Belgrade Media Report 18 April 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 18 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Serbia seeking same standards regarding European values (RTS/Beta)
• Joksimovic: Arguments for new chapters (RTS/Beta/FoNet)
• Djuric: ZSO needs to be in line with Brussels agreement (RTV)
• Jeremic: Vucic promised Kosovo in UN, must figure out how to do it (Tanjug)
• Croatian delegation leaves Belgrade after Seselj’s rampage (B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• EC adopts EU Enlargement Package 2018; B&H fails to make progress (TV1)
• B&H HoP refuses to discusses Election Law in urgent procedure (FTV)
• B&H CEC to call general elections between May 7 and 9 (Dnevni list)
• Zvizdic to withdraw his name from list of possible candidates for Bosniak member of B&H Presidency? (TV1)
• International community: Dangerous Izetbegovic’s threats with weapons (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Prime Minister presents Council of Europe Presidency priorities (Hina)
• Slovenia not ready to discuss disputed border with Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Putin congratulates Djukanovic (CDM)
• Mogherini: Montenegro exceeded expectations (MINA)
• Montenegro great with the rule of law vs. freedom of the media, anti-corruption (CDM)
• Montenegro will be EU member by 2025 (Radio Tivat)
• The election battle in Podgorica has begun! (CDM)
fYROM
• Macedonia receives a clear and unconditional recommendation for start of EU talks (Meta)
• Zaev: Macedonia – a step closer to EU membership (MIA)
• Dimitrov: EC clear recommendation ‘a great victory’ for Macedonia (MIA)
• Dimitrov: I won’t reply to Dacic’s statement on Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• EC recommends the opening of accession talks with Albania (ADN)
• Premier thrilled for the opening of accession talks: We deserve it! (ADN)
• Bushati: Great day for Albania (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Déjà vu, Montenegrin style: Milo Đukanović wins Montenegro’s presidential election (London School of Economics)
Read More →“It’s not true that Macron is closing EU’s door to Serbia” (B92)
The headlines in Serbian media about French President Emmanuel Macron closing EU’s door to Serbia are not correct, says French Ambassador Frederic Mondoloni. Macron told the European parliament on Tuesday that he will “only support an enlargement when there is first a deepening and a reform of our Europe.” Speaking on Wednesday, Mondoloni added that […]
Read More →Vetevendosje requests an investigating commission on demarcation (RTK)
Parliamentary debate on the findings of the state commission report on demarcation and maintenance of the border, was withdrawn from today’s plenary session, with the request of the Vetevendosje Movement. Glauk Konjufca, caucus of this political party, said more than a month passed from submission of the request for debate and Vetevendosje has preceded the […]
Read More →Veseli meets Apostolova, discuss Progress Report (Lajmi.net)
Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, is holding e meeting with head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Natalyia Apostolova. They are expected to discuss the Progress Report for Kosovo, published yesterday by the European Commission. On this occasion, Apostolova submitted to Veseli the Progress Report which notes that Kosovo should continue its cooperation with regards […]
Read More →Vucic: It was not moment that Haradinaj talks for Serbian media, I am banned in Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM, B92, TV Pink, KoSSev portal)
Read More →Vucic: It was not moment that Haradinaj talks for Serbian media, I am banned in Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM, B92, TV Pink, KoSSev portal)
It was not a moment that Haradinaj addresses the Serbian media, but I am not editing media in Serbia. However, I am banned in Kosovo, as everyone is afraid of what I could tell. This is how Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reacted on TV Happy “Cirilica” broadcast, where Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj was a guest. […]
Read More →Brnabic to attend dinner in Skopje with Haradinaj, other PMs (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will a dinner in Skopje on Monday organized by Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for his colleagues from the region. Tanjug is reporting that it received confirmation of this, and that beside Zaev and Brnabic, the dinner will be attended by prime ministers of Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as […]
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