UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 31, 2019
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 31, 2019
Albanian Language Media:
• Hoxhaj to Guterres: Kosovo should become UN member (RTK)
• CEC: Diaspora ballot count not expected to begin today (Kosovapress)
• Daka after Supreme Court decision: We are obliged to count ballots (Telegrafi)
• Rule of law, main topic of today’s LVV-LDK meeting (Telegrafi)
• EULEX: Kosovo did not ask us to be involved on Astrit Dehari’s autopsy (Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• UNSC on Kosovo today, Belgrade will indicate the real situation on the field (RTS)
• Russian Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko: Kosovo should be the main focus of the UN Security Council (Tanjug, TV Most, TASS)
• Odalovic: What Kurti advocates for moves us away from dialogue (Danas)
• In case of EU accession plan failure, Serbia has a “plan B” (Tanjug, Kurir, B92)
• Bregu: EU in deep crisis, region to connect and focus on reforms (BETA, N1)
• Joksimovic: Serbia was first to start EU accession under new rules (N1)
• Vucic: Peace, stability and cooperation in the region are Serbia’s priorities (Tanjug, B92)
• Fajon: Continuation of dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia EU priority (RTK2, Tanjug)
• British policy in Western Balkans unchanged, UK ambassador in Belgrade says (BETA, N1)
Opinions:
• Macron is Gambling Away EU Influence in Balkans (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Serbia Vows to Adopt New NATO Plan Soon (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian and Development:
• NGOs call for halt to hydropower (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 31 October 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 31 October 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Odalovic: Situation on the ground needs to be presented before the UN Security Council (RTS)
• Highest level of cooperation, trust between Serbia, China (Tanjug/RTS)
• Valuable support of EP in establishing dialogue on election conditions (Beta)
• Vucic: Peace, stability, regional cooperation are our priorities (Tanjug/RTS)
• Fajon: No progress in media freedom (FoNet)
• Djuric: Kurti obsessed with expelling everything that is Serbian (RTS)
• McLeod: British interest in Western Balkans unchanged (Beta)
• EU funds as ramp for the Chinese (Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS government submits 22nd Report on B&H to UN Security Council (RTRS)
• Covic: ANP cannot be stated as condition for authority formation and confirms HDZ B&H will not be part of state-level authorities without SNSD (TV1)
• Komsic blames Croats and HDZ BiH for failure to form authorities in Federation of B&H (Klix)
• B&H Presidency members meet with EU officials on Tuesday, present different views on NATO path (Hayat)
• Dodik to propose at RS parliament special session for Bonn powers to be dismissed as unlawful; OHR replies (Hayat)
• Voice of the RS is being met with understanding in official Washington (Srna)
Croatia
• Croatian PM Plenkovic presents priorities of EU Presidency of Croatia (HRT1)
• Albanian President Meta continues visit to Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Disappointing EU decisions won’t dash WB countries’ hopes (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev now says that he will fully implement the Prespa treaty (Republika)
• Zaev rejects Russian joke offer to join the Eurasian Union (Republika)
Albania
• Minister Cakaj: Albania fulfilled the conditions to open the negotiations with EU (Radio Tirana)
• President Meta was awarded “The Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star” by President of Croatia (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Zaev fumbles after EU Enlargement let-down (New Europe)
Read More →OSCE Broadcast Report 30 October
• Supreme Court rules in favour of recounting diaspora ballots (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• CEC recognises Runik ballots as regular (Klan Kosova)
• Guterres: Long break in Belgrade-Prishtinë/Pristina dialogue halted progress (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK)
• Excavation in five Kosovo and Serbia locations to happen in search of missing persons (KTV)
• Kurti and Osmani discuss co-governance (KTV)
• KPC reacts to attack on Prizren prosecutor (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 31
• Guterres: Long break in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue halted progress (media)
• Supreme Court orders CEC to count Diaspora ballots (media)
• Daka: There could be a total recount of votes (media)
• ECAP rejects NISMA’s complaint regarding ballots from Serbia (media)
• Kurti and Osmani meet and discuss new government (media)
• Hoti: We agreed with LVV only on Prime Minister’s post (KTV)
• Kurti: Economic development that employs and integrates all (RTK)
• Djuric: Kurti to say publicly he doesn’t want to meet obligations for Serbs (Klan)
• “Idea of Presevo Valley’s unification with Kosovo is not dead” (RTK/Bota Sot)
• Astrit Dehari’s case to be investigated by Special Prosecution (media)
• EC and Kosovo sign agreement on fighting terrorism (media)
• Police special units launch operation in Mitrovica South and other locations (Indeksonline)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 30, 2019
Albanian Language Media:
ECAP issues decision in NISMA’s complaint regarding ballots from Serbia (Indeksonline)
Astrit Dehari’s case to be investigated by Special Prosecution (media)
Family’s attorney reacts to Astrit Dehari’s case being transferred to Special Prosecution (media)
