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Belgrade Media Report 15 March

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LOCAL PRESS

Brnabic with Palmer about bilateral relations and Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
Vucic: We have new incredible evidence against the mafia (B92)
Selakovic: Serbia strongly committed to development of relations with Russia (FoNet/RTV/RTS)
Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Institutions in Pristina continue repression over Serbs (RTV)
EP: Obstacles exist on path to Serbia-Kosovo agreement (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

RS parliament adopts 10 conclusions regarding work of High Representative in B&H; (RTRS)
Foreign Ministers of nine EU countries send letter to Borrell (Nezavisne/ORF TV)
Dodik: OHR and UK cannot affect conclusions of RS parliament (RTRS)
High Representative created disorder in B&H (EuroBlic)
Banjac: Past decisions of High Representatives in B&H created further divisions between peoples (ATV)
Vukanovic: RS parliament’s conclusions on secessionist ideas of Dodik are cheap populism (Hayat)
Sattler reflects on RS parliament’s special session on work of HR, rules out possibility of RS secession and abolition of entities (Face TV)
Pasalic: Motion of Bosniak Caucus in RS CoP regarding RS Forest Law represents political attack on RS property (ATV)
Dzaferovic and Sattler meet; conclude that with significant steps forward in implementing 14 priorities, B&H can expect to obtain candidate status this year (FTV)
Dodik: Proposal of EU leaders on COVID-passports and vaccines is discriminatory (ATV)
Borenovic says announcement on COVID-passports is pressure to vaccinate as many people as possible, Majkic argues EU introduces ‘dual discrimination’ (EuroBlic)
Digital Tirana Economic Forum held, Tegeltija emphasizes commitment of B&H to EU membership (N1)
Croatia

Croatia successfully completes Schengen evaluation procedure (Hina)
Montenegro

Niksic local elections – polls close and counting gets under way (CdM)
Picula: Concept of Montenegrin statehood questionable for part of ruling majority (CdM)
Albania

DP-SP supporters clash as PM visits Elbasan (ADN)
DP Chair calls against violence as Democrats-Socialists clash in Elbasan (ADN)
Basha accuses PM of provoking Elbasan after politics-related turmoil (ADN)
President Meta clashes with police while defending FRD Chairman (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 15, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 574 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Kurti and Osmani kick off talks on forming new government (Express)
• Hoxhaj requests more clarity on new government approach (Express)
• Haradianj withdraws from running for president: we do not have majority (RTK)
• Hamas denounces opening of Kosovo embassy in Jerusalem (Express)
• Abdixhiku: We are waiting for LVV’s response for Friday’s meeting (media)
• Edi Rama invites Kosovo doctors to get Covid-19 vaccine in Kukes (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• 28 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus)
• Palestinian Ambassador to Belgrade: By opening an embassy in Jerusalem, Kosovo violates our rights (Kosovo Online)
• Mavric and Qerkini called on the institutions to shed light on the fate of 1,640 missing persons (KiM radio, Kosovo Online)
• Two churches broken into in the Strpce municipality (RTV Puls)
• Serbian List: Disgraceful decision to extend detention of the Mayor of Klokot (Kosovo Online)
• Hodzic: Minority communities that don’t want to be assimilated are not welcome in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Decision on the replacement of car plates is a violation of the Brussels Agreement (KIM radio)
• Selakovic: Serbia strongly committed to development of relations with Russia (N1)
• SOC Patriarch Porfirije in three day stay in Kosovo (Radio Kontakt plus)

Opinion:

• Football match lays bare Spain’s disastrous policy towards Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• The EU Is a Dishonest Broker on Western Balkan Demographics (carnegieeurope.eu)
• Osmani: “The goal is to see the Republic of Kosovo as a vibrant democracy!” (Faces of Democracy)
• Western Balkan Civil Society Avoiding Fight Against Corruption, Crime: Report (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo’s Thaci Challenges War Crime Indictment at Hague Court (Balkan Insight)
• Montenegrin President’s Party Defeated in his Hometown Niksic (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Single mothers unsupported in the pandemic (Kosovo 2.0)
• EU ‘green pass’ fuels the fire in Balkans (euractive.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 15, 2021

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• COVID-19: 597 new cases, nine deaths (media)
• Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem (media)
• Turkey condemns opening of Kosovo’s embassy in Jerusalem (media)
• Lumir Abdixhiku elected new leader of LDK (media)
• Abdixhiku receives congratulations on his election (media)
• Abdixhiku will not be attending Kurti, Osmani’s meeting today (media)
• EP report identifies obstacles to a Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK/Zeri)
• COVID-19: Kosovo remains without any printed newspaper (RFE)
• At Kosovo Monastery, Nationalist Clamor Disturbs the Peace (NYT)
• In Mitrovica, a bridge that separates Kosovo’s Albanians and Serbs (euronews)
• Balkan States Under Pressure to Prosecute Financiers of Terrorism (BIRN)

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