Belgrade Media 13 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Zeman: Argument for withdrawing recognition of Kosovo investigation of Kosovo officials in The Hague (Beta)
• Visegrad group: Unification of Europe incomplete without Western Balkans (Beta)
• Hahn: Western Balkans cannot progress towards EU without media freedom (Beta)
• Serbia officially invites OSCE to follow election (Tanjug)
• Vucic with director of UNESCO about cooperation and cultural heritage in KiM (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: Dodik is growing problem of B&H (TV1)
• Western Balkan Summit (FTV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Pupovac has distanced himself from his previous statements (Hina)
Montenegro
• Politicians’ representation in media: Djukanovic runs the show (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Czech Republic ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Rama receives support from V4 countries in Prague Summit (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Lavrov: Russia welcomes Serbian commitment to neutral status (Sputnik)
Read More →Company “Koto”: We found a hidden cultural treasure in a Serbian fortress in Novo Brdo (KIM radio, Tanjug, Blic)
The ”Koto” company from Serbia, selected by UNESCO to restore the medieval Serbian fortress in Novo Brdo, has found cultural treasures inside the building. According to Belgrade based daily Blic, the company “Koto” found a church with the remains of frescoes, a steam bath, the remains of a palace, two buildings, streets, a square, tanks […]
Read More →Southeast Europe Transport Community opens HQ in Belgrade (FoNet, N1, EUD)
The agreement on the headquarters of Transport Community Treaty Permanent Secretariat has been signed in Belgrade on Friday, the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, said in a statement. See the full statement at: http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a525417/Belgrade-becomes-HQ-of-the-SE-Transport-Community.html
Read More →Kosnett criticizes political parties for not cleaning up their lists (media)
The U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Philip Kosnett, has criticised political parties for including in their election tickets persons with criminal files. Kosnett wrote on Twitter: “How can citizens take seriously political parties’ stated commitment to #KosovoRuleOfLaw when many parties’ lists feature individuals with active indictments, convictions for offenses such as war crimes & assault, and […]
Read More →Pacolli: Pristina – Nis highway, a great step toward peace (media)
Kosovo’s outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, said today that the construction of the highway from Serbia to the border with Kosovo is a great step toward peace between the two countries. He said peace is the only way to build a brighter future. “The Serbian Government and President Vucic made the […]
Read More →Fatmir Limaj sends public letter to other candidates for Prime Minister (media)
Most news websites report that NISMA-AKR coalition’s candidate for Prime Minister, Fatmir Limaj, sent an open letter to other candidates for PM, calling on them to pledge that they will contribute to the conclusion of the dialogue with Serbia. Limaj wrote: “the lack of readiness to unite all political forces and civil society had major […]
Read More →Kosovo Minority Leaders Denounce ‘Illegal’ Voting Rule (Balkan Insight)
An instruction issued by the Kosovo Central Election Commission, CEC – which says people can only vote in the elections on October 6 using personal documents issued by Kosovo institutions – has drawn a furious reaction from non-Albanian community representatives. The main Kosovo Serbian party, Srpska Lista, which is close to the Serbian government, attacked […]
Read More →Vucic with UNESCO Director: Serbian heritage in Kosovo is the world heritage (RTS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Audrey Azula, and discussed opportunities for more meaningful co-operation and the protection of Serbia’s heritage in Kosovo, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). Vucic said that Serbia appreciates UNESCO’s activities in protecting the endangered Serbian historical, cultural and religious […]
Read More →Czech President on two arguments to revoke recognition of Kosovo (Blic, RTS, Tanjug)
Czech President Milos Zeman who said earlier in Belgrade he intends to ask for a possibility that Prague revokes recognition of Kosovo, told the media there he has two arguments to support his request – investigations conducted against Kosovo officials before the Special Court in the Hague and the fact that the Lower Chamber of […]
Read More →Serbian minister blames lack of Albanian textbooks on minority council (N1, FoNet)
Serbian Education Minister Mladen Sarcevic on Thursday accused the Albanian national minority’s representative body of obstructing efforts to secure textbooks for Albanian school children. “The issue of textbooks for Albanian pupils is being obstructed by the National Council of the Albanian minority,” he said. National minorities in Serbia elect their own national councils as representative […]
Read More →Simic: CEC still without replay to Srpska Lista request (RTS, Kosovo-online)
Srpska Lista Deputy Chair Igor Simic said the Election Appeals and Complaints Panel still did not respond to the request of Srpska Lista to annul decision to ban voting with the Serbian documents in the upcoming Kosovo elections, scheduled on October 6, RTS reports. He added that Srpska Lista will always support the Serbian people, […]
Read More →“Attack on Srpska Lista and Serbian institutions is direct attack on survival of Serbian people” (TV Most)
Srpska Lista (SL) has reacted to the recent allegations of their political opponents that Srpska Lista exercises undue pressure ahead of the upcoming Kosovo elections scheduled on October 6. TV Most carries Srpska Lista press statement in which they said “that private, rented Serbs, gathered around political servants of Pristina, Rada Trajkovic, Slavisa Petkovic, Slobodan […]
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