EU-Serbia agreement on Frontex could come soon (TV N1)
Serbian European Integrations Minister, Jadranka Joksimovic and Head of the European Union Delegation in Belgrade, Sem Fabrizi said today that an agreement on the deployment of Frontex along Serbia’s borders is being negotiated and could be signed soon, TV N1 reported. EU Delegation chief Sem Fabrizi said that he believes an agreement on Frontex could […]
Read More →Dacic: It is good Thaci knows Serbia will not recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
Read More →Dacic: It is good Thaci knows Serbia will not recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
“Serbia cannot accept unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and it is good that president of provisional Kosovo institutions Hashim Thaci knows that, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic told Tanjug news agency. “Serbia will not recognize Kosovo, and then continue talks. That would certainly not happen,” Dacic added, responding to the question if Serbia, as […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 18 September 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 18 September 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic persistent in inviting Chinese leader to visit Serbia (Tanjug)
• Serbia to acquire sophisticated Chinese drone systems (Tanjug)
• Dacic: There is no more room for autopilot in politics (Tanjug, Cord)
• Ruzic: I support Vucic’s vision and Dacic’s lucidity (Tanjug)
• Sapic on the solution of the Kosovo issue: People should decide (Blic, Tanjug)
• Boris Tadic: “Delimitation” Is Vucic’s hook for naive (Vreme)
• Dacic: Is it possible that Croatia has no normal topic? (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDS’ Bosic: Vucic sticks to his words, he will not interfere with elections in B&H (BNTV)
• Dodik: If there was way for RS to get out of B&H in peaceful way, through agreement, we would certainly take it (ATV)
• B&H HoR adopts proposal of amendments to Law on Criminal Procedure of B&H, SNSD boycotts the session (BNTV)
• OHR, EUD and US Embassy congratulate B&H HoR on adoption of Law on Criminal Procedure, criticize SNSD for lack of interest in rule of law (TV1)
Croatia
• PM: Prosecuting war crimes in the state interest (Hina)
• EU Explains its neutrality in Croatia-Slovenia border dispute (Hina)
fYROM
• NATO and EU membership remains country’s highest strategic goals, Ivanov tells Mattis (MIA)
• PM Zaev meets Italian Defense Minister Trenta (MIA)
• Ivanov meets Italian Defense Minister Trenta (MIA)
• Hahn: On Sep. 30 you will shape your future (MIA)
• Zaev: Macedonia has no alternative to EU and NATO, no evidence of Russian influence (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE’s Mickoski meets Commissioner Hahn (MIA)
• Tusk: Never miss a good chance when asked to vote (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Plans for land swaps in Kosovo and Serbia run into the ground (Economist)
• Kosovo-Serbia deal – Saving faces or saving borders? (BIRN)
• Bosnia ‘lost enthusiasm’ for EU, Dodik claims (BIRN)
Hahn: Vucic and Thaci aware of limitations in exchange of territories idea (DW, BETA)
Read More →Hahn: Vucic and Thaci aware of limitations in exchange of territories idea (DW, BETA)
EU Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner, Johannes Hahn said both presidents, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci are aware of limitations in correction of borders idea, Serbian media reported. In an interview to DW, Hahn said it is too early to say what the stance of the European Commission on exchange of territories would be and that negotiations […]
Read More →The Court of Appeals has confirmed the prison sentence for Kurti (media)
The Court of Appeals has confirmed the prison sentence of the leader of Vetevendosje Movement Albin Kurti, as well as those of Kosovo Assembly MPs Albulena Haxhiu, Donika Kadaj-Bujupi and Faton Topalli. The news was confirmed for klankosova.tv, also the Court of Appeals spokesperson Arber Jashari. “The Kosovo Court of Appeal rejected as ungrounded the […]
Read More →Vetevendosje to protest on 29 September (Koha)
Vetvendosje Movement has confirmed that they will be protesting at the Pristina main square on 29 September, starting from 14:00 hours. According to the leader of this political party Albin Kurti, Kosovo population will not defer to a single individual, such as President Hashim Thaci. He added that protests are necessary. During the press conference, […]
Read More →Thaci: Agreement with Serbia can be reached only through compromise (media)
In his latest press conference, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said agreement with Serbia cannot be achieved without compromise and this can only be done through border correction. “Agreement will be reached if parties make compromise. There are those who say Serbia should recognise Kosovo and I agree with this but I have to be […]
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