Kocijancic: First the abolition of tariffs, then dialogue (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica Sever)
Brussels is informed about the elections in the north of Kosovo, EU spokesperson Maja Kocijancic says, but also once again urged a quicker continuation of Belgrade and Pristina dialogue as the best way to resolve all open issues in the region, reports Radio Mitrovica Sever, quoting Belgrade based agency Tanjug. On that occasion, she emphasized […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 10 April 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 10 April 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic with Kosovo Serbs: Serb List will take part in Kosovo local elections (RTS)
• SzS and Kosovo Serb opposition to form Alliance for Kosovo (Beta)
• Serbian Army generals and Vulin: We will not allow a coup attempt (Beta)
• Drecun: Pristina additionally raising tensions (RTS)
• KFOR Commander calls for caution in statements (RTS)
• Palmer: US calling Belgrade and Pristina to sit at the negotiating table (VOA/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 22nd International Fair of Economy opened in Mostar on Tuesday (RTRS)
• Vucic meets Govedarica, due to Mektic’s words on NATO integration of B&H and Serbia (BN TV)
• Dzaferovic: B&H should work on establishing at least the level of cooperation that Serbia has with Kosovo (BHT1)
• Dodik: Check if arms production increased under SDA control (Srna)
• B&H parliament fails to appoint delegation in PACE (Hayat/N1)
• SDA asks SNSD to recognize SDA as strongest party which should get highest number of ministerial posts in new convocation of B&H CoM (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Slovenia expects Croatia to refrain from spying (Hina)
• Due to spying affair, Slovenia recalls Ambassador in Zagreb (Hina/STA/POP TV)
Montenegro
• Kurz: Austria fully supports Montenegro’s European ambitions (MTN)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev’s government and opposition VMRO agree that the Special Prosecutor can’t go on in this form (Republika)
• Appeals to President Ivanov to pardon the political prisoners (Republika)
• Turkey demands extradition of FETO members from North Macedonia (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Meetings on possible solutions with Palmer (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• As Balkans sit in EU’s waiting room, China gets to work (AFP)
• Austrian minister warns of renewed migrant crisis (Xinhua)
• Albania manhunt after gang target plane in ‘€10m heist’ (BBC)
Serbs go for elections, so Albanians would not take over control of north (Serbian media)
Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija have made the decision to participate in the forthcoming mayoral elections in the northern Kosovo municipalities, Serbian media report. This was stated after the meeting of the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija. As it was announced, the decision was taken to prevent […]
Read More →Vucic: I told the Serbs to wait for the end of the talks in Berlin (Serbian media)
A meeting of President Aleksandar Vucic with representatives of the Kosovo Serbs was held in the Palace of Serbia. After the meeting, Vucic said in a press conference that he advised them to wait for talks in Berlin, where he will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, reports Belgrade based […]
Read More →Kocijancic says they’re informed about elections in the north (Express)
Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for the European Union, said today they are informed about Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s decision to announce early elections in the four northern municipalities of Kosovo. Asked about an eventual boycott of the elections by the Serbian List, Kocijancic did not comment specifically but said they are following the situation on the […]
Read More →Hoxha in France: After elections at EP, we expect visa liberalization (media)
Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration Dhurata Hoxha met today with France’s Minister of Interior Laurent Nunez. They discussed Kosovo’s achievements and initiated reforms in the rule of law, especially with regards to the war against organized crime and corruption, illegal migration as well as other joint challenges in the field of security. “Kosovo is the […]
Read More →Vucic confirmed: I go to Berlin to meet Thaci and Haradinaj (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed he would respond to the invitation by Germany and France and meet with Pristina representatives in Berlin on April 29. Speaking in a press conference, after the meeting with Kosovo Serb political representatives Vucic said he has been invited to visit Berlin along with the Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, […]
Read More →Rama: EU also responsible for tax on Serbia, failed to grant Kosovo visa liberalisation (Periskopi)
Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, said that the EU also bears a share of responsibility for the decision of the Kosovo government to impose an import tariff on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Speaking to French media, Rama said the decision was a type of “political outburst” on the part of Pristina authorities […]
Read More →Germany and France to gather Western Balkans leaders for meeting next week (Klan Kosova)
Klan Kosova is reporting that Germany and France have decided to call a meeting of the Western Balkans leaders on 29 April in Berlin to encourage cooperation based on the German-French example. Participants are expected to include, among others: Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj from Kosovo, Edi Rama and Ilir Meta from Albania, Aleksandar Vucic […]
Read More →Putin: Respect international law, remember Yugoslavia (B92, TASS, Sputnik)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again called for international law to be respected in order to avoid situations similar to the bombing of Yugoslavia. Putin, who spoke during plenary session of the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, referenced NATO’s 1999 aerial war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, i.e., Serbia and Montenegro. Responding […]
Read More →Music School keeps divided Mitrovica rocking (Pristina Insight)
Mitrovica may be infamous for its ethnic divisions – but the local Rock School is uniting youngsters from both sides of town around a shared passion. Ilda Krama, 19, is what she calls “a special case” in the divided town of Mitrovica – which has been split since the end of the Kosovo war between […]
Read More →KFOR Commander: Albanian soldiers won’t be deployed in north Kosovo (FoNet, N1)
The Commander of the US Bondsteel base in Kosovo Colonel Roy Macaraeg denied on Wednesday rumors that 500 Albanian soldiers would be positioned in the KFOR Nothing Hill camp in the north and said that 70-strong international force would remain there, the FoNet news agency reported. The Colonel said that some 800 US, Polish, Turkish […]
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