UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 19, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 19, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 828 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Abdixhiku and Shala meet Kurti and Osmani (media)
• Vucic publishes the map of Kosovo immersed in Serbian flag, US embassy reacts (euronews.al)
• EU comments on Vucic’s photo with the map of Kosovo (Express, media)
• Swedish MEP says EU should not threaten Kosovo for its Embassy in Jerusalem (Express)
• Majko to Vucic: Serbia should not capitulate in face of its inabilities (RTK)
• LDK to elect new chairmanship on Saturday (RTK)
• Osmani holds a virtual meeting with USAID Director (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 36 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian areas (KoSSev)
• Vucic: We are looking for a compromise, but I am not sure that Albanians are ready (media)
• Petkovic: Hysterical assaults by Albanian politicians the only answer to Vucic’s peaceful policy (Kosovo-online)
• EU: Serbia and Kosovo to refrain from statements that do not serve normalization of relations (Kosovo Online)
• More than two million people in Serbia received first dose of vaccine (Danas)
• North Mitrovica Hospital Center sends staff to help the Batajnica Covid hospital (KoSSev)
• Office for KiM demands a higher level of security for the religious heritage in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Church in Silovo village broken into (RTV Puls, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio)
• Protests of a group of people in Gracanica continue over hiring in the Clinical Hospital Center (KiM radio)
• Minister tells German Ambassador thousands leaving Serbia every year (N1)
• CRTA: Citizens of Serbia moderately interested in politics, mostly in Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
• Croatia establishes contact with Chinese COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers (N1)
Opinion:
• What are the new Kosovo government biggest priorities? (euractiv.com)
• Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy in China’s shadow (Al Jazeera)
International:
• EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning (AP)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Between life and death, artists articulate the pandemic (Kosovo 2.0)
• No more! Kosovars hold vigils for latest femicide victim (Prishtina Insight)
Belgrade Media Report 19 March 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 19 March 2021
LOCAL PRESS
We are looking for a compromise with Kosovo Albanians, I am not sure they are ready for that (RTS)
Vucic thanks Nigeria for its respect of international law by upholding Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (RTS)
US Embassy concerned over attacks on civil society organizations (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
B&H Presidency members and Serbian FM Selakovic emphasize need to establish better coordination of B&H and Serbia when it comes to issue of migrants (Nova BH)
SDA, HDZ B&H and SNSD hold meeting to discuss B&H’s path to EU (O kanal)
Sattler and Radoncic discuss constitutional/electoral reform (Dnevni avaz)
Conference on transformation potential of Euro-Atlantic process of B&H takes place in Neum (BHT1)
DF argues Croatian officials cannot be ones to decide on defining of Law on Elections of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Russian Embassy to B&H: If B&H and NATO start becoming closer we will react to this hostile move (RTRS)
Session of PIC SB was postponed because there is no consensus on appointment of new High Representative (Glas Srpske)
Komsic meets Kalabughov who reiterates that OHR needs to be closed (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
Croatia will continue to support Bosnia and Herzegovina (Hina)
Population census delayed until autumn (Hina)
Montenegro
Krivokapic: Issue of founding party in these circumstances logical, I share only same state with DPS (Dan)
Abazovic meets with Sinkevicius and Lajcak: Government will work hard on reforms (RTCG)
Abazovic meets with NATO Quint Ambassadors in Brussels (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Siljanovska: VMRO-DPMNE calls for an expert government with real experts that will bring knowledge (TV Alfa)
Albanian members of the Macedonian government are exclusively advancing Albanian national interests (Republika)
Ahmeti announces that a deal with Bulgaria is “not far” (Republika)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 19, 2021
• COVID-19: 747 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Fist Covid vaccines set for Kosovo from India (Koha)
• Syla: Albania has secured 500 vaccines for healthcare staff in Kosovo (media)
• Kosnett urges opposition to put needs of people above political partisanship (media)
• Haziri: LDK should have a vote for Vjosa Osmani president (RTV21/Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj: AAK will not vote for Osmani nor will it make necessary quorum (Telegrafi)
• Vucic’s post of Serbian flag on Kosovo map backdrop sparks reactions (media)
• Russia says Kosovo has no right to open a mission in Jerusalem (EO)
• SGG condemns the killing of Sebahate Sopi, calls for concrete actions to protect women (Klan)
