Belgrade Media Report 11 February 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 11 February 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic, Schieb discuss Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic: I’ve been around world 25 times campaigning for Serbia (TV Pink/Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Everybody condemned taxes, majority condemned decision of army formation (RTS)
• SzS MPs boycott Serbian parliament (Beta/Tanjug)
• Jeremic: Opposition leaders can expect a call from Vucic, there are no secret deals (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik and Covic calling on Bosniak representatives to form government (Srna)
• SDP decided not to go into coalition with national parties (Fena)
• RS Commission for Srebrenica keeps drawing criticism (N1)
• US Embassy and OHR condemn formation of commission for Srebrenica (Fena)
Croatia
• Police arrests three attackers on Serbian water polo players; Government strongly condemns the attack (Hina)
fYROM
• Greek parliament ratifies neighbor’s NATO accession protocol (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Hahn: I’m confident that EU member states will acknowledge this remarkable achievement in June (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Osmani – Palmer: Macedonia expects US support in the upcoming period as well (Meta)
• The presidential elections will be held on 21 April (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: There is a possible consensus on a presidential candidate, we have a dilemma over early elections (Meta)
Albania
• Local elections on 30 June, List of SP candidates unveiled (ADN)
• Ruci: Albania will probably ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession protocol on Thursday (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• London ignores threat that “Kosovo army” will pose to Serbs — Russian Embassy (TASS)
Read More →Serbia, Kosovo Lock Horns over Fallen Mining Icon (Balkan Insight)
oving ahead with a plan to take full control of the once-mighty Trepca complex of lead, zinc and silver mines, Kosovo has locked horns with former master Serbia over the fate of an industrial icon claimed by both. On February 6, the speaker of Kosovo’s parliament, Kadri Veseli, signed into law a decision by lawmakers […]
Read More →Why Kosovo needs to postpone the ‘final’ round of dialogue with Serbia (Euractiv)
Kosovo’s leaders have got themselves in a serious political crisis. They need to re-set the clock and the agenda of talks with Serbia, write Leke Batalli and Perparim Kryeziu. Leke Batalli and Perparim Kryeziu are Research Fellows at the Group for Legal and Political Studies in Pristina. Kosovo finds itself tangled up in an unprecedented political crisis. The possible […]
Read More →Veseli invites state leaders for an urgent meeting (Express, Klan)
Kadri Veseli, President of the Assembly of Kosovo has invited to his office President Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and Deputy Prime Minister Fartmir Limaj. Gazeta Express learned that the meeting is expected to take place at 12:00 hours and that the reason of the meeting is the 100 percent tax on the goods […]
Read More →Presevo Valley representative against solution that would affect Kosovo’s territorial sovereignty (RTK)
Correction of the border with Serbia, to the detriment of the territory of Kosovo, is not accepted for Presevo Valley. Its representatives demand for their political problem to be resolved during the dialogue process with Serbia in order to reach a historic comprehensive agreement. However, they claim that the solution should safeguard Kosovo’s sovereignty. They […]
Read More →Academy of Science comes out with position against Kosovo border change (media)
Ahead of Kosovo’s anniversary of declaration of independence, the Kosovo’s Academy of Arts and Science has come out with a statement expressing serious concern over the current political discourse regarding the final stage of dialogue with Serbia. “Lack of a unified state platform and controversial and divisive positions between main Kosovo institutional leaders are unacceptable,” […]
Read More →Dacic: I’ve been around world 25 times campaigning for Serbia (TV Pink, B92)
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says now is the right time internationally to make progress in resolving the Kosovo issue. He pointed out that Albanians are delaying and waiting for these circumstances to change. Dacic told TV Pink that it is a question what will happen in the US after the next presidential election and whether […]
Read More →Trepca: Between sufferance and arbitration (RTS, Radio Belgrade)
Majority of actions that Pristina can conduct against Trepca-North have already been experienced. Director Jovan Dimkic thinks the goal is to economically destroy the model according to which “Trepca” operates. He does not expect, however, physical violence, RTS reports. Legal expert Dr. Dusko Celic opined that the international arbitration can be a solution if the […]
Read More →Russia reacts on Britain accepting “Kosovo army” (RTS, TASS, Tanjug)
Commenting on a statement of British Ambassador to UN, Karen Pierce, who at the latest UNSC session on Kosovo said that “Pristina has a right to have an army,” Russian Embassy in London reacted assessing that the Great Britain and other Western states ignore the threat that forming of the so-called Kosovo army could represent […]
Read More →Gazivode manager: We are ready for worst-case scenario as well (Tanjug, RTS, Sputnik)
Marko Vulovic, manager of Gazivode lake does not exclude possibility Albanians might think to take over Gazivode by force, warning that this could have unprecedented consequences to the both sides. He noted Gazivode management is in a permanent contact with the Serbian state, in order to make a preventive decision to stop “such mad ideas.” […]
Read More →Kozarev and Popovic discuss projects’ implementation in Gracanica (Tanjug, RTS)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director, Dusan Kozarev visited Gracanica municipality and discussed with its mayor Srdjan Popovic about implementation of the projects in this area to be financed by the Serbian Government, RTS reports. According to Kozarev, Gracanica municipality has reasons to be optimistic since capital investments would follow and potential […]
Read More →Holly Trinity Church in Babljak broken into (KoSSev, RTK2)
Serbian Orthodox Holly Trinity Church in the village of Babljak, Urosevac municipality was broken into last night, KoSSev portal reports. According to the priest Vlajko Trajkovic, unknown perpetrators broke the window and stole the money that was inside the church. “They broke the window, despite the window being reinforced with metal bars. They managed to […]
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