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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 24, 2021

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 24, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 461 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Palmer: Kosovo-Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina, two separate issues (VoA, media)
• European Parliament: Kosovo’s independence is irreversible (REL, media)
• Bajrami resigns from the Acting Finance Minister position (media)
• Haradinaj sees LVV movements as “powerless to face northern integration” (Koha)
• Head of Kosovo’s Agency for Agricultural Development arrested (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Meeting with Kosovo Serb representatives on Friday; Concentrated pressure of the EU and the USA (media)
• Vucic on the fight in Laplje Selo: We have all the information; two groups of young men organized the fight (KoSSev)
• Belgrade-ordered beating or an organized fight between high school students? (KoSSev)
• Jevtic: Why is there silence about attacks on Serbian returnees? (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• MEPs: Rule of law and normalisation with Kosovo crucial for Serbia (N1)
• EP on Kosovo: No reform results, call for formation of A/CSM (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Andjelkovic: Albanians frontally attack Serbian List out of fear from Serbian unity in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia & UAE to intensify defense ministries’ cooperation (N1)

Opinion:

• Kosovo must use this moment to reframe the narrative of the past (Kosovo 2.0)

International:

• MEPs call on Serbia to commit unambiguously to European values (europarl.europa.eu)
• Biden’s Early Move in Balkans Signals Interest in Europe (VoA)

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Belgrade Media Report 24 February 2021

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 24 February 2021

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: I expect joint pressure from the EU and US for Serbia to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Selakovic: Necessary for UNMIK to continue activities in an undiminished scope and with an unchanged mandate (RTS)
MEPs: Rule of law and normalization with Kosovo crucial for Serbia (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

SDA and HDZ B&H agree to form working groups in charge of FB&H-level issues primarily FB&H government formation, B&H Election Law and issues on EU path of B&H (O kanal)
Niksic: SDP B&H will not support any solution related to B&H Election Law that will introduce new segregation and new divisions (Nova BH)
International community wants to focus on election legislation reform in 2021 (Nezavisne)
Democratization Policy Council advocates ‘sandwich pressure’ strategy in B&H, in which citizens and IC would apply pressure on political elites (Dnevni list)
Dodik: Serbs were never more aware of their identity (RTRS/MIS TV)
FB&H HoP delegates Becirovic and Miletic submit proposal of amendments to B&H Criminal Code on banning genocide denial into urgent procedure (FTV)
Cubrilovic: HR’s ultimatum does not contribute to democratization and solving of some issues; Inzko is implementing conclusions of one political party (RTRS)
Eight FB&H parties address foreign embassies and seek urgent meetings on Srebrenica (Hayat)
Stromquist: Progress in area of rule of law is crucial for B&H (Fena)
Judge Blagojevic responds to Inzko: HR does not have mandate to impose laws (Glas Srpske)
Republic of North Macedonia

Mickoski calls on Zaev to resign after his latest rule of law disaster (Republika)
Zaev disappointed in LDP for leaving his group in parliament, but claims that the government will survive (Republika)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 24, 2021

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• COVID-19: 285 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Kurti: We don’t avoid talks with Serbia, but first justice and employment (VOA)
• Konjufca: We’ll form government without being dependent on SL (media)
• VV says diaspora votes with expired documents should not be annulled (media)
• Pacolli: I will vote in favor of Osmani for President (media)
• Berisha: Dialogue with Serbia is in Kosovo’s national interest (Koha)
• LDK’s Rugova: Resigned chairmanship trying to impose new leader (media)
• Ahmeti: VV to form coalition with PDK or LDK for greater stability (media)
• Adrijana Hodzic denies deal with Srpska Lista (BIRN)
• “Those assumed to be obstructing justice in Kosovo must be identified” (RFE)
• Serbian church elects patriarch deemed close to president (BIRN)
• TV debate discusses multilingualism and Balkanistics program (Kanal 10)

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