Getting to an Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo (European Western Balkans)
The text was originally published in Serbian and Albanian by NIN and Koha Ditore. Kosovo has not been ruled by Serbia for nearly twenty years, yet the status of its sovereignty, as well as the territory and borders of both countries remain mutually and internationally contested. See at: https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/10/18/getting-agreement-serbia-kosovo/
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 18 October 2018
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Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 18 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Region needs stronger EU role (Tanjug)
• Van der Belen: Serbia has to solve border issue before EU membership (Beta/Tanjug)
• Peter: EU will not lose interest in Kosovo even if EULEX leaves (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Preda: Blockade of implementation of election results would not be good message for citizens (Fena)
• Ivantsov expects process of forming authorities at all levels in B&H to start as soon as possible (ATV)
• Political parties present names of those who will represent them in B&H Parliament (FTV)
• Dodik and Cvijanovic send telegram of condolences to Russia (Srna)
fYROM
• Government wants to define constitutional amendments together with opposition (MIA)
• Manoilovski: The state should back any VMRO-DPMNE MP who will vote for constitutional changes (MIA)
• Mickoski replies to Mitchel’s letter: It is always darkest before the dawn, agreement is unacceptable (Meta)
• US State Department: We urge leaders in the Macedonian parliament to rise above partisan politics (MIA)
• Macedonia and NATO begin formal accession talks in Brussels (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Blockmans: 2025 is not a realistic date for enlargement (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Thaci: If someone has a better idea I will give up on border correction (Kallxo)
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, said today that he will give on his idea for border correction with Serbia if “the skeptics will have a better idea that will make the five non-recognizing EU member states recognize Kosovo’s independence”. Thaci said Kosovo will not lose from a border correction agreement and that Presevo Valley joining Kosovo […]
Read More →“It’s all part of a political Kosovo pot” (Serbian media, International media)
Serbian media covers and today the issue of the disclosure of the letter of the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki R. Haley, proposing the departure of UNMIK from Kosovo. After yesterday’s reports on the indignation of Serbian officials, today the media covers comments and opinions of people familiar with the Kosovo situation as well […]
Read More →Pacolli: When it comes to Kosovo, we are all united (RTK)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Behxhet Pacolli, took to Facebook to write about the adoption of the package of laws for the transitioning of the Kosovo Security Force. “Congratulations Kosovo! Our state marked a significant step toward its strengthening. Political unity reflected today at the Assembly is an extraordinary news for […]
Read More →Patriarch Irinej: Division out of question, we must not give them Kosovo (Radio KIM)
The Church does not change its stance on Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej said in Gracanica, where he pays the visit together with the Patriarch of the Antioch and the Entire East, Jovan X, Radio KIM reports today. “Division is out of question, I cannot understand Prizren, where I spent more than […]
Read More →Kossev: Belgrade Security Forum Day One
The Belgrade Security Forum, an annual event discussing foreign affairs and security policy in the Balkans and Europe began yesterday. The first panel outside of the academic events was titled “Balkans 2025” and it was hosted by Hedvig Morvai, the Executive Director of the European Fund for the Balkans, Vladimir Medjak, Vice President of the […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Adoption of KSF laws, one of the crucial days for our country (Express)
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, said today that the adoption of the package of laws for the transitioning of the Kosovo Security Force marks one of the most crucial days for Kosovo. Haradinaj wrote in a Facebook post: “One of the most crucial days for our country for consolidating our statehood and the path toward […]
Read More →Konjufca criticizes Haradinaj’s government (RTK)
Vetevendosje Movement caucus Glauk Konjufca has criticized Haradinaj’s governing saying that there is too much ambition, envy, greediness, narrow interests, extortion and mistakes and very little state interests and defense of human rights. He said he does not know a single person in Kosovo who hopes that things will improve as there is too much […]
Read More →Vucic: Politicians in Pristina are far from reality (Koha)
Asked about a final agreement and what are the painful compromises of dialogue, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told the paper that politicians in Pristina are far from reality. At the Security Forum in Belgrade, Vucic said he doesn’t want to talk about a final solution between Kosovo and Serbia arguing that it is an internal […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly passes draft laws on KSF transformation (media)
Kosovo Assembly passed the three draft laws paving way for transformation of the Kosovo Security Force into a Kosovo army. The first law foreseeing transformation of the Kosovo Security Force Ministry into a Ministry of Defence was supported by all 101 MPs present in the session while the second piece of legislation, that on Kosovo […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Interpol membership helps fight against human trafficking (RFE)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said on the occasion of EU Anti-Trafficking Day that Kosovo’s membership in Interpol would boost its fight against human trafficking. “Kosovo also faces challenges in the fight against human trafficking for the fact it is not yet member of Interpol and Europol,” Haradinaj said at a conference organised to […]
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