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Kosovo Govt to Pay €1m for Serbs’ Electricity (Balkan Insight)

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The Kosovo government has allocated a million euros to fund electricity used by Serb-majority municipalities in the north of the country while seeking a long-term solution to the non-payment issue. The government in Pristina decided on Monday to allocate one million euros to Kosovo’s Transmission, System and Market Operator, KOSTT public energy company to cover […]

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Belgrade Media Report 06 March 2018

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 6 March 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Final results: Vucic’s list won 44.99 percent (RTS/Tanjug/Politika)
• Serbia recognized as key country for preserving stability in region (Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• Solution for Kosovo sustainable only if in interest of both sides (RTS)
• Nothing has changed – Slovakia won’t recognize Kosovo (B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Cadez: Western Balkans could be single investment destination (Tanjug)
• Serbian Orthodox Church to change its name (Novosti)
• Serbian parliament starts spring session (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDP, DF: Covic, Izetbegovic and Ivanic not to discuss Election Law during trilateral meeting (Fena)
• B&H CEC yet to decide whether to use 1991 or 2013 census for October elections (Oslobodjenje)
• Bosniak parties now request reduction of role of House of Peoples in order to support Law on Elections (Vecernji list)
• HR Inzko: We will give parliamentary parties opportunity to change Law on Elections by May, then IC will increase pressure (TV Alfa)
• Hahn: B&H has to implement decision ‘Sejdic-Finci (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: I will run for Serb member of B&H Presidency out of responsibility for RS (RTRS)
• Bosic: I support Govedarica’s candidacy for post of RS President (TV1)
• Awarding RS President Dodik with plaque with golden coat of arms of Srebrenica Municipality proposed (Fena/RTRS)
Croatia
• Croatia advocates for Election Law Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Hina)
• Government receives the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator (HRT)
Montenegro
• Basic court denied Knezevic’s request: DF leader must go to prison (CDM)
• Draginja Vuksanovic – SDP’s presidential candidate (CDM)
fYROM
• Following Zaev’s meeting with Mickoski, a consensus on reforms has been announced (Meta)
• Uncertainty arises over amendments to languages law as parliament session is scheduled for today (MIA)
• Zaev meets with German MP Sarrazin (MIA)
• Xhaferi meets with UN official Jenca (MIA)
Albania
• Edi Paloka to direct Inquiry Committee against Tahiri (ADN)
• Berisha: Cocaine caught, linked to PM and his brother (ADN)
• Xhafaj: Cocaine seized, merit of Albanian police (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Agreement reached on name, use, and acronyms (Kathimerini)
• A Macedonia By Any Other Name (Foreign Policy)

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UNMIK Headlines 7 March

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Veseli believes even Vetevendosje will reflect on demarcation (RFE, Lajmi)
Lack of border ratification in March, leaves Kosovo without visas until 2020 (Zeri)
Government not given green light for Association/Community statute (Koha)
Chancellor Merkel’s adviser meets institutional leaders (media)
Slovakia does not change position on Kosovo (Koha Ditore/Lajmi)
Delawie: Ivanovic’s murder not a result of interethnic conflict (Kosova Sot/RTK)
Hoti: LDK is preparing governing platform for new elections (RTK)
Commission to look into cases dealt with by north’s courts (Koha Ditore)
EU delegation notes delays in implementation of economic reforms (Koha)
Court acquits the accused for the murder of 24-year-old woman (media)

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