Debate on transparency of Leposavic municipality (Radio KIM)
The debate on transparency of Leposavic municipality was held yesterday in Caglavica Media Centre. Despite of confirming their participation earlier, current and former representatives of this municipality, as well as from Ministry of Local Government Administration did not attend the debate, KIM Radio reported. Director of Media Centre and journalist Budimir Nicic said that over […]
Read More →Stefanovic: Voting in Interpol did not “sober up” Pristina (Tanjug, B92)
The decision of Pristina institutions to send a new membership request to Interpol indicates that the latest voting there did not sober them up, Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojsa Stevanovic told Tanjug news agency. He added, Pristina fails to realize that persistence in no way can be an argument, but only the international law […]
Read More →Hale for Danas: The US will not provide a recipe for resolving the Kosovo issue (Danas, B92, Beta, Blic, KIM radio, Dnevnik)
US Under Secretary of State David Hale says that “there is a chance that a comprehensive solution will be achieved this year, but only if the dialogue is resumed first”. He also pointed out that this solution must contribute to long-term stability in the region. “There is a chance that a comprehensive solution will be […]
Read More →Swiss ambassador: Redrawing of borders has never worked (Kosovapress)
Swiss Ambassador to Kosovo, Jean-Hubert Lebet said today at a conference on the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue organised by the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) that the redrawing of borders has never worked: “This did not bring about a sustainable peace.” He said that if there is no commitment to peace, the same issues will continue to be […]
Read More →Italy PM Conte urges Kosovo to abolish taxes on Serbia goods (The Washington Post)
Italy’s prime minister on Wednesday urged Kosovo to withdraw a 100-percent tariff on goods from Serbia so the former Balkan foes could resume European Union-mediated talks on normalizing relations. Giuseppe Conte said in Belgrade that Italy hopes a compromise solution would soon be reached between Serbia and its former province that declared independence in 2008. […]
Read More →All the houses of Serb returnees robbed in the in the village of Grabac (RTK2, Kontakt plus radio, TV Most)
In the first returnee village Grabac, in the municipality of Klina, almost all the houses of the Serb returnees were robbed, where 28 houses for returnees were built, which are now empty, reports RTK2. RTK2 reports that until the last year the only returnees in this village were Ilinka Nesic (87), and Borka Konic (82) […]
Read More →‘One in Five Million’ protest organizers in Mitrovica North claim to have received threats (KoSSev)
The National Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija Fatherland said yesterday that they allegedly received threats to give up on the “One in Five Million” protest planned to be held today in Mitrovica North, KoSSev portal reports. “Threats to give up on the ‘1 in 5 Million’ protest because it ‘will not do them […]
Read More →Djilas says situation bad for Kosovo Serbs who don’t support Vucic (N1, Beta)
Serbian opposition leader Dragan Djilas said during his visit to Kosovo that he understands what local Serbs have to go through if they don’t support President Aleksandar Vucic. “After the organized verbal assault and insults by local bullies, I realized once again what people living in Kosovo go through if they don’t support Aleksandar Vucic,” […]
Read More →Serbian government official condemns desecration of memorial in Velika Hoca (TV N1, BETA, KIM Radio)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric condemned today the desecration of a memorial to the murdered and kidnapped Serbs from Orahovac municipality during the conflict in 1999. Djuric said that the desecration of the memorial in the village of Velika Hoca outside Orahovac was “another mindless attack on a memorial for […]
Read More →Velika Hoca : Memorial to Serb victims desecrated (B92, RTS, Tanjug, TV Most, KIM radio)
A memorial raised to honor the Serbs kidnapped and murdered in the Orahovac municipality was desecrated. The cross installed on it was smashed. Serbian public broadcaster RTS is reporting on Thursday that the incident happened in Velika Hoca. As reported, a flagpole with the flag of the Republic of Serbia has also been removed from […]
Read More →Italian PM: Pristina should drop taxes and enable dialogue (B92, Tanjug)
Pristina should withdraw taxes (on goods from central Serbia) and enable dialogue with Belgrade to continue. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said this in Belgrade on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Conte was asked by Tanjug how Italy looks at the Pristina’s current policy, “which is not ready […]
Read More →Vucic: I did not talk about recognition, it’s not my topic (B92, Tanjug)
Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that he told Italy’s ANSA agency “what he talks about publicly every day and did not speak about recognizing Kosovo.” “I do not know who reported what. I did not say anything about recognition, except that I said that we do not have a compromise solution (for Kosovo),” the president […]
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