Belgrade Media Report 9 March
LOCAL PRESS
Stankovic: They are dragging three municipalities into dialogue in vain (Novosti)
Dacic: I don’t believe EP will be objective (TV Vesti/RTV/Tanjug/FoNet)
Markovic Palma: No document about Egypt recognizing so-called Kosovo (FoNet)
Stano: Time to move forward on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug)
CoE: Serbia makes some progress in rule of law, more to do (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dodik asks for special session of RS parliament regarding work of HR and OHR (BN TV)
RS officials react to Dodik’s request for special session (Nezavisne)
Appointment of Schmidt as HR is not done deal; Canada has their own candidate for post of new HR (Hayat)
Cvijanovic: Chances for coexistence are at lowest level (Glas Srpske)
Montenegro
Djukanovic: Those who oppose civil Montenegro and destroy the national identity will be held accountable for it (RTNK)
Republic of North Macedonia
Current government exhausted both politically and in terms of personnel, ministers with scandals, no projects, can’t endure the entire term (TV 24)
Selmani: Zaev made the offer for a broad government in haste (TV Telma)
Albania
US calls on party leaders: Select candidates don’t have problems with the law (Radio Tirana)
Two largest parties submitted lists of their candidates for MPs in the 25 April elections. Strong changes made (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 444 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Haradinaj-Stublla resigns as foreign minister and quits AAK (Prishtina Insight)
• Borell: 10 years since the dialogue started, it is time to conclude it (Express)
• Hodzic: We’ll use all legal means to get votes back (media)
• ECAP calls for recount of votes in 134 polling stations (media)
• KSF embarks on its first international deployment (media)
• Tome Gashi prepares lawsuits against Dick Marty and Carla Del Ponte (Gazeta Express)
• Duda Balje and Veton Berisha submit appeals to the Supreme Court (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• 61 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Hodzic filed complaint to Supreme Court: We’ll address the international courts if need be (Kosovo-online)
• Garipi: The Roma Initiative appealed to the Supreme Court (KiM radio, Kosovo Online)
• Court annuls detention of four youngsters, proposal for other three to remain under house arrest (Radio KIM)
• Stankovic: They drag Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja into dialogue in vain (Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti)
• CoE Belgrade Office Head: Serbia makes some progress in rule of law, more to do (N1)
Opinion:
• About a “Greater Serbian hegemony” (Kosovo-online, Novi Standard)
International:
• In Central and Southeast Europe the EU is Losing Vaccination Race to Russia (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• In Kosovo, three organisations are showing what women can do when given the chance to lead (Emerging Europe)
• International Women’s Day Marked in Southeast, Central Europe Despite Pandemic (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 9, 2021
• COVID-19: 587 new cases, 6 deaths (media)
• COVID-19 worsens plight of stressed-out Balkan reporters (BIRN)
• Abdixhiku, Haziri announce candidacies for post of LDK leader (media)
• Kurti: Dialogue with Serbia must be well prepared (media)
• Lajcak: Dialogue brought about important agreements (media)
• Hodzic: ECAP decision, politically motivated and scandalous (media)
• Kosnett: Women leaders, always instrumental to Kosovo’s success (media)
• Szunyog: Impressed with stories of powerful women (media)
• People’s Attorney: Gender equality in institutions must be obligatory (Kallxo)
• Prishtina marches “against patriarchy that kills” on Women’s Day (BIRN)
• KSF to embark on first peacekeeping mission abroad (media)
• “Those who believe Serbia must be forced to accept deal live in fairy tale” (media)