Belgrade Media Report 28 September 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 28 September 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic on Kosovo: We are ready for difficult solutions, as there’re no easy ones (Tanjug/B92)
Lajcak: Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels postponed (Tanjug)
Drecun: EU continues to yield to Pristina (TV Pink)
Djuric: Hoti cannot run away from formation of ZSO (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Ambassador: Israel not yet technically recognized Kosovo, process is underway (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Recent Dodik’s statement on possible Serb-Croat declaration to leave B&H resumes to spark reactions (N1)
Mehmedovic: Dayton Agreement needs to be completely revised (Oslobodjenje)
Sarovic and Borenovic harshly react to Plenkovic’s request before UN GA for change of DPA (BN TV)
DF: EU institutions should penalize Croatian Prime Minister Plenkovic (Dnevni list)
Croatia
Plenkovic before UN GA: Equality of Croats in B&H remains our highest priority (TCN)
Croatian officials will discuss status of B&H Croats with US State Secretary Pompeo (Vecernji list)
Dodik: Croats in B&H have been pushed to the limit; if Bosniaks keep insisting on civic state, Croats and Serbs will probably demand to leave B&H (Vecernji list)
Djukanovic: SPC is an instrument of great Serbian nationalism and Russian interests in the Balkans (Jutarnji.hr)
Montenegro
Thorny road to a new government: How to cope with negative emotions (CdM)
Abazovic and Medojevic are potential candidates for the function of coordinator of all security services (Dnevne novine)
Picula: New government should be formed within deadline set by Constitution (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev spoke to Borisov in an attempt to avoid the Bulgarian veto (Republika)
Albania
Croatian Ambassador: Serbia must forget myths (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
Serbia to boost ties with Turkey: President (Anadolu Agency)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 28, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 28, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 48 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Assembly fails to pass economic recovery law, yet again (media)
• North Macedonian health authorities recommend easing border restrictions (Koha)
• Hoti: If dialogue stalls, it means Serbia is not ready for final agreement (media)
• Kosovo Assembly elects new Ombudsperson (media)
• Kosovo to open support office for Presevo Valley residents (media)
• Agim Ceku concludes interview with specialist prosecutor (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric: Hoti can lie the public, but he will not escape the creation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
• Milivojevic: Dialogue under question mark again, EU on test (Kosovo-online)
• Kandic: The goal of the campaign against the court met – there are no witnesses (KoSSev)
• Mihajlovic: Analysts think Ceku is first one Thaci “let go off” (N1)
• Vucic on Kosovo: We are ready for difficult solutions, as there are no easy ones (media)
• SDP: Someone wants to prolong and cover-up Ivanovic’s murder case (Radio kontakt plus)
• Vucic on the ”Trump Lake” banner: Kosovo Serbs love Trump, they made and hung the banner themselves (KoSSev)
• Trump on Serb & Kosovo leaders: They hugged in the Oval Office, it was a beautiful thing to see (KoSSev)
• Serbs and Albanians from Decani are jointly erecting a monument to Bosko Ciric (direktno.rs, KoSSev)
Opinion:
• Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel (Aljazeera)
International:
• Access Denied: Most Balkan War Crimes Case Files Not Public (Balkan Insight)
• Middle East’s troubles spill over to the Balkans (arabnews.com)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Kosovo’s adoption of Istanbul Convention hailed by international community (social media)
• Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures (Balkan Insight)
• N. Macedonia Minister: Balkan states considering simultaneous opening of borders (N1, Beta)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 28
• COVID-19: Three deaths, 47 new cases (media)
• Salih Mustafa to appear before Specialist Chambers courtroom today (media)
• Hoti: KSC activity part of legal and constitutional responsibilities (media)
• Kurti: VV would’ve protected KLA members from specialist chambers (media)
• “Serbia, Specialist Chambers fabricating evidence against KLA” (media)
• LDK’s Mustafa: We have removed red lines for PDK (media)
• Osmani: Justice has not been served (media)
• Vucic: Prishtina must understand that compromise is only solution (media)
• Etno Fest celebrates women and the sun in its 10thyear (Prishtina Insight)