Communities from Kosovo talk in Ljubljana on trust building (Serbian media)
A two-day forum on trust building in Kosovo is being held in Ljubljana with participation of more than 150 participants, including UNMIK, municipal leadership and administration, civil society, media and religious communities, Serbian media report. Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin said during the opening ceremony that “since taking office in 2017, […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 07 May 2018
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Daily Media Highlights
Monday 7 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: I am not ready to hand over Kosovo for nothing (Kurir/Tanjug/B92)
• Support of Nepal to Serbia’s fight for preserving territorial integrity (Beta/RTS)
• EU removes Kosovo symbols after receiving Serbia’s protest (Beta/Tanjug)
• Gojkovic: Proposal sent for commission to probe NATO 1999 bombing effects (Beta)
• NATO: Depleted uranium not a health risk (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Venice Commission to send expert group in B&H regarding changes to Election Law (TV1)
• Dodik: Someone deliberately avoids participation of political parties from RS in talks on amending of Election Law of B&H (RTRS)
• RS report on B&H sent to UN Security Council (RTRS)
• Dodik expects Inzko to present “untrue information” in his report to UN SC (Oslobodjenje)
• Text of Declaration on Survival of Serb People ready (EuroBlic)
• Sarajevo Canton Assembly adopts Declaration condemning arrest of Dudakovic and others (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Poll: HDZ and SDP fall, Zivi zid third (N1)
Montenegro
• Presidential elections-to vote on membership in NATO (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev expects name solution very soon (MIA)
• Zaev: Police and security services to reach standards of western European counterpart institutions (MIA)
• Ivanov, Radev meet (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Erdogan: Serbia ‘key country’ for stability in Balkans (Anadolu Agency)
• Edi Rama: Albania on the road to European Union membership (The Parliament Magazine)
“Apostolova does not know when bridge in Mitrovica would be open” (Kontakt plus radio)
Read More →“Apostolova does not know when bridge in Mitrovica would be open” (Kontakt plus radio)
Head of EU Office in Pristina, Nataliya Apostolova said today she cannot tell the precise date as to when the works on Ibar Bridge would be completed, since it depends on technical issues and weather conditions, Kontakt plus radio reported. Apostolova noted that the Ibar Bridge is one of the Brussels agreements, and according to […]
Read More →KSC President Trendafilova on the appointment of the new Specialist Prosecutor (Gazeta Express)
Read More →KSC President Trendafilova on the appointment of the new Specialist Prosecutor (Gazeta Express)
In relation to today’s appointment of Mr Jack Smith to the position of Specialist Prosecutor in accordance with the Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova stated: “I sincerely congratulate Mr Smith on his appointment, and I trust that his extensive experience in criminal […]
Read More →US Prosecutor Jack Smith Appointed Specialist Prosecutor (media)
Jack Smith, a US prosecutor with experience in both high-level political investigations and international criminal investigations, has been appointed Specialist Prosecutor after a selection process organised by the European Union. He will be succeeding David Schwendiman, the first Specialist Prosecutor and formerly Lead Prosecutor of the Special Investigative Task Force, who stepped down at the […]
Read More →Serbian Nationalists Demand Referendum on Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Serbian right-wingers, worried about talk of a legal agreement with Kosovo, have launched a campaign for a referendum on the issue that they hope will block any such moves. Serbian nationalists opposed to an agreement with Kosovo have launched a call for a referendum on the issue, called “People’s Initiative Stand up for Kosovo”. Those […]
Read More →UNMIK forum in Ljubljana working on trust building in Kosovo (STA)
A three-day forum dedicated to building trust among the communities in Kosovo is under way in Ljubljana under the auspices of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). More than 100 participants are looking at positive examples of cooperation that reduce potential hostilities and dismantle stereotypes. See at: https://english.sta.si/
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