Investigation in the disappearance of journalist Ljubomir Knezevic: Intimidated witnesses, dismissed prosecutor and judge (Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS))
Read More →Investigation in the disappearance of journalist Ljubomir Knezevic: Intimidated witnesses, dismissed prosecutor and judge (Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS))
Association of Journalists of Serbia continues publishing its findings related to murdered and kidnapped journalists in Kosovo. This time it focuses on investigating the kidnapping of Ljubomir Knezevic, a journalist from Pristina’s Jedinstvo, and a correspondent of Belgrade’s Politika. Full article is available at: http://www.uns.org.rs/en/UNS-info/UNS-info/58141/investigation-in-the-disappearance-of-journalist-ljubomir-knezevic-intimidated-witnesses-dismissed-prosecutor-and-judge.html
Read More →Mogherini: EU door is open for Kosovo, only fulfill the criteria (Gazeta Express)
Read More →Mogherini: EU door is open for Kosovo, only fulfill the criteria (Gazeta Express)
The EU High Commissioner for Foreign Policy, Frederica Mogherini, said that European Union has presented all its objectives for the six Balkans countries and their membership at EU. In an interview for the public broadcaster, Mogherini said Kosovo is part of the EU strategy and that what is on the table for the others, is […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 20 March 2018
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 20 March 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic to meet Guterres in New York (Blic/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Either we will be a team or I don’t have to be the prime minister (RTV/Tanjug)
• Office for KiM demands release of Zajic from Klina (Tanjug)
• Dialogue continues in Brussels at expert level (RTS)
• Ilir Bytici talked with War Crime Prosecutor (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic, Covic hold separate meetings with US ambassadors to B&H and Croatia (Oslobodjenje)
• “Offer solution for implementation of decision in ‘Ljubic’ case” (Dnevni avaz)
• HNS session: Most of parties gathered around HNS to jointly participate in upcoming elections (BHT1)
• SDP B&H rejects DF’s proposal for unification of Left in B&H (N1)
• Parties of ruling coalition in RS start negotiations on elections (Nezavisne/RTRS)
• Dodik: Certain Serbs in OSA B&H have task to discredit RS (Srna)
• SIPA: We are monitoring activities related to arrival of ‘Night Wolves’ (Oslobodjenje)
• Russian Embassy in B&H surprised to hear that Zaldostanov was presented as threat to B&H’s security (TV1)
Croatia
• Croatian President congratulates Putin on election victory (Hina)
• Conflicts within HDZ about Istanbul Convention Ratification continue (Hina)
• Croatian MEP comments on border issue with Slovenia (HRT)
Montenegro
• DPS’s presidential candidate Milo Djukanovic (CDM)
• Blazic withdrew his candidacy and supported Bojanic (CDM)
• Knezevic goes to prison voluntarily (CDM)
fYROM
• Kotzias expected in Skopje on March 22 with 20-page draft-treaty in hand (MIA)
• Zaev: Step closer to name solution with Kotzias’ visit and Nimetz’s meeting (MIA)
• Zbogar: EU supports negotiations, will not engage directly (MIA)
• Zbogar: We expect the Law on Languages to come into force and the reforms should continue (Meta)
• LP: The Law on Languages is invalid (Meta)
• Independent professionals and experts in anti-corruption, Zaev recommends (MIA)
Albania
• Meta meets former mayor of New York Giuliani (ADN)
• Meta signs authorization for talks on sea border with Greece (ADN)
• Xhafaj meets his German counterpart, assessments on government’s reforms (ADN)
• Majority-opposition clash in Inquiry Committee on Tahiri (ADN)
• Albania-Kosovo customs point ready by April (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Moscow warns of negative effects of Skopje’s accession to NATO (TASS)
• Greece Proposes 5 Names for FYROM: Here is the List (Greek Reporter)
• Europol: 800 People From the Western Balkans are in the Ranks of the “Islamic State” (Novinite)
Caglavica: Do civil society reactions and condemnations have effect? (KIM Radio)
Representatives of several Serb non-governmental organizations from Kosovo discussed today in a debate organized in Caglavica whether reactions and condemnations from the civil society have an effect, KIM Radio reported. Centre for Peace and Tolerance Director, Nenad Maksimovic said “it became politically incorrect to speak out and publicly criticize representatives of the authorities, being it […]
Read More →Kosovo Serb arrested for war crimes (Gazeta Express)
The Kosovo Police in Klina arrested on Monday Milorad Zajic, after he went to the police station to report a burglary. He was then transferred to Pristina at the prosecutor’s order, suspected of committing war crimes against Albanians in 1998-99. Zajic has returned to his village in Kosovo recently after living in Serbia since the […]
Read More →Serb attacked and beaten in Dragoljevac, Istok municipality (Bravo Radio, TV Most, KIM Radio)
Read More →Serb attacked and beaten in Dragoljevac, Istok municipality (Bravo Radio, TV Most, KIM Radio)
Blagoje Zuvic, a Serb returnee from the village of Dragoljevac, in Istok municipality was attacked today, municipal community official Vesna Malikovic told Bravo Radio, TV Most reported. According to Bravo Radio, Zuvic was attacked by his first neighbour, an Albanian. First a verbal dispute occurred and then Zuvic was physically assaulted and beaten. “The case […]
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