Sources: Police chiefs in the north aiding Radojicic to smuggle goods from Serbia (Indeksonline)
Citing unnamed sources, the news website reports that Milan Radojicic, a suspect at large in the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, still maintains control over smuggling in the northern part of the country. According to these sources, police chiefs in the north are aiding Radojicic to smuggle goods from Serbia into Kosovo.
Read More →EU shares NATO position: Kosovo Army only in accordance with Constitution (Lajmi)
The news website reports that the Kosovo Assembly Presidency decided to vote on the laws for the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force on December 14. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg however has warned that Pristina could face serious consequences if it proceeds with transforming the KSF into an army. The European Union shares Stoltenberg’s […]
Read More →Stoltenberg talks with Haradinaj and Vucic (media)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a telephone conversation today with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and called on them to show maturity and avoid provocative statements and actions. “With Haradinaj I raised concerns about the plan to transform the Kosovo Security Force into an army. I emphasized that such […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 06 December 2018
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Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 6 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Our focus education and schools, not arms and army (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I’m convinced there’ll be no war (B92/TV Pink)
• Vucic and Stoltenberg to be constantly in direct communication (N1)
• Dacic: Soon less than 100 countries that recognize Kosovo (Blic/Beta)
• Ljajic: EU has chance to tell Pristina to abolish taxes on 17 December (TV Pink/Beta)
• Drecun: Yellow House case in report and testimonies of Albanians who took part in human organ trafficking (RTS)
• Kuburovic: Belgrade persistently replied to all inquiries by Pristina (RTS/FoNet)
• Schieb on Chapter 31: It means to impose sanctions against Russia (RTV)
• Alexander Chepurin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia: Solution for Kosovo and Resolution 1244 Inseparable (CorD Magazine)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• NATO’s green light for some historic success – others against the activation of the MAP for B&H (BHT)
• Two-day session of PIC SB ends (N1)
• B&H Presidency members meet with Palmer and Cormack in Sarajevo (TV1)
• SIPA arrests former commander of RB&H Army 4th Corps Drekovic (N1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic meets Rama to talk EU membership and cooperation (Hina)
fYROM
• Stoltenberg: NATO expects Macedonia to become member in February 2020 (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Dimitrov encouraged by NATO support (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Fleckenstein and McAllister support the Prespa Agreement and the reconciliation process (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• NATO Ministerial, Bushati stresses Western Balkans importance (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following conversations with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, and Mr.Ramush Haradinaj of Kosovo (NATO)
Read More →Court of Appeals returned decision on detention for three Serbs from Mitrovica (Radio KIM)
The Court of Appeals returned a decision on detention for the three Serbs from Mitrovica accused of having connections with Oliver Ivanovic murder case for second deliberation, Radio KIM reports. The first instance court would therefore again decide on detention order for N.S, M.R, and D.M. “According to the Court of Appeals, the first instance […]
Read More →Daily contacts agreed between the Army of Serbia and KFOR (RTS)
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed in today’s telephone conversation that the preservation of peace and stability is of the utmost interest to Serbia and the entire region, says the Serbian Presidency, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). President Vucic thanked General Stoltenberg for his statement […]
Read More →Lavrov: Brussels should not patronize Pristina (Tanjug, B92)
Moscow expects from Brussels to make Pristina fulfill its obligations deriving from the Brussels agreement and establish Community of Serb Municipalities, as well as not to patronize it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, Tanjug news agency reported. Russian Minister is participating in the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Italy. “It is inadmissible participation […]
Read More →Novosti: EU lost credibility, Russia and China bring back Kosovo to East River (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes today that since the EU has lost credibility as a mediator in Belgrade-Pristina talks, chances are growing for Kosovo to get back to the UN. Moscow and Beijing could negotiate about that with Washington in the coming days. Novosti’s interlocutors further claim that in addition to having UN SC session […]
Read More →Serbian Chamber of Commerce wrote to EU over Pristina’s taxes (BETA, KoSSev)
Serbian Chamber of Commerce announced it has sent a letter to the highest officials of European Union, European Commission, European Parliament and European Council, calling on them to influence Pristina authorities and help in revoking decision on introduction of 100 percent taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, BETA news agency reports. This […]
Read More →Pacolli’s proposal for north: Economic zone (Insajder, DW, TV N1, BETA)
Kosovo Foreign Affairs Minister Behgjet Pacolli said he “personally does not see chances for political solution” of the Kosovo issue, and believes in “economic solution for what both sides have interests, Insajder portal reports. According to the Serbian media, Pacolli proposes north of Kosovo to become a large economic zone, part of it would belong […]
Read More →Brnabic: Not weapons and army, but education and schools (Tanjug, B92)
Our focus is on schools and education, and not on the army and weapons, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said, adding neither yesterday, nor ever before she was calling for war, B92 reports. Brnabic told this to the journalists in Belgrade, adding she regrets the way how certain international media interpreted her yesterday’s statement in […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Kosovo army will not impair relations with NATO (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today at the Assembly session that Kosovo army would ‘in no way’ not impair relations with NATO and that its creation is an internal process in line with the Constitution of Kosovo. Haradinaj admitted that they have not managed to reach out to all NATO member states separately […]
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