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Belgrade Media Report 22 March

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LOCAL PRESS

Opposition to EP: Serbia’s regime undermines inter-party dialogue (N1)
Schieb: Normalization of relations with Pristina would significantly draw Serbia closer to EU membership (Blic)
Palmer: Euro-skepticism in Serbia understandable, road to EU tough (FoNet/N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Russian Embassy’s statement on NATO cooperation with B&H sparks reactions (Nova BH)
Dodik: Everyone in B&H must decide on NATO membership (Srna)
Lungescu on Russian Embassy’s statement on NATO path of B&H: Every state has sovereign right to choose its own security arrangement (Nova BH)
US Embassy to B&H reacts to statement by Russian Embassy to B&H: NATO’s relationship with B&H is centered on reforms (AJB)
Nelson surprised and pretty disturbed with statement of Russian Embassy (O kanal)
Changes to Law on Elections of B&H again in the spotlight; German government: Third entity is not option (FTV)
Izetbegovic: Unitary B&H has never been suffocating identity of ethnic groups in this county; HDZ B&H and SDA have not been able to bring our positions closer (N1)
Trial in case ‘Novalic et al.’ continues, prosecution witness Salcin: UNDP’s assistance in purchase of respirators rejected by FB&H Civil Protection Administration (FTV)
Montenegro

Krivokapic: Vuksic falsely accused, prosecutor’s office must react (CdM)
Konjevic: Scandal – Vuksic revealed secret data of NATO member (CdM)
Boskovic: Security sector humiliated, national security endangered, Vuksic should resign (CdM)
Markovic: Government harms intelligence service and state reputation (CdM)
Venice Commission issues adverse opinion on prosecutorial laws (Pobjeda)
Knezevic: DF not giving up on prosecutorial laws; Mandic: Great parliamentary and government crisis (CdM)
Picula: Meeting benchmarks of Chapters 23 and 24 a condition for progress towards EU (Gradski radio)
Republic of North Macedonia

Zaev reelected as SDSM leader (Republika)
Hundred Macedonian journalists to get vaccinated in Serbia organized by MAN (Republika)
Albania

Elections, criminal groups entering the stage (Tirana Times)
Basha: With our help, Kosovo will be in NATO and EU (ADN)
Rama: Vucic’s map of Kosovo is made of spiderweb (Radio Tirana)
Dozens of doctors, nurses of Kosovo get Covid-19 vaccine in Albania (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 22, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 827 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Glauk Konjufca elected Kosovo Assembly Speaker (media)
• Konjufca requests Vetevendosje’s proposal for prime minister (media)
• Kurti-led government set to be voted this afternoon (Telegrafi/Koha)
• PDK expects swift formation of government, reiterates position against Osmani for president (media)
• Turkish community MPs to vote for Kurti-led government (Klan)
• Ambassadors congratulate election of Assembly speaker, presidency (media)
• Kurti: There can be no monoethnic association in Kosovo (KP)

Serbian Language Media:

• 19 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Sunday (KoSSev)
• Konjufca elected Assembly Speaker, Serbian List didn’t support his election (Kosovo-online)
• Slavko Simic elected vice president of the Assembly (Kosovo Online)
• Miletic: New elections do not suit anyone at this moment (RTK2)
• Baxhaku: The votes of the Serbian List also needed for the election of the president (RTK2)
• Jeremic: Vaccination process in Serbia commendable (Dnevnik)
• Serbian Government partially eases anti-coronavirus measures (N1)
• Additional 55.990 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived in Serbia (Tanjug)
• Additional 100.000 Sputnik V vaccines arriving in Serbia on Tuesday (N1)

Opinion:

• Say Her Name (Kosovo 2.0)

International:

• Kosovo’s new parliament starts, vote on new govt expected (AP)
• Coronavirus: EU ‘not ready’ to share COVID vaccines with poorer countries (DW)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Vetevendosje’s women MPs dress in white, in nod to gender equality (Kallxo)
• Kosovo Slow to Build Monuments to its Female Heroes (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 22, 2021

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• COVID-19: 812 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Health-Care Workers From Kosovo Receive COVID-19 Vaccines In Albania (RFE)
• Still no vaccines in Kosovo, Zemaj criticizes the EU (euronews.al)
• KBA: Around 20,000 Kosovo businesses closed due to COVID-19 (Klan)
• Kosovo Assembly to hold constitutive session today (media)
• PDK meets ahead of the constitutive session of the Assembly (Klan)
• Von Cramon speaks of EU expectations for Osmani and Kurti (RTV Dukagjini)
• Association of Serb-majority communities, challenge for incoming government (KP)
• Borrell to report on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• German ambassador to Serbia calls for sustainable Kosovo-Serbia solution (Koha)
• LDK elects party leadership, snub Veliu, Rugova (media)
• Balje: With Kurti, Kosovo-Albania unification idea being revived (media)
• New head of OSCE for Kosovo assumes post (Koha)
• Kosovo Court Reopens Sensitive Murder Trial Following BIRN Findings (Balkan Insight)
• Arrests Shake Up a Soccer Scene in Serbia Ruled by Gangsters and ‘Gravediggers’ (NYT)

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