Belgrade Media Report 06 February 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 6 February 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: The world will recognize who is constructive and who is not (Tanjug/RTS)
• US once again calls Pristina to abolish taxes (RTS/VoA)
• Drecun: Kosovo is a black hole of Europe (RTS)
• Patriarch Irinej: Kosovo partition and new borders – unacceptable (Beta/Sputnik/RIA Novosti)
• Arifi: Another border crossing towards Macedonia this summer (presheva.com)
• Opposition representatives sign Agreement with the People in seven points (FoNet/RTV)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Left-center ‘BH Bloc’ parties decide against joining ruling coalition (N1)
• Dodik: Military neutrality is RS’ policy (Srna)
• Gaining candidate status for EU membership would be great progress for B&H (Srna)
• Dodik: There is no chance a war might occur in B&H (N1/VoA)
• B&H’s Prime Minister met with newly elected Ambassadors of Poland and Serbia (Fena)
Croatia
• President of Greece visits Croatia, voices his country’s support (Hina)
• Croatian Defense Minister visits Macedonia (Hina)
fYROM
• NATO countries sign Macedonia’s accession protocol (Republika)
• As SDSM slides in the polls, its leadership considers whether to cut their losses and accept the challenge of early general elections (Republika)
• Nine presidential candidates from VMRO-DPMNE (Meta)
• Zaev – Borisov: We are creating the prospects for stronger economic co-operation (Meta)
• Vajgl: Mickoski will cooperate with the government on the reforms (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Greek parliament to ratify North Macedonia’s accession to NATO on Friday (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• NATO Accession Agreement, Albanian President congratulates Macedonia (ADN)
• Meta from US: The only border change in region is EU enlargement (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo leader says Russia won’t stop Serbia compromise (AFP)
Read More →Veseli: Kosovo to become a NATO member soon as well (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli, hailed signing of the protocol for Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s membership at NATO. “The news of the signing of the NATO membership protocol by the friendly state of Northern Macedonia is a welcomed event not only for our neighbors but for the entire region. I […]
Read More →LDK, Vetevendosje: Thaci has no authority to negotiate interstate aspects with Serbia (media)
The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Isa Mustafa and leader of Vetevendosje Albin Kurti issued a joint statement following their meeting yesterday saying they will remain engaged for an independent state of Kosovo as a parliamentary republic with a territorial and institutional integrity, state sovereignty and inviolable borders. LDK and Vetevendosje said […]
Read More →Haradinaj hails NATO signing Accession Protocol with Skopje (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has hailed NATO Allies signing of the Accession Protocol with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as a positive development for the whole region. In a Facebook post, Haradinaj wrote: “More NATO in the region means more security, peace and stability. Huge step for the whole of our […]
Read More →Sylejman Selimi gives his first statement to the Special Court (Indeksonline)
KLA Commander of the General HQ, Sylejman Selimi gave today his first statement to the Special Court in Pristina. His lawyer, Tome Gashi informed about this on his Facebook account. “KLA Commander of the General HQ, General Sylejman Selimi, invited by the Special Court, gave his statement in Pristina. “Today on 06.02.2019, we the lawyers […]
Read More →Warning with protests if Kocijancic does not withdraw statement on Trepca (Klan)
Agim Bahtiri, mayor of Mitrovica South, met today with head of the Trepca independent trade union, Shyqyri Sadiku. They discussed the most recent statement of the EU Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic, that Trepca issue should be resolved through the comprehensive agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. Both Bahtiri and Sadiku strongly objected the statement, stressing that Trepca […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo has always won when united with the U.S. (media)
The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, met during his visit in the U.S. with Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel. “Always a pleasure to meet Kosovo’s and mine great friend, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Eliot Engel as well as to confirm the eternal friendship between Kosovo […]
Read More →Strpce: We will keep protesting until construction of mini hydro-power plant is halted (RTK2, Radio kontakt plus)
Inhabitants of the Strpce municipality for almost two months are protesting on a daily basis over construction of a mini hydro-power plant, that according to them jeopardizes the two river Kaludjerka and Bolovanka, thus preventing potable water supply to the residents, Radio kontakt plus reports. The angered citizens tried to present their request to the […]
Read More →Two decades since Kosovo “peace debacle” in Rambouillet (RTS, B92)
On this day 20 years ago, a peace conference on Kosovo and Metohija began in Rambouillet, near Paris. The epilogue is known – after 17 days of negotiations that failed, on March 24, 1999, NATO started bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (consisting of Serbia and Montenegro). The talks were attended by representatives of Yugoslav […]
Read More →Drecun: Kosovo Europe’s ‘black hole’ (RTS)
Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS morning news edition, that UN Secretary General report on Kosovo says the situation there is bad and Kosovo achieved no progress. Drecun said, the UN SG report depicts a realistic situation in Kosovo. “These reports are rather balanced lately, and […]
Read More →Patriarch Irinej: Division of Kosovo and new borders unacceptable (BETA, B92, RIA, Sputnik)
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej said that the division of Kosovo and new borders, some are talking about, for the Serbian Orthodox Church, but also for the majority of the population are unacceptable, BETA news agency reports. Patriarch noted that “Serbia without Kosovo and Metohija is not Serbia” “As if you would take away a […]
Read More →Brnabic: World to recognize who is constructive and who isn’t (Tanjug, RTS)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today Pristina continues undertaking unilateral acts that do not contribute to the regional stability, adding she hopes the world would recognize who is constructive and who is not, Tanjug news agency reported. Commenting on Pristina’s tariffs and decision to adopt Trepca statue, Brnabic said Pristina is doing opposite to […]
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