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)
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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)