UNMIK founded debate on Serb community challenges to obtain Kosovo documents (media)
Challenges to the inclusion of Serb official documents in Kosovo’s civil registry and the integration of Serb parallel structures into Kosovo’s justice system were discussed on Thursday in BIRN’s #DebateforReal which was funded by UNMIK. Judges, lawyers, government officials and citizens gathered in North Mitrovica to discuss the proper implementation of the Agreement on Justice […]
Read More →Serbia holds military parade amid tensions with Kosovo (the publicsradio.org, AP)
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia held a military parade on Friday to mark Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in an apparent show of force amid rising tensions with Kosovo. The parade in the southern city of Nis included 4,000 troops, 300 military vehicles and 40 aircraft, including two Russian […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 10 May 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 10 May 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Solution for Kosovo is far away (Beta)
• Vucic: We need more than encouragement from EU (RTV)
• Vucic: Enough with what Hashim wants. Hashim depends on us (Blic)
• Dacic: Imagine that Dodik and Vucic said that they have discussed the national unification and erasing the border between Serbia and RS (RTS)
• Mogherini: Future of Balkans in the EU a matter of Union’s security and prosperity (Beta)
• Vucic: Serbia’s goals – peace and stability can’t be reached without Europe (Beta)
• Reactions to the convictions for terrorism in Montenegro (Beta)
• Serbia’s first reaction to the judgments in the case of a “coup” (Borba)
• Vucic: We must be ready to defend our country (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Statements by Albanian leaders on unification unacceptable (Srna)
• Heated conversation broke out at Brdo-Brijuni process summit (N1)
• Meetings on sidelines of Brdo – Brijuni Process (BHT1)
• HR Inzko says he received big support from UN SC after presenting his report on B&H, especially the usage of Bonn Powers; Strong reactions in B&H (ATV)
• US wants to donate two helicopters to B&H AF, if B&H gives up on acquiring Russian helicopters in the future (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• President attends Brdo-Brijuni Process Summit in Albania (Hina)
Montenegro
• Hunt: Failed attempt of Russia to undermine democracy (CDM)
• US Embassy: Historical day for the rule of law in Montenegro (CDM)
Albania
• Meta considers Kosovo-Serbia relations as vital (ADN)
• Re-Engaging Dialogue with Serbia, Albania to Support Kosovo Institutions (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL PRESS
• Cleaning up North Macedonia requires more than reshuffle (BIRN)
Lack of Kosovo’s membership at INTERPOL, made Kosovo a transit place for arms (RTK)
Kosovo continues to face the problem of arms without permission. In 2018, from 32 murders, 26 were committed by firearms, a fact that represents a real danger. Citizens should become aware of the importance of legalization of arms, and use given deadlines by the Ministry of Interior to apply. This was said at the roundtable […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo – Albania borders must be removed once and for all! (Indeksonline)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has returned from the Brdo-Brijuni summit in Tirana, Albania, the news website reports. President Thaci wrote in a Facebook post: “I just crossed the border point in Morina which unjustly divides Kosovo and Albania. This border was set against the will of Kosovo and Albania. These border remnants must be removed […]
Read More →Survey: What citizens of Serbia think about the solution to the Kosovo issue (Blic, B92, TV Most)
The latest survey of the Belgrade based agency Faktor Plus, in cooperation with daily Blic, shows that the citizens of Serbia are not optimistic about the solution of the Kosovo problem, they do not expect Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to sign the recognition of Kosovo, and most of them think that the problem will not […]
Read More →Dialogue on Kosovo dominates Western Balkan summit in Tirana (Euractiv)
Leaders of the six Western Balkans countries, plus Croatia, Slovenia and the EU, discussed regional cooperation at a summit in Tirana on Thursday (9 May), as well as ways to bring the region closer to the EU. The EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini attempted to use the leaders’ gathering, held as part of the […]
Read More →Palmer: Unsustainable situation in the Balkans, convenient for Russia (RFE)
In an interview with Radio Free Europe Balkans section, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer said that it was time for the Western Balkans leaders to understand their role and lead their respective countries towards EU and NATO. “The goal of the United States, European Union and countries in the region is […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 09 May
• Haradinaj: Mogherini no longer leads dialogue, Merkel and Macron took it over (KTV)
• Thaçi: Serbian president is denying war crimes committed in Kosovo (GazetaExpress)
• Kosovo-Serbia presidents clash during Tirana meeting (GazetaExpress)
• Meta: We support Kosovo’s efforts for dialogue (RTK)
• Mustafa: LDK will not be involved in dialogue at this stage (RTK)
• Palmer: Instability in the Balkans suits Russia (RTK)
• EU’s representative gives no deadline on visa liberalisation for Kosovo (GazetaExpress)
• Exhibition with Serb crime photos launched (RTK)
Kosovo is Serbia, Dodik tells Thaci in Tirana (BETA, Sputnik, Srna, Tanjug, B92)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik has told Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Tirana to stop mentioning the Serb Republic (RS). The RS is the Serb entity in BiH. Reacting to Thaci saying that he “does not want an RS” in Kosovo and Metohija, Dodik told Thaci during the plenary meeting of the Brdo-Brijuni Summit […]
Read More →Mojsilovic: Security situation unpredictable (TV Most)
Serbian Army Chief-of-Staff General Milan Mojsilovic said yesterday the security situation remains unchanged, respectively, still unpredictable foremost due to Kosovo and Metohija, TV Most reported. “The lack of dialogue on political level still leaves the room for the station to change, to move from the stable into unstable. I would like that all players on […]
Read More →Djuric: Jeremic handed over Kosovo and Metohija to Albanians “on plate” (TV Most)
Deputy Chair of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Main Board and Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said yesterday Vuk Jeremic, leader of the Peoples’ Party (NS) handed over to the Kosovo Albanians international confirmation on the legality of unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo “on the plate,” TV Most reports. In a written […]
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