Cerkini to politicians: Don’t seek votes from families of missing persons (RTK/Koha)
Bajram Cerkini, representative of families of missing persons and co-founder of the Missing Persons Resource Centre, advised political parties not to seek votes from the families of missing persons during election campaign. “We will refuse to meet politicians and we have decided not to receive them in villages either because at this time all they […]
Read More →Kosovo police arrested, then released Jedinstvo journalist (RTS, KoSSev)
Yesterday around 15:00, Kosovo police has arrested Serbian-monthly newspaper Jedinstvo journalist Sonja Ivkovic from Novo Brdo, Serbian media report. After several hours she was released, while her vehicle was kept, RTS said. Jedinstvo Editorial Board said in a statement that Sonja Ivkovic was arrested on the Prekovce-Novo Brdo way, while carrying out the latest Jedinstvo […]
Read More →Brnabic met with Borrell (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic pays one-day visit to Spain where she met with the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister and newly appointed EU High Representative Josep Borrell, Tanjug news agency reports. The main topics of the meeting included bilateral relations, Serbia’s EU integration and Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Particular attention would be given to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, given […]
Read More →“US will no longer tolerate slaps from Haradinaj” (Tanjug, B92, RTS)
Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun said Albanians are not ready to take part in the process of finding out who were the perpetrators of the most serious crimes, Tanjug news agency reported. According to Drecun their aim is to make the investigations difficult, conceal the evidence and […]
Read More →Raska-Prizren Eparchy condemned inscription of graffiti in Zupa valley (Radio kontakt plus)
Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemned inscription of graffiti with nationalistic content in Zupa valley and requested those responsible be sanctioned, Radio kontakt plus reports. “Graffiti of nationalistic content have been inscribed on several places in Sirinicka Zupa where the Serb population makes a majority, causing disturbance among our people. Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemns these provocations and […]
Read More →Detention of 28 persons Kosovo police arrested in north extended for two more months(Tanjug, B92)
Basic Court in Pristina has extended detention on remand for 28 persons arrested in May this year in the action of Kosovo police special forces in the four northern municipalities, Tanjug news agency reported. One of the defense lawyers Milos Delevic told Radio kontakt plus that the detention on remand was extended for two more […]
Read More →Trump could benefit in elections if Kosovo issue is solved, FM Dacic says (FoNet, N1, Informer)
Everything Serbia does is supported by a part of the White House administration, the part which favors a compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has said on Wednesday FoNet news agency reports. “It is a big step forward, but whether they (those who support Belgrade) will press the rest of […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 28 August
• Prime Minister’s post diminishing chances of an opposition coalition (Koha/Zeri)
• Haradinaj expects Veseli to nominate AAK member to CEC (Koha)
• LDK General Council endorses Osmani’s candidacy for PM (media)
• Haziri: Mustafa and Kurti seeking ways to unite us (Klan Kosova)
• Nagavci speaks about Vetevendosje’s offer to LDK (RTK)
• Vetevendosje calls for poll to determine which party is leading in Kosovo (Koha)
• CEC complains of delays in allocation of election budget (media)
• Pacolli: Kosovo-Serbia final agreement has to be reached (RTK)
• Ramadani reacts to Pacolli’s statement on Kosovo army (Telegrafi)
• Thaci to visit Japan in September (RTK)
• Serbia prepares to prevent Kosovo’s membership at INTERPOL (RTK)
Belgrade Media Report 27 August 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 27 August 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Continued support of Slovenia to Serbia’s EU path (Tanjug/RTS)
• Cooperation agreements with North Macedonia signed (Tanjug)
• ISAC: Serbia fails to comply with 40 percent of EU foreign policy declarations (N1)
• Djilas: McAllister refuses to call things by their true name (Beta)
• Dveri to boycott elections (FoNet/RTS/RTV)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency decides on Dayton B&H on Tuesday (RTRS)
• Covic expresses expectations that Presidency of B&H will appoint B&H CoM chairman on Tuesday (FTV)
• Dodik: B&H is dying slow death that is accelerated by Komsic and Dzaferovic (Srna, by Tatjana Paradjina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• The most serious tool is the truth: Zaev and Brnabic join forces to fight fake news (Meta)
• Pendarovski: “Racket” case is not a benchmark (MIA)
• Zbogar: “Racket” became a reality show (Republika)
• No progress in negotiations on public prosecution law (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Merkel-Macron EU Leadership Contest: What do the Western Balkans Have to do With it? (Sputnik)
Read More →LDK General Council unanimously supports Osmani’s running for PM (media)
The General Council of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) supported today the proposal of the leadership of this political party, to trust the mandate of the Prime Minister to Vjosa Osmani. The leadership of the Democratic League of Kosovo voted on Monday Osmani as their candidate for Prime Minister of Kosovo. Mayor of Gjilan, […]
Read More →CEC says it needs over €5 mill for elections, complains of delays (Koha)
The Central Election Commission held a meeting today following the announcement of election date by President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci. Ilir Gashi from the CEC’s department for budget and finance said that they will be needing more than €5 million to organise early elections on 6 October. He said the funding issue needs to be […]
Read More →Germany, France, UK express concern over accreditation agency deadlock (Indeksonline/Kallxo)
The embassies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the deadlock of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency saying this puts the upcoming academic year at serious risk. “The Embassies regard independent, accountable and transparent institutions as key to regulating the accreditation process of educational programmes and they have full respect for the […]
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