Belgrade Media Report 24 April 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 24 April 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbian delegation arrives in Beijing (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic: Brutal abolishment of democracy (RTS)
• Serbian delegation signs several agreements in China (Tanjug)
• Trajkovic to be protected by Serbian police (Politika)
• Czech Republic seeking more active support from new EC for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Dodik claims he has information UK established center for prevention of Russian influence in Sarajevo (TV Happy)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Brnabic: Good relations between Serbia and RS are good for all citizens of B&H (Glas Srpske)
• Federation of B&H Parliament’s Commission for Security holds extraordinary session: Stop or suspend activities on formation of reserve police unit of RS MoI (FTV)
• Dodik, Cvijanovic reject setting of preconditions for formation of B&H CoM (Glas Srpske)
• Izetbegovic rejects Dodik’s claims that SDA insisted on getting B&H Security Ministry (Dnevni avaz)
• Komsic: Croatia is violating Succession Agreement and international laws; B&H must act accordingly (Oslobodjenje)
• Bissell underlines importance of cooperation and NATO support to B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Banja Luka businessman Slavisa Krunic murdered in ambush (N1)
Croatia
• President decorates Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Allied Command Operations for promoting Croatia (HRT)
Montenegro
• Bosnian Party is against the formation of technical government (Dan)
Republic of North Macedonia
• International community makes an assessment of elections in North Macedonia (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Siljanovska: Such legitimacy decline has never happened in the history of any European elections (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev announces possible cabinet reshuffle following poor results in Sunday’s election (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Xhaferi – “third candidate” in the second round (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Coalition, DP leader sign agreement with three other parties (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Linking Europe and Asia offers opportunities (Global Times)
Read More →Haliti: Kosovo-Serbia agreement could be reached with U.S. support (RTK)
Kosovo’s deputy assembly speaker Xhavit Haliti said he was concerned the first day the decision for 100-percent tariff on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was imposed. He however added that when he looked at it from the perspective which is related to the direct relations with Serbia and Serbia’s continuous impeding of recognitions […]
Read More →Vucic: I am shocked by Pristina’s insolence (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today he is very concerned because Srpska Lista has been prevented to take part in the elections in Kosovo and Metohija. Vucic added he would discuss about it with Russian and Chinese presidents in Beijing, as well as with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Tanjug news agency reported. Noting […]
Read More →Qalaj: Tense situation in the north due to upcoming elections (media)
Kosovo Police Director, Rashit Qalaj, said today that the situation in the northern part of Kosovo is tense due to the upcoming early local elections in the four municipalities there. “The situation in the north was stable, but it has recently become quite tense because of the upcoming elections. The people in the north too […]
Read More →UN SC endorses resolution for sexual violence during the war (RTK)
The United Nations Security Council has adopted the resolution for sexual violence during the war. Endorsement came after removal of a clause on the reproduction health of women, in order to avoid the U.S. veto. Resolution presented by Germany was adopted with 13 votes for and none against, while Russia and China abstained from voting. […]
Read More →”CEC decision completely political and against democratic rights” (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti reports that Stevan Veselinovic, a member of the Serbian List in the CEC, said that this decision was completely political and against the democratic rights of the Serbian people, that it was violation of all elementary rights of the Serbs. Veselinovic announced an appeal to the Election Appeals Panel and […]
Read More →Haradinaj hopes to receive signal for visa liberalisation at Berlin summit (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today that he expects Kosovo to receive positive signal for visa liberalisation during the Berlin summit of the Western Balkans leaders on 29 April. “We have an interest to attend, it is a respectful event; it will not be only Kosovo and Serbia there, there are also countries […]
Read More →CEC rejected the candidacy of the Serbian List representatives (Serbian media)
Central Election Commission confirmed the candidacies of representatives of the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Self-Determination Movement, but not the representatives of the Serbian List, reports Serbian media. According to RTS, members of the Election Commission from the Self-Determination Movement abstained during the voting and thus prevented the acceptance of the Serbian List candidate […]
Read More →Serbian List not certified for elections in the northern municipalities (media)
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has failed to certify the Serbian List for running in extraordinary elections in four northern municipalities of Mitrovica North, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, and Zvecan. In today’s meeting of the CEC, nine members were present of which seven voted in favour of the Serbian List’s certification and two members, from Vetevendosje, […]
Read More →UN Security Council adopts resolution on sexual violence, Kosovo present (media)
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on sexual violence in conflict. The approval was made possible after a clause referring to women’s reproductive health was dropped, so as to avoid U.S. veto. The resolution was proposed by Germany and received 13 votes in favour, none against and two abstentions from Russia and China. […]
Read More →Rada Trajkovic sought protection from Serbian MIA (RTS, Politika)
The president of the European Movement of Serbs from Kosovo, Rada Trajkovic to receive police protection, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). Rada Trajkovic told Belgrade based daily Politika that she contacted the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) because she felt that her and the safety of her family was endangered, reports RTS. Asked […]
Read More →Kosovo Opposition Party Objects to Serb Election Candidates (Balkan Insight)
The opposition Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) is seeking to block the certification of candidates from the main Kosovo Serb party, Srpska Lista, for upcoming snap local elections in the country’s Serb-majority north. At a meeting of Kosovo’s Central Election Commission on Tuesday, Vetevendosje refused to vote in favour of certifying candidates from the Srpska Lista party to […]
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