Belgrade Media Report 19 November 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 19 November 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Concern over increasingly complex situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Beta/Tanjug/RTV/Politika)
• Brnabic: Pristina’s tax discriminates everything Serbian (RTS/Tanjug/B92)
• Ljajic calls EC to pressure Pristina regarding CEFTA (TV Pink/Beta)
• Vucic thanks China for support in Interpol (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Politicization of Interpol General Assembly continues (Tanjug/RTS)
• Macareg: We are ready to respond to violent acts (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: Russia to consider any option of Kosovo settlement acceptable for Serbia (Srpski Telegraf)
• Dodik: If they fail to fill Serb Caucus in Federation of B&H, we will initiate constitutional changes and abolish Council of Peoples of RS (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Serbian Prime Minister Brnabic’s statement sparks numerous reactions in B&H (N1)
• Izetbegovic: I see Dodik and Covic as my partners at the level of B&H (N1)
• Lavrov: Russia, Serb leadership and Dodik are among most consistent protectors of DPA (TV1)
• Dodik awards Russian MP Dorokhin (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Montenegro’s frontrunner status indisputable, says Kurz (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Hahn: All EU member states should respect the rule of law in Macedonia (Meta)
• Kocijancic: EU does not want to interfere in the case with Gruevski (Meta)
• Zaev concerned about parliamentary majority for constitutional changes (Meta)
Israel: We did not recognize Kosovo, and our stance will not change (Tanjug, Blic)
Spokesperson of the Israel Foreign Affairs Ministry, Emmanuel Nahshon said the position of Israel is clear and this country does not recognize Kosovo, nor plans to do so, Tanjug news agency reported. “We do not recognize Kosovo, and as far as I know, our stance on this matter will not change,” Nahshon told Serbian media […]
Read More →Vucic thanked President of China for support in Interpol (Tanjug)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked the President of China, Xi Jinping and Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang for the support that China extended to Serbia in preserving its territorial integrity, Tanjug news agency reported. During the working meeting with Ambassador Li, Vucic particularly thanked the President Xi, China and delegation of this country in Interpol, […]
Read More →INTERPOL to vote on Kosovo membership tomorrow (KoSSev)
The General Assembly of INTERPOL began on Sunday in Dubai. The most important topic on the agenda for Belgrade and Pristina is the vote on Kosovo membership to this organization, KoSSev portal reports. Serbia is strongly opposing this, not only because it does not recognize the independence of Kosovo, but because, as officials from Belgrade […]
Read More →Podgorica: We will vote for Kosovo, no reasons for change (Sputnik)
Montenegrin Minister of Foreign Affairs, Srdjan Darmanovic expressed satisfaction over Montenegro relations with the countries in the region, Sputnik portal reports. Darmanovic noted that “relations with neighbours are the pillars of Montenegro foreign policy.” He said Montenegro will not deal with Belgrade-Pristina negotiations, but it expects the dialogue would continue. He also said Montenegro would […]
Read More →Macron could support exchange of territories (Insajderi, RFI)
French International Radio RFI claims French President Emmanuel Macron could support the idea of ”border correction,” which would have to solve the problems between Kosovo and Serbia and would push Belgrade to recognize Kosovo’s independence. “After many years of inactivity, it seems that French diplomacy really wants to get involved again in Balkan issues, and […]
Read More →Hard life of inhabitants in Padaliste container settlement (RTK2, Radio kontakt plus)
Twenty families are awaiting the winter in container settlement Padaliste in Gracanica under dire living circumstances, RTK 2 reports. Their situation remains unresolved for eighteen years now. The solution is yet to be found for the inhabitants of this settlement, who live under inhuman conditions. The cold weather additionally impairs the lives of these people. […]
Read More →Veseli: Kosovo deserves visa liberalisation (RTK)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said today after the meeting of Assembly presidency that Kosovo has fulfilled all the criteria for visa liberalization and that there is no reason for some other decision-making on the matter. “This week’s agenda will also be filled with several draft-laws related to the European agenda. The matter of visa […]
Read More →Kosovo Tax Hike Halves Imports From Serbia, Bosnia (Balkan Insight)
Serbian and Bosnian exports to Kosovo have reportedly tumbled since Kosovo imposed taxes on imports on November 6 – with no resolution of the trade war in sight. Serbia’s Chamber of Commerce said exports to Kosovo had fallen by 50 per cent since Pristina slapped taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia, while the trade […]
Read More →“Idea is for Macron to spur Belgrade to recognize Kosovo” (Tanjug, B92, RFI)
It is assumed that French President Emmanuel Macron could support the idea of ”border correction” which should resolve the Belgrade-Pristina dispute. This is reported on Monday by the French radio RFI, which states that the idea is to “encourage Belgrade to recognize the independence of Kosovo.” “After years of relative passivity, the French diplomacy seems […]
Read More →Who is lobbying that Russians change stance on Kosovo? (BETA)
Analyst Cvijetin Milivojevic told BETA news agency Russia did not change its stance on Kosovo, although an image is being created that Moscow supports an idea on delineation. “It absolutely has no connection with the official Russian politics, that remains unchanged and Russia does not support independence of Kosovo,” Milivojevic noted. “The new occurrence, however, […]
Read More →Brnabic: Pristina discriminates everything that is Serbian (RTS, Tanjug, KIM Radio)
Serbian Prime Minster Ana Brnabic said in Vienna that Pristina with additional taxes on goods from Serbia, discriminates everything that is Serbian, KIM Radio reports today. Speaking at a press conference, following the working breakfast of the EU chair, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz with prime ministers from the Western Balkans, Brnabic noted that Serbia is […]
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