UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 23
• Grenell with no preferences for coalition, wants dialogue to resume (media)
• Thaci: We will reach agreement with Serbia with President Trump (RTK)
• Grenell will first meet Kurti, then Mustafa (Indeksonline)
• LDK, LVV rule out other partners for coalition government (media)
• Osmani: Grenell’s visit, high interest of White House for Kosovo (Klan)
• Haxhiu: We will work hard to reach agreement in coming days (Bota Sot)
• LDK’s Bajrami calls for Konjufca’s resignation (RTK)
• Osmani: We want to resume talks, LVV to look into our proposal (Klan)
• Apostolova calls for quick formation of new government (media)
• Haradinaj continues to “cripple” Kosovo budget (Zeri)
• Hoxhaj: Mini-Schengen is Serbia’s idea; we cannot share sovereignty with it (Zeri)
• PDK appoints new leadership (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 22, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• Ambasador Grenell visits Pristina and Belgrade this week (Koha)
• In Davos, Thaci meets president of World Economic Forum (media)
• Finnish ambassador: There is hope for coalition agreement (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj and Apostolova meet to discuss latest developments in Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj nominates Lulzim Rafuna for the Minister of Finance (RTK)
• The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Jorgen Andrews to visit Kosovo tomorrow (RTK)
• Haradinaj: Belgrade line is not related to tariff (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Borrell to visit Belgrade on January 30 (Tanjug)
• Vucic spoke to O’Brien in Davos (Tanjug, B92)
• Reactions from Belgrade and Srpska Lista on BG-PR flight deal (KoSSev, Radio KIM, BETA)
• Djuric on Belgrade-Pristina flight: We will inform KFOR and UNMIK (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Tariffs unsustainable, problem to be resolved after Kosovo government is formed (BETA)
• Grenell: This is just the beginning of a bright future we predict for Serbia and Kosovo (N1, Blic)
International:
• Serbia president Vučić ‘fed up of being lectured’ over ties with Russia and China (Euronews)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Discrimination in the name of neutrality (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 22 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: No direct answers regarding Serbia’s EU accession (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic: We fought for Air Serbia not to fly to Pristina (RTS)
• Dacic: Agreement on flight with Pristina strengthens trust with the US administration (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vukadinovic: How come the Belgrade-Pristina airline is a result of long negotiations if negotiations are not even conducted?! (NSPM)
• Ambassador of Montenegro to Serbia: Politicians should restrain from harsh rhetoric (Mondo)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dunovic: Dodik’s desires are one thing, reality is something else; DF’s priority at state level is submitting of NAP to NATO, which we completed (Oslobodjenje)
• HDZ B&H City Board of Mostar: Local elections in Mostar must be held, simple as that (Vecernji list)
• Mandate of five members of CEC expired as B&H approaches local elections 2020 (O kanal)
Croatia
• Croatian Prime Minister attends 50th World Economic Forum in Davos (HRT)
Montenegro
• Amend the law in parliamentary procedure (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• The Prespa Agreement hysteria is a “Tirana” flirting with the Albanians (Republika)
• Dimitrov in Davos: It is high time to start accession negotiations (Republika)
• Osmani: Elections to be held according to European standards, show that the state deserves to be part of the EU (Republika)
Albania
• PM to visit conflict-affected area in Ukraine (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia president Vučić ‘fed up of being lectured’ over ties with Russia and China (Euronews)
• Don’t believe the hype. There will be no Belgrade – Prishtina flights just yet (Emerging Europe)
OSCE Broadcast Report 21 January
•Mustafa: We must clarify agreement issue until end of the week (RTK)
•“Country will not go to polls if the first designate fails” (RTK)
•Prishtinë/Pristina-Belgrade airline agreement questions Kosovo’s statehood (Gazeta Express & KTV)
•IMC aims to ban media reporting from courts (KTV)
•EU High Representative Borrell to visit Kosovo next week (GazetaExpress)
•Vucic: Kosovo taxes unsustainable, solution after Pristina forms government (N1)
•Reactions from Belgrade and Srpska Lista on BG-PR flight deal (Kossev)
•Muhaxheri optimistic that VV will accept LDK’s offer for forming the Government (Summary of KTV Rubicon show)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 22
• Kosovo statehood undermined in Pristina-Belgrade flights agreement (Koha)
• EU learnt of Pristina-Belgrade flights through the media (RFE)
• Mustafa says negotiations with LVV need to be concluded by week’s end (media)