• Kosovo’s Kurti Urges Albanians Abroad to Join North Macedonia Census (Balkan Insight)
• ‘I want to live not just survive’: Kosovo and its chronic brain drain problem (euronews)
• Kosovo Police probe threat to BIRN team filming disputed property (Prishtina Insight)
Belgrade Media Report 18 March
LOCAL PRESS
Petkovic attends memorial service for victims of March pogrom (Politika)
Vucic meets with Fabrizi (Tanjug)
Fabrizi to Vucic: Secure ambience for media freedom (FoNet/N1)
Non-paper, the EU has new rules for Serbia (Tanjug/B92)
Joksimovic: Serbia ready for resuming EU integration process (RTS)
Bilcik: Serbia has to turn words into deeds (FoNet)
US Ambassador pleased with talks with Serbian MPs (Beta)
Mihajlovic: Serbia committed to achieving goals of sustainable development (Tanjug)
Krivokapic wants better relations with Serbia (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Selakovic meets Turkovic: Serbia and B&H have problems from the past, but the economy can connect us (BHT1)
Selakovic, Turkovic criticize COVAX mechanism during Selakovic’s visit to B&H (Nova BH)
Selakovic and Tegeltija discuss regional cooperation (ATV)
Cvijanovic and Selakovic discuss improvement of cooperation between RS and Serbia (ATV)
Vaccination of employees of B&H CC and their families in Serbia causes reactions (N1)
B&H’s Commission for Cooperation with NATO: B&H could adopt 2021 Program of Reforms by mid-April (BN TV)
Inter-Agency Working Group for amendments to B&H Election Law formed (FTV)
B&H CoM fails again to appoint supervisory body for implementation of National Strategy for War Crimes Processing; EU Delegation wars that all institutions must implement Strategy (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
Covic: We are looking for solutions for stabilization of relations in B&H (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Three coalitions reach agreement on swift government formation in Niksic (RTCG)
Krivokapic: DPS result in Niksic an inflated balloon (Pobjeda.me/H1 TV)
USA: Political leaders should support Montenegro in which everyone feels safe (CdM/VoA)
Abazovic: Montenegro’s government not pro-Russian (RTCG)
Abazovic begs EU for understanding (Pobjeda.me)
Abazovic meets Varhelyi: Montenegro committed to strong reforms in rule of law (RTCG)
Abazovic meets with Picula and Castaldo: We are determined to follow the EU path (RTCG)
Stoltenberg: 50% of Montenegrin citizens support staying in NATO (CdM)
Albania
Palmer: US expects high standards for 4/25 Elections (Tirana Times/VoA)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 18, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 704 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Kosnett meets Kurti: U.S. committed to helping new government succeed (media)
• Nagavci confirms Konjufca’s nomination for Assembly Speaker (Koha)
• Hoxhaj: PDK will not take part in voting Osmani for president (media)
• Abdixhiku: LDK’s position on Osmani’s candidacy to be taken by chairmanship (media)
• Hoti: We will vote for no president, we are an opposition party (Koha)
• PDK and LDK MPs to register today (RTK)
• Italian ambassador calls Abdixhiku, talk about creation of institutions (Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• 43 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities (KoSSev)
• RTK2 : Serbian List can influence election of Kosovo President
• United Balkans for Clean Air: Shut down coal-fired power plants as soon as possible (Danas)
• ‘Sporazoom’ TV Show: Ten years of negotiations (RTV Puls)
• Serbia signed agreement to purchase additional two million doses of Sinopharm vaccine (Tanjug)
• Serbian Crisis Team doctor says partial lockdown will be extended (N1)
• Serbian ministers welcome EU coronavirus certificates (N1)
Opinion:
• No internal dialogue is possible without the Serb List (d4d-ks.org)
International:
• WHO European Region: COVID-19 case incidence on the rise as deaths edge towards 1 million (euro.who.int)
• EU plans to have vaccine certificates ready by summer (DW)
• As Vaccinations Speed Along in Serbia, the Country Basks in the Glow of a Successful Campaign (The New York Times)
Humanitarian/Development:
• The Security and Gender Group condemns the killing of Sebahate Sopi and calls for concrete actions to protect women
• Transforming the thrift shop (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 18, 2021
• COVID-19: 709 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Kurti: First task of new government will be securing COVID-19 vaccines (media)
• Zemaj discusses Covid situation with Israeli counterpart (media)
• Lul Raka: The pandemic exposed Kosovo’s weak healthcare system (Prishtina Insight)
• Koha, Indeksonline reveal who they say will be members of new government
• PDK will not support Osmani for president (media)
• Abdixhiku: Osmani to clarify her position on LDK (Telegrafi)
• Abbott: Kosovo needs greater public debate on dialogue (Koha)
• Lajcak briefs EU ambassadors on Western Balkans visit (media)
• Serwer: U.S. to convince Russia on Kosovo joining UN (Klan)
• “Turkey’s reaction over Kosovo’s embassy, attempt to expand influence” (VOA/media)
• Hasani: Konjufca cannot mandate Kurti for Prime Minister (media)
