Belgrade Media Report 08 October
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Frozen conflict in Kosovo potential source of threat for citizens (Beta)
• Vucic feels a bit better after agreement with Stoltenberg (Beta/B92)
• Stoltenberg: We should be ready for unpredictable (Beta/Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic: Belgrade expects better relations with B&H and RS (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• CEC B&H presents preliminary election results: Dodik 54.06, Ivanic 42.79 perent of votes (Nezavisne/N1)
• Preliminary results for the parliament of RS, the SNSD in the lead, followed by the SDS, SDS, DNS and PDP (Nezavisne)
• Preliminary results for the Federation of B&H parliament, the SDA in the lead (Nezavisne)
• Preliminary results for the president of the RS (Nezavisne)
• CEC: Exceptionally fair and decent election (Nezavine)
• OSCE says election process in B&H passed in peaceful manner, without problems and in satisfying security environment (TV1)
• Wigemark: Government must be formed as soon as possible (N1)
• Cormack: US committed to election process and democracy in B&H (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: My victory is clean as a whistle, I will take oath before RSNA first (Klix.ba)
• Ivanic: Dodik won in rural, I won urban regions (Klix.ba)
• Komsic: I will serve all B&H citizens (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic: I am saddened by Bosniaks’ move (Klix.ba)
• SDA in lead for B&H parliament (Klix.ba)
• Cvijanovic declares victory (Klix.ba)
Montenegro
• Vucic: Serbs should join govt ahead of election (Pobjeda)
• Djukanovic: No doubt Russia had role in attempted terrorist attack (CDM)
• Tajani: Montenegro could join EU in 2025 (TVCG)
fYROM
• Int’l community: Current deadlock to be settled in parliament, instead of in early elections (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE leader Mickoski has two options to prevent new political crisis (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian president: Some EU countries are hypocrites on Kosovo issue (RT)
• Djukanovic’s Montenegro Can Never be an EU ‘Backbone’ (BIRN)
Commission for Human Rights discussed the Anti-Discrimination Law (Kontakt plus radio)
Members of the Commission for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and petitions discussed the Anti-Discrimination Law. Given the lack of harmonization of this law with other normative acts, the issue of adopting a new or amending the existing law was raised, reports Kontakt plus radio. Ombudsman Hilmi Jashari believes that the Law on Protection […]
Read More →PM Haradinaj: Land swap idea is dead (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today that the idea of land swap between Kosovo and Serbia is dead and called on opposition parties to support the draft resolution prepared by institutional leaders. He said the text of the draft resolution clearly states the responsibilities of negotiators in the dialogue with Serbia. Haradinaj also […]
Read More →Two Albanian youths physically assaulted in Novi Sad (Klan Kosova/Zeri)
Association of Albanians of Serbia reported that two Albanian youths were physically assaulted in the city of Novi Sad by a group of four unidentified persons, Klan Kosova reported. According to the Association, the two youths were attacked Sunday night near a taxi stop for no obvious reasons. One of the youths is reported to […]
Read More →CSGD: Members of LGBTI community forced to flee Kosovo (Kosovapress)
Center for Social Group Development (CSDG) and Center for Equality and Freedom (CEL) hosted in Pristina today conference on the rights of LGBTI community as part of events to mark The Pride Week. Conference organisers said members of the LGBTI community are being forced to flee Kosovo because of fear and intimidation. Liridon Veliu from […]
Read More →Vucic feels “a bit better” after agreement with Stoltenberg (B92, Beta)
President Aleksandar Vucic says he has agreed with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that in the event of a crisis in Kosovo, they can quickly make contact. He said that this procedure has been established in order to prevent conflicts and more serious consequences. Vucic said that he asked Stoltenberg not to reduce the KFOR mission […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Interpol bid – and its ramifications for EU (EUobserver)
Eliott Behar, former domestic criminal prosecutor and international war crimes prosecutor, writes in an op-ed for EUobserver that as Interpol’s General Assembly prepares to vote on whether to admit Kosovo as its newest member, there is little question that Kosovo meets the criteria for membership. “It has a large police force, numbering over 8,000 employees […]
Read More →Limaj: Draft resolution addresses all opposition’s concerns (Telegrafi)
Fatmir Limaj, leader of the Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA) and Deputy Prime Minister, commented on the draft resolution proposed by institutional leaders regarding dialogue with Serbia saying its aim is to unify political spectrum in Kosovo. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the martyrs’ cemetery in the village of Marine, Limaj said the resolution […]
Read More →Abbot Sava Janjic: The problem with the Kosovo ”solution” (Kossev)
For most Christians residing in the West, the Kosovo “question” has long been forgotten. But for Serbs and other non-majority communities who live in Kosovo, the march of the international community toward ethnic zones in an independent Kosovo presents a genuine risk to our sacred shrines and our lives. The lynchpin in the current international […]
Read More →‘US Not Sure Whether They Are Ready to Back Kosovo Army Creation’ – Analyst (Sputnik)
Commenting on Pristina’s drive to transform the Kosovo Security Force into a professional army, political analyst Predrag Rajic told Sputnik Serbia that the project has yet to get the full-fledged backing from the White House. See at: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201810071068681094-kosovo-army-creation-us-support/
Read More →Novo Brdo police commander replaced (RTV Puls)
Kosovo Police replaced on Friday Commander of the police in Novo Brdo, Shukri Aliju, and appointed Lieutenant Gani Huruglica from Kamenica, learns RTV Puls from well-informed sources. The official decision on the appointment of Huruglica should be announced on Monday. The shift came after frequent thefts, especially large cattle in that area. The affected residents […]
Read More →Juncker raises spectre of new Balkans war (EurActiv)
European Union Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Friday (5 October) of a possible new war in the Balkans if Bosnia, Albania, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo do not feel the EU is serious about offering them future membership. See at: https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/juncker-raises-spectre-of-new-balkans-war/
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