Belgrade Media Report 24 October
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Kosovo is Serbia’s biggest EU problem (Beta/TV Pink)
• Dacic: How long will Albanians be tolerated in not fulfilling obligations (RTS)
• Stefanovic: I don’t expect Kosovo to join Interpol this year (Beta)
• Vulin: I hope Montenegrin officers know where they are (Tanjug/B92)
• Kocijancic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue ongoing (Beta)
• Scott expresses condolences to Serbian war victims (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Not a single world power interested in situation in B&H (Dnevni list)
• Covic repeats request for changes to Election Law or there will be no formation of authorities (TV1)
• SNSD and SDS close to joint authorities (EuroBlic)
• Leaders of SBB B&H, NBL and NiP meet, discuss formation of authority (Dnevni avaz)
• RS waiting for agreement in Federation of B&H, all cards on table in Federation of B&H (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatian MoI will not allow entrance of unregistered migrants (N1)
fYROM
• Robertson: Stars align for Macedonia, not to repeat in next 40 years (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• The knot will be cut by elections (ekathimerini.com)
Read More →Srpska Lista met with Palmer: Open issues to be resolved in compromise (RTS)
Srpska Lista representatives said during the meeting with US official Mathew Palmer that peace and stability are the most important and all open issues should be resolved in compromise. On the other side, Palmer noted it is important that Serbs take part in all the processes important for Kosovo, RTS reports. Srpska Lista Chair Goran […]
Read More →Hoxhaj: Kosovans will not be able to travel without visas this year (Zeri)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj said Kosovo people will not be able to travel this year without visas to the European Union. Hoxhaj said that while Kosovo has fulfilled all the criteria, it would have been fair if the EU made the decision for visa liberalization for Kosovo within this year. “What we […]
Read More →Pacolli condemns attack on Albanian taxi driver in Mitrovica North (Facebook, RTK)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli took to Facebook to condemn the attack on the Albanian taxi driver in Mitrovica North. “Violence and such acts should be condemned by the force of law. Kosovo Police should undertake urgent measures to prevent such attacks which aim destabilization of that part of […]
Read More →The issue of the villages of Preoce and Ugljare (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio, Gracanica Radio)
Kontakt plus radio today has dealt with the issue of the residents of Preoce and Ugljare villages. The radio writes on its website that the citizens do not know anything about the possibility of becoming residents of Kosovo Polje. Recall the municipalities of Gracanica and Kosovo Polje adopted a decision on “arranging cadastral zones”. Kontakt plus […]
Read More →Dacic: How long Albanians would be tolerated to avoid obligations (RTS)
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, speaking for RTS “Upitnik” show said that Pristina constantly seeks an alibi to avoid implementation of signed agreements. Dacic added Kosovo does not want to join Interpol because of the fight against the crime, but to show and prove itself as a state. Dacic […]
Read More →Kosovo is our biggest issue, not rule of law, Vucic says (N1, TV Pink)
The President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that the rule of law was not the most significant problem for Belgrade, but that was the Kosovo issue, the Beta news agency reported. Speaking to the Pink television, Vucic said that the European Commission would soon “report significant progress made by Serbia in the rule […]
Read More →Hoti: Time and energy needed to restore citizens’ trust (social media)
In a Facebook post, head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group Avdullah Hoti said that the proposal of President Hashim Thaci on ‘border correction’ with Serbia has damaged over two-decade long efforts for building a country where citizens of all communities would feel safe and confident of their future. “A great deal […]
Read More →Pristina denies allegation of Interpol warrants, RFE reports (N1)
Kosovo’s authorities expect to join Interpol during the forthcoming organisation’s yearly General Assembly meeting and rejected statements from Belgrade that if that happened, thousands of Serbs would be on international warrants, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported on Wednesday. Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli’s chief-of-staff Jetlir Zyberaj told the RSF that “we won’t look for vengeance […]
Read More →Hoxha: We have met all visa liberalisation criteria, EU to do its part (Koha)
Kosovo Minister of European Integration, Dhurata Hoxha, met in Strasbourg the chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs and rapporteur, David McAllister, and discussed the visa liberalisation process for Kosovo. According to a press release issued by Kosovo’s Ministry of European Integration, Hoxha said Kosovo has met all visa liberalisation criteria and that […]
Read More →Dacic says Pristina jeopardizing regional stability (FoNet)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that Kosovo authorities are jeopardizing both the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and regional stability by failing to meet the obligations it accepted, FoNet news agency reports. Speaking at a ceremony for graduates of the Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy, Dacic said that Serbia has proved itself to be a responsible, reliable and […]
Read More →Brammertz: Victims in Kosovo are seeking justice, but I’m afraid it will take a while (Blic, TV Prva)
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mechanism Serge Brammertz said today that he does not know when the first indictments will be filed at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for the crimes committed by the KLA in Kosovo, Belgrade based daily Blic reported. “I know that the victims in Kosovo are seeking justice, but I’m afraid […]
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