Wave of Public Sector Strikes Shakes Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo has been hit by an escalating wave of strikes, prompted by the new law on salaries proposed by the government, which awaits debate in the Kosovo Assembly on January 31. Although most medical staff suspended their 72-hour strike at the beginning of January, following negotiations with the government, surgeons continue not to perform surgeries […]
Read More →Kosovo’s teachers strike for 30 percent pay rise (Reuters)
Around 500,000 pupils and students in Kosovo stayed at home on Thursday as a strike by teachers demanding a 30 percent pay rise entered its second week. Doctors and miners have also taken strike action for higher wages, and other public sector workers are threatening to do so, after a law was proposed that would […]
Read More →“If the government does not respond – we will block Merdare” (B92, Juzne Vesti)
From the protest in the city of Kursumlija (southern Serbia) was announced that the administrative crossing of Merdare will be blocked, if the Serbian authorities fail to respond to previously submitted requests, reports portal juznevesti.com. According to the portal, if that does not happen, next Thursday the administrative crossing with Kosovo will be blocked. B92 […]
Read More →Escaping the Kremlin’s Embrace: Why Serbia Has Tired of Russian Support (Carnegie Moscow Center)
To an outside observer, Russia’s passive sabotage of the Kosovo conflict resolution looks like all-out support of Serbia. Assurances that Russia will never abandon Serbia, will protect it from Western pressure, and do everything possible to preserve its territorial integrity come across as gestures of unswerving friendship toward the Serbs. In reality, the Serbian leadership […]
Read More →Russia responds to Pacolli: Unrecognized recognize unrecognized (RTS)
Russian Deputy Ambassador to UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy on Twitter commented on the decision of Kosovo to recognize Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela. In response to Kosovo FM Behgjet Pacolli’s announcement, Polyanskiy wrote “unrecognized recognize unrecognized. The world is trembling with fear,” RTS reports.
Read More →“They used to pick up guns, now they pick up phones” (Tanjug, B92)
EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said “the relationship between Serbia and Kosovo has improved.” He added that there have been events in the past few weeks that would in the past would have lead to “both sides reaching for their weapons.” “Today, the presidents reach for the phone and call each other,” the EU official has […]
Read More →Turkish president expected to visit Serbia in June (Tanjug, B92)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should visit Serbia in June, Turkish Ambassador in Belgrade Tanju Bilgic said on Thursday, Tanjug news agency reports. Bilgic and Minister of Education Mladen Sarcevic discussed the opening of a Turkish school in Belgrade. At the meeting of the delegation of the Ministry of Education of Turkey and the Ministry […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 25 January
• Thaci: Government leaders must not use tax for other interests (Klan Kosova)
• Veseli: 100-percent tax will not be lifted (RTK)
• Economic agreement in exchange for lifting 100-percent tax (Koha)
• Hahn meets Thaci and Vucic, discuss tax and dialogue (Epoka)
• Arifi to Hahn: Prime Minister, not the President, decides on the tax (Express)
• Mustafa: The tax was set to cover government’s failures (Epoka)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina calls on Kosovo to lift import tax (dailies)
• Thaci in Davos: Kosovo is a new country but with great potential (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo negotiating team to meet Mogherini next week in Brussels (media)
• EU on visa liberalisation: High-level corruption fight to continue (Zeri)
• Kosovo issues arrest warrant for Milan Radojicic (Bota Sot)
• Governments of Kosovo and FYROM to hold joint meeting in May (Epoka)
Belgrade Media Report 24 January 2019
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Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 24 January 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Pristina will withdraw taxes, but we paid high price (B92/RTS/Beta/Tanjug)
• Dacic reacts to Cerar’s statement (Novosti)
• Juncker offers assurances to Vucic on steel quotas (Tanjug)
• Seven new members join Serbia’s SzS opposition grouping (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA announces it will initiate procedure for changing name of RS (N1)
• Dodik: SDA initiative – initiative for disassociation in B&H (Srna)
• RS President Cvijanovic: SDA dangerously toying with B&H (ATV)
• RS PM Viskovic: RS permanent and constitutional category (Srna)
• Other RS politicians react to SDA’s announcement that they will initiate procedure for changing name of RS (N1/Srna)
• Serb party leaders to meet regarding SDA initiative (Srna)
• Dodik: RS authorities could take control over the border overnight (N1)
fYROM
• Nimetz: The rejection of the Prespa Agreement can have dangerous consequences (Meta)
• Tsipras reveals the Greek truth about the Prespa Agreement (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Vlatko Gjorchev, possible presidential candidate of VMRO-DPMNE (Meta/Nezavisen Vesnik)
Albania
• Rama handed over Foreign Ministry to Cakaj, ‘President doesn’t intervene’ (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Romanian EU Presidency to push Western Balkans case, minister says (EurActiv)
• Contentious Vote on Macedonia Name Change & Stepping Stone for NATO in W Balkans (Sputnik)
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