Belgrade Media Report 15 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic, Borrell discuss Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/RTS)
• Why didn’t Grenell visit Pristina and what is Walker doing over there (Tanjug/RTV)
• Stefanovic: 28 adult Serbs in Syria, Iraq, warns participation in foreign wars punishable (Beta)
• Antonijevic expects new meeting with MEPs; topic will be lowering electoral threshold (Tanjug/Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik and Vucic’s statements provoked only couple of reactions from Sarajevo (Oslobodjenje)
• Still no agreement on Bozovic’s appointment as B&H Minister of Human Rights and Refugees (N1)
• Dzaferovic rejects media allegations in which he was tried to be brought in connection with Iranian general Soleimani (O kanal)
Croatia
• Plenkovic presents priorities of Croatia’s EU Presidency to European Parliament (Hina)
• Plenkovic: Croatia won’t become hotspot for migrants (Hina)
Montenegro
• Minister Darmanovic: There’s room for dialogue with SPC (MINA)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev: US continuously supports the realization of our strategic interests (Republika)
• Mickoski – Byrnes: Fair and democratic elections key to Macedonia’s future (Republika)
Albania
• Albanian political forces reached an agreement to implement electoral reform by 15 March (Radio Tirana)
• OSCE and US Embassy hails the agreement reached by political parties on the electoral reform (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 15, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 15, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• EU’s High Representative Borrell speaks to Presidents Thaci and Vucic (media)
• Thaci speaks to Borrell, requests visa liberalization (media)
• LDK’s Veliu: Vetevendosje wants absolute power (media)
• Haxhiu: Additional minority ministry will not belong to the Serbian List (media)
• LDK with the old response to LVV: Requests Assembly Speaker’s post (RTK)
• Kosovo leaders remember Recak victims (media)
• OSCE: 45 innocent Albanians massacred in 1999 in Recak (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic and Borrell spoke about Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug, RTS)
• Kosovo police raided house of “Bora Stankovic” school director (RTS, B92)
• Thousands left Kosovo, statistics office says (BETA, N1)
• Archbishop Teodosije: To do all in our power that a neighbour and a brother never turn against one’s own neighbour and brother (KoSSev)
• Serb family in Caglavica robbed (Radio KIM)
• Kabasic: Russian citizens fined 250 euros each (Kosovo-online)
International:
• Kosovo, Serbia Play Blame Game over Ivanovic Assassination (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Prosecutor Seeks Fine For Russians Charged With Illegal Border Crossing (RFE)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Initiative for the protection of Lake Gracanica launched (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2)
• Human Rights Progress Faltering in South and Central Europe: HRW (Balkan Insight)
OSCE Broadcast Report 14 January
• Vetëvendosje presents new offer to LDK, proposes enlarging government to 14 ministries (KTV)
• Quint: Reçak Massacre prompted NATO allies to end a humanitarian catastrophe (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Petrovic meets Ambassador Kosnett, complains about pressure from Srpska List (KTV)
• HRW: Problems with respect of human rights in Kosovo (KTV)
• Serbia buying de-recognitions for Kosovo with bribes, Hoxhaj says (KTV)
• Kosovo prosecutor seeks fine for Russians charged with illegal border crossing (Radio Free Europe)
• Lumezi tells “incapable” prosecutors: Ask for additional training (KTV)
• Kosovo war crime witness was killed last month (GazetaExpress)
• “Repentant” Kosovo woman who joined ISIS pleads guilty (GazetaExpress)
• Thousands left Kosovo, Statistics Office says (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 15
Vetevendosje confirms offer to LDK: Government with 14 ministries (media) LDK’s Osmani says Vetevendosje’s last offer is serious (media) German MP calls for formation of new government in Kosovo (media) Quint: Victims, families of Recak massacre to have full access to justice (media) Prosecutor in Mitrovica wants mandatory fine for two Russian nationals (RFE) […]
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