Belgrade Media Report 13 September 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 13 September 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbia prepares “ramp” for Kosovo in Interpol (Vecernje Novosti)
• US wants deal reached by Belgrade and Pristina (N1 Belgrade)
• Lawyers criticize amendments to Serbian constitution (Beta)
• Slovenian President says EU should postpone expansion (Beta)
• Juncker: EU should stand united on Western Balkans (N1 Belgrade)
• Serbian province’s, party flag at demonstrations in Barcelona (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Americans have interfered with elections in B&H (Glas Srpske)
• Police will not allow any kind of disorder in streets (Srna)
• Will Dodik overthrow sanctions with his victory? (Vecernje Novosti)
• US has made serious accusations (Dnevni list)
• OHR: State MPs to urgently discuss Law on Criminal Procedure (Oslobodjenje)
• Emergency session of HoR B&H set for next Monday to discuss changes to Law on Criminal Procedure (BHT1)
• Dodik: Security will be raised to highest level (Srna)
Croatia
• Foreign Minister meets with US Secretary of State Pompeo, discusses Serbia – Kosovo issue, B&H and Macedonia (Hina)
fYROM
• Dimitrov-Mitchell: Strong support from United States to Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration (MIA)
• EU’s Mogherini to visit Macedonia on Thursday (MIA)
• DUI leader Ahmeti meets Kosovo President Thaci (MIA)
Albania
• Meta receives Kosovo Parliament’s speaker, Kadri Veseli (ADN)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Ruci meeting with Veseli (ADN)
• Veseli in Tirana: Our territory un-negotiable (ADN)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Basha meeting with Veseli (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Putin’s trusted man Zinichev to visit Serbia next month (Sputnik)
• Vucic’s ‘Great’ Milosevic evokes ghost of ‘Greater Serbia’ – Analysis (RFE RL)
Head of Croatian diplomacy worried about redrawing borders (Blic, Hina)
Croatian Foreign Minister Marija Pejcinovic-Buric met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Wednesday. Among other things, she spoke about the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and warned against the danger of redrawing the borders, Belgrade daily Blic reports, quoting Croatian news agency Hina. Pejcinovic-Buric said that she “expressed concern about the […]
Read More →Gracanica Mayor: Inhabitants for “mini delineation” (Tanjug, B92)
Gracanica Municipal Assembly councillors voted for decision proposal to regulate cadastral lines between Gracanica and Kosovo Polje municipality, B92 reports. Gracanica Mayor, Srdjan Popovic said they acted upon inhabitants’ request who addressed the municipality over easier administrative procedure and territorial proximity of the Kosovo Polje municipality. According to Popovic, if responsible ministry in Pristina, confirms […]
Read More →Government approves bill for KSF transition into armed force (media)
In a meeting today, the government of Kosovo approved three bills relating to the Kosovo Security Force, one of which pertains to its transition into an armed force. The bill was supported by all members of the government, except Serb representatives who were not present in the meeting. President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, reacted to the […]
Read More →LDK and Vetevendosje boycott Assembly session (Kallxo/Zeri)
The opposition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and Vetevendosje boycotted today’s session of the Assembly demanding the idea of border change being addressed first. Head of the LDK parliamentary group, Avdullah Hoti, called on other MPs to follow suit. “The opposition has requested an extraordinary session two weeks ago with the sole goal of stopping […]
Read More →Juncker’s Letter of intent: Export stability to the Western Balkans (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Juncker’s Letter of intent: Export stability to the Western Balkans (European Western Balkans)
After his annual State of the Union speech, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker sent a Letter of intent to the President of European Parliament Antonio Tajani and Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of the current EU-presiding country. The Letter describes the initiatives Commission plans to implement during the next 12 months. See at:https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/09/12/junckers-letter-intent-export-stability-western-balkans/
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