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Belgrade Media Report 14 December

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic, Dodik: Friendly conversation in difficult and challenging times (Tanjug/B92)
Cyprus’ position on Kosovo issue clear and unchanged (Tanjug/Politika)
Joksimovic: Serbia shows it is a real European state in 2020 (Beta/FoNet)
Jeremic: What exactly Serbia gets by surrendering the electricity grid (Beta)
Petkovic: Serbia is not handing over anything today in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/Novosti/NSPM)
Botsan-Kharchenko: There will be more pressures (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Special ceremony marking 25 years since DPA signing takes place in Sarajevo (BHT1)
Ambassadors Sattler and Nelson write joint column of 25th anniversary of DPA (Dnevni list)
Heads of International Missions to B&H’s joint column: Many citizens of B&H are disappointed with long-lasting lack of progress (Dnevni avaz)
Former US president addresses event marking 25th anniversary of DPA: Dayton is beginning, not end! (Dnevni avaz)
Reeker: Russia is trying to sow political chaos in the Balkans (Dnevni avaz)
Tegeltija claims that his decision to resign is final and he will not change his mind, condemns HJPC for accepting unlawful surveillance (Face TV)
Head of EUD Sattler welcomes Tegeltija’s decision to resign (O kanal)
OHR on Tegeltija’s resignation: This is beginning of much needed changes in judiciary (FTV)
Dodik says Tegeltija did his job well and did not deserve such attack and disqualification (Nova BH)
Foreign Minister Turkovic reflects on recent congressional hearing regarding Balkans policy recommendations for new US administration (Face TV)
Minister Turkovic’s statement comparing Dodik to Hitler sparks reactions (ATV)
Dodik to convene meeting with B&H top officials to discuss statements of B&H FM Turkovic who called for abolition of RS and compared him to Hitler (ATV)
US Embassy on Turkovic’s statements: The only way to secure better future for all B&H citizens is through dialogue and compromise; OHR calls on all parties in B&H to conduct dialogue and reach compromises (ATV)
Covic: Agreement between HDZ B&H and SDA on changes to election law is expected mid-January instead of 17 December; Izetbegovic: It is naive to think HDZ B&H and SDA can solve this alone (BHT1)
B&H officials react to statement of Croatian President Milanovic in regard to B&H’s future (N1)
Lavrov to visit B&H; Dodik says cooperation with Russia will continue (Nova BH)
Croatia

Lavrov’s visit to B&H comes in moment when USA and EU announce corrections of DPA (Jutarnji list)
Milanovic: You cannot change B&H system, B&H framework without will of constituent peoples (HRT1)
Croatia will continue to advocate for the rights of Croats in B&H (HRT)
Montenegro

Government wants to legalize undermining of historical continuity of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church (Pobjeda)
Medojevic kicked Sekulovic out of PzP, as he opposed closer collaboration with Serbian parties (Pobjeda)
Abazovic about Kosovo with an asterisk: I hope that such a mistake won’t repeat (CdM)
Albania

Fifth consecutive day of protests with calls for Rama’s resignation (ADN)
British Ambassador Duncan Norman: Let us resolve things peacefully (Radio Tirana)
US Embassy in Tirana: Those seeking to be in power should reject violence (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 14, 2020

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19: 353 new cases, 9 deaths (media)
• Hoti: If solution on President isn’t found, Kosovo goes to new elections (media)
• Nagavci: President post to be discussed after new elections (media)
• KOSTT to operate independently; PM Hoti calls it “a joint success” (media)
• Haradinaj: Decision to form Army was not easy, but most important (media)
• Pacolli: Army was a gift from the U.S. for our people (media)
• The shocking results of a study in Serbia (Klan Kosova)

Serbian Language Media:

• 24 new cases of Covid-19, four deaths registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: There will be more pressure (Vecernje Novosti, B92)
• Lavrov to visit Belgrade on Tuesday (Tanjug, TV Most)
• The public does not see how much NATO and Serbia work together (cfsp.rs)
• “When it comes to Serbia and Kosovo, the status quo is unsustainable” (Tanjug, B92, RFE)
• Abbot Janjic: Kosovo grotesque picture of what international community allegedly wanted to achieve 21 years ago (KoSSev)
• Brnabic: Vaccines by end of year (B92)
• Serbian Orthodox Church warns of false accounts under its name (BETA, N1)
• Mladjan Djordjevic once again urged Vucic to say to whom they handed over energy system in northern Kosovo (Direktno.rs)
• KOSTT started working as a regulatory area within the Kosovo-Albania bloc; no explanation to the citizens of the North (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• What Will a Joe Biden Presidency Mean for the Balkans? (nationalinterest.org)

International:

• Transparency concerns over Serbia’s growing military outlay (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo’s ‘The Flying Circus’ wins debut prize in Cottbus Film Festival (Exit.al)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Reading through the pandemic (Prishtina Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 14

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• COVID – 19: 462 new cases, 12 deaths (media)
• Hoti: We’re preparing necessary measures for New Year holidays (media)
• No mass vaccination in Kosovo until 2022, according to The Economist (RTK)
• Serbian Police arrests two Kosovars, suspected of entering Serbia (media)
• Podujeva Mayor calls for release of persons arrested by Serbian Police (media)
• Abrashi: If no agreement on President, new elections in January (Kosovapress)
• Tahiri: New elections in Kosovo will be held on February 28 (media)
• No consensus on a candidate for Kosovo President post (Deutsche Welle)
• Osmani: I will run with my own list in new parliamentary elections (media)
• Palokaj: With this pace, the dialogue won’t end even in 2031 (Koha)

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