Belgrade Media Report 23 October 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 23 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Presence of UNMIK necessary for dignified life of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Beta/Politika/RTS/Novosti)
• Dacic: Keeping current dynamics and format of UN SC sessions on UNMIK’s work (Beta)
• Brammertz to Vucic: Regional cooperation isn’t good (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Kosovo’s admittance in Interpol – catastrophe for the entire world (Tanjug/Kurir)
• Gojkovic in Duma: Russia’s support invaluable (RTS/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• CEC publishes election results; political parties have three-day deadline to file complaints (FTV)
• HDZ B&H leader Covic and SNSD leader Dodik agree on formation of ruling coalition (TV1)
• DF, SDP B&H and NS working on coalition agreement (Dnevni list)
• SDA, HDZ B&H, SNSD, DNS and SP RS have 21 MPs in B&H HoR, it would appear Izetbegovic will have to find necessary votes to secure parliamentary majority (Dnevni list)
• Inzko advocates faster granting of EU candidate status to B&H (TV1)
Croatia
• Former Prime Minister sentenced to prison for war profiteering (Hina)
fYROM
• Palmer: Eighty votes in favor of Prespa Agreement chart Macedonia’s path to European future (MIA)
• MoFA rejects claims of Russian counterpart institution on decision to initiate constitutional revision (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• (North) Macedonia, the price of a name (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
Read More →Police arrest eight people for attack on Serb pilgrims’ bus in Istog (Koha)
Kosovo Police (KP) said today it has arrested eight people in relation to the attack on a bus of Serb pilgrims in Istog last weekend, the news website reports. The KP directorate for the Peja region informed that a group of 170 Serb pilgrims got the permit from the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs for […]
Read More →CDHRF: Turkey is interfering in Kosovo’s internal affairs (Gazeta Express)
The Pristina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) has reacted to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who called for the closing of FETO schools in Kosovo and the deportation to Turkey of all those who according to him contributed to the coup d’état attempt in Turkey. CDHRF said […]
Read More →Kosovo Court Demands Clarification of ‘Fake Veterans’ Charges (Balkan Insight)
A Pristina court ordered Kosovo’s Special Prosecution to clarify a controversial indictment charging 12 former members of the government’s commission for verifying former guerrillas, amid a scandal over alleged fake veterans. Pristina Basic Court has told the Special Prosecution to clarify the indictment of the 12 ex-members of the government’s commission for verifying former Kosovo […]
Read More →EU calls for all-inclusive process of KSF transformation (media)
Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for the European Union, told Radio Free Europe that the European Union wants to see an all-inclusive process in the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). “The EU remains committed to the development and prosperity of Kosovo as an integral part of the agenda for the Western Balkans. The European Union […]
Read More →President Thaci meets U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer (media)
The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci had today a meeting with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer. They discussed bilateral relations, political developments in Kosovo, process of Euro-Atlantic integration, process of Kosovo’s membership at international organisations, Kosovo Security Force and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Thaci expressed appreciation for the support […]
Read More →148 hectares of land returned to Gracanica (Kontakt plus radio)
The Municipality of Gracanica managed to recover more than 148 hectares of socially owned land with a total of 19 buildings from the Privatization Agency and through the competent Ministry and the Government of Kosovo, Kontakt plus radio reported. The Mayor of Gracanica Srdjan Popovic said that this was a great success of the entire […]
Read More →PM Haradinaj meets U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj met today with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer. He informed him about the transition of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) stressing the irreplaceable role of the U.S. and NATO on KSF’s capacity building. Haradinaj said that the government of Kosovo is engaged on creation […]
Read More →Thaci to German MP: I am the President, I decide on correction of borders (Koha)
German Member of Parliament Peter Beyer spoke about the meeting he had today in the morning with the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci. After Beyer presented the German position that change of territories, or exchange is an idea of a high risk, Thaci said: “I am the President of this country, I decide.” German MP […]
Read More →Talks of territory-based solution proof that the Brussels process is “clinically dead” (KoSSev)
KoSSev organised a debate on the topic of territory exchange as a possible model for reaching the final, binding agreement between Belgrade and Serbia, what are pros and cons. The speakers at the debate were Agon Maliqi, policy analyst and co-founder of Sbunker.net, Marko Jaksic, Mitrovica North Municipal Assembly member and Miodrag Marinkovic, NGO Aktive […]
Read More →Kosovo, Interpol, son, drugs, guns, and of course conspiracy (Sputnik, B92)
Although Pristina is investing great efforts to be accepted into Interpol, the plan suffers from the behavior of the son of the Kosovo secret service’s chief. Namely, Sputnik is citing Pristina-based (Albanian language) daily Gazeta Express, which said that the person in question, Shpend Maxhuni, was found in possession of illegal weapons and drugs in […]
Read More →“It is concerning attack took place although there was police escort” (Radio KIM)
“It is concerning that the attack took place despite of buses being under police escort,” Serbian Orthodox Church priest Nebojsa Sekulic told RTV KIM in relation to Sunday’s incident that happened near Istok, when two buses transporting Serb pilgrims were stoned. Sekulic noted the visit was agreed and planned, and the incident took place despite […]
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