Belgrade Media Report 02 September 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 2 September 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Continued support of Germany in EU integration process (RTS)
• Dacic: Appointment of Palmer shows that US wants to speed up resolution of Kosovo issue (RTS)
• Dacic: Pristina major obstacle to improving regional cooperation (Tanjug)
• Lutovac: Everyone who takes part in false elections will have to account for that (Beta)
• SSP to boycott upcoming elections (FoNet)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik’s announcement for filing initiative to RS parliament for restoring competences from B&H to entity level sparks reactions (N1)
• Reactions to B&H FM Crnadak’s comment on Dodik’s statement (RTRS/TV1/ATV)
• Komsic: SNSD, SDA and HDZ B&H might implement their agreement, but there is also possibility of dissolution of parliament of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• PIC SB expresses support for political dialogue that would lead to formation of authorities at all levels in B&H (BHT1)
• Russian Embassy to B&H: We are forced to say agreement of three political leaders practically failed (BN TV)
Croatia
• President Grabar-Kitarovic: Croatian people contributed the most to the antifascist struggle in Europe (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic regrets that Russia and other Yugoslav nations didn’t attend the Warsaw event
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Republic of North Macedonia
• Dimovski: The National Security Agency starts working, UBK is history (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Mogherini: EU must have a sustainable approach on opening negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Hungary accuses EU of blocking Western Balkans accession (Emerging Europe)
• A Gas Pipeline Contract From Turkey Through Bulgaria to Serbia is Expected to be Signed on September 5 (Novinite)
“If the Balkan doesn’t join EU soon, we will regret it” (Tanjug, B92)
Outgoing EU High Representative Federica Mogherini urged the EU to maintain a strong presence in the Western Balkans achieving a clear interest of the region’s EU accession, Tanjug news agency reports. In her address at the annual conference of EU Ambassadors in Brussels, she assessed that the accession of the Western Balkans in the EU […]
Read More →OSCE and EU to support early parliamentary elections (media)
The Central Election Commission (CEC) held a meeting today and voted in favour of the OSCE supporting early parliamentary elections in Kosovo. The European Union is also expected to deploy an observer mission for 6 October elections. “The agreement with EU observer mission is expected to be signed tomorrow,” said head of CEC Valdete Daka […]
Read More →Kosovo Defence Minister Berisha meets NALT director, Gen Oberneyer (media)
Outgoing Minister of Defence Rrustem Berisha met today the new director of the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team in Kosovo (NALT) General Michael Oberneyer and discussed with him a more active role of NATO in coordination with the Ministry of the Kosovo Security Force and the Kosovo Security Force during the full operationalization of the […]
Read More →People’s movement from Kosovo ‘Fatherland’ calls for boycott of elections in Serbia and Kosovo (KIM radio, N1, Beta)
The Fatherland (Otazbina) People’s Movement of Kosovo Serbs says that it would boycott, as they say, “false elections” announced the beginning of 2020 and called the Kosovo Serbs and displaced persons not to turn out to vote. The movement is a member of the Serbian opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS). A press release said that […]
Read More →Tahiri: We saved 74 Albanian children from the horrors of war in Syria (media)
Kosovo’s outgoing Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, said today he is pleased that Albanian children that were returned from conflict zones in Syria will go to school today. “We have saved 74 Albanian children from the horrors of war and gave them new opportunities just like their peers,” Tahiri said. “By bringing them back, we […]
Read More →Haxhiu: LDK fearing criticism from Vetevendosje (media)
Former MP from Vetevendosje Albulena Haxhiu commented on LDK’s call to Vetevendosje not to criticise it as this would ruin chances of post-election coalition due to fear. “First: why do they fear our criticism but don’t fear copying our phrases and promises. Second: does this mean that if we criticise them they will turn to PDK? […]
Read More →Osmani: No persons with indictments in LDK election list (Express)
Vjosa Osmani, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) candidate for Prime Minister, said today that the LDK’s election list will include no persons with active indictments. “We have yet to draft the list, and we will start tomorrow. We have received proposals from party branches and as the chairmanship we did not interfere with the […]
Read More →Bled forum starts today: Dacic on the sidelines of a forum with Palmer (Blic)
The traditional Bled Strategic Forum, which begins today in Bled, Slovenia, will be dedicated this year to stability in the region, sustainable development and economic prosperity. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic represents Serbia. The two-day gathering ”Sources of (in) Stability” will bring together a number of senior EU officials from the Western Balkans, Turkey, the US […]
Read More →Rukiqi: Corruption and non-functioning courts, barriers to doing business (media)
Berat Rukiqi, president of the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce (OEK), told a press conference in Pristina today that non-functioning courts, informal economy, electricity and corruption are some of the barriers to doing business in Kosovo. Rukiqi also said that OEK will not sign any agreement or contract with the political parties before the 8 September […]
Read More →Running together or alone? (Prishtina Insight)
The deadline for pre-electoral coalitions has passed, setting the parameters for October’s parliamentary elections: five candidates for prime minister, two coalitions and Kosovo’s three largest political parties running without a partner. With the deadline having passed for forming pre-election coalitions on Friday night, the Kosovar electorate now have a clear picture of the options that […]
Read More →Vucic: Aleksandar Vucic is the strongest point of resistance against an independent Kosovo without compromise (KoSSev, TV Pink)
Serbia’s internal state – primarily when it comes to the opposition, is the result of foreign services’ attempts to complicate Serbia’s position on the issue of negotiations – the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic said last night on the Hit Tvit talk-show on Belgrade based TV Pink. During his guest appearance on Pink TV, Vucic […]
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