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)