The Movement Fatherland letter to Putin: We want to know Russia’s position on Vucic’s delimitation (Kossev)
„Mr. President, whatever the attitude of the Russian Federation – we will understand it. May God keep you safe and let Russia be as big and strong as possible,“ the opposition movement ‘Otadzbina’ (Fatherland) from Kosovo wrote in a new, open letter to Vladimir Putin in connection with the proposal for the ethnic separation of […]
Read More →Kosovo Medics Strike in Support of Pay Rise (Balkan Insight)
Public health institutions in Kosovo started a strike on Wednesday, demanding a pay rise. The strike is continuing on Thursday. The head of the Healthcare Trade Union Federation, Blerim Syla, on Wednesday said that if the government ignores their demands, more strikes may be on the way. “Measures will be radicalised with protests in squares […]
Read More →What is holding Kosovo’s visa liberalisation back? (European Western Balkans)
After the European Commission confirmed that Kosovo had fulfilled all required benchmarks for visa liberalisaiton on 18 July this year, it seemed that the process launched in 2012 will soon come to an end. Indeed, on 13 September, the European Parliament approved the proposal to amend the regulation listing countries and territories whose nationals are […]
Read More →FM: Dialogue will likely continue in different format (B92, Tanjug, Nedeljnik)
Ivica Dacic says that Serbia will in 2019 certainly intensively deal with the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, and “probably in a different format than until now.” “No one can say – we will solve Kosovo and Metohija next year, at least no serious politician in our country and abroad. As far as I’m concerned, […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 27 December
• Negotiating team to travel to Brussels on 8 January (Epoka)
• Thaci’s holds annual speech before Kosovo Assembly (media)
• Quint Ambassadors today at the meeting of the negotiating team (Express)
• Kosovo delegation with monitoring role in dialogue (Koha Ditore)
• Collaku: The only pressure by Trump is agreement with Serbia (TV Dukagjini)
• Assembly fails to hold session on draft agreement with Serbia (media)
• France supports the dialogue and state delegation (RTK)
• Dacic: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in another format in 2019 (Nedeljnik/Express)
• Arifi: Serbia provoking and inciting new tariffs (Bota Sot)
• Bahtiri and Rakic meet COMKFOR (Zeri)
• Rasic: Belgrade is using Kosovo Serbs as an instrument (RFE, Epoka)
• Visa liberalisation, unlikely under Romanian EU presidency (Zeri)
• Lluka: New power plant to begin construction in 2019 (Zeri)
CDHRF requests dismissal of Pacolli and Serb ministers (Gazeta Express)
Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF), issued a press release which notes that “due to the use of the racist and sexist language of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli in front of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, as a justification for rejections of Kosovo’s membership in INTERPOL by […]
Read More →Gjakova shelter seeks financial support for victims of domestic violence (RTK)
74 women and children, victims of domestic violence, found shelter this year at “Safe House” center in Gjakova. Sakibe Doli from this center says that women who are accommodated in this shelter, apart from housing and rehabilitation, are also professionally trained for different crafts, in order to become independent and integrate in society. Five months […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 26 December 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 26 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Rosu not allowed to north without KFOR, Serb community’s consent (Beta/TV Pink)
• Brnabic: Mockery made of all agreements (RTS)
• Dacic: Armed Albanian formations cannot enter northern Kosovo (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric: Kosovo Albanians in panic (FoNet)
• Drecun: Different interpretation as to who can go to the north without consent (Tanjug)
• Upcoming visit by Putin confirms good relations between Serbia, Russia (RTS/Tanjug)
• Lavrov: Moscow ready for further close cooperation on Kosovo issue (Tanjug/RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS MoI’s special police forces arrest Dragicevic and other members and supporters of ‘Justice for David’ group, including opposition politicians and journalists (FTV)
• B&H CoM Chairman-Designate not nominated yet, SNSD says obstructions are coming from Federation of B&H (TV1)
• Dodik: If parties in Federation of B&H do not care about functioning of B&H, I care even less (TV1/ATV)
• Delegations of SDA and SBB B&H fail to reach agreement on joint formation of authorities (TV1)
fYROM
• Zaev confirms he will not run for presidential election (MIA/Telma)
• Xhaferi will not run in upcoming presidential elections (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Putin to visit Serbia in January — Kremlin (TASS)
• Tannock: Any deviation between UK and EU policies towards WB would be damaging (European Western Balkans)
Veseli: Tomorrow, together with the unity team, we will meet Quint ambassadors (Gazeta Express)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli said at a press conference after his meeting with the unity team, that tomorrow Kosovo’s delegation for the dialogue with Serbia will hold a meeting with the ambassadors of the Quint countries and representatives of the EU Office in Kosovo. He said that the intention of […]
Read More →Belgrade weekly magazine “Vreme” named KoSSev editor the person of the year (Vreme, KoSSev)
The editor of KoSSev portal, Tatjana Lazarevic was named the person of the year by majority of votes of the editorial staff of the Belgrade-based weekly news magazine “Vreme“. As in previous years, the contribution to the advancement of institutions in the public interest was taken as the criterion for the award. See at: https://kossev.info/weekly-magazine-vreme-named-kossev-editor-the-person-of-the-year/ […]
Read More →Rakic and D’Addario discussed security situation (Radio kontakt plus)
Srpska Lista Chair Goran Rakic met today with KFOR Commander Major General Lorenzo D’Addario and discussed about the security situation in Kosovo, with focus on northern municipalities as well as areas populated by the Serb community, Radio kontakt plus reported. The two officials agreed it is important to preserve peace and safe environment for all […]
Read More →Thaci: Unity will lead to good results in dialogue (Klan Kosova/RTK)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said today after the meeting of the negotiating team for dialogue with Serbia that only by being united can the dialogue end in good results which he said includes recognition of Kosovo by Serbia and its UN membership. “Any ideas and suggestions from the others are welcomed so that the […]
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