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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 17, 2021

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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)

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Belgrade Media Report 17 March 2021

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 17, 2021

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• 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)

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