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Belgrade Media Report 26 March

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: We are ready for dialogue with Pristina, but never for blackmail and threats (Tanjug/RTS)
Vucic appreciative of China’s consistent stance regarding respect of Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Tanjug)
Normalization with Pristina, respect of laws key – EP report (Tanjug/RTS/Beta)
Selakovic: Von Kramon against Serbia (Politika/Tanjug/RTS)
Bilcik: Serbia has to achieve progress in several areas (Beta)
Vulin: Kosovo cannot be a member of any international organization (Tanjug)
Lajcak: Vucic and Kurti meeting may happen soon (RFE/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Kalabukhov: B&H and NATO getting closer (Dnevni list/RTRS)
SDA sends yet another reply to Embassy of Russia to B&H and says NATO is defense alliance and not aggressor (Glas Srpske)
Komsic: We chose NATO with consensus and for several consecutive years (Hayat)
Brkic: B&H is ready to contribute to security and stability (Oslobodjenje)
Working Group of representatives of SNSD, HDZ B&H and SDA meets (Glas Srpske)
Dodik: I advocate agreement among Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats but dissolution of B&H remains last option if all other alternatives fail (Glas Srpske/TRT)
Chinese Ambassador to B&H Ji Ping; Solidarity and cooperation are most powerful weapons (Nezavisne)
US to introduce sanctions to all individuals, companies and organizations from B&H which in any way take part in Russian gas projects ‘Nord Stream’ and ‘TurkStream’ (Dnevni avaz)
One and a half years after Priebe’s report, his recommendations are still not implemented (Nezavisne)
Croatia

EP: Albania, N. Macedonia and Kosovo making progress towards membership (Hina)
Energoinvest’ company signs annex with Russian ‘Gazprom’ company, which undermines South Interconnection of Gas Network (Vecernji list)
Montenegro

Krivokapic: DPS shows by its actions that Montenegro has no greater enemy than themselves (RTCG)
Health and openness of Montenegro to the region are priority (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia

Another Albanian protest over the 2012 Good Friday massacre sentencing planned for today (Republika)
No obstacle for Macedonian citizens to get vaccinated in Serbia if they receive proper confirmation, says Health Ministry (Republika/SDK.mk)
Albania

DP gathers hundreds of supporters at opening of electoral campaign amid pandemic (ADN)
Premier attacks DP’s electoral campaign for mass gathering amid pandemic (ADN)
OSCE supports the CEC Head Celibashi, who asked parties and institutions to show restraint during election campaign (Radio Tirana)
Statement by Head of EU Delegation and Heads of EU Member States Missions to Albania on the 25 April parliamentary elections (Radio Tirana)
Rama sends congratulatory letter to Kurti (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 26, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 860 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Kurti: War crimes and missing persons, priorities in dialogue with Serbia (Koha)
• KSF barracks to be constructed on a hill overlooking Mitrovica (media)
• Rosenstock-Siller: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to be centred on mutual recognition (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 15 new cases, two deaths (KoSSev)
• Chinese Defense Minister visiting Belgrade (N1, RTS)
• EU warns Kurti over undermining dialogue process (RTS, Tanjug)
• The countries of the Western Balkans are the least resistant to false news in Europe (KoSSev, N1, Beta)
• Selakovic: Von Cramon’s speech on Kosovo parade of political distaste (RTS)
• Businessmen from the region in Belgrade this weekend for a vaccination (Danas)
• Israeli envoy: Serbia’s Govt. office in Jerusalem step toward moving embassy (Beta, N1)
• Zakharova: NATO aggression against FRY long-term tragedy (Kosovo-online)
• Belgrade insists on concrete examples from the EP on the Serbian authorities’ wrongdoings (FoNet, N1, RTS)
• Stojkovic: 180 housing units more in Kosovo for displaced persons and young couples (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: I am proud to delegitimize the statehood of Kosovo and I will continue to do so (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• How the Quint must help Kosovo (EWB)
• It’s time to deliver in this time of ‘firsts’ (Kosovo 2.0)
• Three key foreign policy objectives for Kosovo’s new government (Emerging Europe)

International:

• European MPs Urge Serbia, Kosovo to Intensify War Grave Search (Balkan Insight)
• Unregulated and Unlicensed, War Memorials Proliferate in Kosovo Towns (Balkan Insight)
• EP discusses Reports on Western Balkans: Majority support for enlargement, but the criteria need to be met (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• From Texas to Kosovo: Rape survivor returns as part of new gov’t (Al Jazeera)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 26, 2021

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• COVID-19: 885 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• Vaccine rollout delayed, expected doses also reduced (Koha)
• Rama: Albania ready to vaccinate 11,000 Kosovo healthcare staff (Koha)
• EP adopts report on Kosovo, urges EU to grant visa liberalisation (media)
• Kurti meets Osmani, refers to her as the incoming president of Kosovo (media)
• Weber: New elections are not in favour of the opposition (RFE)
• Kurti to PAK: Suspend temporarily all decisions (RTK)
• Haziri: Difficult year ahead, KSC to have huge impact in coming weeks (Telegrafi)
• Vasfije Krasniqi: Ready to take part in dialogue, throw at Serbia’s face crimes committed in Kosovo (media)
• Op-ed: It is time for Vetevendosje to finally condemn homophobia (Prishtina Insight)
• After request for her dismissal, Emilija Redzepi changes the statement (media)
• EU to Examine Whether Serbia is ‘Deleting’ Ethnic Albanian Addresses (Balkan Insight)

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