Belgrade Media Report 14 January 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 14 January 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Main priorities Kosovo and EU accession (RTS/Tanjug)
• Kuburovic: Serbia is in no way involved in work of special court for KLA crimes (Beta)
• EC: Not a single step towards EU until Pristina abolishes taxes (Novosti)
• Kesic: Kosovo is not even among top ten topics for Trump (TV Prva/B92)
• Protesters march for the sixth time in a row (Beta)
• Obradovic writes to Putin that Vucic abuses his visit (Danas)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Del Vechio says he did not go to Banja Luka to attend marking of RS Day, Dodik confirms (TV1)
• Dodik: Because of hysteria that was launched in Federation of B&H, survival of B&H is questionable today just as much as it was in 1992 (RTRS)
• Preda: Visits to Russia will not help anyone become an EU member state (Hayat)
• Kovacevic: Preda has no competence to interfere in internal affairs of B&H (ATV)
• Komsic presents new condition for supporting appointment of SNSD’s Zoran Tegeltija as B&H CoM Chairman (RTRS)
• US diplomat Vershbow: Situation in Balkans needs to be improved, B&H’s accession to NATO and EU would stabilize region (Oslobodjenje)
• Zvizdic calls on Croatia and Serbia to ratify and sign border agreements with B&H (BHT1)
• UK parliament discusses situation in B&H, MPs call on EU, US for more active engagement in developments in B&H (N1)
Croatia
• Croatia to appoint new ambassador to Bosnia (Hina)
fYROM
• Parliament adopts the Prespa Agreement with 81 votes (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: I’m certain that Greek MPs will recognize their significant role in this historic moment (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Mogherini/Hahn: We express our wholehearted congratulations on parliament’s vote (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Nimetz: This historic agreement opens the door to new relationship (Nezavisen vesnik)
• US welcomes adoption of constitutional amendments (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Haradinaj meets Zaev, calls him the Prime Minister of North Macedonia (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Name Dispute: Western leaders rejoice, Greece melts down (New Europe)
Read More →Serbia’s FM Dacic: Kosovo and EU will be Belgrade priorities in 2019 (N1, Beta, RTS)
Ivica Dacic, the Foreign Minister of Serbia, said on Monday his country’s political priorities this year would be the Kosovo issue and the negotiating process on joining the European Union, the Beta news agency reported. Dacic said Belgrade would not give up its commitment to the dialogue with Pristina and the search for a compromising […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Tax on Serbia remains in power (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, said that tax on Serbian goods will remain in power. “While we have only suggestions for fruitless, aimless, and without clear deadlines, without a pre-agreed contract and international guarantee that the final agreement resulting with recognition will be signed, the tax remains in force. I am deeply convinced […]
Read More →Veseli: Kosovo will ensure Serbia’s recognition and UN seat (Telegrafi)
Kadri Veseli, President of the Assembly of Kosovo, said after the meeting with the state delegation for the dialogue that at this process, Kosovo together with strategic partners will ensure recognition of the independence by Serbia with the borders of 17 February 2008, as well as the seat at the United Nations. Veseli called once […]
Read More →Teachers’ strikes launched across Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
Kosovo teachers nationwide have gone on strike, demanding salary increases from the Kosovo Government, who have committed to sending the Draft Law on Public Sector Salaries to the Assembly for approval without meeting their demands. The Union of Education, Science and Culture of Kosovo, SBASHK, launched a general strike in Kosovo from Monday, unsatisfied with […]
Read More →Thaci: No one should hesitate to take over responsibility at this phase of the dialogue (RTK)
The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said Kosovo is building the necessary unity on the issues of state interest with difficulty. “I welcome and support today’s coordinating meeting for the dialogue, as a necessary action to align our steps in the final phase of the dialogue. Kosovo is building the necessary unity for the interests […]
Read More →Ahmeti pledges transparency in dialogue with Serbia (media)
Shpend Ahmeti, co-chair of the Kosovo’s negotiating team for dialogue with Serbia, said today after a meeting with Kosovo leaders, Assembly President Kadri Veseli and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, that they now have clearer objectives following the 8 January meeting in Brussels and that there is no more technical dialogue with Belgrade. “There is full […]
Read More →U.S. seeks immediate suspension of import tax, warns of consequences (Klan Kosova)
Klan Kosova is reporting that the U.S. National Security Council and the State Department have worded out their position on current developments in Kosovo, namely with regards to the import tax Kosovo government has imposed on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The position of the U.S. administration has been presented in the form […]
Read More →30-day detention for man suspected of threatening PM Haradinaj (media)
The Basic Court in Pristina has issued a thirty-day detention measure to a man suspected of threatening Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj. The defendant whom the media identify by his initials will be tried on terrorism charges. Kallxo quotes the defendant as saying before the court today that the comments he made on social […]
Read More →Simic: Announcement of new Pristina’s measures an attempt to ghettoize Serbs (Tanjug, TV Most, RTS)
Vice President of Serbian List Igor Simic said late on Sunday that the latest statement by Kosovo Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Izmi Zeka on the preparation of a ban on movement of vehicles from central Serbia is an attempt by Pristina to threaten with a total blockade movement of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija […]
Read More →Haradinaj declares 2019 year of economic development (Koha/Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today at the meeting of the National Council for Economic Development that economy be a focus of Kosovo’s government in the new year. “The previous year was more focused on legal infrastructure, rule and law. This year will be of economy and we will seriously address economic issues,” […]
Read More →Former PDK MP, Bahri Hyseni, elected head of Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (media)
Online media report that Bahri Hyseni, former Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) MP, has been elected chairman of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council with ten votes in favour and none against. Upon election, Hyseni said he possesses all necessary qualifications for the job and that he would work to ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability of the […]
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