OSCE Broadcast Report 29 September
• Haradinaj: I took dialogue away from Mogherini and brought it to Merkel and Macron (Klan Kosova)
• Footage of physical clashes between Abazi and Molliqaj and his escort leaked (KTV)
• PRB suspends decision on CEC stamps tender not to obstruct elections (KTV)
• KSP: Srpska Lista activists tore down KSP posters (RTK2)
• Outgoing Kosovo PM’s statement on Pristina-Belgrade dialogue ignored in Serbia (N1)
Media: Washington appalled by Haradinaj’s attempt to pay for meeting appointments (B92, Kosovo online)
The Kosovo press reports that Haradinaj has hired lobbyists who tried to contract official meetings with senior US officials by circumventing official channels. The reason was, reportedly, emails received by the National Security Council from the office of the then Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj and the company he had paid to lobby for […]
Read More →U.S. Ambassador with a message for all Kosovo citizens (Express)
The news website reports that the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Philip Kosnett took to Twitter today to encourage democratic elections on October 6 and shared a link of the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel website. “Part of fair elections include government institutions like the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel: http://pzap.rks-gov.net/?lang=en which takes all complaints made […]
Read More →FIFA Backing for ‘Illegal’ Match Angers Kosovo Football Chief (Balkan Insight)
The Kosovo Football Federation, FFK, has expressed fury over a letter from the world football body FIFA, calling on it to lift a ban on a planned match that it insists is “illegal” in the Serb-run north of Kosovo. The KFF does not want the top Serbian team Belgrade Red Star playing an unregistered team […]
Read More →In Kosovo, Roma’s recycling work is unsung, underpaid (AFP)
As the sun rises over Pristina, the Maksutis and their six children fan out across the capital to scour garbage bins for bits of plastic and metal, part of an invisible army doing the dirty work of recycling in Kosovo. “We start at 7:00 am and we are out by the containers all day,” says […]
Read More →Prime Minister candidates comment on Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (Deutsche Welle)
The new Kosovo Government will have to address the topic of dialogue with Serbia, regardless of difficulties and obstacles that may arise in the process. This is a request from the international community and in particular from the United States, as highlighted on several occasions by the U.S. Envoy for Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, Deutsche […]
Read More →Osmani: I have convinced Haziri to oppose border changes (Kallxo)
Vjosa Osmani, candidate for prime minister from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) said that the border changes idea will not be part of the dialogue with Serbia and that she even managed to convince deputy leader Lutfi Haziri against the idea. “So far, I have managed to convince the campaign manager, Mr. Haziri, who […]
Read More →The Office for KiM: Kozarev escorted to Konculj, Kosovo Police chasing after Petkovic ( KoSSev)
The Deputy Director at the Office for KiM Dusan Kozarev was forced to leave Kosovo on Friday – the Kosovo Office announced, reported portal KoSSev. Kozarev was stopped on the road between Ranilug and Novo Brdo and then escorted to Konculj on the grounds that ”the representatives of the state bodies of Serbia are not […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 30 September
• Kosovo bans visits of Belgrade officials during election campaign (Zeri)
• Finnish foreign minister to visit Kosovo today (RTK)
• Footage showing VV’s Abazi and PSD’s Molliqaj fight surfaces (media)
• Petritsch: Dialogue to be led by EU, U.S. and Russia to be involved (Zeri)
• Outgoing government sets own competencies (Koha)
• The three big challenges of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities (Koha)
• Kosovo first in Europe in deaths from air pollution, parties offer no solutions (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 28 September
• Rama calls on UN members including Serbia to recognize Kosovo (VoA, Koha)
• Fajon: I will do the utmost for Kosovans to move without visas (media)
• Hoxhaj: We do not discuss with Sebia any issue which affects Kosovo’s territory (lajmi.net)
• Trajkovic: I was offered videotape copy of Ivanovic’s murder (RTK)
• The U.S. Embassy presents Albanians-Serbian-Albanian dictionary (media)
Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko: Russia was prevented from doing what is necessary to solve Kosovo’s problem (Tanjug)
The Russian ambassador to Serbia stated that the meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in New York was very significant. Regarding Kosovo, Ambassador Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko says that till the present Serbian leadership there was no real political effort to address the Kosovo issue, and […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 27 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Solution for Kosovo means no one gets everything, but everyone gets enough (B92)
• Vucic: We will continue with tactical – strategic efforts (Prva TV)
• Macron told Dacic “I’ll engage myself in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue after the Kosovo elections” (N1)
• PM: International community expects election of Kosovo cabinet that will lift tariffs (Pink TV)
• EU envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue a certainty (Beta, RFE)
• Russian ambassador to Serbia: Russia was prevented from doing what is necessary to solve Kosovo’s problem (Tanjug)
• Tanja Fajon selected as Chair of EP Committee on Serbia’s stabilization and accession to EU (Beta)
• Government adopts ten new conclusions for improving election process (Beta)
• Opposition forms election boycott headquarters (Danas)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic says HDZ B&H and SDA agreed that the way out of the crisis is the implementation of the agreement signed on August 5 (N1)
• SDA leader Izetbegovic interview (FTV)
Croatia
• Croatian President warns about position of Croats in B&H during meetings in New York, avoids meeting Komsic (Vecernji list)
Republic of North Macedonia
• All Western Balkan leaders agree that our country deserves to open EU talks (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Katrougalos: It seems that Athens wants to make the cases of North Macedonia and Albania a package (MIA)
Albania
• The German Bundestag votes in favor of opening EU accession negotiations with Albania (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Djukanovic: The USA pays greater attention to the region (VOA)
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