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Belgrade Media Report 5 February

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Important that Macron does not impose stance on Kosovo (Beta/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Brnabic: Report on Saturday (Tanjug/RTS)
Dacic: Motive for Israel’s recognition of Kosovo Jerusalem as capital (TV Prva/Beta)
Vulin: Asylum system of Serbia one of most organized in Europe (Tanjug/RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dodik: Serb people do not receive ultimatums well; Inzko showed hatred towards Serb people, qualifying them as collectively responsible for war crimes (Hayat/RTRS)
Inzko says he is not one who imposed collective responsibility on the RS, but the RS has imposed burden of guilt on Serb people (Nova BH)
B&H Presidency members and US Ambassador Nelson discuss current situation in B&H, EU path (N1)
Covic: Reaching agreement on Law on Elections requires participation of international representatives (Fena)
Cavara: SDA’s plan is to remove Croats from all decision-making offices and create unitary Bosniak state (Oslobodjenje)
Prosecutor’s Office of B&H interviews Dodik regarding ‘Icon’ affair (FTV)
Croatia

Croatian MEP calls for faster integration of Western Balkans into EU (Hina)
Montenegro

Pisonero: Montenegro needs progress in reforms, not regress (Pobjeda)
Albania

Albania moves from a ‘hybrid regime’ to a ‘flawed democracy’ (ADN)
Rama: We are in the same class with the US and the EU! (Radio Tirana)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break: The Future of Israel-Balkan Relations (The Media Line)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 5, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 284 new cases, five deaths (media)
• UNICEF: Over 100,000 vaccines from COVAX dedicated for Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Hoti: No one can question my government’s decisions (media)
• Kurti and Osmani promise a governance free of corruption (media)
• Hoxhaj discusses foreign investments with head of World Economic Forum (media)
• Haradinaj vows to defend Kosovo’s sovereignty and independence (media)
• CEC: Votes for uncertified candidates will not be included in result forms (RFE)
• Kurti pledges to bring social and legal justice (Prishtina Insight)
• Rohde: Parties to agree on president’s post, not head to new elections (Kosovapress)
• Haxhiu: Vote for number on LV’s ticket will not be invalid (media)
• Haradinaj-Stublla reacts to idea of moving Kosovo’s embassy from Jerusalem (Lajmi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak: I have strong support from EU members for the plan implementation (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Dacic: Pristina doesn’t respect what has been signed and agreed (Tanjug)
• Serbian List Vice President Dalibor Jevtic: Laws to Pristina as a “Buffet table” (Vecernje Novosti)
• Petar Petkovic: Haradinaj would like to win some votes for his party by attacking President Vucic (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia’s Vucic & EU’s Fabrizi: Belgrade must continue toward EU (N1)
• Preparatory hearing in Oliver Ivanovic’s case, defendants pleaded not guilty (Radio KIM)
• The process of vaccination of the population from Kosovo continues in Kursumlija (KiM radio)
• Decreased number of polling stations, voting only with Kosovo ID (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: Macron doesn’t impose France’s stances, wishes to hear Serbian side (TV Most)

International:

• Six Plead Not Guilty to Kosovo Serb Politician Ivanovic’s Murder (Balkan Insight)
• Ties That Bind, Ties That Break: The Future of Israel-Balkan Relations (themedialine.org)
• Democracy Index 2020: Albania moves up, Serbia achieves the lowest score since 2006 (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end – president (Reuters)
• Air Serbia moving to JFK Terminal 1 (N1

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2021

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• COVID-19: 333 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Kosovo begins blood plasma collection to treat COVID-19 (RFE)
• British Embassy cautions against rallies flouting Covid rules (media)
• Hoti: Albanians to unite in the EU (Klan)
• Kurti: Only a high turnout will secure us a victory (media)
• Hoxhaj: PDK will win February 14 elections (media)
• Haradinaj: Vucic using Kosovo Serbs for own interests (Telegrafi)
• Limaj: New government to prepare lawsuit against Serbia (RTK)
• “We would consider moving embassy from Jerusalem if EU conditions it” (Telegrafi)
• CEC meeting dominated by disagreements over diaspora votes (media)
• Agreement on U.S. investments in Kosovo enters into force (Koha)
• Ambassador Abbott meets Constitutional Court president Rama-Hajrizi (media)
• Three members of State Council of Quality quit (media)
• Kosovo Court Urged to Convict Serb of War Crimes (Balkan Insight)

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