Belgrade Media Report 12 April
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Kosovo issue greater problem on EU path than Russia (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Warrants returned to Interpol’s system (Tanjug)
• Serbia wants all its warrants back in Interpol’s system (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Djuric receives friendly and brotherly support in Moscow (Tanjug/B92)
• Seselj: MICT verdict illegal (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: If we do not adopt new Law on Elections, it is bad message for Europe (Dnevni list)
• Izetbegovic: We will produce weapon for market, but also for “God forbid situation” (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic: B&H has its future and nobody will, not even SDA, stop it (Dnevni list)
• New round of talks on elections in Mostar will take place today (TV1)
• Russia has always supported RS’ positions (Srna)
• Court of B&H sentences fmr. HVO member Pavkovic to one year of imprisonment for war crimes (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Government’s thin majority in parliament becomes even thinner (Hina)
• Prime Minister: Part of HDZ wants to destabilize me (Hina)
• Croatia to respond to Slovenia’s complaint on border dispute (Hina)
• Final verdict in Seselj case sparks fierce reactions in Croatia (HRT)
Montenegro
• Putin eager to cherish mutually beneficial relations with Montenegro (RTCG)
• Djukanovic and Vucic rule from the shadow (CDM)
fYROM
• Zaev addresses parliament’s debate on no-confidence motion against government (MIA)
• US Ambassador Baily: Opposition’s comeback in parliament – vital for democracy (MIA)
• Zaev meets US Peace Corps Director Olsen (MIA)
• UN envoy Nimetz sends letter to ministers ahead of Ohrid name talks (MIA)
• Macedonian army delegation visits Croatia (MIA)
Albania
• Llalla: Lu requested the arrest of Ilir Meta (ADN)
• Lu strongly reacts against Llalla: He is corrupt and risks jail (ADN)
• Vasili unveils opposition strategy in parliament (ADN)
• Freedom House Report, presidency reacts (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Don’t wait for the Western Balkans to blow up again. The U.S. and the E.U. must act (The Washington Post)
Read More →Anti-corruption Agency head under fire for proposing to close asset declarations (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →Anti-corruption Agency head under fire for proposing to close asset declarations (Prishtina Insight)
A proposal to change the asset declaration law, which would make senior officials’ declaration of cash and bank deposits classified, has drawn harsh criticism in Kosovo. Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency director Shaip Havolli caused a furor amongst civil society activists after announcing plans to hide parts of the asset declarations of public officials from the general […]
Read More →Kosovo responds to Serbia regarding Interpol warrants (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Izmi Zeka, has responded to the statements made by Serbian Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic that Interpol has reintroduced arrests warrants against 20 Kosovo Albanians saying it is a fabrication and a myth. “Interpol is not an institution managed by Serbia which cannot dictate the format of work,” Zeka said. “It […]
Read More →Minister Tahiri presents amendments to Criminal Code (RTK)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, presented today new changes to Kosovo’s Criminal Code saying the document now provides clear definition of the rule of law and fight against corruption and organised crime, greater flexibility for independent law enforcement mechanisms as well as promotion and advancement of human rights notion. Tahiri said that provisions of […]
Read More →EU representatives imply there will be no visa liberalization this year (Koha)
Vetevendosje MP Fitore Pacolli said today that during a meeting between the Kosovo Assembly’s European Integration Committee and the EU Office in Pristina, the latter implied that there will be no visa liberalization for Kosovo this year. Pacolli said at the meeting it was said that Kosovo’s authorities have failed to make concrete steps in […]
Read More →Milorad Zajic interrogated (KIM Radio)
Kosovo Special Prosecutor for war crimes, Habibe Salihu interrogated today Milorad Zajic, returnee from Klina, within the investigation on events that took place during the conflict in the village of Dusevic. Milorad Zajic is suspected “of taking part in disappearance” of the three members of the Mrmulaku family in June 1998, when there were war […]
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