UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 14
• COVID – 19: 462 new cases, 12 deaths (media)
• Hoti: We’re preparing necessary measures for New Year holidays (media)
• No mass vaccination in Kosovo until 2022, according to The Economist (RTK)
• Serbian Police arrests two Kosovars, suspected of entering Serbia (media)
• Podujeva Mayor calls for release of persons arrested by Serbian Police (media)
• Abrashi: If no agreement on President, new elections in January (Kosovapress)
• Tahiri: New elections in Kosovo will be held on February 28 (media)
• No consensus on a candidate for Kosovo President post (Deutsche Welle)
• Osmani: I will run with my own list in new parliamentary elections (media)
• Palokaj: With this pace, the dialogue won’t end even in 2031 (Koha)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 11, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 11, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 590 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Hoti: Parties to agree on either the president or election date (Telegrafi)
• Mustafa doesn’t view elections as way to resolve president’s issue (Koha)
• Foundation set up to support Thaci’s legal defence in The Hague (media)
• KFOR Commander expresses readiness to continue cooperation with KSF (Koha)
• Austrian MEP Mandl urges EU to grant Kosovo visa liberalisation (Klan)
• Residents of Krusha demand Tasic be retried for war crimes (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian areas in Kosovo 66 new cases of Covid-19, one death (Kontakt plus radio)
• Visoki Decani one of 12 most threatened heritages sites, shortlisted for the 7 most endangered (KoSSev)
• Father Sava: 200.000 Serbs have not returned to Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• “Everyone has right to truth” (Radio KIM)
• The hearing on the case of Ivanovic’s murder postponed indefinitely (Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev)
• Radojevic took oath: It is now up to me to live up to expectations (TV Most)
• Pristina Mayor: “The biggest problem of Serbs is that when they turn 18, they leave” (RTK2)
• Montgomery: Fixed stances on multiethnic societies in Kosovo and B&H will bring no solution (Kosovo-online)
International:
• COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Grip West Balkans, Survey Reveals (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Reidentifying the dead (Prishtina Insight)
• Homeless in their homes (Kosovo 2.0)
Belgrade Media Report 11 December 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 11 December 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Brnabic: Coronavirus pandemic has shaken human rights, equalities (Tanjug/Politika)
Dacic: Serbia strongly committed to constant and engaged protection of fundamental human rights (Politika)
Parliament adopts 2021 Budget Law (Tanjug)
Lajcak: Belgrade – Pristina talks to resume in 2021 (FoNet)
Chief of the NATO MLO for cfsp.rs: The public does not see how much NATO and Serbia work together (Council for Strategic Policy)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Plaque in honor of Karadzic removed from Dormitory in Pale after his daughter says it should be removed if it is only there out of spite and not in Karadzic’s honor (RTRS)
Vukanovic: Sonja Karadzic was damaging herself, her family and the opposition, as well as the RS (BN TV)
HJPC President Tegeltija announces he will submit his resignation next week (N1)
HJPC members Simeunovic, Alihodzic reject Tegetlija’s call to resign from posts (FTV/Nova BH)
Comments on Tegeltija’s announcement (Nova BH/FTV/Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
Negotiations about electoral reform to intensify, US and EU want to help (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
DPS: A scorched and bankrupt state can’t be granted loans (CdM)
Radulovic would sacrifice Montenegro’s dignity for good relations with Serbia (CdM)
Ambassadors who are likely to be recalled (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Buckovski delivered a document to Borisov declaring that Macedonia renounces territorial and minority claims against Bulgaria (Republika)
Conditioning a country because of its identity is not in line with European values, Mickoski tells EU Ambassador Geer (Republika)
Oliver Spasovski denies thinking about challenging Zaev (TV21)
Albania
Protests on the murder of 25-year-old Rasha by a police officer/Rama condemns the act; Interior Minister Sander Lleshaj resigns (Radio Tirana)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 11
• COVID-19: 621 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Hoti: Measures against COVID-19 to be evaluated on Friday (Lajmi)
• Varhelyi: EU working to ensure Western Balkans receive Covid vaccine on time (Klan)
• BIRN Kosovo exposé of hospital security issues draws criticism (Balkan Insight)
• Lajcak: We continued discussions on financial and property claims (media)
• LDK MP: Either a new President is elected, or we go to new elections (RTK)
• AKR: This government has lost credibility (Klan Kosova)
• Ymeri: Vetevendosje wins 40 seats if elections are held soon (Telegrafi)
• Court rules Diaspora vote counting violated Constitution (media)
