Belgrade Media Report 24 December 2019
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 24 December 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Next year, Putin, Jinping, Merkel and Johnson are coming to Serbia(O2/B92/Beta)
• Vucic: Whatever we say we are interfering in internal politics (NSPM/Tanjug/O2)
• Portals close to Montenegrin authorities spin Vucic’s words (Novosti)
• Djuric: Perhaps there will be new elections in Kosovo and Metohija (TV Happy/Tanjug)
• Law on religious freedom adopted, SPC priests gathered (B92/Vijesti/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Incomplete new convocation of B&H CoM appointed (FTV)
• Brief biographies of new ministers in B&H CoM (Hayat)
• International community welcomes appointment of new convocation of B&H CoM (FTV/ATV/BHT1)
• B&H submits Program of Reforms to NATO HQ in Brussels (FTV)
Croatia
• Presidential elections in Croatia to go into second round (HRT)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Citizens’ disappointment in the government growing, the judiciary and the Prime Minister rated very low, VMRO-DPMNE leads convincingly ahead of SDSM (Republika)
• Zaev: If Mickoski wins the elections, he will do everything to annul agreements with Greece and Bulgaria (Republika)
• Outgoing PM Zaev: There is great trust between SDSM and DUI (Republika)
Albania
• EC President Ursula von der Leyen fully supports opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania (Radio Tirana)
• RCC Secretary General Bregu reveals beneficiaries from Balkan Schengen (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 24, 2019
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 24, 2019
Albanian Language Media:
• No meeting between LDK and LVV today (Ekonomia Online)
• Zyberaj presents documents: Lubisa Dikovic personally involved in war crimes (media)
• “How should I know” Vucic responds asked when will dialogue with Kosovo resume (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• The robberies in Gracanica have no end (Kontakt plus radio, TV Most, KIM radio)
• Gracanica Mayor Popovic: These are not just ordinary robberies (KIM radio, RTS)
• “Next year, Putin, Jinping, Merkel and Johnson are coming to Serbia” (O2, B92, Tanjug)
• Trial of Nenad Arsic for war crimes begun
Humanitarian/Development:
• Village of Ljevosa: The hard life of Serb returnees (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev)
• Protect Victims of Wartime Sexual Crimes, Serbia Urged (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 24
• Kurti and Mustafa expected to meet today (Gazeta Blic)
• Kurti: Regional initiatives to be guided by inclusiveness, reciprocity (media)
• Mustafa: Agreement with LVV to be achieved without pressure (Telegrafi)
• Haziri: The issue of president could be left for a later stage (Koha)
• Haradinaj lists successes and challenges of 2019 (media)
• LVV: We would not be able to give president’s post to LDK even if we wanted to (Express)
• Osmani: We want agreement with Serbia but not at cost of Kosovo borders (Koha)
• Kurti informs non-majority communities on discussions with LDK (Telegrafi)
• Kosnett: The U.S. will continue to support Kosovo (dailies)