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Belgrade Media Report 28 April

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LOCAL PRESS

Dacic: Every time dialogue was stopped it was exclusively because of Pristina (RTS/Tanjug)
Petkovic: Pristina manipulates with so-called non-paper (RTV)
Bilcik: Serbia not ready for EU membership (N1)
Djuric meets with Reeker (Tanjug)
First meeting on dialogue without EP mediation to be held on 28 April (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

EC President’s office say EU unequivocally supports integrity of B&H (Dnevni list)
B&H Presidency members hold online meeting with Borrell; Dodik: Interest of RS is to discuss open issues (ATV)
Dzaferovic: B&H will remain integral (Oslobodjenje)
Dodik: PIC is maintaining stereotype that the RS is to be blamed for everything (RTRS)
Viskovic: PIC stances are hypocritical; Other reactions to PIC SB’s statement (RTRS)
Sarovic: There will be no war, but stories about referendum, third entity or abolition of entities will continue for as long as these parties are in power (Oslobodjenje)
B&H HoP forms inter-institutional working group that will be tasked with preparing amendments to B&H Election Law (ATV)
B&H HoP rejects SDP’s proposals of changes to B&H Election Law preventing dual mandates (N1)
Covic with State Department’s Chollet: Political agreement on electoral reforms and limited changes to the Constitution are necessary (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia

Milanovic to recall ambassador to Serbia over his alleged disregard for ethnic Croats (Hina)
Montenegro

Abazovic: We shouldn’t spark tensions over the agreement with SPC (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

In addition to vaccines, Macedonia will receive high-speed railroad line from Vucic (Republika)
Pendarovski meets top EU officials, says Macedonia is ready to resume talks with Bulgaria any time (Republika)
Zaev congratulates Edi Rama in Albanian (Republika)
Albania

Rama declares victory as elections are marked again by vote-buying (Tirana Times)
President delivers a message to the citizens (Radio Tirana)
EU calls for acceptance of result (Radio Tirana)
Rapporteur for Albania in Bundestag: We need cooperation and not warfare! (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 28, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 327 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Kurti will not be part of 11 May dialogue meeting (media)
• Kurti kicks off Brussels visit by meeting Belgian PM (media)
• Germany reiterates it has not authored latest non-paper (media)
• Kosovo needs systematic vetting process, U.S. Embassy says (RFE)
• Thaci congratulates Albania’s Rama on projected election win (media)
• Kosovo to take part in multinational military exercise (media)
• Following petition, Netflix includes Kosovo to the list of countries (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Kurti: A new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will not be held on May 11 (N1)
• Freedom House says situation in Serbia continues to deteriorate (N1)
• Serbia donated to North Macedonia additional 13.000 vaccines (Kosovo-online)
• Office for KiM: Pristina cannot attribute non-paper to Belgrade (Beta, Novi Magazin)
• Vucic on non-paper, Osmani’s statement, Netflix (Kosovo-online)
• Jeremic: Non-paper trial balloon for Serbian Orthodox Church (KoSSev)
• Stojanovic: Non-paper on Kosovo not acceptable for Serbian citizens (N1)
• The idea of the autonomy of the North close to both Berlin and Paris (Danas)
• Trial to former minister Rikalo and others continues (Kontakt plus radio)
• Army of Serbia donates anti-Covid equipment to EU missions in Africa (N1)
• Djuric with Reeker: Confirmation of Serbia-US partnership (RTS)
• Kandic: ”Why is the Special Court of Kosovo controversial?” (Kosovo Online, Twitter)

Opinion:

• Dangerous map games in the Balkans (ekathimerini.com)
• The baleful phantom of border changes haunts the Balkans (Financial Times)

International:

• Kosovo recalls war victims on National Missing Person’s Day (AP)
• Kosovo War Survivors Nervous About Participating in Guerrillas’ Trials (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia’s Vucic ‘treating the EU as if stupid were its middle name’ (euractive.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 28, 2021

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• COVID-19: 217 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• “We want vaccines fast – not coffins for our parents” (RTK)
• EU: Non-paper does not present the position of the EU (RFE)
• Osmani: Every destabilising idea originates from Serbia (media)
• Bajrami: Points described in non-paper are talked about in dialogue (media)
• Content of non-paper not denied (Koha Ditore)
• Bislimi: Kurti will have informative meeting with Lajcak (media)
• Vetevendosje MP reacts to non-paper (media)
• Government plans “long-term” solution for paying electricity in north (Koha)
• Kurti pays homage to missing persons: Our future misses them (media)
• Freedom House: Kosovo marks decrease in level of democracy (media)

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