Belgrade Media Report 21 November
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Dialogue to be continued when Pristina scraps taxes (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Serbia committed to normalization of relations with Pristina (Beta/Politika)
• Danish Foreign Minister meets Vucic, Dacic (Beta)
• Kocijancic urges conditions for further dialogue (Tanjug)
• Meron optimistic and disappointed (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik, Dzaferovic and Komsic take oaths (RTRS)
• Members of B&H Presidency and HR Inzko: Unity is only way for B&H within its legal framework (BHT1)
• Vucic congratulates new members of B&H Presidency, Cvijanovic for taking over posts (BN TV)
• RS President Cvijanovic nominates SNSD’s Viskovic as RS PM-Designate (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic: SDA offered broad coalition at all levels but it is unlikely to happen at cantonal level (Hayat)
Croatia
• Plenkovic comments on EU FAC session; Dodik: Croatia abandoned Dayton principle and pushed Croats into current position (HRT)
Montenegro
• Montenegro is extremely important strategic partner in security of EU (RTCG)
fYROM
• Gruevski confirms he’s granted asylum in Hungary (Meta)
• MFA hand Hungary protest note over Gruevski’s escape (Meta)
• Ministry of Justice sends request for Gruevski’s extradition (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Transparency International and its sister branches have called for Hungary to deliver back Gruevski (Meta)
• Gruevski didn’t receive any life threats nor was politically persecuted, says the government (Meta)
Hoxhaj: 10 percent tax was not enough for Serbia, it continued with destructivity (RTK)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj took to Facebook to write after the decision of the government to impose 100 percent tax on the products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Serbia continued with wild and dirty campaigns against Kosovo, trying to harm Kosovo in the international arena, damaging in this manner the process […]
Read More →Kosovo imposes 100 percent tax on Serbian products (RTK)
The government of Kosovo has approved today the proposal of Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Endrit Shala, to impose a 100 percent tax for the products imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. “From today, the measure of 100 percent tax for the goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia,” Shala said. He has also […]
Read More →Kurti: Serbia owes us more 22 billion Euros (RTK)
Vetevendosje Movement held a press conference where the leader of this political party, Albin Kurti requested from political parties in Kosovo to reach a consensus on drafting a list which requests recognition by Serbia as well as finding the missing persons. Kurti said the first step of preparing for discussions with Serbia is compilation of […]
Read More →EU: Still no date for new round of Kosovo talks (RFE, BETA, TV N1)
The European Union still does not have a precise time for the next round of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalization of relations, either at technical or political level, EU High Representative Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Radio Free Europe (RFE). She said that “the work on (organizing) the technical, but also the high political level […]
Read More →Thaci goes to Washington, next week crucial for dialogue (RTK)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will travel to Washington next week where he will meet senior U.S. officials, the news website reports citing unnamed sources. “The President will hold many meetings with officials familiar with the details of dialogue, from whom he is expected to get support for the process and the need to reach an […]
Read More →European development bank backs away from financing coal projects (IEFA)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a draft energy sector strategy that it will not finance coal projects, it said on Wednesday, following a statement by an environmental group that the international lender is not considering support for a coal-fired power plant project in Kosovo. See at: http://ieefa.org/european-development-bank-backs-away-from-financing-coal-projects/
Read More →Precedents – entering an unstable era (Transconflict)
The lack of consensus regarding what a certain territory makes special (and its corresponding rights especially different comparing to others) is not only a specificum of the Kosovo case. And while pleading for precedents loses its persuasiveness with each next case, the international community grows more divided; likewise, legal arguments are turning more into an […]
Read More →“Serbia winner of legitimate political struggle in Interpol” (BETA, Prva TV)
Serbian Minister of Trade and Infrastructure, Rasim Ljajic told Prva TV, Serbia came out as a winner “of legitimate political struggle” in Interpol. He added, Belgrade would continue to request Pristina to abolish additional taxes imposed to the goods from central Serbia. “If Kosovo succeeded in its attempt to join Interpol, then the continuation of […]
Read More →Vucic satisfied with Macron’s letter (Tanjug, B92, TV Pink)
President Aleksandar Vucic has expressed his gratitude to the President of France Emmanuel Macron for the personal letter he sent to Serbia. Vucic assessed the letter as a good announcement and a good signal before Macron’s visit to Serbia. In a statement to TV Pink, he said this was “not a circular letter” that would […]
Read More →Kosovo bans the import of products with the inscription ”Kosovo and Metohija” (Kossev)
More than a week after the introduction of a 10% tax increase on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina, the Kosovo government made a decision to completely ban imports of some products from Serbia. Kosovo Trade and Industry Minister, Endrit Shala also made a decision that the trade inspection should not allow the import […]
Read More →Vucic, Vulin on Serbia’s neighbours voting in Interpol (B92, RTS, TV Pink)
Following the voting on Kosovo Interpol bid yesterday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he understood well messages from some neighbors that Serbia is a less valuable friend to them, than Pristina, B92 reports. Referring to Skopje and Podgorica voting in favor of Kosovo, Vucic noted that they have sent a clear message to Serbia, you […]
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