EU HR Mogherini meets Western Balkans leaders (media)
Bislimi: Agreement on President can only be reached between Kurti and Mustafa (Express)
Kosovo Police with a statement on assault at Svirce village (media)
Serbian Language Media:
UN Security Council session on Kosovo takes place tomorrow (Tanjug, B92)
Vucic: Our strategic path is the path to the EU (B92, Tanjug)
Western Balkans remains devoted to EU perspective, regrets for Macedonia and Albania (Tanjug, B92)
Serwer: Pristina will be under pressure to reach an agreement with Belgrade (N1)
Skopje: Kosovo deal on border change acceptable only as “unique case” (Beta, Al Jazeera, N1)
EP rapporteur Bilcik says Serbia’s path to EU depends on reforms and Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta, N1, Blic)
“KLA” graffiti in Babin Most village, Srpska Lista reacts (RTS, Radio KIM)
Civil society: Results weak; No expectations (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
Dacic on Bytyqi brothers’ case: Congress resolution sort of pressure (RTS, KoSSev)
Pacolli: Foreign Affairs Ministry has nothing to do with entry ban to Dusica Nikolic (KoSSev)
Serbian MFA employees in a two-day visit to Kosovo (KIM radio)
Opinions:
Why Serbia Won’t Stop Playing the Russia Card Any Time Soon (The Moscow Times)
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung claims: The West loses in the Balkans (DW, B92)
International:
EU Must Be Clearer With Balkans If It Wants To Expand (Forbes)
Serbia Must ‘Deliver Substantive Reforms’ Before Joining EU (Balkan Insight)
Civil society needs support to fight corruption and organised crime in the Western Balkans (blogs.lse.ac.uk)
Humanitarian and Development:
British Embassy launches project for strengthening justice system in Kosovo (media)
CoE standards of freedom of expression promoted and supported in Kosovo (CoE)
Belgrade Media Report 30 October 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 30 October 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic to attend UN SC session dedicated to Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Serbia to behave as a sovereign country (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Situation with dialogue more difficult than it seems (RTS)
• Dacic on Bytyqi brothers case: US Congress resolution presents a form of pressure (RTS)
• Exceptional bilateral relations of Serbia, Cyprus (Beta)
• Djuric: Pristina taking region to new destabilization (RTV/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency members meet with Hahn, Dzaferovic and Komsic advocate Euro-Atlantic integration of B&H (TV1)
• Inzko meets Palmer and Cormack, stresses urgent need of formation of authorities (FTV)
• Zvizdic: Meeting organized by Lajcak will not contribute to progress in process of formation of authorities (Hayat)
• Dodik: RS will demand talks with Federation of B&H on matter of Bonn powers (ATV)
• ECHR renders ruling in ‘Baralija vs. B&H’ case (FTV)
Croatia
• President receives her Albanian counterpart in Zagreb (HRT)
Republic of North Macedonia
• The Prespa treaty can’t be implemented without the EU accession talks (Republika)
• Dimitrov and Osmani discuss EU’s decision in Parliament Committee (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Pendarovski-Palmer: Western Balkan countries have no alternatives to EU membership (Republika)
• Sekerinska-Palmer: Strong US support to Macedonia and its Euro-Atlantic perspectives (Republika)
• Palmer: US strongly supports Macedonia and its European path (Republika)
• Sela waiting for Kasami and Gashi to reconcile, Thaci out of the picture (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Following the failure in Brussels, ECHR warns of danger of Greater Albania (Republika)
• Russia invites Albania, North Macedonia to join the Eurasian Union (Republika)
Albania
• Mitsotakis: Bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of patents to pass soon for approval in parliament (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: The path to the European Union and the strategic alliance with the US, the only alternative (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bulgaria Allowed Two Russian Military Transport Planes’ Flyover for Exercise in Serbia on October 20 (BTA)
• Pendarovski: The Western Balkans region is not neighboring to the EU (Al Jazeera)
• Dendias: Greece will ‘closely monitor’ North Macedonia’s compliance with Prespes deal (ekathimerini.com)
OSCE Broadcast Report 29 October
• Police bans Djuric’s assistant entry to Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Vucic to Thaçi: Don’t pretend that you can’t speak Serbian (KTV)
• Pendarovski: The dangerous, territory exchange idea is still alive (KTV)
• VV refutes to have assaulted PDK activist in Ferizaj/Urosevac (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Former chief of UNMIK’s Regional Serious Crime Unit Stu Kellock: Intelligence Services Knew Who Suspects Were in Journalists’ Deaths (KoSSev)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 30
• Vetevendosje appeals ECAP decision on Diaspora ballots (media)
• Kurti: SL not a party, Kosovo Serbs to stop fearing Belgrade (Bota Sot, RTK)
• Haziri: Post of president needs to be clarified before coalition with LVV (Telegrafi)
• Hoti: LDK-LVV agreement, immediately after certification of elections (Epoka)
• Kim: Border changes not a useful option (Telegrafi)
• Pendarovski: In principle, I am against border shift idea (Zeri)
• Serwer: Pristina and Tirana to forget “Great Albania” idea (Zeri)
• Presevo Valley insists on reciprocity with the rights of Kosovo Serbs (RFE, Epoka)
