Belgrade Media Report 17 July 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 17 July 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Macron meeting in Paris (Tanjug)
• Mustafa: No obstacles for Serbia to promote rights of Albanians in the Presevo valley (Beta)
• Berlin, Moscow and London replacing ambassadors (Novosti)
• UK report: Serbia will not catch up with EU in 50 years (Blic/B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic: Summits in London Brussels and Sofia were useful for B&H (BHT1)
• RS did not get BAM for projects at Western Balkans Summit in London (RTRS)
• Ivanic says London Summit declaration on war crimes is not detrimental to Serb national interests (EuroBlic)
• Coordination of Serb People in Mostar agrees on joint participation of all Serb candidates and parties at elections in FB&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Marceta: Something has to change, otherwise no Serbs will live in FB&H (Srna)
• Migrant crisis in B&H is not slowing down, authorities in Bihac claim migrant crisis is escalating (ATV)
fYROM
• Hahn: EU door is open, decision depends on you (MIA)
• Xhaferi-Hahn: Macedonia needs to focus on implementing reforms (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• European powers fear loss of influence in Balkans after London summit failure (World Socialist Web Site)
Read More →Kocijancic: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue should intensify (RTK)
Maja Kocijancic, Spokesperson of the European Commission, said that it is important for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to intensify. Kocijancic stressed that during the meeting tomorrow, the parties will discuss the reached progress on the agreement for normalization of the relations. She confirmed that EU High Representative Frederica Mogherini will meet Thursday morning presidents of Kosovo […]
Read More →EU: There is no wall at River Iber bridge (RFE)
The Office of the European Union in Pristina informed Radio Free Europe (RFE), that the recent construction works by the River Iber in Mitrovica are in accordance with the reached agreements between Kosovo and Serbia and that no dividing wall is being built there. Media in Kosovo reported during the past days that a new […]
Read More →Limaj: Nothing more important for Serbia than recognition of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Read More →Limaj: Nothing more important for Serbia than recognition of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Limaj, spoke in an interview with Klan Kosova about dialogue with Serbia and said recognition of Kosovo is very important. “I believe there is nothing more important for Serbia that recognition of Kosovo.” Limaj said adding that dialogue would not make sense if it doesn’t lead up to Kosovo’s recognition […]
Read More →Djuric: We want peace, but Albanians cannot get all what they want (TV Most, Alo)
Read More →Djuric: We want peace, but Albanians cannot get all what they want (TV Most, Alo)
Belgrade-Pristina dialogue continues tomorrow, however given all what had happened since the last meeting in Brussels, including arrests of Serbs in Kosovo, recent incidents targeting returnees and harsh rhetoric of Haradinaj and Thaci on “red lines” and Kosovo army, I wonder how this round of negotiations would go, Director of Office for Kosovo and Metohija, […]
Read More →Key powers, Russia included, replacing ambassadors in Serbia (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
Read More →Key powers, Russia included, replacing ambassadors in Serbia (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
Some key world powers will be soon sending their new ambassadors to Belgrade, “especially when it comes to solving the Kosovo issue.” The daily Vecernje Novosti writes this on Tuesday, adding that Berlin has already announced a replacement for Axel Dittmann – Thomas Schild, previously a part of the German UN mission. The mandate of […]
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UN News Center
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- North Kosovo Vote to Dismiss Mayors Risks Failure Amid Boycott - Balkan Insight 19/04/2024North Kosovo Vote to Dismiss Mayors Risks Failure Amid Boycott Balkan Insight
- Kosovo delegation in Taiwan seeks to strengthen bilateral exchanges - Rti - Radio Taiwan International 19/04/2024
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