• Limaj hails Constitutional Court decision (media)
• LVV’s Haxhiu reacts to Constitutional Court ruling (media)
• Incident in Zubin Potok, attack on a Kosovo Police vehicle (Kallxo)
• No room for Kosovo in the EU, says Austrian MP (Klan Kosova)
• Osmani slams reports she terminated contract with William Walker (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 10, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 562 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• On Human Rights Day, SRSG Zahir Tanin Calls for Placing Human Rights at the Core of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue continues in Brussels (Express)
• Lajcak tells what is expected to be discussed today at Prishtina-Belgrade meeting (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue, no narrowing of differences (Express)
• Hoti: We do not go to the dialogue for anyone’s interests but those of the state (media)
• Von Cramon urges visa liberalization for Kosovo (media)
• “We are not blackmailing, but we do not vote anyone except for Haradinaj” (Telegrafi)
• Serwer slams media close to Vucic for referring Albanians with a racist slur (Express)
• “Engagement of former EULEX prosecutors, fades Special Court’s credibility” (RTK)
• Hoti: Human rights to be dignifiedly represented (RTK)
• Abbott with Mother Theresa’s saying on International Human Rights Day (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 59 newly infected in Serb areas in Kosovo (KiM radio)
• Petkovic: Dialogue is going in the right direction – in the direction of a compromise solution (KoSSev)
• Petkovic met Lajcak in Brussels (Kosovo-online)
• It is clear now – EU enlargement has been slowed down (Jutarnji List, B92)
• Schieb: Serbia’s progress in rule of law modest, no new chapter (N1)
• Displaced in Z. Potok and Leposavic: We are second-class citizens; we only want our own roof over our heads (KoSSev)
• Brnabic: Serbia may introduce mandatory PCR test for people coming from abroad (N1)
• Normalization at zero point or step by step process? (KiM radio, ‘Dogovor’ TV Show)
• “What genocide in Kosovo?” (B92, Prva TV, Tanjug)
• Gara: Remains of at least 6 persons were discovered at Muslim cemetery in North Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio)
• EP’s Bilcík: Serbia standing still, but EU has to be more active too (N1)
International:
• 12 European heritage sites shortlisted for the 7 Most Endangered Programme 2021 (europanostra.org)
• China Increasing its Footprint in Balkan Media, Study Concludes (Balkan Insight)
• Southeast Europe is Pioneering a Global ‘Whistleblower Revolution’ (Balkan Insight)
• Grenell talks Serbia-Kosovo: people should stop “lingering on the past” (The Tartan)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Surviving a Pandemic (UNDP Eurasia)
• Serbian Health Minister: Return to normal life not possible before spring (B92)
Belgrade Media Report 10 December
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: If I sign recognition of Kosovo’s independence, I’d get Nobel Peace Prize (B92/Beta)
Selakovic: Serbia aware of importance, role of press freedom (Tanjug)
Petkovic: Formation of ZSO for a successful resumption of dialogue (Tanjug/RTV)
Schieb: Serbia’s progress in rule of law too modest for opening new chapters (N1/Beta)
Bilcik: Serbia standing still, but EU has to be more active too (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ambassadors Sattler and Nelson meet with Covic and Izetbegovic to discuss next steps on vital electoral reforms (BHT1)
Recommendations at US House Committee on Foreign Affairs related to B&H spark different reactions in B&H (N1)
International lobbyists recommend Biden’s Administration abolishment of entities; Concept of B&H supported by RS is only legitimate (RTRS)
Vucic: Serbia will sincerely fight for Kosovo and RS and it will not succumb to pressures (BN TV)
International Anti-Corruption Day – 9 December – marked in B&H; IC deems it is problematic that judicial process in B&H is under control of political forces (O kanal)
Tegeltija: I am worried about my physical integrity and integrity of my family; double standards of IC are so obvious I call even call it hypocrisy (ATV)
Cvijanovic: Saying Tegeltija should withdraw without saying Mehmedagic should do same is unprincipled (ATV)
Croatia
Milanovic and Plenkovic agree to have Slovene PM represent Croatia at EU Summit (HRT)
Montenegro
CdM interlocutors about the act of the Ministry of Health: Hypocrisy without limits (CdM)
Picula: The Union is sending a message to the candidate countries (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev lashes out at Bulgaria, and the opposition, after the failure of his crucial EU policy (Republika)
Albanian opposition leaders say only a broad government can take on the dispute with Bulgaria (Republika)
Buckovski silent on Zaharieva’s insults: You’re building the nation and identity on anti-Bulgarian basis (Republika)
Albania
Violence erupts as outrage over young man killed by police (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
Serbia’s request was to keep evidence which disappeared; There are witnesses, though. (Sputnik)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 10
