Kosovo President ready for compromise deal with Serbia (Reuters)
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo is ready for a compromise deal with Serbia to resolve long-standing issues between the countries, President Hashim Thaci said in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump. See at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-serbia-usa/kosovo-president-ready-for-compromise-deal-with-serbia-idUSKCN1PN27F
Read More →Minister: Law on salaries undermines independence of judiciary (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, has reacted to the amendment of the draft law on salaries saying it is threatening independence of the judiciary. “I am deeply concerned with the fact that regulative parametres set out in this draft law have affected and degraded the salaries of judges and prosecutors by misappropriating the concept […]
Read More →Mixed Results of Serbian President’s Kosovo Promises (Balkan Insight)
Serbia’s president says Belgrade has honoured the commitments it has made so far in negotiations with Kosovo, but a closer look reveals the results are mixed, at best. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he is committed to reaching a compromise deal in talks with Kosovo, the former Serbian province which declared independence in 2008 but […]
Read More →Civil society seeks amendment of law on NGOs (Koha/Kallxo)
Representatives of 300 civil society organisations have protested before the Kosovo Assembly building against the law aiming to regulate the way non-governmental organisations function. Speaking on behalf of civil society, Taulant Hoxha from the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) called on MPs to prevent the “stealing” of NGOs’ capital and assets. “The law on NGOs […]
Read More →Brnabic: Pristina’s behaviour goes to its detriment (Tanjug, RTS, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that Pristina, unlike Belgrade, runs a policy of confrontation and insists on barriers and conflicts, adding she believes such a behavior would go to the detriment of Albanians and would not go without consequences, RTS reported. Commenting on Pristina’s policy and acts of the Albanian representatives, Brnabic said it […]
Read More →Djuric on possibility of elections, tariffs and meeting with Serbs in Kosovo (Prva TV, BETA, B92, TV N1, Danas, KoSSev)
Representatives of Serbs in Kosovo have shown they can fight and not allow themselves to be merely “a part of folklore,” Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said, commenting on the possibility of early parliamentary elections in Kosovo, Serbian media report. “They resigned, they left the institutions. They also fight in […]
Read More →Dacic: Haradinaj unaware of situation he is in (SRNA, Blic, Vecernje Novosti)
Commenting on a letter Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj sent to the world leaders saying “that Kosovo negotiates with Serbia as a sovereign state”, Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said Haradinaj is unaware of the situation he is in, Blic daily reports. “If it is so, why they do not become a UN member, join […]
Read More →Kozarev: Role of international organizations crucial for human rights protection in Kosovo (Danas)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director Dusan Kozarev met with the Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu yesterday, and informed him about everyday problems Serbs in Kosovo are facing, in particular about the difficulties caused by the trade blockade on goods from central Serbia, Danas daily reports. Kozarev noted […]
Read More →Threats to Marko Jaksic over announced protest in Mitrovica North (RTV KIM, KoSSev, Danas)
After announcing on Twitter that the first “One in Five Million“ protest walk would be held on Saturday in Mitrovica North, the municipal assembly councillor from Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) Marko Jaksic received a threat, KoSSev portal reports. “Pal, you need to be hanged in the middle of Terazije, as an example. […]
Read More →Defense lawyers of Serbs claim information from investigation denied to them (Radio KIM)
Defense lawyers of the Serbs arrested at the end of November as per Pristina prosecution order in relation to the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, voiced dissatisfaction over the course of the investigation, since as they claim, they are denied access to the case files, and they are not familiar what concrete acts their clients are […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 30 January
• Haradinaj: If government falls, tax remains in force until summer (media)
• Haradinaj to world’s PMs: Dialogue is between two sovereign countries (media)
• Thaci writes to President Trump: I pledge for agreement with Serbia (media)
• Veseli: Kosovo to show understanding towards U.S. views (Telegrafi)
• Split between ruling coalition partners deepens (Koha Ditore)
• Limaj and Ahmeti meet with EU officials (Epoka e Re)
• Kurti meets Kosnett: Tax should not be lifted (Zeri)
• Matoshi explains importance of tax and why Haradinaj would not lift it (RTK)
• Bahtiri: Unification of Mitrovica to happen soon (media)
• Ministry of Agriculture unlawfully grants €3 million (Koha Ditore)
Belgrade Media Report 29 January 2019
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Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 29 January 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Balanced US position on Kosovo important (RTS)
• Pahor addresses Serbian parliament; part of opposition MPs boycotts (Beta)
• Dacic: Gratitude to Myanmar for supporting Serbia’s territorial integrity (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Djuric: Those setting conditions do not want compromise (RTS)
• Kosovo Serbs to join anti-government protests held across Serbia (N1/FoNet)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency members to travel to official visit to Brussels on Tuesday; Komsic and Dzaferovic expect that talks in Brussels include EU candidate status of B&H as well (ATV)
• Dodik ahead of visit to Brussels: EU path is part of consensus of all political actors in B&H, it would not be good if someone undermines it (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Dodik will present in Brussels realistic picture of current situation in B&H (TV1)
• Dodik meets Ambassadors of Serbia and Russia in B&H (RTRS)
• Dodik on HNS’ Declaration: Nobody should be deprived of right to express legitimate political views (N1)
fYROM
• Kocijancic: The country has a clear path toward the EU (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Paris welcomes the Prespa Agreement ratification (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Stoltenberg replies to Dimitrov’s letter, preparation for NATO Accession Protocol underway (Meta)
• Mickoski: Zaev plans to rig the presidential elections but we will defeat him (Republika)
Albania
• Balla: Border correction – government will not intervene, Kosovo is a sovereign state (ADN)
• Albania supports Kosovo agreement supported by US and EU (ADN/Deutsche Welle)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• China In The Balkans: Good Or Bad? (Forbes)
• US ambassador says Prespes accord will bring stability in Balkans (ekathimerini.com)
• NATO footprint in Albania to grow with construction projects at former Soviet air base (Stars and Stripes)
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