Belgrade Media Report 29 May 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 29 May 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbian parliament adopts report by Office for Kosovo and Metohija (Beta/RTS/Politika)
• Vucic: I have never mentioned military intervention (Tanjug)
• Vucic denies being informed of Kosovo police operation (Beta/RTS)
• Dacic: Conditioning Serbian on dialogue with Pristina losing its meaning (Beta)
• Selakovic: Pristina wants sovereignty in the north with provications (RTS)
• Dikovic: They should raise a monument to me, and not an indictment (Novosti)
• KFOR blames media and politicians (TV Prva/B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Incidents in Kosovo spark series of reactions (Srna)
• Session of B&H Parliament’s Joint Collegium not held (BHT1)
• EUD to B&H, US Embassy to B&H and OSCE Mission to B&H send letter to HJPC members, expressing concern re implementation of judicial reforms in B&H (BN TV)
• EC report on B&H: Opinion on B&H’s candidate status will be positive, but with numerous conditions (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Montenegro will not break diplomatic relations with Russia (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev and Ahmeti will discuss the purge this week, Deskoska, Sugareski and Ademi likely to go (Republika)
Albania
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Exclusive responsibility of Kosovo’s institutions (ADN)
• US Delegation praises Albania’s role in regional developments (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey: annual assessments and recommendations
• (European Commission)
Apostolova: Liberalization of visas to happen as soon as possible (RTK)
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo Nataliya Apostolova, spoke today about the process of visa liberalization for Kosovo. After the publication of the European Commission’s Progress Report on Kosovo, Apostolova stressed that all criteria are fulfilled, and the Commission and European Parliament recommend liberalization of visas for Kosovo as soon as possible. “I think […]
Read More →David McAllister: Serbia should resume dialogue with Kosovo (RTK)
David McAllister, rapporteur for Serbia at the European Parliament, said Serbia should proceed with the process of the dialogue with Kosovo and reach of a legal binding agreement as soon as possible. During the presentation of the report for this year, McAllister requested from Serbia to continue with reforms in crucial fields of judiciary, war […]
Read More →Kosovo aims membership to Council of Europe and INTERPOL again (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry will continue with its efforts for membership of Kosovo at international organisations such as INTERPOL, Council of Europe and other significant organisations. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Rejhan Vuniqi told Telegafi that required preparations for European Council membership concluded. “Membership at European Council remains one of the main priorities,” she said adding […]
Read More →Mogherini on the developments in Kosovo, Hahn on the “attempt to unblock the dialogue” (B92, Beta)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini says in Brussels that yesterday’s events show that the status quo between Serbia and Kosovo is not sustainable, reports portal B92, quoting Beta news agency. At a press conference on the occasion of the presenting the annual EU package on the progress of the countries of the Western Balkans, Mogherini […]
Read More →Protest in Mitrovica, Serbs will remain in Kosovo (RTS)
Radio television of Serbia reported that due to yesterday’s action of special forces of the Kosovo police, a peaceful protest was held in the northern part of Mitrovica. The leader of the Serbian list Goran Rakic said that one who was strong do not show the force over the elderly and sick, as it happened […]
Read More →Hahn: Kosovo to revoke tax on Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Kallxo)
European Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, reiterated the call to the government of Kosovo to revoke tax on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Speaking from Brussels while presenting European Commission’s annual reports on the implementation of the region’s enlargement strategy, Hahn said the tax needs to be lifted to unblock dialogue for normalisation […]
Read More →Mitrovica chief prosecutor asks to strip immunity of Russian member of UNMIK (Insajderi)
Mitrovica’s chief prosecutor Shyqyri Syla has requested Kosovo authorities to strip diplomatic immunity of the Russian national working for UNMIK, Mikhail Krasnoshchekov, accusing him of obstructing official persons in performing official duties and of participating in a crowd committing a criminal offense and hooliganism. Charges against Krasnoshchekov are related to his alleged role during yesterday’s […]
Read More →Mogherini comments on yesterday’s police operation (Kosovapress)
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, said that if the EU aid is used wisely today, forces of confrontation risk becoming a threat to integration process. Commenting on Kosovo Police’s operation yesterday, Mogherini said that the dialogue needs to resume. “What happened yesterday shows Pristina and Belgrade need to return […]
Read More →Game of EU Thrones: A New Political Order (Balkan Insight)
The European Parliament election was a long and complex story with a muddled ending — but a new political order seems to be emerging. The European Parliament elections that concluded on May 26 turned out to be a Game of Thrones replay – a long and complex story with a surprising and, for many, unsatisfactory […]
Read More →Kosovo Special Forces Raid To Impact Kosovo-Serbia Relations – Slovenian Foreign Minister (urdupoint. com)
The recent special forces operation in Kosovo will have a serious impact on the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Foreign Minister Miro Cerar said Wednesday. See at: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/kosovo-special-forces-raid-to-impact-kosovo-s-633311.html
Read More →Journalists: Strange moment for action in the north (Radio KIM)
Was the police action in the north of Kosovo yesterday part of a political game or did it have different aim? This was one of the questions at the conference attended by journalists from Kosovo and Serbia. The impression was also expressed that the media are used in order ‘to bring up or lower’ the […]
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