Belgrade Media Report 11 April 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 11 April 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic congratulates Netanyahu on victory; expresses gratitude for Israel’s respect of Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug/B92)
• Serbian delegation in PACE warns of Pristina’s behavior (Tanjug)
• Schieb: Berlin meeting proves Western Balkans has high priority (N1)
• Gojkovic, Chepurin on advancing parliamentary cooperation (RTV/Tanjug)
• Serbia could open new EU negotiations chapters on 18 June (Tanjug)
• Djilas to form his own party on 19 April (FoNet/TV Nasa)
• EU, OSCE attend anti-corruption forum (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic and Izetbegovic continue talks without concrete results; Meeting of SDA, HDZ B&H and SNSD to take place next week (FTV)
• SDA and SNSD delegations continue talks in Sarajevo, NATO and third ministerial post for SNSD main obstacles (FTV)
• Dodik: For formation of B&H CoM, it is necessary to change procedures imposed by HRs and respect Constitution and election will of citizens (TV1)
• B&H HoR to hold urgent session on migrant crisis, failure to appoint B&H delegation to PACE; SNSD to boycott the session because of failure to appoint B&H CoM and form B&H CoM (EuroBlic)
• Izetbegovic denies Dodik’s claims that SDA enlists Bosniaks fit for military service (N1)
• Serb ministers in B&H CoM support Program of Work for 2019 that includes continuation of activities related to NATO path (RTRS)
Croatia
• Albania will have Croatia’s support in its EU integration path (Hina)
Montenegro
• No protest on Saturday, a call from Brussels soon (RTCG)
• NATO is donating 3D radar to Montenegro (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Hahn: I have been reassured by Mickoski that they will not boycott the elections (MIA)
• Czech Republic supports North Macedonia’s NATO and EU membership (Meta)
• Government does not expect Ivanov to pardon April 27 convicts (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• President considers airport heist as serious breach of national security (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Montenegro fears China-backed highway will put it on road to ruin (Financial Times)
• Albanian PM: A ‘lukewarm’ EU is hurting the Balkans (AFP)
Juratovic for KoSSev: Belgrade and Pristina doing everything to avoid the implementation of the Brussels Agreement
”Political stakeholders from Serbia and Kosovo do not have the courage to implement the Brussels Agreement because they are rightfully scared of their own people. They have to look for a way to establish citizens’ equality and to offer solutions to facilitate their everyday life, rather than locking them up in national corrals. They have […]
Read More →German envoy: Berlin meeting proves Western Balkans has high priority (N1)
The German ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb told N1 morning programme on Thursday that the meeting of the Western Balkans leaders in Berlin was planned at the initiative by Germany and France for quite some time, proving the region had a high priority. The meeting is scheduled for April 29. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime […]
Read More →Todosijevic: Pristina is trying to bring to the important positions people who would be obedient (TV Most)
Former Kosovo Minister and member of the Serbian List Ivan Todosijevic told Zvecan based TV Most that he expected such a sequence of events after the dismissal of Minister Rikalo. ”It is merely an attempt by the Pristina institutions to bring some people to important positions who will blindly follow their orders. It was not […]
Read More →Haradinaj speaks about expectations from Berlin meeting (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today at a press conference after the meeting of the government that there is no prediction for some potential agreement at the meeting in Berlin. He said that he will use this meeting to push forward the process of visa liberalization for Kosovo. “This is a broad […]
Read More →Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor Hoxha: We have reasons to suspect that Radoicic was involved in Ivanovic’s murder (NIN, KIM radio)
By gathering evidence during the investigation, we have come to the reasonable suspicion that Radoicic worked with people who are now in custody, and who are suspected of having participated or assisting the perpetrators of the murder of the SDP leader, Oliver Ivanovic. Of course, all this has yet to be confirmed, says the Kosovo […]
Read More →Denial of crimes in Kosovo to be punished by Law (Klan)
The government of Kosovo decided today to draft a legal initiative which will sanction denial of crimes which happened in Kosovo during the last conflict. The decision for the Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the others, to draft the law, came based on the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj. “I request for […]
Read More →PACE committee discusses situation in Kosovo (media)
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has discussed the situation in Kosovo and the role of the Council of Europe. Kosovo Ombudsperson Hilmi Jashari and Language Commissioner Slavisa Mladenovic were invited to report before the committee. At the same time, a delegation from Kosovo Assembly consisting of MPs Xhavit […]
Read More →Koha: “Serb mayors to win in North Kosovo, and then resign again” (Serbian media)
Pristina based daily Koha Ditore writes that Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci announced that the Serbian List planed participation in the local elections called in the four northern Kosovo municipalities, Serbian media are quoting. The Pristina daily says that the Serbian List will participate in elections for mayors in the four Serb majority municipalities – but […]
Read More →Parliamentary parties sign joint statement for strengthening election system (Telegrafi)
Heads of Kosovo parliamentary parties signed today a joint statement expressing readiness and commitment to improve and strengthen the elections process. “Heads of parliamentary parties agreed to set up an ad-hoc parliamentary committee to improve and strengthen the election system by addressing recommendations of the EU Election Observation Mission issued on 2013,” the statement reads. […]
Read More →Covic: Realistic danger for Serbs in north of Kosovo, prudent in Berlin (RTS)
Former head of the Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija, Nebojsa Covic told RTS he thinks there is a realistic danger of new conflicts because “Kosovo attempts to roundup its sovereignty.” According to him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emanuel Macron want to overcome the problems in Kosovo and continue the dialogue, however […]
Read More →Serbia: Ex-officer convicted of war crimes gets book event (Associated Press)
Serbia’s defense ministry on Wednesday promoted a book by a former army chief of staff who is serving a 22-year prison sentence for war crimes committed by Serbian troops in Kosovo during the late 1990s. A video recording allowed former Gen. Nebojsa Pavkovic to address participants at a ministry ceremony from his prison cell in […]
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