• In addition to the Assembly, the government is expected to be voted on Monday (Koha)
• High number of deaths during the pandemic year in Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo, EU discuss energy, environment and other issues (Gazeta Express)
• Serbs Commemorate Dead on Anniversary of Kosovo Unrest (Balkan Insight)
• In Latest Award-Winning Kosovo Film, a Coming-of-Age Story (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 17, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 17, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 709 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Osmani on national unity: Kosovo is here to stay (BBC, media)
• Kosovo discusses securing of anti-COVID-19 vaccine with Israel (media)
• Abbott meets Abdixhiku, discuss LDK and its role as opposition (media)
• Kurti and Osmani meet representatives of Gorani and Roma entities (media)
• Next status conference in Thaci et al. case on 24 March (Express)
• Abdixhiku accuses Kurti ahead of negotiations for Kosovo’s new president (euronews.al)
• Chairman of LDK in Kllokot resigns (media)
• Kosovo paralyzed, public transportation on strike asking subsidies for the pandemic (euronews.al)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian areas 29 new cases of Covid-19 (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• 17th anniversary of March pogrom commemorated (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Patriarch Porfirije: Prayer for peace for all people in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic says Serbia won’t allow repeat of Kosovo violence (N1)
• Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry on March 2004 pogrom (Kosovo-online)
• Remembering victims of March pogrom in Mitrovica North (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Most)
• Even after 17 years, the images of the pogrom still live (KiM radio)
• Ratovac Siamasvili: UNESCO aware of the peculiarities and significance of the Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• CI SDP: Pogrom is a crime no one was held responsible for (Radio kontakt plus)
• COM KFOR: Security situation stabilized after 2004 (RTS, Kosovo-online)
• Four principles of the new methodology of EU for Serbia’s accession (media)
• Raska-Prizren Eparchy requests those in charge to prevent attacks against religious objects (Radio KIM)
• Office for KiM: Continuous endangerment of Serbian heritage (Radio KIM)
• Vucic met Chen Bo, focus on Sinopharm factory construction (RTS)
• Montenegro PM tells N1 he wants better relations with Serbia (N1)
International:
• EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk (AP)
• Belgium Arrests Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla on War Crime Charges (Balkan Insight)
Belgrade Media Report 17 March 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 17 March 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: There can be no reason for liquidation of entire nation (Tanjug/RTV)
March pogrom engraved in people’s lives (RTS)
Seventeen years since the pogrom in Kosovo and Metohija – obvious planned ethnic cleansing (RTS)
Seventeen years ago 28 people were killed, 4,000 expelled from homes in Kosovo (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
B&H CC enables all its employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus in Serbia; Reactions (N1)
Three agreements signed during visit of B&H Presidency members to Ankara; Turkey to donate 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines to B&H; Dodik comments RS parliament conclusions for Turkish media (ATV)
Dodik: Despite fact that Turkey is bit more inclined towards Bosniak political elites, in official talks, it wants to show that it is for cooperation in whole of B&H (RTRS)
Sattler, Nelson, Kavalec meet B&H MPs and discuss electoral reform (Dnevni avaz)
HDZ B&H, SDA delegations meet in Mostar, agree it is necessary to create positive atmosphere in FB&H (Dnevni list)
Mehmedagic pays official visit to NATO HQ in Brussels, confirms continuity of cooperation between OSA and NATO (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
Parliament Committee endorses bill on Civilian War Victims (Hina)
Montenegro
Djukanovic: Now is the time to define pro-European platform more clearly (CdM)
Radulovic: Our mission is EU membership, credible alliance in NATO and improvement of regional cooperation (CdM)
Abazovic at NATO headquarters: Support for Alliance has never been greater (CdM)
Albania
New poll: Opposition ahead of Socialist Party (Tirana Times/Gazeta Express/TV 7)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 17, 2021
• COVID-19: 608 new cases, 10 deaths (media)
• Education deputy minister says schools will be off for one week (Kallxo)
• Social networks flooded with appeals for convalescent plasma donations (Koha)
• Kurti, Osmani meet leaders of communities, discuss formation of new institutions (media)
• VV’s Konjufca, candidate for Kosovo Assembly Speaker (media)
• Osmani’s list aims to get two ministerial posts and deputy prime ministry (Koha)
• Abdixhiku on Osmani’s election: We do not want instability (T7/media)
• Haradinaj: LVV does not have AAK’s support to govern on its own (RTK)
• Haxhiu announces review of all Hoti-led government’s decisions (Koha)
