Belgrade Media Report 22 November
LOCAL PRESS
• Hague Tribunal sentences Ratko Mladic to life in prison (B92)
• Vucic: We all knew what the verdict would be, let us build the future (RTS)
• Other reactions to Mladic’s verdict (Tanjug/RTS/TV Pink/Beta)
• No outstanding issues with Argentina (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia will not recognize Kosovo and Metohija because of EU membership (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Reactions to Mladic’s verdict (Nezavisne/Srna/Fena)
• Brammertz: This is not a verdict for the entire Serbian people (Nezavisne)
• International reactions to Mladic’s verdict (Klix.ba/Fena)
• Anniversary of DPA initialing marked as holiday in RS (N1)
• US Embassy to B&H organizes meeting with reps of political parties in Federation of B&H to discuss proposals of amendments to Election Law of B&H (FTV)
• Covic pays visit to Afghanistan, meets with high ranking NATO officials (Oslobodjenje)
fYROM
• Ivanov will sign the Law on languages only if it is in accordance with the Constitution (Meta)
• Grubi postponed the commission’s session for the law on languages (Meta)
Albania
• Albanian political factor, key role in inter-ethnic harmony (ATA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia PM says must leave the past behind after Mladic verdict (Reuters)
• ‘It is NATO court!’ Former Bosnian Serb commander Mladic slams UN court that gave him life sentence (RT)
• ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic convicted of war crimes (The Week)
• Mladic’s defense team to appeal life sentence (TASS)
PM says success in tackling drug related crime puts Albania on road to meeting EU accession criteria (Eureporter)
NUNS condemned “discriminatory attitude” of Srpska Lista, seeks Simic’s apology (KoSSev portal)
Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) in the strongest terms condemned the attitude of Srpska Lista toward journalists and media, KosSev portal reported today. NUNS called upon the leadership of the Srpska Lista “to apologize to the journalists and the public over the irresponsible and insulting attitude of Igor Simic, who is on behalf […]
Read More →Thaci comments Mladic’s sentence (klankosova.tv)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci said Ratko Mladic’s conviction for genocide is important to ensure justice for the victims. “We think of Srebrenica today. We must also ensure the perpetrators of deeds and promoters of genocidal ideology will continue to pay for the evil they unleashed from Belgrade. Never forget,” Thaci wrote on his […]
Read More →“Reconciliation stalled, ethnic divisions grow in region” (B92, Tanjug)
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says that the reconciliation process in the Western Balkans has stalled. In his latest Human Rights Comment, Muiznieks also noted that ethnic divisions and polarization have been growing in the region. “These relate in particular to denial of genocide, glorification of war criminals and attempts to […]
Read More →Majority-Muslim Kosovo Puts Jewish Congressman On Stamp (forward.com)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Eliot Engel has become the first U.S. congressman to be featured on a postage stamp in Kosovo. Engel, a New York Democrat, may be the first Jewish member of Congress on a stamp, period. Bella Abzug helped inspire a 1999 stamp celebrating the women’s rights movement, but the late New York […]
Read More →Russia’s interference in Kosovo has implications for Canada, president says (thestar.com, nationalpost.com)
OTTAWA—Kosovo’s president says Russia is trying to destabilize his country and its Balkan neighbours through fake news and other disruptions. Hashim Thaci made those charges Tuesday during a visit to Ottawa and said this makes Canada a target, too, because Russia is trying to undermine the values and institutions that Kosovo shares with its Western […]
Read More →Kosovo wants America in dialogue, but decision depends and on one more country (Blic)
Belgrade based daily Blic writes today that the announcement over the possible engagement of the US in in the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina is merely intended for the Kosovo public. Blic conveyed the opinion of the source from the Kosovo Assembly, who says that this is only a continuation of last week’s Brussels episode, […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Ambassador to US comments on Mladic verdict (media)
Several media report that Kosovo’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Vlora Citaku, commented on a United Nations tribunal’s verdict today against Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic. The latter has been jailed for life for genocide and other atrocities committed during the 1990s Bosnian war. Citaku posted on Facebook: “It took more than […]
Read More →Unemployment, poverty and corruption, main problems of Kosovars (media)
Most online media report on the publication of UNDP’s Public Pulse today which highlight unemployment, corruption and poverty among the main issues that impact the social well-being of Kosovo citizens. Respondents were asked to list the main problems they face and they highlighted unemployment (40% compared to 48% in October 2016), corruption (17 percent compared […]
Read More →Ymeri to Haradinaj: Where are you hiding? (Koha)
Vetevendosje leader Visar Ymeri commented today on the arrest warrants against Vetevendosje MPs Albin Kurti, Donika Kadaj, Albulena Haxhiu and Faton Topalli, for throwing teargas in the Kosovo Parliament. In a Facebook post, Ymeri asked Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj “where is he hiding” and why he is not commenting on these developments. “Politically and constitutionally, […]
Read More →FM Dacic explains why he won’t receive Ukraine’s ambassador (B92, Tanjug)
The Serbian Foreign Ministry (MFA) said on Tuesday it remained committed to overcoming disagreements and enhancing bilateral relations with Ukraine. This comes despite the insistence by Ukraine’s ambassador to Belgrade on the stance that Russia is using Serbia to create chaos and provoke a war in the Balkans, Tanjug reported, citing a press release issued […]
Read More →Gorazdevac: A new series of livestock theft (Kossev)
During the last night, two vehicles and livestock were stolen in Serbian households in Gorazdevac. According to Radio Gorazdevac a van was stolen from Misko Jovanovic, and Branko Stevanovic’s vehicle has disappeared from the backyard. On the same night, from the stables of the Portic family, a cow with calf was stolen. These events disturbed […]
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