Languages: The Kosovo Problem Nobody Talks About (Balkan Insight)
The right to use one’s mother tongue – Albanian or Serbian – is essential for everyone in Kosovo, but progress is being prevented by political disputes, the government’s Language Commissioner told BIRN. “Language rights reflect on all other rights, like fair legal processes, obtaining documents, work rights, healthcare, education, and many more,” Slavisa Mladenovic, the […]
Read More →India doesn’t recognize Kosovo, and won’t change its stance (B92)
Serbia’s First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Friday in New Delhi with India’s Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, the Serbian government said. They spoke about “bilateral cooperation and intensification of political dialogue between the two countries,” and “agreed that friendly relations and cooperation are at a very high level, encouraged by last year’s […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 04 May 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 4 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Decisive period ahead of us when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Drecun: Serbia will continue to keep the Kosovo issue open in the UN (RTS)
• India will not change its position regarding non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Dacic: We are grateful for the firm, principled and unchanging attitude regarding Kosovo (Tanjug)
• CoE: Serbia not doing well in fighting corruption (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Leading political parties from Federation of B&H once again fail to reach agreement on amending Election Law of B&H (FTV)
• CEC to call elections on 8 May (Vecernji list)
• Dodik confirms RS will adopt laws on prohibition of work of several imposed institutions of B&H in RS (TV1)
• Jahorina Economic Forum 2018 begins, local and regional officials discuss importance of regional cooperation (RTRS)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Croatia ready for cooperation with all neighbors (Hina)
• Slovenia satisfied with hearing on border dispute with Croatia (Hina)
fYROM
• Thessaloniki’s quadrilateral meeting kicks off, Dimitrov-Kotzias likely to meet again (MIA)
• Members of US Congress ask Stoltenberg to endorse Macedonia’s NATO accession (MIA)
Albania
• Ex-Minister under probe resigns as lawmaker (ADN)
• Opposition boycotts parliamentary session (ADN)
• Kryemadhi skeptical on Tahiri’s resignation (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Albania Must Choose Between the EU and Turkey (Global Research)
Read More →Wife of Oliver Ivanovic: I will ask them what reason for stalling is (Vecernje Novosti)
Read More →Wife of Oliver Ivanovic: I will ask them what reason for stalling is (Vecernje Novosti)
Milena, wife of late Oliver Ivanovic, told Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti daily that she would give a statement to the prosecution, investigating her husband’s murder. Earlier Oliver’s brother and party colleagues also gave statements to the prosecution. “I want to find out whether they are working seriously or they want everything to be hidden,” she said. […]
Read More →Gashi: Interior ministry lawfully deported six Turkish nationals (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Interior Minister, Bejtush Gashi, said the ministry acted lawfully in arresting and deporting six Turkish nationals, wanted by Turkish authorities for alleged connections to cleric Fethullah Gulen. Gashi made the remarks before the members of the Kosovo Assembly committed on internal affairs and security. Gashi said he received the report of the arrest and […]
Read More →Hoxha: Despite challenges, Kosovars never lost hope in EU (Koha)
Kosovo’s Minister of European Integration, Dhurata Hoxha, said at a ceremony organised to mark the tenth anniversary of Kosovo and Germany establishing diplomatic relations that the people of Kosovo never lost hope in the EU despite challenges, particularly with visa liberalisation. “We have achieved progress but still a great deal remains to be done on […]
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