Belgrade Media Report 08 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic meets Serb political representatives from B&H, Montenegro, Macedonia and Croatia, in Belgrade on Christmas Day (RTS)
• Vucic guided by national, not party interests (Beta)
• Dacic against early elections and protests (Tanjug)
• Drecun: We must accept that Greater Albania will be created (TV Pink/Beta)
• Djuric: Pristina doesn’t want compromise (TV/Pink/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency members Komsic, Dzaferovic have set NATO path of B&H as condition for formation of state-level authorities (TV1)
• B&H Presidency Komsic and Dzaferovic comment on Serbian officials’ statements linking RS and Kosovo (N1)
• Preparations for marking of RS Day underway (ATV/Srna)
Croatia
• SDP leader criticizes policies towards Serbs in Croatia (Hina)
• MEP Suica: It is Croatia’s constitutional obligation to protect interests of Croats in B&H (Slobodna Dalmacija)
Montenegro
• Let’s open borders between Montenegro, Serbia, and RS (CDM)
• Relations between Podgorica and Moscow are less intense (CDM)
fYROM
• Zaev: We will know if there is a majority for constitutional changes on the day of the vote (Meta)
• Zaev: I wish a consensual candidate for a president that would be acceptable to all citizens (Meta)
• Mickoski expects a big win for VMRO-DPMNE at the coming presidential elections (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia’s Economy Remains a Chained Balkan Tiger (BIRN)
Read More →EU “reiterates urgency” of Pristina revoking trade barriers (Tanjug, B92)
Eu foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met on Tuesday in Brussels with the delegation for dialogue appointed by the Kosovo Assembly on December 15. “The meeting was an opportunity for an exchange with the Kosovo representatives on the (Belgrade-Pristina) dialogue,” the EU announced, adding that in this context, Mogherini “reiterated the urgency to revoke the […]
Read More →Pacolli on Thursday in Berlin, to meet German Foreign Minister (media)
With the invitation of the German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass, Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Begjet Pacolli will travel on Thursday for a meeting in Berlin. According to the media, they will be discussing current matters, with a special focus on bilateral relations, starting from the need of a greater […]
Read More →Simic rejects Thaci pledge to revoke tariffs (RTS, N1, Beta, KIM radio)
Deputy leader of the Serbian List Igor Simic told Radio Television of Serbia that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s statement that he was prepared to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods is a fabrication. Thaci told the Washington Post over the weekend that he is “ready to consider lifting the tariffs if a clear […]
Read More →Thaci declaires 2019 a NATO year in Kosovo (media)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, declared the 2019 to be the NATO year in Kosovo. “This year marks the 20th anniversary of the NATO humanitarian intervention on Kosovo, intervention which took place after the massacres, ethnic cleansing and crimes perpetrated by the Serbian forces upon the civilian population in Kosovo , and after the […]
Read More →Ahmeti and Limaj’s statements after conclusion of the meeting in Brussels (media)
Shpend Ahmeti, co-head of the Kosovo delegation, said after the meeting with EU High Representative Frederica Mogherini in Brussels that Kosovo delegation has made clear Kosovo’s positions, stressing as the primary one, mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia. “Mogherini assured us that they are working on that direction. The idea is to have an intensive […]
Read More →Mustafa: Coalition does not have the majority to dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
Besim Mustafa, spokesperson of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), said his political party is being attacked for not becoming part of bargaining. He further said that the governing coalition does not have the majority to dialogue with Serbia and that LDK wants a dialogue in which Serbia would recognize Kosovo and not where Serbia […]
Read More →Mogherini speaks after the meeting, requests removal of tax again (RTK)
The EU High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Frederica Mogherini said after the meeting with Kosovo delegation in Brussels that she has used the meeting to request once again suspension of tax on Serbian products. She sought creation of a climate which contributes to good neighborly relations, where reached agreements in the past […]
Read More →Trump administration downgrades EU mission to US (DW)
The Trump administration has downgraded the diplomatic status of the European Union’s delegation to the United States, an EU official has confirmed to DW. The demotion happened at the end of last year without notice. See at:https://bit.ly/2shRhhj
Read More →The car of weekly Vreme burned near Jarinje crossing (Kossev, Vreme)
A car transporting journalist of Belgrade-based weekly Vreme and a journalist from Le Courrier des Balkans burned near the Jarinje administrative crossing, Vreme weekly stated on Saturday. The fire erupted suddenly, and all four colleagues managed to safely leave the vehicle, which was destroyed – the statement reads. The weekly Vreme team visited North Mitrovica […]
Read More →Veseli: Kosovo does not fear dialogue – we will win together with our allies (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) said the final phase of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is clear: political, territorial and institutional sovereignty, mutual recognition with Serbia, new era for Balkans and Kosovo’s certain future as a state in EU, NATO and […]
Read More →Trump pushes for breakthrough peace deal between Kosovo, Serbia (Fox News)
The Trump administration is working to score what it hopes to be another foreign policy win, this time by encouraging leaders from Serbia and Kosovo to sign a peace agreement in a ceremony that could take place at the White House. A source confirmed to Fox News a report that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci recently […]
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- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024
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