Belgrade Media Report 10 August
LOCAL PRESS
Brnabic: Belgrade sending messages of peace and reconciliation to Zagreb (TV Prva/FoNet)
Patriarch Irinej calls for reconciliation of Serbs and Croats (Politika/Beta)
Bosniaks’ ‘stop’ to war crimes investigations (Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
B&H CEC allows political parties to monitor printing of ballots (ATV)
Comments to B&H CEC decision (N1/ATV)
In Mostar, 38 political parties and nine independent candidates apply for participating in elections (Dnevni list)
Leaders of SDP B&H, NiP, NS and NBL sign agreement on joint political action in Sarajevo Canton (O Kanal/Nova BH)
Vucic and Borenovic meet in Belgrade (BNTV)
Dodik, Vulin react to statement of Izetbegovic who said that “Serb side got too much through DPA” (RTRS)
Montenegro
Veljovic: We haven’t received any requests related to the murder of the journalist from Malta (CdM)
Son of slain Maltese reporter: My mother was also investigating Djukanovic’s connections (Vijesti)
Mustafic: Owing to the policy we pursue, we expect greater support (CdM)
European Parliament won’t observe elections in Montenegro (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
Is the deadline for entrusting the mandate running: Xhaferi has not yet notified Pendarovski that the parliament is constituted (Kanal 5)
Zaev: It is not true that we have a preliminary agreement with DUI (TV Telma)
Taravari claims that they would enter into a coalition with DUI if Ziberi is the prime minister (TV Telma)
VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM to say who will be the prime minister (Republika)
Arsovski: VMRO-DPMNE in communication with all parties (Republika)
SDSM: Meeting between Nikolovski and Grubi doesn’t mean that an agreement has been reached (360 Degrees)
Albania
The US Embassy reacts after the investigation of Ylli Ndroqi: SPAK to continue the work! (Radio Tirana)
Albania starts verifying suspicious accounts with 82 countries around the world (Radio Tirana)
Greek Minister speaks on maritime talks with Albania (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 10, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 172 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• Government approves draft law on EU financial assistance (media)
• Private labs to begin with COVID-19 testings (media)
• Haziri signals ‘important’ developments in Kosovo this week (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 11 newly infected and 34 cured in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Serbian List: So-called analysts do not possess basic knowledge about the Kosovo Assembly Rules of Procedure (Kosovo Online)
• International community reacts to Law on KLA, Serbian List silent (N1)
• Vejvoda: EU will insist on fulfilling the 2013 agreement, including the Community of Serbian municipalities (KoSSev, N1)
Opinion:
• Serbia Is Sitting at the Great-Powers Crossroads (The National Interest)
• Balkan Fatalism Risks Becoming Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Rule of Law Key to Balkans’ Progress – Germany’s Schutz (Balkan Insight)
• COVID-19 School Dilemma Troubles Balkan, Central Europe Govts (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 10
• COVID-19 report: 188 new cases, 12 deaths (media)
• Hoti: Reopening of schools depends on epidemiological situation (media)
• KFOR: Serbian Armed Forces’ presence, part of synchronised patrol (media)
• Kosovo FM: Serbian gendarmerie patrol in Kosovo, unauthorised (media)
• Veliu: KFOR and KP to begin joint patrolling along border with Serbia (media)
• LVV: Interference of Serbian gendarmerie, unacceptable (media)
• PDK: Presence of Serbian forces in Karaceva, open threat to Kosovo (media)
• KLA associations call on PM Hoti to halt dialogue with Serbia (media)
• Bosnia’s Izetbegovic doubts Serbia will recognise Kosovo (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 8
• COVID-19 report: 181 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Draft law on COVID-19 pandemic passes first reading (media)
• Ministry of Health licenses private labs for COVID-19 tests (media)
• Hoti reacts to reports of Serbian police patrolling in Kamenica village (media)
• KLA veterans: We did not fight to see Serbian police in Kosovo territory (media)
• Jakupi: KFOR said patrolling was part of joint exercise (Telegrafi)
• KLA values draft law not passed for lack of quorum (Kallxo)
• EU: Draft law on KLA values detrimental to freedom of expression (media)
Belgrade Media Report 07 August
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: The situation is not easy for Serbia (B92/Tanjug/RTS)
Cooperation of US and Serbia for peace and prosperity (Tanjug/Beta/RTS/RTV)
Godfrey: US supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (TV Happy/Tanjug/RTV)
Drecun: Goal of law on KLA is to intimidate witnesses and prevent truth on crimes (Tanjug/RTV)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Reactions to statements of Palmer in RS (Srna/ATV)