• Citaku: Opening of Embassy in Jerusalem should not be part of political debate (media)
• Former KLA fighter arrested on Specialist Chambers warrant (media)
• Dissatisfaction of Kosovo Serbs about party employments (RFE/media)
• Kosovo’s Kurti Seeks to Form ‘No Compromise’ Government Quickly (BIRN)
Belgrade Media Report 16 March
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic speaks with Palmer (Tanjug/Novosti/RTS)
Palmer and Godfrey: US position is that mutual recognition should be reached in the process of normalizing relations (Beta)
Selakovic thanks Nigeria for a decision not to recognize Kosovo’s unilaterally declared
independence (Beta/Novosti)
Office: Fifth church in Kosovo and Metohija robbed in ten days (RTS)
Mandic: A Serb to head Niksic after almost 80 years (RTS)
Assembly of Free Serbia calls on opposition to present one negotiating platform (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Izetbegovic asks Inzko to send original text of Dayton Agreement and verified translations to B&H HoP (Nezavisne)
Cvijanovic, Cubrilovic and Viskovic meet EUFOR Commander Platzer; Cvijanovic emphasizes importance of continuation of good cooperation between EUFOR and RS institutions (ATV)
Dedic says B&H Constitution must be changed to make changes to Law on Elections of B&H, advocates direct election of B&H Presidency in entire B&H (Oslobodjenje)
If talks on changes to B&H Election Law are transferred to interdepartmental working group, process will take months and changes will probably not be adopted on time for 2022 General Elections (Nezavisne)
Court of B&H rejects proposal of Prosecution; Novalic and Milicevic to continue with their official duties (BHT1)
District Prosecutor’s Office orders investigation against NATO in regards to 1995 bombing (ATV)
Montenegro
Kovacevic: I’ll invite Koprivica to meeting on Tuesday to agree on local government formation asap (CdM)
Medojevic on election results (CdM)
Djukanovic: With the result in Niksic, the DPS announced a soon return to state power (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Bushi displays the emblem of the terrorist UCK organization in his office (Republika)
Albania
Palmer: US expects high standards for 4/25 elections (Tirana Times)
Meta: Terrible crisis has plagued Albania, do not expect perfect president (ADN)
Basha: Citizens will bring change with vote on 25 April (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 16, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 553 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Hoti: No new anti-Covid measures, stable trend of cases (media)
• Rohde: New elections are the last thing Kosovo needs (Koha)
• Turkish community leaders join discussions on formation of new government (media)
• Rexhepi: We will vote for Kurti government, Osmani president (media)
• Krasniqi: Our vote will be in support of Kurti, Osmani (media)
• VAKAT: Our position on new government to be clarified later (media)
• Petkovic granted permission to visit Kosovo (Koha/Klan)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbian communities: 55 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths (KoSSev)
• Church in Donja Gusterica broken into last night (KiM radio)
• US’s Palmer & Godfrey worried about journalists’ safety in Serbia (Beta, N1)
• Manaj: The identification of remains found in nine sites in Kosovo and Kizevak is underway (KoSSev)
• Daimel: Hard times could come for Vucic soon (Danas, FoNet, VoA)
• Hungarian FM says Belgrade, Budapest did not allow vaccine to become political (N1, Beta)
• Protest due to the outcome of the competition for the admission of medical staff in Gracanica (RTV Puls, KiM radio, RTK2)
Opinion:
• Central Europe’s Media-Capture Epidemic (Balkan Insight)
International:
• WHO meets to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine as more EU countries halt rollout (CNN)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Bosnian Film “Quo Vadis, Aida?” officially nominated for the Oscar (N1, KoSSev)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 16, 2021
• COVID-19: 574 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Zemaj: Vaccines dedicated to Kosovo to be available from 17 March (Klan)
• Assembly’s constitutive session called for 22 March (media)
• Kurti: Missing persons did not get due attention in dialogue with Serbia (media)
• “Opening of embassy in Jerusalem decreed by former President Thaci” (media)
• EU, Palestinians, Jordan condemn opening of Kosovo’s embassy in Jerusalem (media)
• Abdixhiku sends letter to Kurti, Osmani asking to meet Friday (media)
• Analysts: Kurti to hope on LDK for Osmani’s election (Telegrafi)
• Serwer: Vucic is trying to create Milosevis’s Greater Serbia (VoA, RTK)
• Hoxhaj denies that PDK leadership will be dismissed (Kanal10, media)
• Daut Haradinaj gives up MP mandate (media)
• Presidency secretary dismissed in light of misuse of authorities charges (media)
• Haxhiu on the murdered woman case: Those who neglected the case, to leave (media)
• Kosovo Seeks ‘Reset’ of Decade-Old Dialogue with Serbia (BIRN)
• Kosovo’s Thaci Challenges War Crime Indictment at Hague Court (BIRN)
• US’ Palmer and Serbia’s Vucic discuss main topics and mutual differences (N1)
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