro-Atlantic integration with Inzko and Hearne (TV1)
• B&H CoM Chairman, prime ministers of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro conclude joint projects and communicational connection are main preconditions for faster growth of economy (BHT1/TV1)
fYROM
• SDSM received 38 mayoral mandates in the first round, VMRO-DPMNE – three, DUI – two (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE filed 45 complaints to SEC (MIA)
• OSCE/ODIHR: The elections happened in accordance with the international standards (Meta)
• EU: Newly elected mayors must contribute to reforms (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• How the Balkans Were Won: A Turkish Foreign Policy Success Story (The National Interest)
Read More →TV Most: Ivanović and Milović are exercising inappropriate pressure on the media (TV Most)
Leadership of the Television Most from Zvečan issued on yesterday a statement, in a response to the announcement of the representatives of CI SDP Oliver Ivanović and CI “For Our Zvečan”- Dragiša Milović, to file a lawsuit against this media. According to the press statement, the controversial videos were aired on this TV station, “under […]
Read More →“Horrific campaign against Ivanovic, Milovic and Jablanovic” (FoNet, KIM Radio)
Five journalist and media associations (NUNS, NDNV, ANEM, LP and AOM) in the strongest terms condemned airing of a promotional video on TV Most and TV Pink by which “a horrific campaign” is underway against Oliver Ivanovic and his colleagues Dragisa Milovic and Dragan Jablanovic, Serbian media reported. “The acts of the above mentioned media […]
Read More →Former University of Pristina rector convicted of fraud (Kallxo)
Enver Hasani, former rector of the University of Pristina (UP) and former head of Kosovo’s Constitutional Court, has been found guilty of fraud. Hasani’s other two co-defendants, Albert Rakipi from a Tirana based company and Hakif Veliu, University of Pristina official, were also found guilty and ordered to pay a fine while Hasani was given […]
Read More →Vucic and Scott on continuation of dialogue with Kosovo (Danas)
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic received today USA Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scott and spoke with him about bilateral relations and regional topics, Danas daily reported. The two officials highlighted the need to continue Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels and to implement agreements reached earlier, including the agreement on the judiciary and the creation of the Association […]
Read More →Vulin: Vote for Srpska Lista, it is link with Government of Serbia (KoSSev Portal)
After Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric called upon Serbs from Kosovo to vote for Srpska Lista at the forthcoming local elections, the same call was repeated by former director of the Office for Kosovo and current Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, KoSSev portal reported today. Vulin called upon Serbs in Kosovo “(…) […]
Read More →Apostolova: EU supports Kosovo in combating human trafficking (Koha)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said today that now is the best time for the government to send clear messages that it understands the importance of the fight against human trafficking. “We need to use all legal means to prevent this specific crime. We need to identify and punish the perpetrators. We need to further […]
Read More →First meeting of Working Group on Kosovo after local elections (Politika, Kontakt plus radio)
The first meeting of the Working Group to support internal dialogue on Kosovo, would be held after the Kosovo local elections, Politika daily reported today. Following the meeting, Politika reported it could become public when the dialogue would start formally and who would receive the first invitations to the consultations on Kosovo. Serbian President Vucic […]
Read More →Complaint against Jevtic: There are no elements of criminal activity (Vecernje Novosti)
The Court of Appeals in Pristina dismissed complaint against the Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic. The court found the complaint as groundless. The case was initiated by the Kosovo Special Prosecution against Dalibor Jevtic and three his co-associates over alleged misuse of official authority, Novosti further reported. Although, Basic Court in Pristina, dismissed […]
Read More →Srpska Lista: Our activists in Leposavic attacked (Tanjug, Novosti)
Srpska Lista said that members of the Party of Kosovo Serbs (PKS) stormed its election hub in Leposavic and verbally and physically attacked five Srpska Lista activists, who sustained slight bodily injuries, Tanjug news agency reported. As Srpska Lista press release said, several minutes prior to 15.00 hrs, Marko Jablanovic, son of a mayoral candidate […]
Read More →PKS condemns Srpska Lista over “hate speech and threats” (KIM Radio)
Party of Kosovo Serbs, whose mayoral candidate for Leposavic municipality is Dragan Jablanovic, in the strongest terms condemned “hate speech and violence, as well as methods of threats and blackmails that Srpska Lista uses,” KIM Radio reported. PKS said that the claims of the Srpska Lista that the PKS activists stormed the Srpska Lista premises […]
Read More →Ivanovic: We are appalled over TV Most video
Mayoral candidate for Mitrovica North municipality, Oliver Ivanovic stated that since the last campaign in 2013 until today nothing has been done in Mitrovica. “Security became topic number one,” Ivanovic said. He criticized the work of TV Most and TV Pink that took the side of one political option, KIM Radio reported. Ivanovic said the […]
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