U.S.-Kosovo extradition agreement implemented today (RTK)
The U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Philip Kosnett announced that the extradition agreement between Kosovo and the U.S. was implemented today for the first time since being signed in June. “In June, the U.S. & Kosovo finalized our Extradition Treaty. Today we used it for the first time to return a fugitive from #Kosovo to the […]
Read More →CEC chief says still don’t have funds to organise early elections (EO/Koha)
Head of Central Election Commission (CEC) Valdete Daka told Ekonomia Online news website that they have begun preparations for organizing early elections following yesterday’s decision of MPs to dissolve the Assembly. “We have begun preparations although there is no [election] date yet. Once we get the date we will start meaningful preparations,” she said adding […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 23 August
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Recognition of Kosovo’s independence impossible under current conditions (VoA/Beta)
• Dacic: 15th state that has de-recognized Kosovo to be named after Vucic’s return (Tanjug)
• Dacic discussed situation in Kosovo and Metohija with Serbian Ambassadors (Tanjug)
• Joksimovic: Mogherini’s invitation to Kosovo is violation of EU principles and agreed format (Tanjug/Politika)
• Stefanovic: We should stop and prevent politicization of Interpol (TV Pink/Tanjug/RTV)
• DSS: US encouraging Vucic to recognize Kosovo’s secession, then encouraged President discourages Serbs to persevere in protecting integrity of their country (Beta/Politika)
• Obradovic: Boycotting elections only solution (Beta)
• Don’t Drown Belgrade (NDMBGD) Initiative to boycott elections (Beta)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Serbia may be link between West and Moscow; Resolution 1244 exists and needs to be foundation for any kind of negotiations (TV N1)
• Schieb: Both sides to abandon activities that have negative effect on dialogue, including Belgrade’s campaign on withdrawing recognitions of Kosovo (TV N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC: Tegeltija meets conditions to become B&H CoM Chairman (BHT1)
• Mektic: ANP was technical issue that Dodik turned into ‘life of death’ issue (Oslobodjenje)
• Representatives of HDZ B&H again call for formation of authorities in B&H (N1)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev calls for appointment of acting special prosecutor (Republika)
• Galloway: “Racket” is an opportunity to prove non-selective justice (Republika)
Albania
• Opposition to unveil platform against crisis in Albania (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia officially joins AIIB (Xinhua)
• With Neither Side Blinking, Bosnian Stalemate to Continue (BIRN)
“Change the format of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, a conference after elections” (BBC in Serbian, KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
Two years ago, there was much more room for an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, but unfortunately it was not used, Austrian diplomat Wolfgang Petritsch told BBC in Serbian, and added that it was necessary to change the format of the dialogue and proposed international conference after the elections in Kosovo and in Serbia. Petric […]
Read More →Dacic ordered intensified engagement of ambassadors (Serbian media, mfs.gov.rs)
Serbian media reports that First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic met yesterday with Ambassadors of the Republic of Serbia, quoting the ministry’s statement. ”In separate meetings with each Serbian Ambassador, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic briefed our Ambassadors on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija as well as […]
Read More →Democracy Digest: Ten Things We Learned This Week (Balkan Insight)
‘Trump’s blessing’ and vulgar postcards… Recommended reading on the state of democracy in Central and Southeast Europe From walls and bridges to the politics of memory, here are 10 things we learned this week about democratic developments in Visegrad Group countries and the Balkans. See at: https://bit.ly/2ZvOd3u
Read More →Nisma and AKR make pre-election coalition official (RTK)
Leaders of the Social-Democratic Initiative (NISMA) and the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR), Fatmir Limaj and Behgjet Pacolli signed pre-election coalition. They decided to cooperate in the future due to the truthful cooperation they had in the past, reports RTK. Limaj told the media that he will be this coalition’s candidate for Prime Minister. He said […]
Read More →Pristina Basic Court issues arrest warrant for Milan Radojcic (KosovaPress, Insajderi)
The Special Department of Pristina Basic Court has issued an arrest warrant against defendant Milan Radojcic, known with the nick-name ‘Mica’ born on 21.02.1978 in Gjakovë/Djakovica, residing at Vlado Cetkovic Street in Mitrovica North. Radojcic is deputy leader of the Serbian List political party. Kosova Press claims to posses the document which clarifies that the […]
Read More →Serbian Internal Affairs Minister: Serbia discussing Pristina Interpol bid with other countries (TV Pink, Beta, N1)
Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told Belgrade based TV Pink that the Serbian authorities are talking to every possible country about Pristina’s request to join Interpol. Stefanovic says that the aim of those contacts was to prevent the “politicization” of the international police organization whose members voted not to grant membership to Kosovo in 2018. […]
Read More →Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko to N1: ”Serbia may be a link between West and Moscow; Haradinaj’s statement ‘ridiculous”’
Russian ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told N1 on Thursday that Russia sees Serbia as a link between the West and Moscow, adding the free trade agreement between Serbia and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was expected to be signed on October 25. He added that Serbia’s road to the European Union should not distant the […]
Read More →Djilas to Danas : International community needs opposition as ikebana (Danas, Beta, N1)
The leader of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) Dragan Djilas told Belgrade based daily Danas that Serbia’s opposition serves “as ikebana” to the international community which, according to him, supports President Aleksandar Vucic who is expected to recognise the independence of Kosovo. He said the people would “win the fight for their freedom […]
Read More →Tadic: ”I fear the opposition serve to the international community only to legitimise the Kosovo’s independence” (FoNet, N1)
Boris Tadic, Serbia’s former President, said on Thursday he favoured the election boycott for now, but added that all aspects of the decision should be taken in account, the FoNet agency reported. Tadic, who was former head of state, from 2004 to 2012, and now is the leader of the opposition Social-Democratic Party (SDS), said […]
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