Belgrade Media Report 27 January 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 27 January 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Stefanovic: According to UNSCR 1244, KFOR represents only legitimate armed formation in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
Petkovic: Who encouraged Haradinaj to threaten with Greater Albania (RTS)
Dacic accuses Fajon of siding with Serbian opposition (TV Happy/Beta)
Serbian opposition parties meet to discuss fight against regime (Beta)
Djordjevic: Vucic reducing importance of Resolution 1244 (Danas)
Dodik: They lie when they say I am overthrowing Vucic, I did not meet Daka (Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
RS opposition reacts to speculations that Dodik is trying to ruin Vucic and get involved
in process of election of new Serbian Patriarch (BNTV)
TC Assembly appoints new TC government (BHT1)
B&H Court receives ten appeals against decision of B&H CEC on Doboj and Srebrenica (Nezavisne)
Inadmissible pressure of embassies against B&H Court (Glas Srpske)
Legally prescribed deadline for inaugural session of Mostar City Council to expire at end
of next week, city majority still unclear (O Kanal/BHT1/FTV)
Sannino: Countries of region need to give their contribution in EU accession process and
developments in B&H do not go in favor of this (N1)
Is American-German plan for B&H a combination of the ‘April Package’ and the ‘Butmir Process’? (Dnevni list)
British confirm that world powers are talking about new boss of OHR in B&H (Dnevni list)
Montenegro
Agreement reached to overcome the problem of recalling ambassadors (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Pendarovski promises Bulgaria that Macedonia will not try to install “some kind of a Macedonian minority” (Republika)
VMRO-DPMNE begins collecting signatures for a new census law (Republika)
Albania
OSCE Head Vincenzo del Monaco: OSCE Presence in Albania will continue to be a strategic partner of the State Police (Radio Tirana)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID – 19: 301 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Interim release denied for Thaci, Selimi and Krasniqi (media)
• Klinaku: Rejection of former KLA leaders’ conditional release, political (media)
• Kosovo leaders congratulate U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (media)
• Minister Haradinaj-Stublla: Kosovo is ready for dialogue with epilogue (media)
• Joint Kosovo-North Macedonia governments meeting postponed (Gazeta Express)
• Osmani: Today we are proud of help that Albanians gave to Jewish people (RTK)
• Kosovo’s Acting President receives death threat on Facebook (Gazeta Express)
• Hoti: Those who have problems with the law cannot take public office (Koha)
• Hoxhaj: LVV intends to overthrow the legal system (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: War for human lives, but also for future of our country is being waged (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia has no right to irresponsible statements (Kosovo-online, RTS)
• Silva: Enlargement remain in focus during Portuguese EU presidency (N1)
• Serbian Defense Minister: KFOR only legitimate force in Kosovo (N1, FoNet)
• “Allies will support unification with Albania“ (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Why is international community silent at Haradinaj’s threats (Kosovo-online, KoSSev)
• Andjelkovic: ICG provokes, offers Serbia capitulation, division of Kosovo real compromise (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic: Government providing another EUR 2.5 billion in aid to population and economy (N1, RTS)
• Holocaust Remembrance Day marked in Belgrade (N1)
• Health House in Kursumlija receives 800 requests for vaccination from Kosovo residents (Kosovo-online)
Opinion:
• Eastern Europe wakes up with Trump hangover (EUobserver)
International:
• Europe Is Flirting With a Vaccine Disaster (Bloomberg)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Financial Times ranks Serbia 2nd in Europe on vaccination list (N1)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 27, 2021
• COVID – 19: 313 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Kosovo ex-PM Albin Kurti barred from running in election (BIRN)
• CEC spokesman: We’ll wait for decisions from Supreme Court (Indeksonline)
• Kosnett: Respecting court decisions vital to Kosovo’s democratic future (media)
• VV: ECAP acted in line with Daka, LDK and PDK (media)
• Haradinaj: Albin Kurti must not be stopped from running in elections (Kallxo)
• Kosovo’s prime time TV debates are becoming a farce (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosnett: Washington agreement remains in force until eventual change (media)
• Hague judge extends detention for Kosovo ex-commander (Balkan Insight)