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Belgrade Media Report 27 February 2019

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Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 27 February 2019

LOCAL PRESS

• Kosovo Serbs want to leave Kosovo institutions; Vucic asks them to wait for response from state for 45 days (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Not a single solution in sight (RTS)
• US wants resolution of Kosovo problem by year’s end (Srpski Telegraf)
• Brnabic to Schieb: Abolition of taxes precondition for continuation of dialogue with Pristina (Beta)
• Slovakia will not recognize Kosovo and continues to support Serbia’s EU path (RTV/Tanjug)
• Dodik: If Kosovo joins the UN, Republika Srpska will also invoke that right (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Forming Council of Ministers depends only on SDA (Srna/Vecernji list)
• Kovacevic: B&H may rest on consensus, not on blackmails (Srna)
• Single route agreed (Srna)
Montenegro
• The Montenegrin opposition not giving up, it is seeking a technical government (RTCG)
• A technical government is a helping hand for the DPS (RTCG)
• Russia’s trying to deter WB from Euro-Atlantic aspirations (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Coalition partners clash instead of choosing a consensual presidential candidate (Meta)
• Government spokesmen insist everything is fine after tensions develop between SDSM and DUI (Republika)
Albania
• Opposition’s protest turns violent (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• The Brief – Mapping out the Balkans? (EurActiv)

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Kosovo supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity (media)

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Kosovo’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs stated in a press release issued on the fifth anniversary of annexation of Crimea by Russia, that Kosovo as the other peace-loving countries, is committed to the international peace and order and cannot remain silent towards Russian statements on annexation of this Ukrainian territory and on seeing Russia’s systematic mistreatment […]

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SLS supports Zivic’s appointment as Kosovo’s Minister of Agriculture (media)

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In a press conference today, leader of the Serb Independent Liberal Party (SLS) Slobodan Petrovic expressed support for the appointment of Dijana Zivic as new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development following the dismissal from the post of Nenad Rikalo from the Serbian List. Petrovic said Zivic was appointed to the post on his […]

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Vucic: Serbs from Kosovo requested a permission to leave all Kosovo institutions (N1, Serbian media)

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the representatives of the Kosovo Serbs, both from the south and from the north, asked from him to leave all the Kosovo institutions and added that he asked them to wait for an answer for a maximum of 45 days, in order to have the opportunity to speak with […]

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Djuric: Toxic climate in Kosovo, Serbs treated as enemies (Tanjug, B92)

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Attacks against Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija are consequence “of a toxic political climate” created by Albanian political leaders, Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said, Tanjug news agency reports. Djuric added they treat Serbs “as state enemies of their fake state.” This is how Djuric commented on recent incidents affecting the Serb […]

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Brnabic: Statements from Pristina have no links with reality (Tanjug, RTS)

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Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the statements of Pristina authorities that Kosovo would get three central Serbia municipalities have no links with reality and common sense, RTS reports. She told them to try to get back to reality and understand what the rules of behavior in XXI century are. “We should aim for dialogue […]

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“Belgrade to outline what is measure of compromise” (RTS)

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The weeks ahead are crucial for Pristina’s decision on the tariffs, Centre for Foreign Policy Director Dragan Djukanovic told RTS. He added Belgrade at this moment should fortify its position and outline what it expects to be a measure of a compromise. Djukanovic also expects that in the coming months there would be a significant […]

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German MP: Border change idea to be approached cautiously but accepted if two parties agree (DW)

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Florian Hahn, spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, said in an interview with Deutsche Welle that the idea of border changes as part of Kosovo-Serbia final agreement is an issue that needs to be approached with caution “but I personally think that when two sovereign states agree to change their joint […]

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Albania, Montenegro, Serbia Oppositions Refuse to Return to Parliament (Balkan Insight)

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Opposition parties in Albania, Montenegro and Serbia rejected European Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic’s appeal to end their boycotts and return to their parliaments. See at: https://bit.ly/2BVYXLh

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Cakaj: Any agreement between Kosovo and Serbia to result in mutual recognition (media)

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Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Gent Cakaj, said in a meeting with North Macedonia Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, that “any Kosovo-Serbia agreement needs to end in mutual recognition that ensures European perspective and UN seat for Kosovo.” Cakaj further said that Albania has a supporting role in the normalisation of relations […]

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A car stolen to Djordjevic family in Partes (B92, RTK2)

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Unknown perpetrators have stolen a vehicle to the five-member family Djordjevic from Donja Budriga in the municipality of Partes. RTK2 reported that theft occurred on Tuesday around three in the morning, and the estimated damage was about 1,500 euros. The robbers also stolen from the owner the complete Serbian and Kosovo documentation, as well as […]

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High-level delegation of MEPs to visit Serbia and Kosovo (RTK)

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The European Parliament will send a delegation of MEPs to Belgrade and Pristina from 27 February to 2 March to take stock of the political situation and assess the EU’s relations with Serbia and Kosovo. A seven-MEP strong delegation, headed by Foreign Affairs Committee Chair and rapporteur for Serbia, Mr David McAllister (EPP, DE), will […]

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