Belgrade Media Report 15 April
LOCAL PRESS
• All As One – 1 Out of 5 Million send three demands to the government officials (Insajder)
• Addressing of the opposition leaders (RTS/N1)
• Stefanovic: Vucic had the intention of addressing the rally but gave up when he heard a small number of people turned out (TV Prva)
• Press Statement of the Serbian parliament Secretary General (Serbian parliament)
• Dacic: Hungary is our greatest friend in EU (Tanjug/B92)
• SNS Presidency and Executive Board to convene on 16 April (Informer/Novosti/Tanjug)
• Dodik: If “we” want stable Balkans, then it is necessary to redefine it (Vecernje novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SNSD to propose amendments to 27 laws at state level in attempt to return competences to level of entity (EuroBlic)
• Dodik, Cvijanovic say SNSD not to accept SDA’s request for formation of new ministries in B&H CoM (TV1/Glas Srpske)
• Osmanovic: If SNSD wants three ministerial posts and Chairman position, they must agree on formation of two new ministries (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: If obstruction of the formation of the B&H CoM continues, other B&H bodies will not function as well (RTRS)
• International scientific conference ‘Srebrenica – Reality and Manipulations’ ends with conclusion there was no genocide (RTRS)
• Dodik: Wire along border with Serbia not going to happen (ATV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic rejects allegations on espionage affair between B&H and Croatia (HRT)
• Croatian President lays flowers for WWII death camp victims (Hina)
• Jasenovac victims commemorated at state-sponsored memorial (Hina/HRT)
Montenegro
• Canak: Djukanovic can improve the situation in the Western Balkans (Vikend novine)
• Montenegro still exposed to strong Russian and Serbian influence (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Byrnes: Full implementation of the Prespa Agreement is crucial to the region (Meta)
• Greece and Croatia support North Macedonia’s EU integration (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Siljanovska leads among the Macedonians (Republika/TV Sitel)
Albania
• Third biggest opposition’s rally ends after four hours (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Washington has backed away from the Balkans. An E.U. commissioner says it’s not a problem. (The Washington Post)
• Deal with Serbia possible this year, says Kosovan president (The Guardian)
Haradinaj: Border correction idea wasted precious time (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today that the discussion on border correction idea has wasted a lot of time for the EU and the Balkans. Attending a commemoration event in Lipjan municipality, Haradinaj was asked to comment on the statement of the EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn that he didn’t rule out the border […]
Read More →My Europe: Merkel’s final battle takes place in the Balkans (Deutsche Welle)
Bodo Weber, senior associate with the Berlin-based Democratization Policy Council, writes that the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is putting at stake the German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign affairs legacy. Weber says that Germany opposes the border correction idea between Kosovo and Serbia as an “ill-fated alliance of two Balkan authoritarian leaders with the EU […]
Read More →Thaci in Brussels: EU must decide on visa liberalization (RTK)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci met today in Brussels with the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to discuss the political situation, the European perspective, visa liberalization for Kosovo citizens and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, the news website reports. Thaci thanked Tusk for the support the European Union has given to Kosovo in […]
Read More →DW: The last battle of Angela Merkel will be Kosovo (B92)
The Angela Merkel’s foreign policy legacy is also in the play in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict and the stability of Europe and the future of the Western ally, believes Bodo Weber. A senior associate of the Democratization Policy Council, a transatlantic research center based in Berlin, reminds Deutsche Welle (DW) that the negotiations between Kosovo and […]
Read More →Assembly extends mandate of investigation committee on Gulenists case (media)
Most news websites report that the Kosovo Assembly has extended today the mandate of the investigation committee on the deportation of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo last year. 60 MPs voted in favor of extending the committee’s mandate for another month.
Read More →CEC: Party certification for elections in the north closes on 18 April (media)
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced today that the deadline for political parties to be certified for local elections in four northern municipalities runs through 18 April. In a statement to the media, the CEC said that the application procedure for certification is open since 9 April.
Read More →Patriarch Irinej in Prizren: Serbian people would never be able to accept division (KoSSev)
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej who is paying a visit to Kosovo and Metohija said in Prizren on Sunday that “what we hear today about some sort of division, a compromise, is something that Serbian people would never be able to accept, in particular people from Kosovo and Metohija,” KoSSev portal reported. The Patriarch Irinej […]
Read More →Gojkovic: Discussion on Kosovo in Parliament soon (BETA, Danas, TV Pink)
Serbian National Assembly Speaker Maja Gojkovic said today that Kosovo issue would be discussed in the Parliament soon, Danas daily reports. Gojkovic told TV Pink she agreed on this with the Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and President Aleksandar Vucic. Gojkovic added she expects that all MPs would take part in the discussion about important topics […]
Read More →Assembly initiates resolution on Serbian genocide and crimes in Kosovo (RTK)
A few days after Assembly President Kadri Veseli announced the initiation of establishment of a Special Court for Serbia’s crimes and genocide in Kosovo, the Assembly of Kosovo launched today legal procedures for the establishment of an ad-hoc commission that will take concrete steps to propose legal actions on this issue. Last week, during the […]
Read More →PDK warns bringing the government down (RTK)
Deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Enver Hoxhaj said recently that Kosovo can return its dignity only with Kadri Veseli as Prime Minister and governing by PDK. Hoxhaj made these comments during PDK gathering in Prizren. Analysts assess that these statements could lead to bringing the government down and early elections. The […]
Read More →Vucic worried over situation in Kosovo, forthcoming meeting in Berlin (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he is very worried because of everything in Kosovo and Metohija and the forthcoming meeting in Berlin, Tanjug news agency reported. “I am worried about everything and the meeting in Berlin. Not because I am afraid of any pressure, nor I think there would be any, but I do not […]
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