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Islamic State recruiting in region, Serbian Interior Minister warns (TV N1, FoNet)

By   /  26/04/2018  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

The Western Balkans region has become a recruiting ground for the Islamic State, Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told a conference on terrorism in Russia yesterday, TV N1 reported.  A press release from the Serbian Internal Affairs Ministry said that Stefanovic told the conference that most of the combatants the Islamic State recruited were […]

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Ivanic visits Serbian Orthodox Church Monasteries in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS)

By   /  05/03/2018  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Serbian member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Mladen Ivanic is paying a three-day visit to the Serbian Orthodox Church Monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian media reported. Ivanic visited the Pec Patriarchate and Visoki Decani Monastery and spoke with the Abbess Haritina and the Abbott Sava Janjic. Abbess Haritina briefed Mladen Ivanic about the problems […]

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Revealing Corruption Remains Challenge for Balkan Media (Balkan Insight)

By   /  25/01/2018  /  International  /  No Comments

Reporters on corruption and organised crime in the Balkans are subject to a range of different pressures and challenges – as our comparison of reporting on such cases in Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia shows. Organised crime and corruption are among the key challenges facing the societies of the Western Balkans, with corruption in particular being […]

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Hoxhaj: Crnadak’s statements, only to please Serbia (RTK)

By   /  15/01/2018  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, has reacted to the reiteration of statements of the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, that Bosnia will not recognize independence of Kosovo. He took to Twitter to condemn “destructive statements” which according to Hoxhaj are being made to satisfy Serbia. “Destructive statements from Bosnia’s Minister […]

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Bosnia, Kosovo Dismiss Austrian Claim About ‘Paid’ Veils (Balkan Insight)

By   /  24/08/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

The Austrian Foreign Minister’s claim that women in Bosnia and Kosovo are being paid to wear full veils has drawn criticism from political and religious leaders there. Religious and political authorities in Bosnia and Kosovo have dismissed a statement of Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz that women in Bosnia and Kosovo are being paid to […]

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“Greater Albania” unacceptable to Turkey – Erdogan (B92)

By   /  21/06/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Turkey’s president says “the ideas of some about the unification of Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo into a Greater Albania” are “bad, and unacceptable to Turkey.” According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is loudly advocating “respecting sovereignty and integrity of countries in the Balkans.” “These are bad things. You see what is happening in the Middle […]

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Hoxhaj appeals to Bosnia to remove visas for Kosovo (media)

By   /  21/02/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

The Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for the Serbian news portal, N1, that Pristina has good official relations with Sarajevo and that he is a good friend with his Bosnian counterpart. “I think that the matter of non-recognition of Kosovo by Bosnia and Herzegovina is less related to Sarajevo and […]

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BiH ready to talk with Pristina on visa procedures (Kontakt plus radio)

By   /  30/11/2016  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Bosnia and Herzegovina during the mandate of this government cannot and will not recognize Kosovo’s independence, said today the Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Crnadak, but expressed willingness to talk with Pristina about simplification of visa procedures and mutual recognition of documents. “Our decision is that we cannot and will not recognize Kosovo within the […]

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“Thaci won’t be arrested as long as he’s Kosovo president” (B92)

By   /  15/06/2016  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

The head of the Interpol office in Bosnia-Herzegovina says that Hashim Thaci will not be arrested “as long as he is Kosovo’s president.” The reason for this, Branko Pavlovic told the N1 broadcaster, is that “Interpol in Lyon (HQ) decided not to deal with the issue.” In an interview that will be broadcaster on Wednesday […]

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The next Balkan wars (Zeri, Bota Sot)

By   /  08/06/2016  /  Opinions  /  No Comments

Both papers carry the following editorial by Timothy Less, director of the Nova Europa political risk consultancy, published initially in NewStatesman. After some years of peace, the western Balkans are again descending into instability. Across the region, people are taking to the streets, demanding the resignation of governments. Thousands are fleeing abroad in search of jobs and […]

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Bosnia to introduce relaxed visa rules for Kosovo (Koha)

By   /  18/05/2016  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister, Igor Crnadak, said that his country, which has not recognised the independence of Kosovo, cannot at present discuss on lifting the visa regime for the people of Kosovo but is planning to introduce relaxation of the visa rules. “We have demonstrated the readiness to talk about applying some relaxation to the issuing […]

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Kosovo invited for the first time in Bosnia (Koha)

By   /  11/05/2016  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Representatives of Kosovo’s National Agency for the Protection of Personal Data, will participate in a meeting of counterpart agencies’ authorities from Central and Eastern Europe. The meeting will be held in the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. “It is worth mentioning that it is the first time that the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina is […]

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