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Belgrade Media Report 3 February

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic, Putin: No one can break the friendship between Serbia and Russia (RTS)
Xi Jinping invites Vucic at China and CEEC Summit (RTS/RTV)
Rakic: The fight for Serbian interests is not easy, but an honorable duty (RTS)
McAllister: Fajon, Bilcik to lead EP delegation in inter-party dialogue (Beta)
Tegeltija: There can be no progress in B&H for as long as there is High Representative (Politika/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

B&H CEC schedules elections in Doboj and Srebrenica on 21 February and in Travnik and Ustikolina on 11 April (BHT1)
SNSD submits criminal reports against members of B&H CEC and B&H Court judges (RTRS)
Covic meets Croatian Minister Grlic Radman (O kanal)
Croatia

Plenkovic: Incident with MEPs at border will be reported to European Parliament (Hina)
Pupovac condemns Knin fortress incident as extremely harmful and disgraceful (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia

Pendarovski proposes that the census is postponed by a few months (Republika)
VMRO-DPMNE starts initiative for collecting signatures for nullifying the census law (Republika)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

EU regrets Kosovo’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem (Reuters/EurActiv)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 3, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 341 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Humolli: First vaccines in Kosovo expected to be from AstraZeneca (RFE)
• State Department: United States will stand by Kosovo (media)
• Osmani: Israel’s recognition strengthens Kosovo’s international standing (media)
• Kosovo ministry heralds new horizons in relations with UAE (media)
• Hoti: We will win on February 14 (Kallxo)
• Kurti and Osmani declare the arrival of “2021 spring” (Kallxo/Klan)
• Haradinaj promises the opening of a new chapter for Kosovo (Klan)
• Limaj: NISMA will be the surprise of February elections (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic will talk to Putin soon; main topic – vaccines (B92)
• Brnabic: Vaccination is about saving lives, not geo-politics (DW, Focus, N1)
• Rakic: The fight for Serbian interests is not easy, but it is an honourable duty (RTS)
• Merkel: Serbia vaccinates faster than the rest of Europe (B92)
• Seventeen protected witnesses to testify at Kosovo former leaders’ trial (Beta, N1)
• Dacic: ”We have always said that Kosovo is our Jerusalem” (RTV, Tanjug, Politika)
• Now, Serbia could not fulfill what has been signed (B92, Sputnik)
• Shooting in majority-Serb Kosovo village (media)
• KLA graffiti inscribed on a wall in Gorazdevac, Office for KiM reacts (Radio kontakt plus, Radio Gorazdevac)
• Arlov: KP rejected appeal to ban on entry with no explanation and a “rejected“ stamp (KoSSev)
• NGO Aktiv launches initiative to amend the Law on the Use of Languages (KiM radio)
• Slavisa Petkovic: We will try to change everything (Radio KIM)
• Telekom General Director: Ambitious plans to expand “Telekom Serbia” in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Still no answer from Serbia’s Commission to Telekom-Telenor deal; Others react (N1)
• Fabrizi: Serbia showed resilience during coronavirus pandemic (N1)

Opinion:

• Could the Kosovo story end in Greater Albania? (opendemocracy.net)
• Thunder On, Sistes! (Kosovo 2.0)

International:

• Lunić: It is understandable why Serbia wants KFOR to stay in Kosovo (EWB)
• Kosovo Visa Liberalization Not in Portuguese Council Presidency Agenda Either (schengenvisainfo.com)
• French citizens’ convictions against enlargement are not firmly held (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo film wins three awards at Sundance Film Festival (Prishtina Insight)
• Varhelyi and Viola Von Cramon tackle issue of illegally kept lion in Gnjilane (KoSSev)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 3, 2021

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• COVID – 19: 245 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Kurti: I lead the Vetevendosje list (media)
• CEC allows unverified voters to vote too (media)
• Vetevendosje leads with 51 percent, according to poll (media)
• Voting in Kosovo election delayed for citizens living abroad (BIRN)
• Hoti: U.S. is helping us manage the situation (media)
• EU: Kosovo decision to open embassy in Jerusalem, regrettable (media)
• “Kosovo recognition sends clear message to EU non-recognising states” (media)
• Arab League condemns Kosovo opening of embassy in Jerusalem (DNE)
• AKR leader Behgjet Pacolli, candidate for Kosovo President (media)
• U.S. Embassy supports “Future is in Our Hands” campaign (media)
• Kosovo urged to establish museum in child war victims’ memory (BIRN)

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