Kosovo Serbs to Quit Pristina Govt After Deportation (Balkan Insight)
After Kosovo controversially deported a Serbian official, Kosovo Serb politicians said they will quit the Kosovo government and unilaterally set up an Association of Serbian Municipalities without Pristina’s involvement. Goran Rakic, the president of the main Kosovo Serb party, Srpska Lista, said on Tuesday that an Association of Serbian Municipalities will be set up independently […]
Read More →High-ranking Serbian official arrested in Kosovo (EurAsia Daily)
On March 26, officers of the Kosovo “special police” have arrested the director of the Serbian Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric in Kosovska Mitrovica. The militants rushed into a hall where a round-table discussion was taking place on the “domestic dialog” on future of Kosovo and Metohija. See at: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2018/03/26/high-ranking-serbian-official-arrested-in-kosovo
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 27 March
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Arrest of Djuric brutal provocation by Pristina (RTS/Beta/B92)
• Djuric: Brutal attack on Serbs in northern Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Rakic: Serb List leaving Kosovo government (RTS)
• Selakovic: Djuric arrested in order to humiliate Serbia (RTS)
• Mihajlovic refuses Scott’s invitation (Tanjug)
• Parliamentary Committees to discuss Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Lazanski: They are announcing ZSO, while arresting Djuric (RTS)
• Dodik: Impermissible humiliation of Serbia (Radio Belgrade)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Ivanic sends letter to Dodik: B&H Presidency has exclusive competence to adopt strategy of foreign policy of B&H (BNTV)
• Dodik: Ivanic did not explain anything in letter (RTRS)
• Kristo: B&H to fall into constitutional crisis (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Russia considers Croatia’s decision to be unfriendly act (Hina)
Montenegro
• Seven candidates at the presidential election (MINA)
fYROM
• Zaev expects for name talks to move toward mutually acceptable solution (MIA)
• Macedonia expels Russian diplomat after consultations with EU and NATO (MIA)
• Dimitrov: Expelled Russian diplomat exceeded mandate (MIA)
• Russian Embassy in Skopje: Macedonia to suffer consequences over expelling of Russia diplomat; British Ambassador welcomes decision (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian Minister orders expulsion of two Russian diplomats (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s President Vucic Favors “Compromise” on Kosovo? Geopolitical “Rebalancing” of the Balkans? (Oriental Review)
• New leader of Montenegro needs to normalize relations with Serbia, Russia (EurAsia Daily)
Mitrovica-Leposavic motorway unblocked (RTK)
Serb protesters who had blocked the motorway this morning at the road cross in Rudare, Leposavic municipality, dispersed calmly. KosovaPress journalist reported that trucks and other heavy transport vehicles are moved and the road is now open for movement. The protesters blocked the road as sign of revolt for yeaterday’s arrest of Marko Djuric, Serbian […]
Read More →Maxhuni: There was no disobedience by the Kosovo Police commander in the north (RTK)
Read More →Maxhuni: There was no disobedience by the Kosovo Police commander in the north (RTK)
Kosovo Police general director, Shpend Maxhuni said during his annual reporting at the Assembly committee for internal affairs and security that that yesterday’s action to arrest Marko Djuric was completely legal and that Kosovo Police possesses capacities to defend territorial integrity of Kosovo. He said that the arrest was made based on the government decision […]
Read More →Serbs block road in north Kosovo, walk out of government (SunHerald)
Kosovo Serbs have set up a road block in northern Kosovo, and their representatives walked out of the Kosovo government in response to the arrest and expulsion of a senior Serbian government official. Politicians representing Kosovo’s Serb minority met Tuesday with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, saying they will no longer support the Kosovo […]
Read More →Haradinaj: I do not plan to resign because of the Serbian List (Koha)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said after the meeting of the National Council that he will not resign the governing coalition now that they do not make the majority after the decision of the Serbian List to leave the government. “The Parliament is consisted of many parliamentary groups. Serbian List is a partner. […]
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