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Belgrade Media Report 20 July

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LOCAL PRESS

Odalovic: Most important that dialogue resumed (RTS)
Borell: Belgrade-Pristina meeting important to EU (N1)
US happy with restoration of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta/VoA)
Vucic continues consultations on new government with Dacic (N1)
EC says monitoring rule of law in Serbia (Beta)
Dodik: Entire Serbia should back Vucic as negotiator (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

B&H CEC verifies applications of 87 political parties for participation in local elections in November 2020 (Hayat)
Tegeltija: It is time to appoint Serb director of ITA, blockades are never a solution; Local elections can and must be held (Glas Srpske)
Softic: HDZ B&H cannot block adoption of budget (Dnevni avaz)
FB&H Ministry of Health declares state of epidemic (FTV)
Brussels will include Balkan in package for healthcare (Nezavisne)
Croatia

Brussels summit on EU budget and recovery plans resumes, end not in sight (Hina)
Montenegro

Markovic called on the Serbian Orthodox Church to continue negotiations (Vijesti)
Konjevic: We don’t want to negotiate with those who deny Montenegro’s independence
Republic of North Macedonia

SEC dismisses all complaints over early parliamentary polls (MIA)
Albania

Socialist majority withdraws attempt to impeach President Meta (Tirana Times)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Interview: Belt and Road Initiative contributes to global fight against COVID-19, says Serbian scholar (Xinhua)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2020

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 142 new cases over the last 24 hours, four deaths (media)
• Zemaj sets up advisory board in the fight against COVID-19 (media)
• Ministry of Health reacts to COVID-19 ‘cure’ being shared on social media (media)
• Task force recommends doctors diagnose COVID-19 without testing (Koha)
• Hoti: Dialogue coordinator to travel to Brussels for final agreement (media)
• Thaci: Dialogue not to in mutual recognition not technical aspect (media)
• EU expects parties to confirm delegations for experts’ meeting (RFE)
• Hoti: There is no technical dialogue with Serbia (media)
• The U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• 31 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
• 7 new cases of Covid-19 in the municipality of Gracanica (KIM radio)
• Gnjilane: 21 more people infected (RTV Puls, KIM radio)
• Persons positive on Covid-19 obliged to be in isolation (RTV Puls)
• “Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama lead the dialogue” (Danas, FoNet, KIM radio)
• Anniversary of Serb and Roma killings in Orahovac in 1998 marked (Radio KIM)
• Vucic continues consultations on new Serbian government with Dacic (N1)
• Djuric (YIHR): Resolving missing persons issue means revealing hitherto unknown crimes (KoSSev)
• Savkovic: Little maneuvering room for Serbia to avoid agreement; Recognition unrealistic (KoSSev)
• Ilazi: Brussels meeting was symbolic, more important for the EU than for Kosovo or Serbia (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Kosovo needs an election (Transconflict/Koha)
• Why “Kosovo i Metohija” offends (KoSSev)

International:

• COVID-19 Fuels Prejudice towards People of Asian Descent in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Muddy Waters: The Pollution Killing Kosovo’s Lakes and Rivers (Balkan Insight)
• France bans travelers from Serbia (N1, FoNet)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 20 July

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• COVID-19: 118 new cases in last 24 hours, five dead (media)
• Health minister: New measures resulting successful (media)
• CDHRF: Health authorities preferentially testing people for COVID-19 (media)
• UN chief: We are at the breaking point (media)
• President Thaci calls for civic and political unity (Kallxo)
• Thaci defends war record, calls for unity after return from Hague court (RFE)
• State Department backs EU-brokered talks between Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Collaku: Resumption of technical dialogue, not in Kosovo’s interest (media)
• Tahiri criticises EU for lack of visa liberalisation (media)
• Ischinger calls for visa liberalisation: EU credibility at stake (media)
• Haziri says Hoti’s meeting in Brussels “catastrophic” (media)
• Dacic: Serbia has suspended derecognition campaign (Koha)

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