Belgrade Media Report 29 December 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 29 December 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: Serbia has not violated the Brussels agreement (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
Djuric: Serbia will fight to improve overall relations with US (Tanjug)
Jeremic: Main purpose of Mini Schengen is efficient reception of migrants (Centar/Beta)
German official: Serbia recognizes that Kosovo’s independence cannot be annulled (DW/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Schmidt: I cannot comment media rumors (Avaz)
New Head of OHR with favors of West to Russia (EuroBlic)
Minister Lucic argues that migrant crisis is not responsibility of B&H Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees (FTV)
Ruznic: Minister Cikotic has let USC citizens down, I will not hold working meeting with him (N1)
Recount of votes from seven polling stations in Mostar begins (O Kanal)
Ukrainian Embassy to B&H requests meeting with Turkovic to discuss gifted icon (BHT1)
Montenegro
Amendments to the Law on Freedom of Religion adopted (CdM)
Krivokapic: Despite opposition’s obstruction, violation of Constitution and laws, parliament passed changes to the Law on Religious Freedom (Vijesti)
Bosniak Party: New govt doesn’t strive for genuine reconciliation (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev: If there is no consent from the opposition, a census will not be held (Republika)
Albania
Cabinet reshuffles/Olta Xhacka, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Niko Peleshi, Minister of Defense (Radio Tirana)
Meta decrees Bejtje, 7th member of the Constitutional Court (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
Turkey fully supports Serbia-Kosovo dialogue: FM Çavuşoğlu (Anadolu Agency)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 29, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 29, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 109 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Osmani: Anti-COVID vaccines, only after April (Radio Free Europe)
• NISMA in coalition talks with PDK (media)
• Abrashi: We paid special attention to implementation of Washington agreement (KP/Klan)
• Weber: Thaci’s departure from politics to be seen as collapse of post-war political elite (Koha)
• Following resignation, Cakaj denies joining election race in Kosovo (Indeksonline)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian communities in Kosovo 30 new cases of Covid-19, one death (Kontakt plus radio)
• European Commission aid package to help Western Balkans with vaccination (N1)
• Serbian government pandemic Crisis Staff bans New Year celebrations (N1, FoNet)
• Jevtic: Repanovic family house in Osojane robbed for the seventh time (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic on Serwer: I do not play with meaningless statements (Kosovo-online)
Opinion:
• COVID-19 only exacerbated Kosovo education’s preexisting conditions (Prishtina Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia (aljazeera.com)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 29
• COVID – 19: 181 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• Government doesn’t want Serbia’s help for anti-COVID vaccine (Lajmi)
• Serb doctors in the north refused vaccines from Serbia (Kallxo)
• Vaccines with a political dose in the north (Radio Free Europe)
• Kosovo Assembly adopts 2021 draft budget in first reading (media)
• PDK MP: We voted in favor of 2021 budget, although it’s not the best (media)
• “Kurti 2 government in February, we will have majority in parliament” (media)
• Hoti: LDK candidates for PM not chosen in TV studios (media)
• Osmani aims President, Assembly President posts from coalition with VV (Koha)
• LDK, VV clash over diaspora voters in CEC meeting (Express)
• COVID – 19 vaccination kicks off in Central, Eastern Europe (Balkan Insight)
• Engel: Kosovo, Albania will always have a special place in my heart (media)