Belgrade Media Report 03 May
LOCAL PRESS
• Berlin resolution: Agreement on normalization key to Serbia’s, Kosovo’s EU accession (Beta)
• Vucic: My Kosovo solution idea failed; that will cost us dearly (Tanjug, Beta)
• Vucic: For the safe future of our children, we need friends (Kurir)
• Djuric: Berlin summit revealed “intentions of leaders and states” (Tanjug)
• Brnabic and Dacic: Berlin summit no replacement for Brussels dialog (Prva TV, RTS)
• Dacic: Pressure to be fiercer than ever in next two months (Tanjug, Beta)
• Veselinovic: On Saturday after a protest walk, the formation of the “Free Zone” (Danas)
• Jeremic: No fair elections without international pressure on the regime (Danas, Balkan Info)
• Belgrade won’t be Maidan or Caracas; people may show unhappiness with opposition (Beta, N1)
• Djuric: Vulin boldly expressed his stance on Kosovo within the internal dialogue (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic: Only B&H politicians are connecting issue of Kosovo with B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik and Dzaferovic meet with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara (TV1)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Second round of presidential elections to be observed by PACE delegation (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Joseph Daul publicly supports Siljanovska (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Ahmeti: A vote for Pendarovski is support for a concept that in five to ten years will enable an Albanian to be the President of the state (Republika)
Albania
• Albanian Opposition’s Ultimatum: No Election on June 30 (ADN)
The Western Balkans’ statistical black hole (European Council on Foreign Relations)
How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell. How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell. As a recent article in the Guardian drawing on ECFR research discusses, many […]
Read More →Vucic: My Kosovo solution idea failed; that will cost us dearly (B92, Blic, N1, Tanjug)
President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he regretted that his idea of establishing a final compromise boundary between Serbs and Albanians has failed. As he said, the idea failed because “our people thought differently, and that will cost us dearly in two to three decades.” Vucic also announced today that he will meet with Italy’s […]
Read More →Pristina to be host of Manifesta, European art and culture biennial (media)
Pristina will be host of Manifesta in 2022, European art and culture biennial held in different host city every two years, it was announced today at a press conference hosted by the Municipality of Pristina. Mayor of Pristina Shpend Ahmeti said that Pristina’s selection as a host by the Manifesta board sends a message that […]
Read More →Djuric: Instrumentalized heralds support the independence of Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
“The international community has instrumentalized heralds in Kosovo who support Kosovo’s independence,” the Head of the Kosovo Office, Marko Djuric stated yesterday, expressing his disagreement with their actions and claiming that he is not jeopardizing anyone by saying it openly. On the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, Djuric stated that „many in the […]
Read More →Conflict between the Kosovo police and Serbs in Strpce (Radio Mitrovica Sever, TV Most, B92, N1)
Radio Mitrovica Sever reports that members of the Kosovo Police Intervention Unit injured ten Serbs from Strpce, who tried to prevent the passage of the excavator to the both rivers in Strpce where the construction of a mini hydroelectric power plant began. The radio learns that Kosovo Police used pepper spray and batons while unblocking […]
Read More →Haradinaj for Die Welt: Agreement with Serbia to cover all open issues
In an interview for the German daily Die Welt, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj spoke about the recent summit in Berlin saying that the initiative of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Emmanuel Macron managed to bring the Kosovo and Serbia sides back at the table of talks and both sides […]
Read More →Detention of Zoran Djokic from Pec extended for two more months (Radio kontakt plus)
Basic Court in Pec has decided to extend detention of Zoran Djokic (48) displaced person from this town for two more months, under allegations that he has committed a war crime against the civilian population during the conflict in Kosovo in 1999, Radio kontakt plus reports. Djokic’s lawyer Ljubomir Pantovic told Radio kontakt plus that […]
Read More →What to expect when you are not expecting (Prishtina Insight)
The Berlin Summit reflected a major division among the Western partners on the Kosovo Serbia issue, while lack of coordination between Kosovo’s political elite triggered fear as to what awaits us in Paris. The situation must be becoming (more) serious in the Western Balkans if the German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes the effort to host […]
Read More →Pristina Basic Prosecution holds a training on domestic violence (Epoka e Re)
Basic Prosecution in Pristina held a training on “Domestic violence” organized by the coordinator of the cases of domestic violence Shenaj Berisha, who is prosecutor at the Basic Court in Pristina, supported by the OSCE. The participants were professional cooperators at the Basic Court in Pristna as well as those from the State Prosecution. Imer […]
Read More →Veseli comments if tariff will be lifted before Paris summit (Express)
Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, said today that no decision will be made on the import tariff on Serbian goods that could put any of the state leaders in an unfavorable position, the news website reports. Veseli made these comments when asked by reporters if Kosovo could lift the tariff before the Paris summit on […]
Read More →EU insists on suspension of tax (Kallxo)
Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, said that the EU continues to insist Kosovo suspend its import tax on products from Serbia. In a written response, Kocijancic confirmed Mogherini’s participation at the regional Brdo-Brijuni process set to take place next week in Tirana. “She is […]
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From Google News- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 SeeNews
- The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results - Sarajevo Times 26/04/2024The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results Sarajevo Times
- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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