Belgrade Media Report 10 June
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic, Palmer: Taxes obstacle to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• Vucic asks Merkel to help revive dialogue with Pristina (Beta)
• Dacic: Russia’s support for Kosovo at UN Security Council session (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: One more UN SC session, not “D Day” (RTS)
• Gojkovic at opening of National Convention session (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: We need formation of B&H CoM and proposal for changes to Election Law, only then we can discuss formation of FB&H government (Avaz.ba)
• Covic addresses ceremony marking 29th anniversary of HDZ B&H in Zepce (Vecernji list)
• FB&H MoI: Preliminary draft amendments to Law on Internal Affairs prepared to form reserve police unit in FB&H (BHT1)
• Reactions of RS’ officials to FB&H MoI’s initiative (ATV)
• Participation of Dodik and Cvijanovic in economic forum in St. Petersburg result in agreed gasification of RS (RTRS)
• Dzaferovic: Dodik’s agreements with Russia regarding gasification of RS is not official stance of state since these issues were not discussed in Presidency (Hayat)
• Migrant crisis in USC at critical level (Klix.ba/Vecernji list)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Parliament cancels debate on the new census law after objections from the opposition, boycott is now an option (Republika)
Albania
• President unveils main reason of elections cancelation (ADN)
• Borchardt: Cancellation of elections an internal affair of Albania (ADN)
• Germany supports Meta’s decision to cancel local elections (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Enlargement, going back to square one (New Europe)
• Montenegro football coach Tumbakovic fired over Kosovo game (DW)
Declaration of women journalists from Kosovo: Reasonable requests for unreasonable problems (Kontakt plus radio)
Radio Kontakt Plus reported that on Friday a group of female journalists held a debate in which they have discussed the joint Declaration that they have recently adopted. RTK editor-in-chief for community programs, Rabisha Muhaxhiri, Radio Mitrovica North Ivana Vanovac, and the correspondent of German WDR radio Violeta Oroshi attended the debate among other journalists […]
Read More →Palmer after meeting Vucic: Kosovo should lift the tariff! (Indeksonline)
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Matthew Palmer, said today in Belgrade that, Kosovo should lift the import tariff on Serbian goods in order for dialogue between the two sides to resume. After meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Palmer said the tariff has become an obstacle to the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and their […]
Read More →Reclaiming the Narrative behind ‘Reclamation’ (Kosovo 2.0)
THE INSTALLATION YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT… At 3 a.m. on Friday, June 7, I walked down to the Newborn monument in Prishtina and over the course of six hours, with the help of a couple of friends, covered it with the portraits and quotes of 99 women from Kosovo. See at: https://bit.ly/2K57nG5
Read More →Croatian army chief to visit Kosovo (Koha/RTK)
Chief of Staff of Croatia’s Armed Forces, General Mirko Sundov, will visit Kosovo tomorrow. The Croatian general will be met with military reception and will meet separately the Kosovo Security Force Commander Rrahman Rama and Minister of Defence Rrustem Berisha. He is also expected to visit the “Adem Jashari” memorial complex in Prekaz. The media […]
Read More →PM Haradinaj meets Cardinal Parolin, calls for Vatican recognising Kosovo (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, met today the Vatican State Secretary, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Haradinaj said Cardinal Parolin’s visit to Kosovo is a sign of commitment to deepening bilateral relations. “Throughout centuries, Kosovo and its people have demonstrated western values and today we are committed as a country to preserve peace, stability and religious […]
Read More →Palmer: Abolish taxes so that both sides return to negotiations (Beta, N1, Kurir)
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer said on Monday that Washington wants Pristina to revoke the 100 percent tariffs imposed on goods from Serbia so that both sides can return to negotiations and reach an agreement for the sake of the entire region, reported Beta news agency. Speaking after a meeting with Serbian […]
Read More →Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright to visit Kosovo on 12 June (media)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will be visiting Kosovo on 12 June to take part in events marking the twentieth anniversary of NATO troops entering Kosovo. Both will be speaking at the central ceremony in the “Skenderbeu” square in Pristina on 12 June.
Read More →Stoltenberg: The bombing was not taken lightly, but it was legitimate and necessary (Politika, Beta, N1)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Belgrade based daily Politika that peace and stability in Kosovo has been a priority for this alliance for past 20 years and that the UN mandate for the NATO peacekeeping mission remains unchanged. “For this region, a stable Kosovo is important. For 20 years, peace and stability in Kosovo […]
Read More →Odalovic: Resolution 1244 – binding though deformed (RTS)
On the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1244 in the UN Security Council in New York, the latest UN report will be presented, while Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic will point out the need to continuously review the Kosovo issue at the Council’s meetings and the consistent implementation of the UNMIK and KFOR mission, […]
Read More →UN Security Council on Kosovo today (Serbian media)
The United Nations Security Council in New York will discuss today the UN Secretary General’s Report on the work of UNMIK, reported Serbian media. The focus of the session will be the latest action by Kosovo special forces in the north of Kosovo, including the arrest and assault on UN Mission personnel. The report of […]
Read More →NSC Deputy: Kosovo’s 100% Tariff on Serbian Goods Risks Setback (Voice of America)
A White House deputy national security advisor says Kosovo’s excessively high tax on goods from Serbia precludes direct U.S. involvement in normalization talks, which President Donald Trump has been pushing for since December. See at: https://www.voanews.com/a/nsc-deputy-kosovo-s-100-tariff-on-serbian-goods-risks-decade-of-lost-progress/4951177.html
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