Belgrade Media Report 17 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Palmer discuss Kosovo, agree to meet soon (FoNet)
• Brnabic: Serbia has excellent relations with Germany despite disagreement over Kosovo (Blic)
• Kurz: Austria to support any deal between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug)
• Babis discussed the withdrawal of Kosovo’s recognition with Zeman (Beta)
• Cooperation with NATO respecting Serbia’s military neutrality (RTS)
• Obradovic: Alliance for Serbia to boycott next election (Beta)
• Jeremic: Decision to boycott elections is final and irreversible (N1)
• Mihajlovic: Jeremic’s statement is proof that opposition fears elections (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OHR on SDA Program Declaration: Each change of internal organization of B&H must be adopted in line with procedures stipulated in B&H Constitution (BN TV)
• Dodik: OHR reacts to SDA Program Declaration upon media insisting (BN TV)
• Cvijanovic: SDA Declaration further undermines confidence in B&H; RS is used to IC not responding to such behavior of SDA and Bosniak officials (N1)
• Russian Ambassador Ivantsov on SDA Program Declaration (RTRS)
• Serbian PM Brnabic: SDA’s Program Declaration is public call for dishonoring DPA and opening of Pandora’s box (FTV)
• SDA reminding of the SNSD declaration that presented secession of the RS as a goal and a declaration of SNS which presented merging of the RS with Serbia as its goal (Hayat)
• SDS and Sarovic could push out Dodik and form coalition with DNS and SP RS; Dodik definitely has no intention to cooperate with Izetbegovic (EuroBlic)
Montenegro
• Markovic: Hahn should take care of standards in his own country (CDM)
• Crisis in the opposition has reached its peak (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Tusk supports opening accession talks with Macedonia as Zaev promises to fight corruption (Republika)
• Tusk meets President Pendarovski to discuss the country’s EU membership aspiration (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Albanian nationalist politician promises help for Albanians in Macedonia (Republika)
Albania
• Balla: No one should hold back the path of a profound reform of the electoral code of the Republic of Albania (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bolton Sacking Raises Hopes – And Fears – In Balkans (Balkan Insight)
Read More →„UCK“ graffiti appeared on Via Ferrata-Berim (KoSSev)
‘UCK’ graffiti was painted on ‘Via Ferrata-Berim’ on the Mokra Gora Mountain in Zubin Potok. Kosovo police are currently looking into whether there are elements to launch an investigation. The ‘Outdoor In’ organization claims that the graffiti was painted by a group of men who posted about it on social media after climbing the trail […]
Read More →Kurti reveals three main pillars of Vetevendosje’s programme (RTK/Telegrafi)
Vetevendosje leader and candidate for prime minister, Albin Kurti, presented today three pillars which he said are aimed at Kosovo’s development during “Fol Hapur” debate in Pristina. The first is a rule of law state whereby the prosecution and judiciary would lead an uncompromised fight against corruption. “This can be achieved through justice reform, through […]
Read More →Haradinaj presents a list of 100 promises (media)
Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and candidate for prime minister from the AAK-PSD coalition, Ramush Haradinaj, has published a list of 100 promises which he said will guide his work as future prime minister of Kosovo with the leading one stating: “Kosovo of 17 February, tax until recognition, no partition, […]
Read More →Ymeri: Belgrade should not be allowed to undermine free vote for Kosovo Serbs (media)
Deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Visar Ymeri, said pressure and intimidation from Belgrade authorities towards Kosovo Serbs to vote for the Serbian List prove the necessity of the new government of Kosovo not being dependent on this political party. Ymeri said Kosovo institutions and society should create conditions for Serbs in Kosovo […]
Read More →We will strive to find all missing persons, says Vucic (RTS, Tanjug, B92)
We will give our best to find all the missing persons, they have not disappeared as long as we mention them, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a visit to the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Kosovo and Metohija, reprted Serbian media. He left this message in a memorial book of […]
Read More →UNESCO Director – General: “We are closely monitoring the situation in Kosovo” (KIM radio, Politika, Kontakt plus radio)
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said the United Nations institution is closely monitoring the situation regarding the UN mission in Kosovo. “Our experts are helping to manage the World Heritage Sites that are listed on the Hazard List,” Azoulay told Belgrade based daily Politika. Responding to Politika questions on protected monuments in Kosovo, just after the […]
Read More →Kosovo women need answers not an ‘iron lady’ (Prishtina Insight)
Despite being the only woman running for the position of prime minister in Kosovo’s upcoming elections, Vjosa Osmani is not addressing the needs of the country’s women, writes Shqipe Gjocaj in an op-ed for Prishtina Insight. Gjocaj says Osmani’s rhetoric during the pre-election campaign in Kosovo is not much different to that adopted by the […]
Read More →“Mutual recognition of Serbia and Kosovo is not a proposal, it is an ultimatum” (Blic, Beta)
Director Dusan Kovacevic said that there would be no solution to the Kosovo issue if the request for “mutual recognition” remains in effect “This is not a proposal; it is an ultimatum. I would describe it in plane language: the robbers rob you of your most valuable assets and ask you to recognize that what […]
Read More →Men’s campaign overshadowing women (RFE)
Representatives of organisations working on protection of women’s rights told Radio Free Europe that female candidates running for election to the Assembly of Kosovo are not being given sufficient room in rallies held by their respective political parties. They say the pre-election campaign is being dominated by men both in televised debates as well as […]
Read More →Vucic, Palmer discuss Kosovo, agree to meet soon (FoNet, N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had a telephone conversation with US Deputy Assistant State Secretary Matthew Palmer, a statement from the president’s cabinet said on Monday. Vucic and Palmer agreed to meet again in the next 10 days and this telephone conversation continues their recent meeting in New York, the statement said. It added that the […]
Read More →Quixotic fight of Serbian and Albanian villagers of the Sara mountain against the construction of MHPP (KoSSev)
Residents of the Strpce municipality, both Serbs and Albanians, have been protesting for months against the construction of a mini hydroelectric power plants in this municipality. The ”Matkos Group” continues with the construction, while the locals want to preserve the nature of the national park they live in. Approximately two hundred Serbs and Albanians, with […]
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