Belgrade Media Report 19 February
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic very unpleasantly surprised by Slovenian president (Tanjug/B92)
• Brnabic: Kosovo independence unacceptable for Serbia (Beta)
• Vucic wants support for declaration on survival of Serbs (Beta)
• Dacic: Dialogue with Pristina precondition for stability of region (government website/Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• Burundi withdraws recognition of Kosovo independence (Beta)
• Belgrade sends protest note to Barbados over recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Belgrade will pose questions about Ivanovic’s murder (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Decade of encouragement for separatist movements (RTS)
• Mogherini optimistic about Belgrade-Pristina agreement (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: ‘Wicked practice’- EU pushes Balkans to choose either West or Russia (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik confirms he will run for B&H Presidency; reactions (Srna/BNTV)
• Durakovic confirms he will run for RS President in general elections (Fena)
• Insulting poster taped on building of Serbian Embassy in Sarajevo; reactions (Faktor.ba)
• Gutic gets removal, Kukic gets bomb! (Dnevni avaz)
• RS President visits Serb community in Karlovac (ATV)
• B&H CoM adopts answers to EC Questionnaire (BHT1)
• There are no legal and legitimate elections without changes to Law on Elections (Dnevni list)
• Covic: There will be no talks on elections in Mostar (RTRS)
• US Embassy expresses concern over purchase of 2,500 rifles for RS Police (Oslobodjenje)
• EUD comments procurement of rifles for RS Police (Oslobodjenje)
• US Embassy: We are not planning any training that would include usage of firearms that the RS is purchasing from Serbia (NAP)
• Consent requested from B&H institutions before issuing permit for RS MoI’s purchase of firearms (BHT1)
• Salkic: Single curriculum in Serbia and in RS represents most severe form of disrespect of B&H sovereignty (Hayat)
• Court of B&H: Saric acquitted of charges for genocide in Srebrenica (Oslobodjenje)
• Delegation of Croatian parliament pays visit to B&H (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Serbian minority in Croatia demands separate territorial unit (Jutarnji list)
• Slovenia says Croatia is bad model for future EU Members (Hina)
• Juncker: No EU Accession for Western Balkans countries with border disputes (Hina)
• Croatian and Russian Foreign Ministers meet (Hina)
Montenegro
• Collapse of the opposition: we can reach an agreement but in our way (CDM)
• Kosovo’s government adopted annex to border demarcation agreement (CDM)
• Montenegro and Albania are leaders in European integrations, says Mogherini (MINA)
fYROM
• Macedonia’s road to EU and NATO needs to be unblocked, says MSC chairman (MIA)
• Hahn very confident name dispute will be solved by end of June (MIA)
• Stoltenberg calls for flexibility in name negotiations (Meta)
Albania
• Rama proposes one President for Albania and Kosovo (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbs won’t back Kosovo recognition for EU seat, president warns (Reuters)
• Serbian Orthodox Church faces economic blockade — Russia’s OSCE envoy (TASS)
EU on Rama’s statement: Political interference in neighbouring countries is not of a help (RTS)
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On the occasion of the “idea” of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on the “joint president of Albania and Kosovo”, the European Union states that “the statements that can be interpreted as a political interference in neighbouring countries” are counterproductive both in building good neighbourly relations and progress on the path of EU integration of […]
Read More →DSS handed over “Appeal for defense of Kosovo and Metohija” to Serbian President (KoSSev)
Members of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and its leader Milos Jovanovic handed over to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic “Appeal for defense of Kosovo and Metohija,” KoSSev portal reported. According to DSS, 300 reputable people who signed the appeal, called upon the authorities “to not sign legally binding agreement with Pristina.” “When he […]
Read More →“Expectations are not fulfilled, we are guilty ourselves” (Kontakt plus radio, RTV KiM)
“The Albanians gained what they wanted with Kosovo’s independence, but they did not fulfil their expectations nor they have justified the assistance given to them,” Nexhmedin Spahiu told Radio Television KiM (RTV KiM). Analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu said in a statement to RTV KiM that Albanians in Kosovo by declaring independence got the state, as well […]
Read More →Association, Mitrovica Bridge and energy to be discussed in Brussels (Lajmi.net)
The next meeting between the delegations of Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels will be held on 26 February. This was confirmed by Maja Kocijancic, Spokesperson of the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Frederica Mogherini. Head of Kosovo technical delegation Avni Arifi, said they will discuss implementation of the reached agreements. “The matters that will […]
Read More →Simic: First the Community/Association of Serb municipalities then other issues (RTS, TV Most, KIM radio)
Read More →Simic: First the Community/Association of Serb municipalities then other issues (RTS, TV Most, KIM radio)
The extraordinary session of the Kosovo Assembly scheduled for yesterday was postponed in order to ensure the presence of the majority of MPs required for the ratification of the agreement on the demarcation with Montenegro. The postponement was requested by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. Kosovo MP and spokesman of the […]
Read More →U.S. don’t support exchange of territories, call for creative solution (media)
The United States Embassy in Pristina said today that the U.S. don’t support ideas for the exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia. “We don’t support the exchange of territories or setting precedents that would cause more problems than solutions. All sides must be creative in finding a solution,” the U.S. Embassy told Radio Free […]
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