Belgrade Media Report 29 July 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 29 July 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Donated Russian armored vehicles important for preserving our territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTS)
• Botsan-Harchenko: We will keep assisting Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Central African Republic does not recognize independence of Kosovo (RTS)
• Gratitude for Chile’s primary support for preservation of Serbia’s territorial integrity (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Nicaragua not to change position on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• SzS: Deadline to meet our demands is September (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: State-level authorities will not be formed before SDA’s Congress on 14 September (TV1)
• Covic: I hope our partners in Sarajevo will realize they cannot conduct autistic policy and continue buying time under the guise of alleged concern for the state (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic: SNSD and HDZ B&H should stop setting unconstitutional, illegal and unattainable conditions for formation of authorities at the level of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Cvijanovic: Activation of Membership Action Plan or any other issue should not be used as condition for formation of authorities (TV1)
Croatia
• Croatia given initial green light for Schengen membership (Vecernji List)
Montenegro
• Political crisis in Montenegro might be solved soon (Dan)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Reeker: The country is on the right track, the opposition to engage in the processes (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Reeker-Mickoski: Hope for a positive movement when it comes to the Law on the SPO and PPO (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Montero: Spain always supports the European perspective of Albania and its journey to the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Vasak: Albania, like any other country in the region, has its place in the EU (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• After Hague Appearance, Haradinaj Tells US, EU to Stop Pressuring Kosovo (VoA)
Read More →Veseli: PDK ready to push agendas successfully forward (RTK)
In a meeting with the leadership of several party branches, head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Kadri Veseli highlighted the importance of overall mobilization for general elections. He said that PDK is ready for elections and will present the best platform for the voters. “We have provided solution to the most crucial and […]
Read More →Russia completes delivery of 10 BRDM-2 combat vehicles to Serbia – Vucic (SeeNews)
Serbia has received a total of 10 BRDM-2 amphibious reconnaissance and patrol vehicles from Russia, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday. See at: https://seenews.com/news/russia-completes-delivery-of-10-brdm-2-combat-vehicles-to-serbia-vucic-663307
Read More →Serbian Church will never recognize Kosovo’s independence — Montenegro Metropolitan (TASS)
The cleric pointed to the crime and threat regime reigning in Kosovo The Serbian Orthodox Church will never officially recognize the Province of Kosovo and Metohija as an independent state, Metropolitan bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije said in an interview with TASS. See at: https://tass.com/world/1070803
Read More →UNS and UNS in Kosovo demand apology and resignations of RTK editors (UNS, Radio KIM)
Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and Association of Journalists of Serbia in Kosovo condemned publishing of the text on RTK 1 and RTK 2 portals, which included the information about the private life of Sputnik journalist Brankica Ristic, and demanded apology as well as resignations of these portals’ editors, Radio KIM reported. Both portals […]
Read More →Haradinaj talks to reporters about his request to Constitutional Court (media)
Kosovo’s outgoing Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told reporters in Pristina today that he submitted a request to the Constitutional Court for a legal interpretation into his resignation. “I have asked the Constitutional Court whether this resignation implies a caretaker government, so a continuation of governance. Even though the Legal Office at the Office of the […]
Read More →Sejdiu: PAN fears an LDK – VV coalition (Gazeta Express)
Korab Sejdiu, an individual member of the Kosovo Assembly, took to Facebook today to claim that the ruling coalition consisting of the PDK, AAK and NISMA (PAN), is fearing an eventual coalition between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and Vetevendosje (VV). According to Sejdiu, “PAN is very afraid of a possible political bloc between […]
Read More →Brnabic reacts to Popovic’s statement on Brussels Agreement (TV N1)
When Minister without portfolio Nenad Popovic said “the Brussels Agreement is dead” and there is “no integration into the EU for Serbia anymore,” he was not expressing the view of the Serbian Government, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Saturday, TV N1 reported. “Every minister in the government is obliged to implement the agreed-upon policy, […]
Read More →Haradinaj asks for legal interpretation from Constitutional Court (media)
Most news websites report that Kosovo’s outgoing Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, has asked the Constitutional Court today for a legal interpretation of his resignation and to define the competencies and functioning of the government, following his resignation. Haradinaj took to Facebook to write: “Honorable citizens, I have submitted a request to the Constitutional Court today […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 29 July
• CEC: We will make budget planning after announcement of elections (Klan Kosova & KTV)
• Isa Mustafa ready for another mandate at LDK helm (RTK)
• Hoxhaj: Non-conclusion of dialogue with Serbia leaves Kosovo in status-quo for long (KTV)
• Assembly has no monitoring report on implementation of laws (KTV)
Dacic: Central African Republic has withdrawn recognition of Kosovo independence (B92, Tanjug, RTS)
The Central African Republic (CAR) has become the 14th country to withdraw recognition of the independence of Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said. “The Central African Republic became the fourteenth country that clarified its position that it does not recognize the independence of Kosovo”, Dacic told RTS. He presented an official note that […]
Read More →Bishop Teodosije: Late Patriarch Pavle never supported division of Kosovo (Danas, Kontakt plus radio, RTV Puls, KIM radio)
On Sunday, Bishop of Raska-Prizren Teodosije refuted the claims published by some Belgrade-based media that the late Patriarch Pavle was in favour of the division of Kosovo, reported Serbian media. Bishop Teodosije opined that “the idea of a territorial-ethnic division of Serbia in KiM, which is nothing but an invitation for the betrayal of Kosovo, […]
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- IMF cuts Kosovo's 2024 GDP growth projection to 3.8% - SeeNews 18/04/2024IMF cuts Kosovo's 2024 GDP growth projection to 3.8% SeeNews
- New statue of Tony Blair in Kosovo town honours 'Tonibler' cult - The Independent 17/04/2024New statue of Tony Blair in Kosovo town honours 'Tonibler' cult The Independent
- Montenegrin President Asks for Justice for 1999 Killings of Kosovo Albanians - Balkan Insight 18/04/2024
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