UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 7, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 7, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 519 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• Kosovo applies to obtain COVID-19 vaccine (media)
• Kosovo Government allocates €200,000 for KLA war associations (media)
• Working group to lay foundation for war crimes research institute (media)
• Trade unions claim economic recovery law is discriminatory for certain sectors (Koha)
• Constitutional Court to meet in coming days to deliberate on Arifi case (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo’s foreign ministry not informed of Petkovic’s visit to north (Zeri)
• ECAP fines Serbian List for electoral silence violation (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 15 new cases of Covid-19, two recoveries and one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Office for KiM Director visits North Kosovo, sends message of Serbia’s support and peace with Albanian neighbors (KoSSev)
• Despite about a hundred infected health workers, there is plenty of us, we are motivated to work, says Dr Elek (KoSSev)
• Trendafilova: The court’s mandate to provide justice; we do not deal with politics (Kontakt plus radio, Politika, N1)
• CPT: Gazeta Metro and RTK published inaccurate and dangerous information about our work (Radio KIM)
• Kosovo embassies get a shipment of KLA flags (KoSSev, N1)
• EUCO unlikely to adopt EU ministers’ conclusions on Western Balkans enlargement? (N1)
Opinion:
• How do we judge women who kill their abusive partners? (Kosovo 2.0)
Humanitarian/Develiopment
• Behind bars in the home (Prishtina Insight)
• Kon: It is unlikely there won’t be any measures for New Year holidays (B92)
Belgrade Media Report 07 December 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 7 December 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic, O’Brien on bilateral relations in the Western Balkans (Beta/RTS)
Palmer: US remains committed to Belgrade-Pristina talks and the region (VoA/N1)
Stano: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on 10 December (Beta)
Electricity supplying in Kosovo and Metohija will not be endangered (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Prosecutor’s Office of B&H files indictment against FB&H PM Novalic, suspended Director of FB&H Civil Protection Administration Solak, ‘Srebrena Malina’ owner Hodzic, FB&H Minister of Finance Milicevic in ‘Respiratori’ affair (BHT1)
Latest affair involving HJPC President Tegeltija has provokes reactions of international community: OHR, OSCE, EUD, UK, US Embassies (FTV)
Tegeltija to present decision on his resignation on December 10 (O kanal)
B&H CEC passes decision to check legality of work and individual responsibility of members of election administrations in Doboj, Srebrenica (O kanal)
Cvijanovic: B&H CEC decision to not publish Srebrenica and Doboj election results opposed to will of people (RTRS)
Office of Serb member of B&H Presidency: B&H Commission for Concessions does not have competence over RS territory (ATV/Srna)
Brussels has sent proposal to newly elected US President proposing methods of cooperation in Western Balkans (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
Montenegro gets new government (CdM)
First messages of new ministers (CdM)
Krivokapic: Amendments to the Law on Freedom of Religion have been drafted (CdM)
Varhelyi: Congratulations to the new government (CdM)
Krivokapic: EU must not turn a blind to religious nationalism in the region (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Ahmeti on Macedonian-Bulgarian dispute: The longer we wait, the more emotions flow into historical issues (Kanal 5)
Bulgarian media announces lifting of the veto, but Bulgaria will be able to block Macedonia’s EU path later on? (Republika)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 7
• COVID – 19: 468 new cases, 19 deaths (media)
• “No ‘hybrid’ solutions in Kosovo’s anti-corruption fight” (Balkan Insight)
• Osmani decrees law on economic recovery (media)
• Hoxhaj: Adoption of economic recovery package, a merit of PDK (media)
• Is it time to rethink Kosovo’s political system? (Prishtina Insight)
• Havolli: More than 65 senior officials are investigated for corruption (RFE)
• EP study on fake news and disinformation in the Western Balkans (media)
• U.S. Embassy: Domestic violence is a crime, don’t endure it, report it (media)