Belgrade Media Report 30 March 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 30 March 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Drecun: Military base and exercise threatens security of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
Petkovic: Dangerous announcement of construction of KSF base in northern Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
Cooperation with National Convention on EU on Sustainable Development (Tanjug)
Presevo, no list able to form government on its own (RTS)
Milivojevic: Elections without opposition represent defeat for SNS (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Coalition for Free and Fair Elections ‘Pod Lupom’ hosts online conference on 2021 electoral reform; Sattler says country cannot let itself implement next elections under current system (BN TV)
Dodik: Proposed change to Election Law contribute to strengthening of RS; Cvijanovic welcomes initiative; Other reactions (RTRS)
Zvizdic: Time will tell whether statement of Russian Ambassador can be brought in connection with vaccines (Oslobodjenje)
Dodik criticizes EU due to failure to deliver vaccines through COVAX (Nova BH)
Vucic: Serbia cannot be successful if people in the region are not vaccinated (Nova BH)
Nelson and Inzko warn: There is intention to impose direct political control over ZDC Police (Dnevni avaz)
On political influence on police in FB&H (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
Leposavic: I won’t resign, I didn’t deny Srebrenica genocide (Government of Montenegro)
Government: We respect the Declaration on Srebrenica, stop politicking and manipulating the victims (Government of Montenegro)
EU condemns denial of Srebrenica genocide (RTCG)
German Ambassador: I’m worried about path Montenegro is taking (CdM)
Injac: Rise of extremism not good for Montenegro (Dan)
Bishop Bojovic: CPC cherishes no hatred for anyone (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Mickoski got Zaev to postpone his “corona census” for September (Republika)
Xhaferi opposes agreement to postpone census (Republika)
Albanian opposition leaders denounce decision to postpone the census (Republika)
Albania
Electoral College decides: DP with 69 candidates less in April elections (ADN)
Kim: Do not sell your right. Do not surrender your power to criminals. Only you have to choose your future (Radio Tirana)
Kim-Soreca: Cooperation in support of Albania is stronger than ever (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 752 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• UNICEF: 76,800 doses of Covid vaccine expected by May (media)
• PM Kurti meets representatives of UN agencies in Kosovo (media)
• Abdixhiku: LDK will take part in president’s election session (media)
• Assembly presidency discusses division of parliamentary committees (media)
• CEC replaces 13 MPs with new ones (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 59 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Vaccination of people from region – signal we can move ahead together (RTS)
• Von der Leyen promises 650,000 Covid-19 vaccines for Western Balkan countries (N1)
• Gerxhaliu: Excavation of mortal remains on three locations in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Rakic: Houses for two families in Klokot municipality to be constructed soon (Radio kontakt plus)
International:
• Albania, Greece, Romania, Serbia Join Global Pandemic Treaty Call (Balkan Insight)
• EU move on vaccine exports puts Serbia’s leader on edge (The Financial Times)
• World leaders back treaty to prepare for next pandemic (DW)
Humanitarian/Development:
• ‘Nothing Like Home’ exhibition showcases Kosovo’s young artists (Prishtina Insight)
• Greece accepts all vaccines for Serbia’s tourists as of May 14 (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 30, 2021
• COVID-19: 774 new cases, four deaths (media)
• Vaccinations against COVID-19 begin in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo PM gets first COVID-19 vaccine shot to encourage take-up (Reuters)
• Kurti’s vaccination draws reactions in Kosovo (media)
• Ramadani: New vaccine deliveries to take place in the coming weeks (Kallxo)
• Vaccination certificates to be issued to Western Balkans citizens (RFE/Koha)
• Kurti has separate meetings with ambassadors, Kosnett and Orlando (media)
• Haziri vows LDK will play constructive role in president’s election (media)
• PDK’s Haliti on voting Vjosa Osmani for president (RTK)
• Kosovo Serb Party Challenges Govt in Court Over Representation (Balkan Insight)
• Miftaraj says SL’s complaint to Constitutional Court has no legal basis (media)
• Vucic: If I recongnised Kosovo, I would have won the Nobel Prize (Happy/Zeri)
• Spanish FM on the match with Kosovo: It is football (media)
• Kurti ‘blocks’ PAK activity (RFE/media)
• Journalist claims he was suspended for comments against Kurti (media)