How Milosevic stripped Kosovo’s autonomy – archive, 1989 (The Guardian)
In March 1989, Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic instituted a new constitution, beginning his nationalistic campaign to create a ‘Greater Serbia’ As part of the Yugoslav federation, the province of Kosovo was granted full autonomy in 1974, giving it almost the same rights as Yugoslavia’s six republics. Fifteen years later, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic proposed amendments […]
Read More →Kosovo-Serbia Deal Must Ensure War Suspects Face Trial (Balkan Insight)
Any deal between Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations must include an extradition treaty and bilateral justice agreements so war crimes suspects cannot evade justice – but why is the EU avoiding this? The momentum for a deal between Belgrade and Pristina is building. US President Donald Trump has dangled the possibility of a White […]
Read More →Verbal conflicts between Srpska Lista and the SLS escalate into a physical confrontation (KoSSev)
A physical altercation occurred yesterday in a restaurant in Pristina between the leader of the Independent Liberal Party, Slobodan Petrovic and a member of Serbian List (SL), Milan Kostic. The SLS and SL made contradictory allegations of who attacked whom, but also of who gave a statement and who was detained by the Kosovo Police. […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 20 March
“Sun Valley” under construction (RTK1) Thaçi: Attack against Petrovic, attack on freedom of speech (RTK) Limaj announces decision on suspension of tariff (RTK1) Thaçi leaves CEC dysfunctional (KTV) Mustafa: No-one will be prohibited to run for LDK chairperson (KTV) Kosnett to Haradinaj: The problem is not the law, the problem is politics (RTK) Veseli announces […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 21 March
European Commission spares Serbia, blocks statements against it (Koha)
Limaj: I don’t understand the opposition! (RTK)
Kosovo Serb MP Petrovic verbally and physically assaulted in Pristina (media)
Kosnett: Not the laws but politics is the problem of corruption (Klan)
Pacolli: Dacic is lying, I did not chase or threaten him (RTK)
Montenegrin foreign minister visits Pristina (Koha)
Slovenian FM Cerar dismisses possibility of de-recognising Kosovo (Koha)
Selimi: Lifting the tariff would turn Kosovo to an even worse position (Epoka)
Mustafa: No candidacy announced yet for LDK leader (dailies)
Walker optimistic for a Kosovo – Serbia deal this year (media)
Bushati: Term “border correction” doesn’t exist in international law (Koha)
EU allocates funds for Serb returnees (Zeri)
Djuric: Hands off from Pristina parallel University (RTK)
Belgrade Media Report 19 March
LOCAL PRESS Dacic: Socialists will never betray Serbs in Kosovo and Metohijs (Tanjug/RTV) Ljajic: CEFTA is clinically dead (Politika) Stoltenberg: I understand bombing is difficult topic for Serbs (TV Prva/B92) Findings of Commission probing consequences of NATO attacks (Beta/B92) Jeremic: Protests boil down to Vucic’s resignation and free, fair elections (RTV) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 20 March
LOCAL PRESS Jeremic, Obradovic announce radicalization of protests (Beta/TV Nasa) Hahn on protests in Balkans: Freedom of expression yes, violence no (Beta) Serbia takes over chairmanship of Adriatic-Ionian Initiative on 1 June (Tanjug/RTS) Chinese Ambassador: China respects Serbia’s territorial integrity (Beta) German Ambassador to Serbia: Germany strongly supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/Diplomacy and Commerce) REGIONAL PRESS […]
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