• COVID-19: 561 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• BIRN exposes lack of security at COVID-19 clinics (Prishtina Insight)
• Mustafa says healthcare staff needs to be treated with more respect (media)
• SHSKUK refutes BIRN report on COVID-19 (Kallxo)
• Delegations from Kosovo and Serbia to meet in Brussels today (media)
• Hoti: No date when political roundtable will take place (EO/Koha)
• Mustafa: Our goal is not to take the post of Kosovo president (T7/Kallxo)
• Haziri: President’s name goes through LDK offices (media)
• Hoxhaj: President to be decided through parliamentary cooperation (Klan)
• LVV vows to sue Serbia for genocide at ICJ (media)
• Gucati’s appeal rejected at the Specialist Chambers (media)
Belgrade Media Report 09 December 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 9 December 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic talks EU integrations, region and cooperation with European Ambassadors (Beta/RTS)
Roth: Opening of chapters depends on Belgrade, not on Brussels or Berlin (FoNet)
Serbia strategic partner of France in Western Balkans (Tanjug)
Serbia, Russia are developing best political, economic relations (Tanjug/RTV)
Vulin: Only hatred and lies about Serbia from Albright and Engel (Tanjug/RTS)
Belgrade is aware of what the Serwer-Albright-Engel trio is trying to do (Tanjug/B92)
Hague Court calls on Serbia again to arrest and extradite Jojic and Radeta (Beta)
Djukanovic: No one is ruling over Montenegro and no one has given up on me. I have no contact with Vucic (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Hearing on future approach to Western Balkans takes place in US House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Albright says main problem in B&H is corruption (O kanal)
Dodik: Series of attacks against RS is being prepared for time when Biden assumes post of US President; Serwer is enemy of RS (ATV)
Dodik, Cvijanovic support Tegeltija and warn staff from RS is under attack of political Sarajevo and part of international community (Nova BH)
Tegeltija meets Sattler: B&H works dedicatedly on EU integration despite challenges (RTRS)
EU Council adopts decision and regulation establishing global human rights sanctions regime (FTV)
EC spokesperson Mamer: Accession to EU is not bed of roses, but EU is dedicated to enlargement in Balkans (Nezavisne)
ECHR passes ruling in favor of former FB&H VP Pudaric in case against State of B&H (Nova BH)
B&H CEC orders recounting of votes in individual polling stations throughout B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
Minister says Dayton agreement must be amended (Hina)
Opposition MPs commend President Milanovic’s policy towards B&H (Hina)
EUFOR erects monument to all fallen soldiers, Bosniaks boycott the ceremony (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Democrats: PM Krivokapic breaks agreement by nominating Milosevic and Miljanic as secretaries in Ministry of Interior (CdM)
Injac: Montenegro remains reliable NATO ally (CdM)
Health Minister Borovinic Bojovic doesn’t recognize independence of Kosovo (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Socialist MEPs call on Borisov to lift the “disgraceful blockade” of Macedonia (Republika)
Reeker says the fact that Macedonia joined NATO membership is a huge step forward (Republika)
Rejecting EEA membership means rejecting Macedonia’s economic integration into the EU (Republika)
EEA – good enough for Norway and Britain, but not for Macedonia? (Republika)
Albania
Roth: Germany is committed in opening the negotiations with Albania (Radio Tirana)
European MPs call on opening membership talks for Albania and North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on pan-Albanian manifestations in the Balkans (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 9, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 9, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 561 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• Kosovo PM’s Office: Only financial claims to be discussed in Brussels (Klan)
• Hoti expects Serbia to apologise for crimes in Kosovo (media)
• Osmani: Victims’ voice cannot be silenced, Serbia to recognise weight of its crimes (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo needs re-legitimisation of institutions through fresh elections (media)
• Mustafa: No readiness to discuss the president, we are sliding towards elections (Telegrafi)
• Hoxhaj: PDK will not become part of a process that deepens internal divide (media)
• Tahiri: PDK has no votes for Haradinaj’s candidacy for President (media)
• Next statutory session for former KLA leaders on December 17 (media)
• Germany commits €72.1 million to support Kosovo’s European integration (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• 67 new cases of Covid-19, one death in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
• Tahiri: Presidential elections in Kosovo in late February (RTK2)
• Petkovic: We will insist in Brussels tomorrow on ZSO and security of returnees (Kosovo-online)
• Germany: Opening of chapters depends on Belgrade, not on Brussels or Berlin (N1)
• Jevtic with COM KFOR on security situation in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Ministry for Communities and Returns: Returnee attacked in Dubrava village (Radio KIM)
