Belgrade Media Report 11 July 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 11 July 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: EU must react to Kosovo and Metohija entry ban (Tanjug)
• Mexico will vote again against Pristina’s admission to Interpol (Politika/Beta)
• Schieb: Genocide happened in Srebrenica (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Last preparations for commemoration and funeral in Potocari underway (TV1)
• Srebrenica Municipal Assembly holds commemorative session in honor of victims in Srebrenica; Grujicic questions number of Srebrenica victims (TV1)
Croatia
• Coalition supports government reshuffle, opposition wants elections (Hina)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: I don’t see any reason for coming into conflict with the Serbian Orthodox Church (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Jokes that did not make the government laugh (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Shekerinska: Hybrid, cyber and other attacks aimed at threatening North Macedonia’s bid (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Wilson: Mitsotakis will need to demonstrate that Greece can stick to its commitments to North Macedonia (Nezavisen vesnik)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bosnia’s Last Best Hope (Foreign Affairs)
Read More →Office for Kosovo reacts to arrests of two Serbs (KoSSev)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija reacted to the arrest of two Serbs, Kosovo police accused of “espionage,” by saying that “campaign of intimidation of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija by arresting Serbs and holders of important public functions continues,” KoSSev portal reported. The Office said the arrest of Primary School principal […]
Read More →“Police arrests two Serbian spies” (Gazeta Express)
Kosovo’s border police have arrested on Wednesday morning two individuals of Serb nationality, suspected for espionage. They were arrested at Dheu i Bardhe border point. According to the 24-hour report of Kosovo Police, with the decision of the prosecutor, the suspects were sent to custody.
Read More →German Ambassador: Dialogue will soon move from the ‘dead point’ (media)
Thomas Schieb, German Ambassador to Serbia expressed optimism that the dialogue will resume soon. He told Serbian media that currently, the main obstacle of the dialogue is the imposed tariff on Serbian products. He said the Paris Summit was not annulled, but only postponed however he did not know the date when it would take […]
Read More →Haradinaj meets Limaj, discuss political situation (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj met today Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Limaj and discussed the political situation in Kosovo. “Working meeting with deputy prime minister Fatmir Limaj to discuss the recent political developments in the country and coordinate governing agenda,” Haradinaj wrote on Facebook alongside a picture of him and Limaj in his office. […]
Read More →Kosovo Coalition for Reconciliation officially launched in Pristina (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Coalition for Reconciliation has been officially launched today with three organisations joining the partnership: Humanitarian Law Centre, Aktiv from Mitrovica and Artpolis from Pristina, Klan Kosova reports. The coalition’s goal is to contribute to improvement of ethnic relations in Kosovo by increasing understanding and participation of initiatives aimed at encouraging reconciliation in Kosovo. European […]
Read More →Coalition for Reconciliation in Kosovo established (Radio KIM)
A beginning of the work of the Coalition for Reconciliation was solemnly marked today in Pristina, Radio KIM reports. The Coalition was established aiming to encourage and support the reconciliation process in Kosovo. Kosovo Humanitarian Law Center, Aktiv and Art Polis are the founders of the coalition aiming to improve ethnic relations and at the […]
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• Only elections prevent Thaçi’s idea for partition, opposition says (KTV)
• Haradinaj insists on inclusive dialogue (KTV)
• Brnabic: EU must react against entry ban to Serbian officials to Kosovo (RTK2)
• McAllister: Kosovo and Serbia are working hard to reach agreement (RTK)
• North Serbs don’t pay electricity bills, CDHRF calls for protest (KTV)
• Over 900 arrested for narcotics in first six months of 2019 (KTV)
• Muslim community demands changing of Administrative Instruction that bans headscarf in schools (KTV)
President Emanuel Macron brings five messages to Belgrade, Serbian media claim (TV N1, BETA, Blic, Vecernje Novosti, Politika)
French President Emanuel Macron set to visit Serbia on July 15 and 16, according to Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti, wants to show that Paris is “still an important player on the world’s political and security scene”. Meanwhile, Blic daily adds that President Macron “brings five messages to the Serbian authorities – can Serbia join the European […]
Read More →Thaci: Kosovo needs concrete European perspective; Zaev apologised for his remarks (media)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, received for a farewell meeting the head of EULEX, Alexandra Papadopoulou. Thaci thanked Papadopoulou for her “wonderful” work in Kosovo and said that the cooperation between Kosovo authorities and the EU rule of law mission has been “excellent”. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Thaci said: “This shows Kosovo’s journey […]
Read More →Brnabic: EU to react to entry ban on Serbian officials (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said responsible institutions in the EU that guarantee the implementation of the Brussels agreement should react to the entry ban on Serbian officials in Kosovo and Metohija, Tanjug news agency reported. Asked to comment on banning the entry of the Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Brnabic said it is fully […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 10 July 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 10 July 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Borisov’s words misinterpreted (Beta)
• Brnabic: I will not go to Potocari as I was not invited (FoNet/Beta)
• Brnabic invited to light candle for Srebrenica victims at Andricev Venac on 11 July (Beta)
• Vulin and military healthcare delegation banned entrance into Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Moscow condemns provocative acts by Tirana, Pristina (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SEECP Summit ends, joint declaration adopted (BHT1)
• Erdogan asked for extradition of persons who can be brought in connection with attempted coup in Turkey in 2016 (N1)
• Djukanovic: Western Balkans need to become part of EU (BN TV)
Croatia
• Ruling coalition survives Kuscevic’s dismissal (Hina)
Montenegro
• Demarcation of Montenegro and Kosovo to be reconsidered soon (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev: I was the victim of a prank by a well-organized structure (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Erdogan: Turkish parliament will soon ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol (Nezavisen vesnik)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Diplomatic Tension between Sofia and Belgrade Settled (novinite.com)
• Short-sighted policies stall Balkans’ integration into EU: Erdogan (Reuters)
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