Belgrade Media Report 08 March
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic to Hale: Serbia’s stand will be resolute, measures within short period (RTS)
• Drecun: Vucic heard firsthand what steps will Washington undertake towards Pristina (RTS)
• Brnabic announces measured and responsible reaction (RTS)
• Selakovic: Only goal of Pristina’s platform is for Serbia to recognize Kosovo (RTS)
• Djuric: Pristina screwed the last nail on the coffin of the dialogue; this is the end of dialogue (RTS)
• Serbia, Russia relations at high level (Tanjug)
• Zakharova: Russia, US, France have secret Kosovo deal? Not serious (B92/Sputnik)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• US Ambassador Nelson: Creating goals for NATO and EU membership is priority (Srna)
• HNS: CEC to withdraw its decision, Serbian caucus to be filled with legitimate representatives (Srna)
• Viskovic: Formation of institutions at all levels in B&H is priority (Srna)
• It will take lot of effort for B&H to explain to the EU it is not source of jihadism (Srna)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic greeted the Greek President (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Analysis: The presidential race begins – the outcome, uncertain (Meta)
• Instead of a consensual candidate, Pendarovski is nominated to save Zaev’s career (Republika)
Albania
• EU Ambassador Soreca: Establishment of a constructive political environment is important (ADN)
• Danielsson: Opposition’s decision threatens Albania’s integration to EU (ADN)
• UK to support Albania for consolidating democracy and Rule of Law (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Juneau: NATO enlargement a success, but we respect Serbia’s neutrality (European Western Balkans)
Read More →Kosovo Court Acquits Serb Ex-Policeman of War Crimes (media, Balkan Insight)
A Kosovo court acquitted Milorad Zajic, a Serb former policeman, of involvement in the killing of two people and of expelling ethnic Albanians from a village during the war in 1998. The Basic Court in the Kosovo town of Peja/Pec on Friday acquitted former Serbian policeman Milorad Zajic of war crimes charges. Zajic was found […]
Read More →US urges resumption of dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo (Fox News)
A U.S. envoy has urged Serbia and Kosovo to stop mutual provocations and resume dialogue amid rising tensions between the two wartime foes. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, who met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for talks Friday, also called on Kosovo to lift a 100-percent tariff on Serbian goods so […]
Read More →UK’s Former Serbia Ambassador Defends Kosovo Land Swap (Balkan Insight)
A former British ambassador to Yugoslavia has defended the prospect of land swaps between Serbia and Kosovo as preferable to the risk of the dispute not being brought to an end at all. Sir Ivor Roberts, who was the UK’s ambassador to Belgrade in the 1990s before becoming British ambassador to Ireland and Italy, said […]
Read More →Haradinaj: We are working to increase number of women in decision making posts (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said at an event marking 8 March, International Women’s Day, that more needs to be done to ensure empowerment of women. “The government remains the largest employer with a women representation at 40% at the civil service but we need to work more to empower women and their position […]
Read More →We will take measures because of the interruption of the dialogue with Belgrade, says Serbian president Vucic (Danas)
Belgrade based daily Danas reports that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, at a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, said that the Platform for Dialogue is essentially Pristina’s decision to end the dialogue with Belgrade. Vucic said that he had long warned EU High Representative Mogherini and her team that […]
Read More →Vucic met US Under-Secretary of State Hale (B92, Tanjug, RTS, TV N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US Under-Secretary of State David Hale, B92 reports. The situation in Kosovo and Metohija was the main topic of discussion, given that Hale after Belgrade is scheduled to visit Pristina. Following the meeting, the US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott wrote on Twitter account that “re-starting the dialogue is […]
Read More →Vucic, Brnabic and Dacic to speak on Sunday with SOC Patriarch about Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced that on Sunday, she, President Aleksandar Vucic and Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic would meet Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej to discuss about the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Tanjug news agency reported. “On Sunday at 7.30 we would meet with the Patriarch Irinej and Serbian Orthodox Church Synod to […]
Read More →Rama: Support from international partners for the army is not lacking (RTK)
Kosovo Security Force Commander, Rrahman Rama, said today in a briefing to the Kosovo Assembly’s Internal Affairs Committee, that there is good cooperation with KFOR and NATO in the transitioning process of the Kosovo Army. “One of our priorities is professional growth for our mission and duties in the future. We have good cooperation with […]
Read More →Brnabic on Pristina platform: Third and final blow, contrary to common sense (Tanjug, B92)
The Pristina platform (for the dialogue with Belgrade) is the third and final blow to the dialogue, PM Ana Brnabic told reporters on Friday in Belgrade. She spoke after a meeting of the Council for National Security. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic convened the meeting after the adoption of this platform. The prime minister added that […]
Read More →Women in Dialogue – Women designing the future (Koha Ditore)
Koha Ditore carries on its supplement “Koha for women” issue today an editorial piece by Sonja Licht, President of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence. Below find the complete opinion piece. I felt really honored when the Kosovar Gender Studies Center asked me to write a piece for the Koha Ditore supplement Koha per Grate. […]
Read More →Dusan Janjic: Question is why Serbia does not have political platform for Kosovo (Danas, BETA)
Dusan Janjic from Forum for Interethnic Relations said yesterday that Pristina by adopting the platform and establishing a political team is a step ahead of Belgrade, while Serbian authorities should ask themselves why they have not made such a document, Danas daily reports. Janjic further assessed Pristina gained significant advantage against Belgrade, in the eyes […]
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