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Belgrade Media Report 25 January 2018

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 25 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic and Thaci discuss resumption of dialogue (RTS)
• Balkans and EU need each other (Tanjug/RTS/B92)
• Serbia keeps up with EU in its priorities (RTS)
• Kuburovic: Pristina requesting Prosecution’s data on Ivanovic’s murder (RTS)
• Djuric: Serbia was not sent one single new information on the murder (Radio Belgrade)
• PACE on situation in Kosovo and rights and obligations of Serbia (Tanjug/RTV/Novosti)
• Croats requested ban of exhibition in UN (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Federation of B&H HoR adopts Proposal of Law on Pension and Disability Insurance (TV1)
• PACE adopts Resolution on B&H (BHT/RTRS/N1)
• OHR, OSCE appeal to B&H political parties to work on amendments to Law on Elections of B&H (Nezavisne novine)
• US Embassy to B&H: B&H needs free and fair elections (TV1)
• B&H Presidency members Ivanic and Izetbegovic discuss amendments to Law on Elections with OSCE’s Berton (Nezavisne novine)
• Ivanic certain as candidate (Srna)
• OHR and SDP, DF and SDA insist on application of 1991 census for election of delegates into Federation of B&H HoP (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• MOST wants President to propose specific measures instead of criticism (Hina)
Montenegro
• Vujanovic under the pressure (RTCG)
fYROM
• PMs Zaev and Tsipras unblock EU integration process (MIA)
• Nimetz confirms his visit to Athens and Skopje next week (MIA)
• Hahn: Zaev and Tsipras have shown courage, vision, and statesmanship (Meta)
• Law on languages to undergo Venice Commission scrutiny after adoption (MIA)
• Ali Ahmeti will also attend the leadership meeting regarding the name (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE to return to parliament to prevent the adoption of the Law on Languages (Meta)
Albania
• Rama, Albania and Serbia together in EU, with one condition (ADN)
• Diaspora, ministers of three countries meeting for a joint action (ADN)
• Basha: 27 January protest, people’s march against oligarchy (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Assassination of Serb leader in Kosovo signals gathering political storm (TransConflict)
• Turkish trade center to be established in Balkans (Anadolu Agency)

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Trajkovic: Only Djindjic understood us (Danas)

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I would come to the meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, on 30 January with a group of reputable Kosovo Serbs who were brave enough to accept this challenge, Momcilo Trajkovic politician from Kosovo and leader of the Serb Resistance Movement, told Danas daily. Many have refused my invitation, some fearing to take part in […]

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Rakocevic: Kosovo government should have fallen down after murder of Ivanovic (NewPress, RTS, KIM Radio)

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A journalist from Kosovo, Zivojin Rakocevic thinks that the government of Ramush Haradinaj, “should have fallen down because of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic” or “at least to freeze its existence till the moment when it becomes known who have killed him,” Serbian media reported. Speaking in a broadcast “Upitnik” on of the Serbian national […]

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Thaci attends meeting of European leaders in Davos, meets Vucic (media)

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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attended today the meeting of European leaders as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting hosted by World Economi Forum President Borge Brende has gathered leaders of different European countries and leaders from the Western Balkans. In a Facebook post, Thaci said the meeting focused on Europe’s […]

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MPs instructed not to travel abroad before February 20 (Radio Free Europe)

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Members of the Kosovo Assembly have been instructed by the Assembly Presidency not to travel abroad before February 20. Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Naser Osmani, told the news agency that no one can force MPs to attend a plenary session and that the instruction would make sense only if its purpose is to […]

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Vetevendosje denies calling a press conference (media)

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Vetevendosje has issued a statement saying that Nol Nushi and Teuta Rrusta, who called a press conference for today, do not represent the positions of Vetevendosje and that their contracts with the movement’s secretariat have not been renewed.  This morning a statement went out to the media announcing that Nushi and Rrusta were going to […]

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Scott: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue must continue (TV N1)

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Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on normalization of relations must continue, despite the shock caused by the murder of the leader of Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice, Oliver Ivanovic, USA Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scot told TV N1. The Ambassador Scot expressed condolence to the family and all those who knew Oliver Ivanovic. Commenting on Serbian President Aleksandar […]

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MPs request from KIA to increase vigilance in the north (Koha)

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The Director of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA) Driton Gashi, reported today to the Assembly Committee for Supervision of KIA, about the security situation in Kosovo, especially after the murder of Oliver Ivanovic. Head of this Committee, Donika Kadaj Bujupi, said they requested from the Director to increase vigilance in the north. Kadaj-Bujupi said there […]

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LDK calls PM Haradinaj for a motion on increase of salaries (Koha.net)

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The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has submitted today the request for motion of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, with regards to the Decision of the government, number 04/20, dated 21.12.2017, on increase of salaries for the governing cabinet. “Such decision is extremely harmful, not analyzed and creates a […]

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“We won’t be seeing him here again” (Sputnik, B92)

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Former US official who caused a storm with his statements, Brian Hoyt Yee, is no longer listed as an employee of the US State Department, Sputnik is reporting. The website also said that Yee told Greek media no decision had been made to appoint him as US ambassador in one of the Balkan countries – […]

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EU and Balkans need each other, says Serbian PM (B92)

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Prime Minister Ana Brnabic took part on Wednesday in a meeting of the group “New Leaders for Europe” within the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Serbian government announced this, quoting Brnabic as saying that “the Balkans needs Europe, but that the Balkans is also needed by Europe.” Brnabic said that European integration of the […]

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“NISMA will not support initiative on specialist court” (RTK)

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Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) MP, Haxhi Shala, said in an interview to RTK that his party will not support initiative for abrogation of the law on specialist chambers. Shala said the party MPs signed the initiative at its outset thinking it was part of the petition launched by KLA associations to amend the existing law. […]

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