Croatia
Croatia’s Deputy PM: Messages from Knin may be beginning of new Croatia (N1)
Pupovac: Anyone who thinks state can be excuse for war crimes is seriously mistaken (Hina)
Montenegro
Two-month political engagement – the argument for Interpol’s decision (Pobjeda)
Holder of the “For the future of Montenegro” coalition list resorts to inflammatory rhetoric (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
SDSM: We are holding serious talks to form government (Republika)
Mickoski and Ahmeti met to discuss a possible coalition (Kanal 5)
Ahmeti meets with Zaev to see if they can restore trust after the bitter campaign (Republika)
DUI denies reports that it agreed to have Lazar Elenovski as the next Prime Minister (Republika)
SDSM reportedly plans to propose Sekerinska as speaker of parliament (ABC)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 07, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 181 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Zemaj calls on MPs not to politicise pandemic crisis (Koha/Telegrafi)
• Assembly does not pass COVID-19 resolutions due to lack of quorum (media)
• LVV responds to PDK’s ‘red lines’ question (Koha)
• EULEX’s Formisto: Kosovo, Serbia to be willing to share information on missing persons (DW)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian communities 22 new patients, 42 cured (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: On September 7, in Brussels, I will ask the fulfillment of the agreement on the Community of Serbian Municipalities from 2013 (media)
• Vucic: A clear message to Serbs in Kosovo that they are undesirable (Kosovo Online)
• Godfrey: US supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (TV Happy, Blic, Tanjug)
• Bolton: Belgrade and Pristina far from solution, exchange would not affect BiH (N1)
• Washington worried about current situation in Serbia; will help Podgorica (VoA, N1)
• Pompeo to Serbia’s FM: Every leader should protect human rights (FoNet, N1)
International:
• Pompeo Announces Tour of Europe Next Week (VoA)
Humanitarian/Development:
• DokuFest’s online edition launches (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 7
• COVID-19 report: 196 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Osmani: 300 victims, result of 20-year negligence of health sector (media)
• Hyseni: Agreement with Serbia to be reached in a year’s time (Klan Kosova)
• Hoti: Opposition cannot bring down government (T7/Telegrafi)
• PDK says LVV’s no-confidence motion ‘political show’ (media)
• AAK, NISMA will not support no-confidence motion (media)
• Kosnett: In effort to honour KLA, do not undermine its freedom legacy (Koha)
• Germany, Switzerland against law on KLA values (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 06, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 196 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Science and Arts Academy says pandemic, not dialogue, top priority for Kosovo (media)
• Rohde: More needs to be done to fight COVID-19 (media)
• Vetevendosje initiates no-confidence motion against government (media)
• PDK receives LVV’s request for no-confidence motion against government (Kallxo)
• Kosovo FM Haradinaj-Stublla talks dialogue with British Minister Morton (media)
• German ambassador echoes U.S. objection to KLA law (Kallxo)
Serbian Language Media:
• 23 new cases in Serbian communities in Kosovo (KIM radio)
• Serwer: It would be useful if Pristina made clearer the readiness to form the Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
• PM Brnabic: Epidemiological situation in Kosovo calming down, but still unstable (Radio Mitrovica Sever)
• Blakaj: There is no law that can deny any crime (Kosovo Online)
International:
• Balkan Leaders Made Big Mistake in Politicising the Pandemic (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Claims About US Support in Serbia Dialogue Disputed (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia Turns the Tables, Investigates the Investigative Journalists (VoA)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Education minister appoints party member to Quality Council (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 6
• COVID-19 report: 218 new cases, 15 deaths (media)
• Thaci: The more careful we are, the faster we will return to normality (media)
• Kosovo begins negotiations to obtain COVID-19 vaccine (RFE)
• Zemaj backtracks over drug pricing regulation (Prishtina Insight)
• Vetevendosje MP: Situation with COVID-19 graver than reported (KTV)
• Serbia plans to open a COVID-19 testing facility in Kosovo’s north (media)
• Palmer: We are focused to support EU in Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (media)
• Dialogue with Serbia shaking the foundation of Kosovo government (Koha)
• Ismaili: Joining the government, not an option for PDK (media)
