German government: Kosovo-Serbia meeting in Paris postponed (RTK)
The German Government has confirmed to Deutsche Welle that the meeting between Kosovo and Serbia in Paris has been postponed until a further notice. In a short response, a German government spokesperson said among others that Germany and France will continue to be in close contact with Pristina and Belgrade. The Spokesperson however did not […]
Read More →“Serbian translation in the Assembly of Kosovo is a political problem” (KIM radio)
Denial of the translation into the Serbian language during the assembly session represents a serious violation of the Constitution and the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo, while at the same time is affecting the work of the media and the public information, it was concluded at a panel discussion held today in […]
Read More →German government for Deutsche Welle: Paris meeting postponed (Insajder)
The summit in Paris, where the top representatives of Serbia and Kosovo were supposed to meet, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is postponed. This was confirmed by the German government’s press service for Deutsche Welle. “It is true that the meeting announced for July 1 will be […]
Read More →The Clinton Administration Did Not Fix the Balkans (The New Republic)
At the anniversary celebration of NATO’s bombing campaign, Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright were guests of honor. But tensions between Kosovo and Serbia are on the rise again. See at: https://bit.ly/2RrNCcj
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 21 June
LOCAL PRESS
• Serbian, Kosovo representatives hold meeting in Berlin (Beta)
• Djuric says hazardous chemicals stored in Kosovo Serb village (Beta)
• Kosovo justice minister visits Bujanovac in southern Serbia (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Slovakian FM and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajcak pays official visit to B&H (FTV)
• Lajcak: Other regional countries are in focus of EU more than B&H, Brussels feels B&H can wait (Dnevni avaz)
• Covic claims new convocation of B&H CoM could be appointed within next seven days (TV1)
• Dodik and Roumas discuss improvement of cooperation between B&H and Belarus (ATV)
Croatia
• Prime minister and president tipped as candidates for top EU positions (HRT)
Montenegro
• Serious accusations against president are groundless and unacceptable (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev and Rama warn of bad things to come in the Balkans if they are not given a date to open EU accession talks (Republika)
• Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov says Macedonia will have to mature before it gets the EU accession date (Republika)
• Koumoutsakos says Macedonia and Albania will be evaluated separately (Republika)
Haradinaj: Government aware of destabilisation plans in the north (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said Kosovo security mechanisms have information about plans for destabilisation being prepared by certain people in the north, under Belgrade’s coordination. “Attempts by different Serb actors, officials and business people in the North of Mitrovica in coordination with authorities in Belgrade to present a humanitarian catastrophe in this part […]
Read More →It became more certain that Paris meeting will not happen, claims Vucic (Serbian media)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic emphasized today that the head of the KiM Office, Marko Djuric, was in Berlin at a preparatory meeting for a possible summit in Paris, and that it is even more certain now that the summit will not happen, reported Serbian media. – I sent Marko Djuric to that meeting personally – […]
Read More →KiM Office Director, Djuric says hazardous chemicals stored in Kosovo Serb village (Beta, N1)
The Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija chief Marko Djuric on Thursday called KFOR and the international community to react to the possible storage of hazardous chemical waste in the Serb village of Gorazdevac. A statement said that plans have been made to transport and destroy 80 barrels of hazardous chemical waste in that […]
Read More →US: Serbia progresses in fighting human trafficking, Bosnia still on watch list (Beta, N1, RFE)
The US State Department report on human trafficking which covered 187 states, commended Serbia for sentencing several human traffickers, creating a working group for dealing with the crime and consolidating the investigative jurisdiction over the cases of human trafficking, the Beta news agency reported on Friday. The report said Serbia’s Government increased efforts in protecting […]
Read More →I believe in peace in Kosovo (KoSSev)
What is life like for Serbs in Kosovo today? Are their biggest problems existential, political or national? All three groups of questions are important for Serbs from Kosovo. It should be first pointed out that Serbs make up between three to five percent of the population, or according to the OSCE’s estimates, seven to eight […]
Read More →Haradinaj decides to withdraw draft law on funding of political parties (media)
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has proposed today that the draft law on the funding of political parties should be withdrawn at the next government meeting, following concerns raised by civil society organizations. Haradinaj wrote in a Facebook post: “Following concerns raised by civil society about amendments made to the draft law on the funding […]
Read More →Photo exhibition of the residents of Kosovo’s collective centers in Gracanica (Kontakt plus Radio)
The exhibition on the occasion of the World Day of Refugees and Displaced Persons presented at the Center for Civil Energy in Gracanica presented photographs of residents of collective centers in Gracanica, Leposavic, Zvecan and Strpce. The faces photographed express worries, sadness but also hope. That’s all they have left. The author of photography is […]
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