Surroi: Kosovo must move from negotiating position of “normalization” to “a comprehensive agreement” (media)
Publicist and author, Veton Surroi, took to Facebook to comment on developments surrounding EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic’s remarks that the Trepca mining complex should be discussed in the Kosovo – Serbia dialogue in Brussels. Surroi wrote: “the European Commission’s request for Trepca’s status to be part of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia is a natural […]
Read More →Kocijancic on Trepca: Belgrade and Pristina decide agenda of dialogue (RFE)
European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic clarified the position of European institutions on the possible inclusion of the Trepca mining complex in the dialogue for normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. “With regards to the matter if ‘Trepca’ is part of dialogue, the European Union, as a facilitator in the process, has always been clear […]
Read More →The Last Thing the Shaky Western Balkans Needs Is More Border Changes (Just Security)
It’s hard to know which direction the Western Balkans region is headed these days. There are some encouraging signs, even amid very worrying trends. Signs of promise include the ratification of the agreement between Greece and Macedonia to resolve their name dispute, nixing Russia’s interference and opening the route for the newly renamed Northern Macedonia […]
Read More →Kosovo ‘Broke Law’ When Deporting Turkish ‘Gulenists’ (Balkan Insight)
A Kosovo parliamentary commission investigating the deportation of six Turkish citizens alleged to be members of what Ankara claims is a terror group led by cleric Fethullah Gulen has found 31 breaches of laws and procedures. The parliamentary commission probing the highly controversial deportation of the six alleged Gulenists to Turkey in March last year […]
Read More →OSCE Mission commends police for identifying perpetrator of vandalism on memorial plaque (OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Radio KIM)
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo commends Kosovo Police for identifying the perpetrator of the latest act of vandalism on the memorial plaque of journalists Đuro Slavuj and Ranko Perenić in Rahovec/Orahovac. In our condemnation of the act on 4 February, we noted that vandalism on the plaque serves to undermine inter-community trust and dialogue, as […]
Read More →Shaban Berisha confessed demolishing memorial plaque of missing journalists (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Radio kontakt plus)
A suspect, Shaban Berisha (47) confessed he eradicated by an excavator, a memorial plaque dedicated to the missing journalists Djuro Slavuj and Ranko Perenic, on 30 January 2019, Djakovica police report said. The report also said the act was “ethnically motivated,” Radio KIM reports. “The police carried out an investigation on 4 February 2019 and […]
Read More →“Only America interested in Kosovo, Merkel is dropping out” (VoA, B92)
Donald Trump’s administration does not have much time for the Balkans. This is according to Daniel Hamilton, an expert at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. According to Voice of America, this prominent connoisseur of European circumstances, is also not convinced that Washington, and even the European capitals will make enough […]
Read More →Chiefs of districts in KiM: Unity our strongest response (Tanjug, RTS)
Chiefs of five administrative districts in Kosovo and Metohija, met in Mitrovica North to discuss political and security situation, and expressed concerns over manners in which Pristina’s radical moves affect social environment and everyday life of the Serbian people, Tanjug news agency reported. In a press statement sent to Tanjug, chiefs of districts noted that […]
Read More →Kosovo rejects EU idea mine should be part of Serbia talks (AP)
Kosovo’s government has rejected suggestions from a European Union official that a major mining complex should be part of the negotiations with Serbia to normalize ties. A Kosovo government statement Tuesday said that an EU spokeswoman’s remarks to Serb state news agency Tanjug that the Trepca complex should be included in the talks are “unprecedented, […]
Read More →Kosovo PM promotes ex-fighter ahead of war crimes questioning (AFP, France24)
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has appointed a wartime rebel commander as his political adviser just days before the military man’s questioning by an international court probing war crimes. Government spokeswoman Donjeta Gashi said Sylejman Selimi, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), was appointed last week. https://bit.ly/2SdTZnv
Read More →Kosovo leader says Russia won’t stop Serbia compromise (AFP, France24)
Kosovo’s leader said Tuesday that Serbia’s traditional backer Russia had promised to support eventual reconciliation between Belgrade and Pristina, removing one potential obstacle in stalled talks. President Hashim Thaci said that he spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in November, in the first-ever meeting between the two sides, on the sidelines of centennial commemorations […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 05 February 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 5 February 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Serbia needs to preserve its national interests (TV Happy)
• Odalovic: Provocations disturb Serbs in Kosovo (FoNet)
• Memorial to missing Serb journalists again destroyed (B92)
• Energy Community clears Serbia to join TurkStream (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Need to form coalition of Serb parties at B&H state level (Srna)
• Govedarica: We will respond to SNSD’S call – RS’s interest on the first place (Srna)
• Defense Minister: There is no reason for halting Bosnia’s progress toward NATO (N1)
• Prosecution plans to question 447 witnesses in Atif Dudakovic trial (N1)
Croatia
• Croatia supports Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev: Macedonia may commence EU accession talks this June (Republika)
• Dimitrov: Macedonia recognizes Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president (Republika)
• Mickoski-McAllister meeting: The government wants to falsify the next presidential elections (Republika)
• Mitchell: Macedonia’s accession to NATO a historic occasion (Nezavisen vesnik)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Macedonia name accord opens more cans of worms than it closes (The Irish Times)
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From Google News- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 SeeNews
- The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results - Sarajevo Times 26/04/2024The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results Sarajevo Times
- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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