Belgrade Media Report 03 May 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 3 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbia committed to strengthening economic cooperation in Western Balkans (Tanjug/FoNet)
• Dacic to send Zagreb list of 20,000 names of children killed in Jasenovac (Novosti)
• London to change format of Security Council sessions on Kosovo? (RTS)
• Pressures regarding Kosovo to be debated in New York (Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kosarac: Muslim side wanted war in B&H at all costs (Srna)
• New details in case ‘Dudakovic et al.’ (ATV/RTRS)
• Ivanic: Everything that has happened around Dudakovic case has completely diminished story about neutrality (ATV)
• Mogherini and Hahn call for reform of election legislation in B&H (N1)
• Izetbegovic: Bosniaks have paid in all ways ‘the price of Bosnia’ (Dnevni list)
• Inzko to address the UN Security Council and present his 53rd regular report on implementation of peace in B&H (Klix.ba)
• US and EU must act urgently in Balkans (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Croatia invites Slovenia to resolve border issue at expert level (Hina)
• US wants Croatia to be an example to neighbors (Vecernji list)
fYROM
• Besa expects minister’s post in government reshuffle (MIA)
• Zaev: Macedonia and Greece together can find name solution ahead of EU Council (MIA)
• Berkley: White House closely monitors developments in Macedonia (MIA)
• Mattis: US value Macedonia’s efforts as NATO partner (MIA)
Albania
• Accession talks, Bundestag MP official visit in Tirana (ADN)
• Berisha urges for protests: Rama is donating the sea to Greece (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Macedonian Defense Chief: Name Dispute with Greece Sole NATO Impediment (VoA)
• Commission budget proposal hardly makes EU enlargement possible (EurActiv)
Guterres: Conduct of Kosovo police concerning (KIM Radio)
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is “concerned” over indicators of deterioration of Belgrade-Pristina relations, in particular following arrest of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric, KIM Radio reported. According to KIM Radio, Gutteres termed “as concerning the conduct of Kosovo police during that action.” UN Head also urged both sides […]
Read More →Gracanica: Impunity kills freedom of expression (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
The World Press Freedom Day has been marked today by about twenty media workers in front of the MISSING art installation, in front of the Culture Center Gracanica, reports KIM radio. The media workers carried transcripts “Find Killers of Journalists”, “Arrest kidnapers of journalists”, “Impunity is killing freedom of expression”, but also photographs of murdered […]
Read More →Kosovo joins European cooperation body, COST (media)
The governing body of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), European framework supporting trans-national cooperation among researchers, engineers and scholars across Europe, has decided to admit Kosovo as a near neighbor member. The announcement was made by the Kosovo’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology which said in a statement that the move […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly endorses resolution for the missing persons (media)
Kosovo Assembly MPs endorsed today with majority of votes, a resolution for the missing persons. The resolution was planned to be voted on 27 April during an extraordinary session called by MPs Andin Hoti and Saranda Bogujevci, but it was postponed due to the lack of quorum. 71 MPs voted today for the resolution while […]
Read More →Haradinaj is not aware of Thaci’s discussions for division of Kosovo (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, said today at the plenary session of the Assembly that he is not aware that President Hashim Thaci held discussions with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, on division of the territory of Kosovo. His statement came as a response to the question of Kosovo Assembly MP, Driton Selmanaj. “We […]
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