• Cakaj: Joint platform, with Kosovo on dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• Djuric’s deputy not allowed entry to Kosovo (RTK)
• Civil society calls for halt in construction of hydropower plants (media)
• Pacolli fills embassies with militants and brings back experienced diplomats (Koha)
• Pal Lekaj hid report that would save €39 million from state budget (Koha)
Belgrade Media Report 29 October 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 29 October 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Much better foreign political position of Serbia (RTS/Tanjug/RTV)
• Former chief of UNMIK’s Regional Serious Crime Unit Stu Kellock: Intelligence services knew who suspects were in journalists’ deaths (RTS/UNS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: Meeting with HDZ B&H cancelled due to personal reasons, Covic obviously supports Dodik regarding CoM and ANP (TV1)
• Dodik: Reject High Representative’s Bonn powers (Srna)
• Dodik: It is evident that certain IC’ reps accepted conditioning, siding with Bosniak efforts to impose certain decisions which should be reached in regard to ANP (RTRS)
• Dodik: Conditioning and interference of IC and HRs has been lasting for too long and special session of RS parliament will be held precisely because of that (RTRS)
• Covic takes over seat of speaker of B&H HoP, says EU, NATO integration will be his priorities (BHT1)
• Officials in B&H welcome North Macedonia’s President’s initiative for organization of extraordinary summit dedicated to Western Balkan countries’ path to EU (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Minister Grlic Radman comments on Dzaferovic’s claims Croatia runs unilateral policy towards B&H (HRT1)
• Bosnia’s HDZ to back Grabar-Kitarovic for Croatia’s President (Hina)
Montenegro
• Canak: Brussels has done a huge injustice to Montenegro (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Nikos Kotzias undertakes international initiative for the Balkans (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• The Conference: US Policy in the W. Balkans in focus (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• North Macedonia PM says EU accession halt putting name deal at risk (ekathimerini.com)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 29, 2019
Albanian Language Media:
Vetevendosje appeals ECAP decision on Diaspora ballots (media)
Certification of election results, focus of Thaci-Daka meeting (media)
Mustafa confirms Haziri’s role in talks, but not as chief negotiator (Express)
Thaci: Proud of Kosovo army (media)
U.S. expert: Grenell cannot find solution for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue earlier than spring 2010 (Express, VoA)
France: No visa liberalisation for Kosovo until all conditions are met (Express)
“Any internationally-guaranteed Kosovo-Serbia deal is acceptable” (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Heritage Foundation expert says US should be cautious with Serbia over Kosovo (N1, Beta)
US Senate idea: To solve BiH and Kosovo in ”a package” (Kosovo Online, Sputnik)
EU “launches” a new plan for Serbia: Forget membership? (Vecernje Novosti, B92, Kosovo Online)
Detention of 28 persons arrested in Kosovo north extended, Office for KiM reacts (Radio KIM)
CEPS warn of ‘captured state’ phenomenon in Serbia and Montenegro (BETA, N1)
Rationale of the Central African Republic (CAR) on revoking recognition of Kosovo (B92, Sputnik)
Opinions
Robelli: A justice-loving state or a region of thugs? (Koha Ditore)
International:
Indictments Loom as Questioning of Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Intensifies (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Town Files More War Crimes Complaints Against Serbs (Balkan Insight)
Former EU top diplomat becomes security lobbyist (EU Observer)
Humanitarian and Development:
Petition initiated against environmental degradation from hydropower plants (media)
EU to grant 76 mln euro to curb pollution from Kosovo power plant – KEK (SeeNews)
OSCE Broadcast Report 28 October
• Vetëvendosje to appeal ECAP’s decision to Supreme Court (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Konjufca: Srpska Lista should recognise state of Kosovo (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• VV-LDK meeting focussed on economy (All monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• PDK and AAK undetermined about their involvement in dialogue (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Astrit Dehari – turning point in Kosovo’s justice history (RTK)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 29
• VV, LDK working groups discuss economy, “agree on 90% of topics” (media)
• ECAP rejects LVV’s request to count Diaspora ballots (media)
• Kosnett calls for swift formation of new government (media)
• Vetevendosje deputy leader Glauk Konjufca’s interview to TV Dukagjini
• Haziri appointed LDK chief negotiator for talks with Vetevendosje (media)
• Vetevendosje leader Kurti meets UN Development Coordinator Richardson (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje leader Kurti meets PDTK leader Yagcilar (media)
• PDK, AAK undetermined on possible involvement in dialogue with Serbia (RFE)
• Mogherini to meet Western Balkans leaders (Koha)
• Meta: Final Kosovo-Serbia agreement to be sustainable (Telegrafi)
• 102 additional criminal charges for Serbs suspected for war crimes (RTK)
• Dacic refuses to stop campaign against Kosovo’s recognition (Zeri)
• Dacic: UNSC session on Kosovo to be held on October 31 (RTK)
• “Agreement is impossible if Albanians allowed to dream ‘Greater Albania’” (Klan)
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