UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 345 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• Kurti: Governing programme to be technically finalised soon (media)
• PDK: Kurti focusing on Albania’s election rather than securing vaccines (media)
• LDK’s Abdixhiku slams Kurti government (media)
• Kosovo officials accused of ‘irresponsible’ meddling in Albania election (BIRN)
• “Government to treat vaccination of teachers as priority” (media)
• Expert: Youth more threatened by UK variant of the virus (media)
• Caplan: There will be pressure on Kurti for dialogue (Radio Free Europe)
Serbian Language Media:
• Eight new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Sunday (Kontakt plus radio)
• Father Sava reacts to accusations: Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you (social media, KoSSev)
• Brnabic, Office for KiM, Serbian List react to accusations against Father Sava (Radio KIM)
• Europa Nostra: Decani should not be a source of conflict, but a valuable link between citizens (KoSSev)
• Harsh reactions in Kosovo media to Decani Monastery’s inclusion in 7 Most Endangered 2021 (KoSSev)
• Fr. Sava: Paradox that Church must remind Kosovo to respect its own laws and Constitution (KoSSev)
• Health house in village of Gojbulja broken into (RTS)
• Kurti posts about LVV candidates in Albanian elections; the media and the opposition accuse him of running a campaign (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: There is no place at the negotiating table for guns (KiM radio)
• Gogic: Stability while the “honeymoon” lasts (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski)
• Russian Ambassador says partnership with Serbia has ”cosmic prospects” (N1, Beta)
• Lajcak: Agreement possible in a few months if there is political will in Belgrade and Pristina (Beta, Kosovo Online)
International:
• Generations of Albanians lived off cannabis production. Can they stop? (BIRN)
• Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment (AP)
• Death of British Queen’s Husband Severs a Balkan Link (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Digital Trustbuilding Week (RTK2)
• Rakic with UN and IOM representatives on return of displaced persons (Kosovo-online)
Belgrade Media Report 12 April 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 12 April 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: What German Ambassador has said is not true, but he’s a good man (Beta/Politika)
Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Pristina hiding truth about Decani (RTS/Tanjug)
Petkovic: Future in peace, no room for arms in dialogue (RTS/Tanjug/Politika)
Dacic: Talks to amend election process start on 19 April (TV Pink/Beta)
Eco rally takes place in Belgrade (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Inzko says Serb people are brave and honorable, there is no collective responsibility for war crimes (EuroBlic)
Dodik: RS deserves peaceful life, not burdened by constant interventions of foreigners, which bring nothing good (TV Balkan)
Dodik: It is necessary to appoint new CEC in order to change electoral legislation (Glas Srpske)
Bosniak political parties to undermine US’ initiative (Dnevni list)
Early elections held in Travnik Municipality on Sunday; HDZ B&H boycotts elections in Travnik (BHT1)
Montenegro
PM: The opposition still can’t stand the fact they lost power (CdM)
Markovic: This government has already fallen (Pobjeda)
Stano: Changes regarding citizenship only with consultations (TVCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev will meet Sela and Gashi to ask them to unblock the parliament (Republika/Telma TV)
Top Albanian Islamist was given a Macedonian passport in 2018 (Republika)
Albania
How the Socialist Party is monitoring confidential information on 910 thousand citizens (Tirana Times/Lapsi.al)
Kim: US supports Albania’s justice reform! (Radio Tirana)
Over 13 thousand citizens of Kosovo crossed the border with Albania only yesterday to spend the weekend (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 12, 2021
COVID-19: 537 new cases, 12 deaths (media) Disturbing influx of Kosovo citizens towards Albania during weekend (media) Dialogue with Serbia considered key issue in foreign policy (Koha) Analysts: Greece more likely to recognise Kosovo independence (media) The fear of Kosovo women to report sexual harassment at work (BIRN) Hoxhaj: Government strategy to respond to Serbia’s […]
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