Serbian president grateful for Palau’s Kosovo decision (Tanjug, B92)
President Aleksandar Vucic has thanked President of Palau Thomas Remengesau for his country’s decision to annul its recognition Kosovo. Vucic welcomed Remengesau outside the building of the General Secretariat of the president of the Republic in Belgrade on Monday. Speaking about bilateral relations with Palau, Vucic noted that an agreement on friendship and cooperation, signed […]
Read More →Presidents of Albania and Montenegro say potential agreement between Pristina and Belgrade should not affect security in Western Balkans (Gazeta Express)
President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic and his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta agreed today in Podgorica that the outcome of Pristina-Belgrade dialogue should not affect stability in the region, Gazeta Express reports. Albanian President Meta said the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is of a special importance, according to Podgorica based RTCG. Albanian President is paying […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 21 January 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 21 January 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: I am prepared for difficult decisions, but they must be a compromise (RTS)
• Dacic: Security Council to discuss Kosovo in February (TV Prva/Beta)
• Republic of Palau suspends recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: Serbia remains reliable partner to Brussels (Beta)
• Bajatovic: TurkStream stretch to start operating by April 2020 (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic: Previous decisions on NATO integration must be respected; Vucic is undermining his previous calls for reconciliation and cooperation (Oslobodjenje)
• NATO HQ in Brussels say B&H’s next moves on NATO path fall solely onto its officials (N1)
• Radoncic: Information about SDA reaching agreement with SDP and DF is true; SBB B&H will end talks on formation of authorities and leave ruling coalition (Face TV)
• Dodik: At upcoming meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, B&H Presidency will be under burden of question as to why authorities at B&H level have not been formed yet (ATV)
• Cvijanovic: Komsic’s statement on mandate of B&H CoM is unbelievable, CoM in technical mandate has no legitimacy, credibility or authority (TV1)
Croatia
• Pejcinovic Buric rejects MOST’s claims that she is working in Serbia’s interests (HRT)
fYROM
• Zaev: Citizens won’t allow another authoritarianism (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Macedonian remains the only official language throughout the whole territory (Meta)
• There is no “Pact against Serbia” even though Serbian tabloid says there is (Meta)
• Major clashes during Macedonia name rally in Athens (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Prespes: The rally, the raw numbers, and the day after (ekathimerini.com)
Read More →Education strike continues into its second week (Prishtina Insight)
Despite attempts to end the teachers’ strikes in force across Kosovo, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s proposal for a 10 per cent salary increase for teachers was rejected by the teachers’ union, as strikes continue. The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, and the Union of Education, Culture and Science of Kosovo, SBAShK, failed to reach […]
Read More →Kosovo police “took additional actions“ in investigation of “Vreme“ journalists’ burned vehicle (KoSSev)
In response to complaints expressed in an open letter sent to the Kosovo Police by the collegium of “Vreme” weekly magazine, in relation to the investigation of their car that caught fire near Jarinje crossing point, Kosovo police undertook additional actions and contacted the prosecution in order to look into the case initially labelled as […]
Read More →Latifi: PDK never discussed unconditional suspension of tax (Express)
Blerim Latifi, advisor to Kosovo Assembly President and PDK leader Kadri Veseli, told the news website on Sunday that the PDK has never discussed the unconditional suspension of the 100-percent tax on Serbian products. “As far as the position of the PDK is concerned, the unconditional suspension of the tax on Serbian products was never […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo will remain multiethnic, as will Serbia (media)
In an interview with the Austrian paper Kurier, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said that a lasting agreement with Serbia is “absolutely necessary” but one which would not guarantee Kosovo a seat at the UN and global recognition would have no meaning. “If we do not seize this momentum now, it would lead to a […]
Read More →Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns attack on health facility in Novake village (Danas)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija in the strongest terms condemned the attack on a health facility in the village of Novake, Prizren municipality, adding it is an obvious attempt to intimidate a small number of Serbs who remained living there, Danas daily reports. The Office said it expects that international organizations present in […]
Read More →Haziri is confident: Tax will be rescinded, government will fall (Indeksonline)
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) deputy leader, Lutfi Haziri, said today he is confident that the 100-percent tax on Serbian goods will be rescinded and that the Haradinaj-led government will fall. “The tax will be removed, and the government will fall. Both will happen. The tax will be removed as this is the position of […]
Read More →Palau suspends previous decision to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)
The Republic of Palau has suspended all previous decisions and declarations on Kosovo, states a note the country’s president delivered on Monday in Belgrade. President Tommy Esang Remengesau handed the note to Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic. With this, Palau has suspended, pending the outcome of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, its […]
Read More →President Thaci meets COMKFOR D’Addario (media)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today KFOR Commander, Major General Lorenzo D’Addario, and discussed the political and security situation in Kosovo. In a Facebook post after the meeting, Thaci said Kosovo is grateful for the contribution of every KFOR member. “I thanked Commander D’Addario for KFOR’s demonstrated commitment to preserving peace and stability in […]
Read More →Splits Over Serbian Taxes ‘Damages’ Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
The public disagreements between Kosovo’s President and Prime Minister over the tariffs imposed on goods from Serbia and Bosnia are undermining the country’s negotiating position, an expert has warned. Disagreements between Kosovo leaders over the 100-per-cent tariffs on imports from Serbia and Bosnia are damaging the country’s negotiating position with Serbia, some experts say. “Clashes […]
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