• Thaci expects new government to be formed soon (Bloomberg/RTK)
• Nagavci hopes Mustafa’s statement is not a blackmail or ultimatum (Klan)
• Beqiri does not exclude coalition with AAK, NISMA and minorities (media)
• Grenell to visit Kosovo tomorrow (media)
• Borell to visit Kosovo next week (Gazeta Express)
• Thaci meets President Trump’s adviser Robert O’Brian (RTK)
• Haradinaj to hold meeting of the government today (RTK)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 21, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 21, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• Kosnett: President Trump has worked hard for agreement to restore Pristina-Belgrade flights (media)
• Veseli: Kosovo on the right track when it has U.S. support (media)
• Veliu: LDK has no other offer for LVV (RTK)
• British Ambassador visits Mustafa prior to LDK’s leadership meeting (Express)
• Mustafa confirms diplomatic pressure for the formation of the government (Express)
• In Davos, Thaci meets Croatian PM Plenkovic (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• US, Serbian presidents welcome Belgrade-Pristina flights agreement (N1)
• Serwer comments on Belgrade-Pristina flight, role of US (B92, Tanjug)
• O’Brien retweeted Vucic (BETA, B92)
• Agreement on airline unclear, however, the influence of the US is clear (Radio KIM)
• Vucic to participate with Thaci in a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Tanjug, B92)
• Serbian president Vucic meets Croatian prime minister Plenkovic in Davos (FoNet, BETA, N1)
Opinion:
• Buckle up, we are in for a bumpy ride (Prishtina Insight)
• EU Has Turned Enlargement into a Hamster Wheel (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Serbia-Kosovo Flights to Resume Under U.S.-Brokered Deal (The New York Times)
• Serb Policemen Plead Not Guilty to Kosovo War Crimes (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Construction on the shore of Badovac Lake a potential environmental problem (Kosovo online)
• A family denied (Prishtina Insight)
• Wounds that don’t heal (Prishtina Insight)
• The World Health Organization to hold an emergency meeting on China coronavirus (B92, Tanjug)
Belgrade Media Report 21 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Compromise reached whereby Kosovo is not recognized (Tanjug/Politika)
• Stano: EU welcomes letter of intent on reintroducing Belgrade-Pristina flights (Tanjug)
• Vucic meets with officials on Davos Forum sidelines (Tanjug/RTS)
• Selakovic: Authorities in Podgorica avoided CoE’s recommendation (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Djilas calls for calm among opposition (Danas/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik’s statement on post of Federation of B&H Vice President disturbs Komsic (RTRS)
• Vidovic: We will initiate changes of laws where constitutional framework was abandoned during transfer of competences (ATV/Srna)
• Agreement of the parties in the Sarajevo Canton reached (N1)
• NATO HQ confirmed that NATO allies accepted the Program of Reforms of B&H (N1)
• Declassified UK documents spark reactions (ATV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Not fair that North Macedonia is left in EU “Waiting Room” (Hina)
Montenegro
• Hybrid aggressors also operate from Montenegro (RTCG)
• Djukanovic: UK’s exit from the EU won’t affect our relations (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev held his first press conference after resigning as PM (Republika)
• Mickoski promotes his plan for Renewal of Macedonia (Republika)
Albania
• Soreca: Year 2020 will be very important for Southeast Europe and Albania (Radio Tirana)
• Rama in Ukraine: Solving crisis, priority for Europe’s stability (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Lufthansa attempts to resurrect Serbia-Kosovo air link (EurActiv)
Read More →OSCE Broadcast Report 20 January
• Haradinaj: Edi Rama was engaged on idea of Kosovo partition (RTK)
• Rama about Prishtinë/Pristina-Belgrade airline: Peace is not achieved by means of war (RTK)
• British Embassy calls for rapid progress in negotiations (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• LDK appoints Avdullah Hoti as caucus chair, VV still without any proposal (RTK)
• ECAP: Minority political entities have paid fines, Albanian ones have not (KTV)
• Serbia’s President expects “exchange of arguments” with Kosovo’s counterpart in Davos (Gazeta Express)
• Witnesses identify Djokic for crime in ‘Kristal’ neighbourhood of Pejë/Pec (KTV)
• Serb policemen plead not guilty to Kosovo war crimes (BalkanInsight)
• Kosovo Woman Repatriated From Syria Accused of Terror (NYT)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 21
• 15-day countdown for Kurti begins (media)
• Reintroduction of Pristina-Belgrade air route facilitated by the U.S. (Koha)
• Kosovo leaders hail Pristina-Belgrade flight agreement (media)
• KDI seeks transparency on Pristina-Belgrade flight agreement (Zeri)
• British Embassy calls for swift formation of government (media)
• LDK to hold meeting of presidency today (media)
