Belgrade Media Report 21 December 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 21 December 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: It is Serbia’s job not to harm Russia (Tanjug/B92)
• Vulin: Further modernization of techniques and combat systems agreed in Moscow (RTS)
• Brnabic: No open issues with Montenegro (RTS/Tanjug)
• Serbia demands return of its materials assigned to ICTY in all tried cases (RTS)
• Mihajlovic: Serbia has done everything to construct Bratunac-Ljubovija Bridge and resolve border issues with B&H (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OSCE’s Berton discusses Election Law issue with reps of main political parties in B&H (FTV)
• OSCE: General elections will be held in 2018 (N1)
• Versions of adopted set of excise laws are not identical in all three official languages (TV1)
• Session of Collegium for the EU integration held (BNTV)
• SDA condemns Vucic’s decision to posthumously reward Russian Ambassador Churkin (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• EU encouraged by meeting of Croatian and Slovenian prime ministers (HRT)
Montenegro
• Political strategy is not stronger (RTCG)
fYROM
• Prominent members of VMRO-DPMNE demand the postponement of congress for the election of a new leader (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE: Every day we shall be blocking a border passage (Meta)
Albania
• SMI, Luan Rama: Provisional chief prosecutor position, non-existent (ADN)
• Speaker Ruci sued by Democratic Party for abuse of duty (ADN)
• Basha, unexpected meeting with US Ambassador Lu (ADN)
• SMI Chairwoman Kryemadhi meets US Ambassador Lu (ADN)
• Berisha accuses EU and USA diplomats for unilateral support of Rama (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Balkans trap: As Serbian president goes to Russia, US plots to ‘finish the job’ (RT)
• Corruption, a threatening phenomenon in the Balkans (Ora News.tv)
Srpska Lista refuted it talks to Pristina on army establishment (RTS)
Srpska Lista rejected all insinuations that its representatives are negotiating with the authorities in Pristina on the transformation of the Kosovo security forces into armed forces, and said their stance in this regard is clear and unchanged, RTS reported. This reaction came following the statement of the Kosovo deputy minister of defence, Agim Ceku, who […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo, home to all its citizens (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said at the meeting of the Consultative Council for Communities that inter-community dialogue is one of his main priorities and that Kosovo is a home to all its citizens. “This year we have managed to promote dialogue even more,” Thaci said adding that he supports the idea of increasing the […]
Read More →Gjukaj: Citizens did not only pay for electricity in the north but for all Serb-majority areas (Koha)
Director of the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), Arben Gjukaj, told KTV that citizens of Kosovo were not only charged for unpaid electricity in the north but for all areas with Serb majority. Gjukaj said that unpaid bills were sent to both UNMIK and the government of Kosovo. “After independence, one bill went to UNMIK and […]
Read More →O’Connell: High-level corruption, Kosovo’s main challenge (Klan Kosova)
British Ambassador, Ruairi O’Connell said Kosovo’s main challenge is fighting corruption, especially at the high level. “Corruption destroys the country, prevents economic development,” said O’Connell at a presentation of a Kosovo Law Institute report. He also said Kosovo has not achieved a positive track record of fighting corruption. “There is no high-level conviction. This leads […]
Read More →Agim Ceku: There are talks with the Serbian List about the Kosovo Army; there is a shift (KIM radio)
Deputy Minister of Security Forces of Kosovo Agim Ceku told RTV KiM that the talks with the Serbian List are being conducted about the transformation of the KSF into the Kosovo Army, and the possible support of this List to changes of the constitution that is necessary for the transformation. Ceku, who emphasizes that he […]
Read More →Where is it that Putin wants to include Serbia? (B92, RT)
Russia wants to include Serbia in the free trade zone of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Vladimir Putin has said, according to RT. This could open new opportunities for development of business links, Putin said, and added that discussions were underway. Te broadcaster paid special attention to Putin’s meeting in the Kremlin earlier this week […]
Read More →4 points of agreement between Vucic and Putin (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti writes that, according to their knowledge, the most important points of future relations between Serbia and Russia have been clarified. The daily quote the following points: * Russia will firmly represent Belgrade’s positions regarding the final status of Kosovo * Moscow, as a manufacturer, has generally agreed that Serbia can negotiate with the […]
Read More →Commission for Return and Community Affairs established (KIM Radio)
Inter-ministerial Commission for Return and Community Affairs was established yesterday, following the proposal of the Kosovo Minister for Return and Communities, Dalibor Jevtic, KIM Radio reported. By this decision two inter-ministerial commissions from the previous government were united, aiming to unite actions of the ministries in resolving the issues affecting the return process and the […]
Read More →Kosovo: Two persons arrested for promoting extremist groups (RTV Puls, AP, Tanjug, Blic)
Kosovo police said two person were arrested yesterday in Mitrovica and Lipljan, suspected of promoting extremist groups, RTV Puls reports today. The police statement reads suspects were arrested because “they have distributed propaganda material as a token of support to the terrorist groups” AP reported, reminding that a maximum prison sentence for these charges is […]
Read More →Vulin: Moscow in Kosovo dialogue – that changes everything (RTS, B92)
Serbian Defense Minister, Aleksandar Vulin says that Moscow’s readiness to engage in Belgrade’s dialogue with Pristina – if the format changes – changes everything. According to Vulin “this actually means the return of the United Nations to the negotiations”. Vulin also said that Serbia was “under great pressure from Albanians who are trying to impose […]
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United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 20 December 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Putin to Vucic: Moscow to support any mutually acceptable solution for Kosovo; political dialogue in line with UNSCR 1244 (Beta)
• Serbia, Russia sign several agreements (RTS/Tanjug)
• Russia confirms it wants to join Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (B92/Tanjug)
• Lazanski: Visit to Moscow was more than successful (RTS)
• Brnabic: Serbia still not satisfied with implementation of agreements by Pristina (RTS)
• Fico to Guterres: Balkans is once again starting to burn (Beta/Tanjug/TASR)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: Serbs force themselves out of Sarajevo (EuroBlic)
• Zvizdic returns from Brussels (FTV)
• Zvizdic meets IMF’s Ilahi (Oslobodjenje)
• EU: We will monitor how money from excise duties is being spent (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Survival of Croats in B&H is national interest (HRT)
• Cerar visits Plenkovic, no agreement on arbitration implementation (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• DF’s excuse: We had to be impudent towards Tannock (CDM)
• EP report on Montenegro reflects no political or party views (CDM)
fYROM
• Zaev, Dimitrov meet with BiEPAG experts (MIA)
• Zaev: Citizens, not governments, play main role in decision-making (MIA)
• Dimitrov: National consensus and holding of referendum on name issue (MIA)
Albania
• Basha: Provisional Chief Prosecutor election null (ADN)
• Opposition’s protest, Basha: Fair reaction against Constitution’s violation (ADN)
• EU condemns violence in opposition’s protest (ADN)
• Opposition’s protest, 10 MPs to be prosecuted for public disorder (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Russia’s Gazprom increases contracted gas volume to Serbia to 2 Bcm/year (Platts)
• Visa Liberalisation Report: Questions and Answers (European Commission – Press release)
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