Belgrade Media Report 05 August
LOCAL PRESS
Serbia, RS mark Remembrance Day for Serbs killed, expelled in armed operation “Storm” (RTS/Tanjug/B92)
Boris Milosevic in Knin – Emotions are still fresh (B92/Tanjug)
Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTV/Tanjug)
Mrkonjic: No chance cabinet could be formed without Socialists (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dodik: Croats have been trying to present this day as homeland gratitude day (RTRS)
Milanovic’s statement denying ICTY verdict on JCE sparks reactions in B&H (N1)
B&H CEC certifies another 13 coalitions, one independent list (Nova BH)
CEC announces possible further postponement of local elections in B&H (ATV)
Dodik: There is no reason to further postpone elections (ATV)
Turkovic signs Milinic decision for position in Beijing (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
Plenkovic: Legitimate right to defense is not and cannot be excuse for wrongdoing (Hina/N1)
Milanovic: The Croatian war was a just war (Index)
Milanovic: A joint criminal enterprise was one of the dumbest and ugliest fabrications (HRT)
Medved: This government has corrected an injustice (Hina)
Montenegro
Election race made official (In4S)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev starts negotiations for government: He did not say whether he still thinks that DUI is not worth five pennies and it should go into opposition (Republika)
You can’t become Prime Minister with 46 seats either, Ahmeti replies to Zaev (Republika/Koha)
Mickoski: VMRO begins talks to form a new ruling majority (Republika)
DPA says it will join a possible ruling coalition with SDSM (Republika)
Albania
The electoral agreement of 5 June is officially a law (Radio Tirana)
DP vows to transform Albania’s political climate (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 05, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 218 new cases, 15 deaths (media)
• Hoti urges MPs to endorse economic recovery package (media)
• OSCE prepares COVID-19 manual for the visually impaired (Kallxo)
• Mustafa plans to meet Haradinaj and discuss coalition concerns (Indeksonline)
• Despite U.S. objections, PDK pushes for law on KLA war values (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• No data on newly COVID-19 infected in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic and Botsan-Kharchenko: Important implementation of the agreement on the Community of Serbian Municipalities (N1)
• Spahiu: The question is the price that Kosovo will pay for the recognition, it is a matter of an agreement between the Americans and Vucic (Kosovo Online)
• Jevtic on Twitter: A returnee house shot at from a moving vehicle (N1)
• Fila: Kosovo Assembly can pass any law; the question is whether it will be applicable in practice (Kosovo Online)
• Dveri movement will not join United Opposition of Serbia because of Kosovo (FoNet, N1)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Understaffed Kosovo Health System Close to Collapse, Doctors Warn (Balkan Insight)
• WHO: Most likely – bats; “Surprises are possible” (B92, Tanjug)
Belgrade Media Report 04 August
LOCAL PRESS
Days of suffering of Serbs Croatia for 25 years celebrates as victory: Operation Storm anniversary (Telegraf)
Brnabic: It was an ethnic cleansing of Serbs and Milosevic cannot change that fact (TV Pink/Tanjug)
Serbian associations condemn Boris Milosevic’s possible attendance at Croatian celebration (Tanjug)
Brnabic: I am one of the candidates for prime minister, coalition with Sapic probable (TV Pink/B92)
Vulin: Greater Albania notion is major security threat (TV Pink/Beta)
The first Serbian MP under the hijab: My appearance stirred attention (B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Official Gazette of B&H publishes decision on local elections in Mostar on 20 December (Vecernji list)
Komsic: I am sorry that Milanovic is unnecessarily raising tensions (Oslobodjenje)
Stevandic: Operation “Storm” – crime and shame (Srna)
Shameful act (Avaz)
B&H parliament starts collective vacation in August (BHT1)
Croatia
Medved: Entire gov’t in Knin is message calling for united approach (Hina)
Remembrance ceremony for 100 Serb civilians killed in 1995 held in town of Dvor (Hina)
Montenegro
Even the Russian Orthodox Church shows interest in the elections in Montenegro (CdM)
Djelosaj heads list of Albanian coalition (In4S)
SNP: Single opposition appearance formula for success whereby current government is being sent to political past (In4S)
Krivokapic: We’ll win at least 26 seats (Dan)
Republic of North Macedonia
No parliamentary majority: First constitutive session ends, parliament speaker not elected (Republika)
Buckovski expects that Zaev will split the AA/Alternative coalition in an attempt to form a short-lived government (Republika)
Albania
Opposition sues Interior Minister (ADN)
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