• Nagavci: Together with LDK, we should fulfill hopes for change (media)
• PDK: LVV responsible for current crisis (media)
• LDK nominates Abdullah Hoti caucus, LVV has not made a proposal yet (RTK)
• Thaci to participate at Davos World Economic Forum (media)
• Apostolova: EU remains committed to help Kosovo’s path towards EU (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 20, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• Vetevendosje proposes Albin Kurti as Prime Minister nominee (Klan Kosova)
• President Thaci invites Kurti to give him PM mandate (media)
• Kurti: LDK’s message ‘take it or leave it’, means leave it (media)
• Kurti needs to form a new government by February 4 (Indeksonline)
• Haxhiu: Time for LDK to prove it wants the change (media)
• LDK: Despite unilateral moves by LVV, we are open to agreement (Telegrafi)
• Pristina-Belgrade air route to be launched in the near future (Gazeta Express)
• Thaci hails initiative for launch of Pristina-Belgrade flights (Kallxo)
• Stoltenberg: KFOR retains authority over Kosovo airspace (Koha)
• Osmani claims will for reach of the agreement with LVV exists (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Worrying data, but for whom – Serbia or the EU? (B92, Blic)
• Russian MFA: Post-election chaos and struggle for power continue in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Saturday protest devoted to slain Kosovo Serb leader (Beta, N1)
• Serbian trade minister says Kosovo tariffs cause one million-euro daily damages (N1, Novosti)
• Belgrade-Pristina flight to be reinstated? (B92, RTS)
International:
• Engel Presses Top Navy Admiral on United States Policy on Serbia (foreign affairs.house.gov)
• Kosovo’s Vetevendosje Party Nominates Leader Kurti For PM (RFE)
• Serbs Say Air Link May Reopen With Kosovo Two Decades After War (Bloomberg)
• Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on direct flights between Belgrade and Pristina (nato.int)
• US brokers prospective flights between Serbia, Kosovo (The Washington Post)
Humanitarian/Development:
• BIRN Fact-check: The Air We Breathe (Balkan Insight)
• The World’s 2,153 Billionaires Are Richer Than 4.6 Billion People, Says Oxfam (Bloomberg)
Belgrade Media Report 20 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Dodik on Dayton Agreement: No changes without consent of Serbian people (B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Djukanovic: We will not withdraw the law, Vucic has an open invitation to come to Montenegro (Tanjug)
• Selakovic: Djukanovic’s argumentation legally unfounded (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Dialogue to resume only after taxes are abolished (RTS)
• Serbian ministry signs letter of intent on Belgrade-Pristina flights (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic announces changes to Election Law, reorganization of Federation of B&H government and formation of Federation of B&H authorities (FTV)
• Covic certain that local elections will be held in Mostar in 2020 (Hayat)
• Dodik: Covic has right to demand changing of Election Law (N1)
• Komsic: Changes of Election Law need to be within European standards (Dnevni avaz)
• Dzubur says changes to Law on Elections must not be precondition for formation of Federation of B&H government (Oslobodjenje)
• Borenovic: Amending of Election Law necessary to enable free and fair elections (BN TV)
• SDA, SBB B&H and DF prepare new agreement that entails for Viteskic to temporarily chair sessions of Sarajevo Canton Assembly (Hayat)
• Komsic confirms NATO Political Committee greenlighted Program of Reforms of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik: Self-proclaimed Montenegrin Metropolitan does not deserve any attention (Srna)
• Stevandic: Believers have the right to protect the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro (Srna)
Croatia
• Croatian President Elect Zoran Milanovic gives first TV interview (Nova TV)
• Croatia and Austria push for EU entry talks with North Macedonia and Albania (Hina)
Montenegro
• Message for Amfilohije: Government is formed in the elections (CDM)
• DF: EU to get involved in church issue (CDM)
• Azerbaijanis, Russians and Hungarians have invested the most in Montenegro (Pobjeda)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on direct flights between Belgrade and Pristina (Press release)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 20
• Thaci: Kurti should either accept or refuse nomination (media)
• Mustafa calls on LVV to show readiness for coalition agreement (Zeri)
• Osmani: No path is more righteous than people’s voice for change (media)
• Palokaj: Government to be formed for Kosovo’s needs (Koha)
• Der Standard: Kosovo towards elections if government not formed by February 24
• Engel: Serbia’s integration road closed until it recognises Kosovo (media)
• Konjufca calls meeting of Assembly presidency (media)
• Vetevendosje denies reports about Konjufca’s possible resignation (Express)
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