Belgrade Media Report 19 December 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 19 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Serbia can move even faster on its path to EU (Beta/RTS)
• Tusk welcomes Serbia’s reasonable moves (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Pristina can’t join any organization without agreement with Belgrade (RTV/Beta)
• Djuric meets German Ambassador: Belgrade committed to peaceful solution (Beta)
• Mitchel: Dialogue only way to normalize relations (Beta)
• Serbian opposition to boycott elections at all levels until demands for fair election conditions are met (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC passes decision according to which election of delegates to Federation of B&H HoP should be based on 2013 population census (N1)
• B&H CEC’s decision on method of election of delegates to Federation of B&H HoP sparks reactions (Hayat)
• Presidency member Dzaferovic with Ambassador Berton, says CEC’s decision in collision with Constitution of Federation of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• US Embassy, EU Delegation and OHR react to CEC B&H decision to use 2013 census for Federation of B&H HoP formation (TV1)
• New RS government appointed (RTRS)
• SDA, HDZ B&H hold talks on formation of authorities (N1)
fYROM
• Seven changes proposed to the “North Macedonia” constitutional amendments (Republika)
• Parliament adopts amnesty law for participants in the April 2017 incident (Republika)
• Zaev and Tsipras officially nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the joint press conference following the 5th EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council (EEAS)
Read More →Haradinaj: Import tariffs will not be lifted, EU cannot resolve Kosovo-Serbia issues on its own (VOA)
In an interview with Voice of America Albanian Service, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said Kosovo will not revoke tariffs on Serbian goods despite calls from the European Union. He said Kosovo continuously expressed concerns over Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s failure to respect the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA): “But never did […]
Read More →“Dialogue only if Pristina withdraws unreasonable decisions” (Tanjug, B92)
The only way for the dialogue on normalization of relations to continue is if Pristina withdraws its extremely unreasonable decisions. President Aleksandar Vucic said this in Brussels on Wednesday, in a conversation with President of the European Council Donald Tusk. Vucic talked with Tusk about the situation in the region, Pristina’s unlawful measures, and Serbia’s […]
Read More →Rakocevic: Dialogue is “stillborn” (KIM Radio)
“I am against that Serbs in Gracanica are eradicated, and the area to be populated by Albanians from the north of Kosovo or Presevo Valley. This is that fascist project Vucic, Thaci and Rama are embracing, Kosovo Assembly MP Ilir Deda said. Meanwhile, journalist Zivojin Rakocevic thinks that the dialogue is “stillborn.” These remarks were […]
Read More →Stoltenberg: NATO to review engagement with KSF (media)
In a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance’s level of commitment to Kosovo will be reviewed in face of Kosovo adopting law on creation of army. Stoltenberg said that North-Atlantic Council has discussed the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force and that it is […]
Read More →Thaci: Trump’s letter clear message of support (Klan Kosova)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said ahead of the EU-Western Balkans meeting in Brussels that the letter he received from the U.S. President Donald Trump is a clear sign of support to Kosovo. “I highly appreciate the commitment of President Donald Trump, his pledge of support and assistance in the process of negotiations and the […]
Read More →Veseli convinced there will be no partition of Kosovo (media)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli said in a press conference today that the Constitution of Kosovo will be the guiding document for resolving any issues and that there will be no partition of Kosovo nor Association of Serb-majority municipalities with executive powers. “The solution is Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo,” Veseli said. He said the failure […]
Read More →Former Serbian police chief banned from entering U.S. (media)
Kosovo online media quote a statement from the U.S. Department of State banning entry to the U.S. to Goran Radosaljevic, former Serbian police chief, for his involvement in the killing of the Bytyqi brothers, three Albanian-American brothers killed in Serbia after the Kosovo war. “The law also requires the Secretary of State to publicly or […]
Read More →Balkans face instability, minor conflicts, Daniel Serwer says (N1)
Peace in the Balkans is not in as much danger as it was in the 1990s but there are risks of instability, dissatisfaction and minor conflicts, Johns Hopkins University professor Daniel Serwer told regional broadcaster N1 on Tuesday. He believes there is no direct threat to peace in the region, adding that Kosovo has had […]
Read More →Keefe: UK expects progression of dialogue (Danas, FoNet)
UK Ambassador in Belgrade Denis Keefe said late yesterday that the current situation between Belgrade and Pristina should be resolved in dialogue, and although it is facing difficulties now, the Ambassador expressed hope it will progress, Danas daily reports. We are aware that dialogue at this moment is facing certain difficulties, but we do hope […]
Read More →Mogherini warns alternative to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue dangerous (N1, Beta)
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini on Tuesday called the authorities in Pristina to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and warned that the alternative to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is dangerous. Speaking at a news conference with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic after a session of the EU-Serbia Stabilization and Association Council, […]
Read More →Trump urges Kosovo to seize chance for peace with Serbia (Politico)
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his Kosovan counterpart Hashim Thaçi to seize the chance to seal a permanent peace deal with Serbia. In a surprise intervention in faltering talks between the Balkan states, Trump held out the prospect in a letter of a White House meeting with Thaçi and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić if they […]
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