• US Committee: Bosnia dysfunctional and susceptible to Russia and China influence (N1)
• Vucic: If I would sing an act on independent Kosovo, I would win Nobel Peace Prize (B92)
• Janjic: Biden unlikely to follow Engel’s recommendations regarding Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Prva)
• “Belgrade is aware of what the Serwer-Albright-Engel trio is trying to do” (B92, Tanjug)
• Jeremic: We did not lose at the International Court of Justice, that is a lie (Kosovo Online)
• Viola von Cramon: This is not an anti-Serbian attitude, but a pro-European one (Politika, Tanjug)
International:
• BCSP and KCSS: Citizens of Kosovo and Serbia support the dialogue, but see no benefits (EWB)
• Serbia Convicts Yugoslav Soldier of Killing Albanian Civilians (Balkan Insight)
• Albright Tells Congress Corruption ‘Crippling’ Western Balkans, Says U.S. Needs To Step Up Regional Presence (RFE)
• Viral vulnerability: How the pandemic is making democracy sick in the Western Balkans (ecfr.eu)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Court suspends work of two hydropower plants in Decan (media)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 9
• COVID – 19: 643 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• EP will again call on non-recognising countries to recognise Kosovo (RFE)
• “Vetevendosje will not engage in deals for Kosovo President post” (media)
• Daut Haradinaj doesn’t rule out coalition with Vetevendosje (media)
• Almqvist: Fake news study doesn’t represent position of EP (media)
• Engel: Serbia cannot join EU without recognising Kosovo (media)
• Albright: US and EU to cooperate in initiatives in Western Balkans (media)
• Montenegrin government: Footnote for Kosovo was a technical mistake (media)
Belgrade Media Report 8 December
LOCAL PRESS
Brnabic congratulates Krivokapic (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
Joksimovic: Implementation of new enlargement methodology for Serbia should be shaped as soon as possible (Tanjug)
Djilas expects start of dialogue between authorities and opposition in March (Beta)
Serbian and British soldiers together in Cyprus (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Inzko: Respect for the victims is prerequisite for successful reconciliation (Dnevni list)
B&H HoR Constitutional-Legal Affairs Commission rejects initiatives of SDP B&H, HDZ B&H (FTV)
Joint Commission for Defense and Security rejects proposal for law on non-prospective military property (RTRS)
RS MoI summons Durakovic, Ahmetovic for questioning in relation to election irregularities in Srebrenica (Nova BH)
Tegeltija: If I resign, I would not do so due to moral reasons but rather due to stance of majority of HJPC members and safety reasons (Nova BH)
Preserve B&H and Kosovo and assist Serbia (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
Markovic hands over duty to Krivokapic (CdM)
Krivokapic: Law on government has to be adopted as soon as possible (CdM)
Merkel congratulates Krivokapic: I wish you success in your responsible job (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Dimitrov says that Macedonia will not react to it emotionally (Sitel TV)
Nikoloski: The protests prevented Zaev from capitulating to Bulgaria as early as last week (Republika)
VMRO is initiating a vote of no confidence in the Zaev government (Republika)
Albania
Accession talks with Albania, N. Macedonia not in EU agenda (ADN/abcnews.al)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 8, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 557 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• WHO: Vaccination in Kosovo cannot begin before spring (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to resume Thursday (Klan Kosova)
• Hoti expects the roundtable on President to take place next week (RTK)
• Kosovo receives U.S. guarantee that 4 September agreement will implement (RTK)
• Support of Kosovo and BiH to be requested at U.S. Congress today (Koha)
• German Ambassador Rohde’s interview with Gazeta Express
• Hoti: Petkovic did not go to Skenderaj, I’ve spoken to mayor Jashari (Express)
• LVV proposes Albanian Parliament resolution condemning Serbia’s genocide in Kosovo (Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian communities in Kosovo 86 new cases of coronavirus, 30 cures (Kontakt plus radio)
• Dacic: Kosovo will be on Assembly’s agenda in coming period (FoNet)
• UNS and UNS in Kosovo: RTK to stop labeling (KoSSev)
• Petkovic denies that the supply of electricity to the north of Kosovo will stop in mid-December (RTS)
• Petkovic visits Banjska Monastery in Zvecan municipality, met Bishop Teodosije (Jedinstvo)
• Grubjesic: Von Cramon’s statement malicious; blockade will affect dialogue (N1)
• EU adopts global human rights sanctions regime (N1)
International:
• Serbia Backs Russia Again in UN Vote on Crimea (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Hoti encourages survivors of sexual violence to apply for status (media)
• Activities of the regional shelter for victims of domestic violence within “16 Days of Activism” campaign (Radio Mitrovica sever)
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