Hoxhaj: Armed Forces will turn Kosovo into an exporter of security (media)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj said in an interview to Tirana-based Vision Plus that the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force into an army will turn Kosovo into an exporter of security in the region and beyond. Hoxhaj said the Kosovo Armed Forces as an institution, philosophy and practice were built by NATO and […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 17 December 2018
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Daily Media Highlights
Monday 17 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbian government: Formation of so-called Kosovo Army is a gross violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (Beta/Tanjug)
• Serbia requests urgent session of UN Security Council (RTS/Tanjug/Politika/Novosti)
• Vulin: Important to hear Serbia’s voice in the UN Security Council (RTS)
• Mojsilovic: Serbian Army ready to respond to challenges and threats (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik says RS will leave AF B&H, since Kosovo was allowed to create its own army (TV1)
• Komsic: Collapse of AF B&H, announced by Dodik, would mean endangering of peace in B&H (Dnevni list)
• Croatian parliament’s Declaration on Position of Croats in B&H sparks reactions (N1)
• Drecun: Situation in Kosovo will directly or indirectly reflect on RS future (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Croatian parliament adopts declaration on position of Croats in B&H (HRT1)
• Slovenia: No renegotiations on border dispute with Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Krivokapic and Becic won’t go with DF (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev on Kosovo’s military: We don’t need new tension (Meta)
• SDSM stands by Zaev’s comment that it is not yet time for Kosovo to have its army (Republika)
• Sela: Zaev’s criticism of Kosovo’s army is a move that favors Serbia and Russia (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Russia calls on UN Mission in Kosovo to disband armed units (TASS)
Read More →Kurti opposes government’s report on the dialogue, calls it anti-constitutional (Zeri)
Albin Kurti, leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, assessed the document of the government of Kosovo for the final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, as an unprincipled report and in contradiction with the Constitution of Kosovo. Kurti said during a press conference today that the approach of this document is similar to that of a state […]
Read More →Serbian Defense Minister says EU should use stick not carrot for Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug, TV N1)
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday that the European Union should halt the visa liberalization process for citizens of Kosovo, if Pristina fails to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods. Vulin told RTS that the EU should change its policy towards Kosovo from carrot to stick, adding that Pristina was always […]
Read More →Haradinaj writes to Mogherini on import tax (media)
Several news websites publish what it seems is the response Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj sent to the EU, namely the High Representative Federica Mogherini and commissioners Cecilia Malmstrom and Johannes Hahn, following their letter where they ask Kosovo institutions to suspend the 100-percent import tax on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
Read More →Arifi: Government waiting for feedback on draft agreement with Serbia (Zeri)
Head of the Kosovo delegation for technical dialogue with Serbia, Avni Arifi, told Zeri that political parties have been sent a copy of the draft agreement between Kosovo and Serbia proposed by the Government of Kosovo. Arifi said the feedback from political parties will be considered during the final version of the draft. “In the […]
Read More →EU offers ‘compromise’ in exchange for tariff withdrawal (Pristhina Insight)
A letter by EU officials addressed to Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj requested the revocation of the increased import tariff against Serbian products, offering certain changes within CEFTA. See at: https://prishtinainsight.com/eu-offers-compromise-in-exchange-for-tariff-withdrawal/
Read More →Tariffs cost Serbia millions, Trade Minister Ljajic says (Prva TV, BETA, TV N1)
The tariffs imposed by Pristina have cost the Serbian economy 30 million EUR in lost revenue, Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic said on Monday. Ljajic told Prva TV that Serbian export to Kosovo was 30 million EUR lower than in the previous year, adding that no goods were sent to Kosovo from Serbia between November 21 […]
Read More →The Diocese of Raška-Prizren celebrated its 1000th Jubilee in Prizren on December 15th/16th (Raska-Prizren Eparchy, Serbian media)
On December 15th and 16th 2018, the Diocese of Raška-Prizren celebrated its 1000-year jubilee, commemorating the first written mention of the Prizren Diocese in the First Chrysobull of Byzantine Emperor Basil II. See at: http://www.eparhija-prizren.com/en/news/announcement-diocese-raska-prizren-celebrates-its-1000th-jubilee-prizren-december-15th16th
Read More →Grave tombs in Orthodox cemetery in Lipljan desecrated (RTV Gracanica, KIM Radio)
Serb inhabitants from Lipljan have found grave tombs in the Orthodox cemetery in this town demolished and desecrated on Saturday morning, RTV Gracanica reports. Kosovo police came to the spot and started an investigation, while the perpetrators remain unknown. “KLA” graffiti were written on the wall of the chapel located in the cemetery. Stanimir Smiljic, […]
Read More →Balkan Tensions Flare Up After Kosovo Army Move (The Wall Street Journal)
Vote by former Serbian province draws rebuke from NATO but praise from U.S.; setback to reconciliation. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization warned of mounting instability in the Balkans after lawmakers in Kosovo voted to establish an army, prompting outrage in neighboring Serbia, which disputes the country’s independence. Kosovo has been governed as an international protectorate, […]
Read More →Serbian PM travels to Brussels (Serbian Government, B92)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will make an official visit to Brussels December 18-19. Brnabic will chair a meeting of the Stabilization and Association Council between Serbia and the European Union, the government announced on Monday. Brnabic will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commissioner […]
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