Belgrade Media Report 23 April 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 23 April 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: I don’t expect an agreement by October (RTS)
• Brnabic: Preserving memory of employees killed at Radio Television of Serbia (RTS/Tanjug)
• Mali: Steely friendship, strategic partnership with China (RTS)
• Djilas: To me, Kosovo is a part of Serbia (N1)
• Dveri Movement’s parliamentary group no longer exists (Tanjug/B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik will have to “swallow a frog” when it comes to NATO (FTV)
• Dodik responds to NATO path-related statements of Presidency members Komsic and Dzaferovic (Glas Srpske)
• Federation of B&H Parliament’s Commission for Security to convene on Tuesday to discuss decision of RS parliament to adopt law stipulating possibility of formation of reserve police unit (N1)
• Lukac: Ambassador Ivantsov supported formation of reserve police force of RS (FTV)
• Call of leader of Anti-Dayton Group Sarajevo Alickovic’s for Bosniaks to arm themselves provokes fierce reactions in RS (ATV)
Montenegro
• UK does not support change of power in Montenegro (CDM)
• Canak: If the EU doesn’t want to deal with the Balkans, others will interfere (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski and Siljanovska head to runoff – tight race (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: We need Reka’s votes, yes, we need them all! (Republika)
• EU calls on voter turnout in presidential runoff (Republika/MIA)
Albania
• Date of next opposition’s protest announced (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• China In Europe: Greece Joins The 17+1 Network (The Corner)
Read More →Haradinaj: It is good that border issue is overcome, it should not be kept alive (Gazeta Express)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said he will travel to Berlin on 29 April with unshakable positions on the dialogue with Serbia and correction of borders. “It is important that Kosovo is part of the package of the package of six Western Balkans countries in the Berlin process as this does not allow […]
Read More →President does not avoid the Committee for Gulenists, he only requests another date (Gazeta Express)
Head of the Investigation Committee for the case of the six expelled Turkish citizens from Kosovo, Xhalal Svecla, said he has received a letter by the Office of the President according to which President Thaci cannot respond to the invitation for an interview by the Committee. He informed that the Office requested to postpone this […]
Read More →EU wants information on repatriation of Kosovars from Syria (Koha)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, said today that the European Union has asked Kosovo’s authorities to provide them with information about the operation involving the repatriation of 110 Kosovo citizens from Syria, the news website reports. Tahiri said he and Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj will inform EU representatives on what he called engagement […]
Read More →Detention of Rosic and Spasojevic extended for two more months (KoSSev)
The detention of Marko Rosic and Nedeljko Spasojevic, suspected of involvement in the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, has been extended for two more months, Kosovo Special Prosecutor Syle Hoxha confirmed to KoSSev portal. Rosic and Spasojevic were arrested on November 23, 2018.
Read More →Brnabic: I do not expect agreement by October (RTS)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic commenting on media reports that Belgrade-Pristina agreement is expected by October this year, said the pressure is getting stronger however she does not expect the agreement would be made by then. Speaking about delineation she noted it was not on the agenda, but it was one of the options. “This […]
Read More →President Thaci does not attend assembly hearing on deportation of Turkish nationals (Telegrafi)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci did not appear today at the hearing of the Kosovo Assembly committee investigating the deportation of six Turkish nationals back to Turkey which wanted them in connection to alleged links with Gulen organisation. Chair of the committee, Xhelal Svecla, said that Thaci’s office asked for the meeting to be rescheduled […]
Read More →Kosovo citizens repatriated from Syria, released from detention centre (media)
All Kosovo citizens repatriated over the weekend from Syria have been released from the Admission Centre for Foreigners, Kosovo’s Special Prosecution confirmed. The group also includes 32 women currently under investigation by Kosovo authorities for suspected participation in terrorist groups. Officials from the Special Prosecution told Radio Free Europe in Albanian that the above women […]
Read More →Milojevic: Yet another form of pressure on Serbian List and its candidates (TV Most)
TV Most reports on Monday that Self-determination Movement has announced it would vote against proposal and candidates of the Serbian List, unless there is a concrete evidence that “Serbian candidates will respect the constitutional order in Kosovo”. They have explained that participation of Serbian List candidates at the elections to be held on May 19 […]
Read More →CEC requests to receive resignations of northern Kosovo mayors (TV Most)
TV Most reported on Saturday, quoting Koha, that the Central Election Commission (CEC) sent a letter to Adrijana Hodzic the Minister of Local Government Administration, asking her to send them the letters of resignation of the mayors of Leposavic, Zubin Potok, Zvecan and Mitrovica North municipalities. The letter was sent to Hodzic after the meeting […]
Read More →CEC split on whether to certify Serbian List candidates for 19 May elections (media)
Online media outlets are reporting on a debate going on at the Central Election Commission (CEC) on whether to certify candidates from the Serbian List for the 19 May extraordinary elections in the municipalities of Mitrovica North, Zubin Potok, Leposavic and Zvecan. The contesting issue is whether the CEC should certify candidates who are the […]
Read More →Novosti: Both Belgrade and Pristina to come under strong pressure (Vecernje Novosti, B92)
Both Belgrade and Pristina would be under tremendous pressure at the upcoming meeting in Berlin, as the EU has an ambitious plan related to Kosovo daily Vecernje Novosti writes. According to the Belgrade newspaper, pressure on both sides should be expected at the meeting on April 29, that would be attended by Aleksandar Vucic and […]
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