Belgrade Media Report 25 April 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 25 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Our EU path depends from Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic: Serbia needs to be present at the Sofia summit (Politika)
• Dacic: EU has serious disease; Croatia to face countermeasures (TV Pink/Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Implementation of Brussels deal in Serbia’s interest (Tanjug)
• Joksimovic: Serbia open for continuation of cooperation in region (Beta/Tanjug)
• What does the Sofia declaration state? (RTS)
• Jeremic: Vucic and Thaci discussed in Paris exchange of territories (Vreme)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Matviyenko meets RS officials led by Dodik; Dodik: Co-op with EU cannot go to detriment of co-op with Russia (RTRS)
• Ivanic and Covic disagree with Izetbegovic’s stances on Matviyenko’s statements (ATV)
• Speech delivered by Matviyenko to B&H parliament sparks strong reactions of B&H politicians (TV1)
• OHR reacts to statement of Matviyenko (TV1)
• US Embassy comments Matviyenko’s statements (TV1)
• Kocijancic comments Matviyenko’s statements (Dnevni avaz)
• Covic: We will offer Bosniaks solution today, we do not accept improvisations (Dnevni list)
• UN prosecutor seeks life term for Karadzic at appeal hearing (Hayat)
• B&H takes over rotating presidency of SEECP (TV1)
• EC: Border is not condition for Peljesac Bridge (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• President believes positive changes have already occurred in relations with Serbia (Hina)
• President talks with leader of Croats in Serbia (Hina)
• Plenkovic: Relations with Slovenia are not dramatic (Hina)
• Foreign Minister meets with UN General Assembly President (Hina)
Montenegro
• Czech Republic, Greece, Georgia and Uzbekistan: Congrats to Djukanovic (CDM)
• Tusk: Montenegro is in good negotiating form (CDM)
• Markovic: Entire region must focus on EU & NATO integration (CDM)
fYROM
• Hahn expects name solution in next two weeks (MIA)
• Greek MoFA urges Hahn to refrain from giving wrong image of name talks (MIA)
• Zaev says difficult to solve name issue in two weeks (MIA)
• Zaev: Let’s work together for Macedonia to start EU accession talks (MIA)
• Ohrid Group to support Macedonia on road to EU and NATO (MIA)
• Shcherbak: Macedonia to seriously consider NATO accession (MIA)
Albania
• Albania’s next challenge, convincing EU members on accession talks (ADN)
• EP President, Tajani supports the opening of Negotiations (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bender: EU needs to clearly define accession criteria on rule of law (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Thaci: It is in Serbia’s interest for Russia to recognize Kosovo (RTK)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, is participating at conference for regional cooperation and EU integration. He expressed conviction that Kosovo will become a NATO and UN member during the second decade of its statehood. “I hope and believe that EU membership will also be possible” Thaci said. “We are facing five countries which do […]
Read More →Tusk tomorrow in Pristina (RTK)
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, will be visiting Kosovo tomorrow. He will meet with the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci. The main intension of the visit is preparation for the EU Summit – Western Balkans in Sofia, on 17 May. “The meeting will also be a possibility to discuss bilateral relations with […]
Read More →Roundtable organized by LDK starts, all political parties participating (RTK)
The meeting with all political parties, called by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has started. Representatives of all political parties from the governing coalition and opposition, are participating at the roundtable. Representatives of the Vetevendosje Movement as well as from the independent MPs are seen at the meeting as well, reports the news portal. […]
Read More →Apostolova: Kosovo is a country of equal level with the other partners (Gazeta Express)
Read More →Apostolova: Kosovo is a country of equal level with the other partners (Gazeta Express)
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Natalyia Apostolova, said Kosovo is a country of equal level with the other partners, and that Kosovo should consider very carefully how to benefit and convince the other countries to reconsider their position about Kosovo in the near future. During the “The new decade for Kosovo: advancing reforms […]
Read More →Reporters without Borders: Kosovo media suffering from political interference (Koha)
Read More →Reporters without Borders: Kosovo media suffering from political interference (Koha)
In the annual World Press Freedom Index, Reporters without Borders ranked Kosovo among the countries will partially free media. According to the report, the media in Kosovo suffer from direct and indirect political interference, financial pressure and ownership dependency. “Journalists who criticize the Kosovar authorities are often accused of being ‘traitors’ or ‘Serbian sympathizers,’” the […]
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