Belgrade Media Report 31 May 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 31 May 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: I won’t sign independence of Kosovo (Beta/RTS/Politika/Novosti)
Unanimously – SNS and SPAS united (B92)
Selakovic: Serbia proud of China’s support regarding Kosovo and Metohija (Politika/RTS)
Djuric: Biden administration recognizes Washington agreement (Politika)
Serbian Orthodox Church elects Joanikije to serve as Metropolitan of Montenegro (FoNet)
Impersonal position on Kosovo and Metohija (Danas)
Knezevic: This is an unprecedented scandal (B92)
General Mojsilovic: KFOR only legitimate armed formation in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV)
Provelegios: Recognition of Kosovo by Greece will not happen (Tanjug)
Germany nominates Schmidt although it was advocating shutting down of OHR (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Inzko reflects on Schmidt’s appointment as new HR (Face TV)
Cvijanovic points out that imposition of solutions is unacceptable to RS (RTRS)
Dodik: PIC’s appointment of Schmidt as new HR is unacceptable (ATV/RTRS/RS Radio)
Croatia
Voters in four biggest cities elect new mayors (Hina)
Croatian President returns war decorations to General Branimir Glavas (Hina)
Venice Commission and European Union are getting involved in electoral reform in B&H (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Embassies prevented Krivokapic from signing fundamental agreement with SPC via (Pobjeda/Vijesti)
Metropolitan: Concord, unity needed just as much as air (Dan)
Albania
Committee of Inquiry approves the report on impeachment of Meta (Radio Tirana)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 31, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 31, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)
• Palmer arrives in Pristina, meets Kosnett (media)
• Palmer meets Kosovo opposition leaders (media)
• Palmer or Montgomery expected to replace Grenell’s role in dialogue (Klan/RTK)
• Sources: Spain expected to open liaison office in Kosovo (Demokracia)
• Kusari-Lila says more on Kosovo’s position on dialogue will be known soon (media)
• United States plans to allocate USD 200 million for Kosovo (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• One new case of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Vucic says he won’t recognize Kosovo; talks about dialogue, non papers (KoSSev)
• SOC to the Serbian Ministry of Culture: Postpone the adoption of the Law on Cultural Heritage (media)
• Dacic in Moscow: Serbia will never join sanctions against Russia (RTS)
• Selakovic: Firm relations between Serbia and China reflected in all areas (N1)
• Zivojin Rakocevic elected president of the Association of Serbia’s Journalists (UNS) (B92, N1)
• Zecevic: European values important, but one cannot escape national interests (RTS)
• Djuric: Biden administration fully accepts Washington Agreement (N1)
• The road sign to Draganac damaged again; the KiM office recorded it as the 13th incident since the beginning of the year (KoSSev)
• US SFAB unit in military exercise in Balkans to curb Russian, Chinese influence (N1)
• Parliamentary party SPAS joins ruling SNS in Serbia (N1)
• Serbia donates more than 100.000 Pfizer vaccines to Czech Republic (Kosovo-online, Tanjug)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Balkan Investors Join Crypto Trading Craze (Balkan Insight)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 31, 2021
• COVID-19: 23 new cases, no deaths (media)
• New COVID-19 measures enter into force on Monday (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo buys first coronavirus vaccines as it speeds up rollout (Reuters)
• Final agreement in 2021, during Slovenian EU Presidency, EU report (Express)
• EU denies writing document that circulated in Kosovo media (media)
• Behrami: The EU document is authentic (RTK)
• Lajcak and Palmer to visit Kosovo on 31 May, 1 June (media)
• Western diplomats support dialogue, analysts don’t rule out surprises (Koha)
• LDK nominates award-winning architect to run for Pristina mayor (Express)
• Kosovo Police detain police officer suspected of inciting hatred (media)
• Kosovo feminists aim to climb rural town’s ‘patriarchal’ walls (BIRN)
Belgrade Media Report 28 May
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: We are hoping Greece will not recognize Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS/Politika)
Vucic after meeting with Patriarch, bishops and Dodik (Tanjug/B92/RTS)
Vucic to Botsan-Kharchenko: Days ahead difficult for our country; Botsan-Kharchenko to Vucic: Russia’s active support for defense of international law norms and, thus, Serbia’s territorial integrity (RTV/Tanjug)
Brnabic against redrawing borders accepted by United Nations (Politika/Tanjug)
Stefanovic with UNOB Head (RTV/Tanjug)
SPC: Krivokapic presented Patriarch so far untold reasons for postponing of signing of Fundamental Agreeement (RTS)
Inzko: Dayton does not foresee peaceful dissolution of B&H (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Inzko resigns, PIC SB appoints Schmidt as next HR (BHT1)
Schmidt: I will dedicate myself to OHR vigorously and in close exchange with international community, responsible parties and citizens of B&H (Al Jazeera Balkans)
International community’s reactions to Schmidt’s appointment (Dnevni avaz)
Dodik: Inzko’s resignation is international community’s bluff, RS has no intention of cooperating with illegitimate High Representatives (ATV)
RS MPs comment appointment of new High Representative (Nezavisne)
Borenovic believes that appointment of Schmidt as new HR proves intention of international community to seriously deal with B&H that is not ready to be country without HR; Kovacevic criticizes Borenovic’s statement (RTRS)
FB&H reactions to Schmidt’s appointment (Dnevni avaz/Nova BH)
Dodik attends discussion ‘Original Dayton or peaceful separation in B&H’ in Belgrade: Peaceful separation is good at least to enhance our negotiation position, to gain something back; I believe position of RS will be solved in next ten years (RTRS)
Delegation of US Congress visits Sarajevo, meets Minister Turkovic (Oslobodjenje)
B&H reaches agreement with Croatia regarding disputed border crossings (BHT1)
Croatia
Plenkovic discusses strengthening bilateral cooperation with Chinese delegation (HRT)
Montenegro
MPs vote again in favor of amendments to prosecutorial law (CdM)
Djukanovic’s cabinet: Instead of fanatical obsession with President, Krivokapic should focus on PM position (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
President Pendarovski meets with Pope Francis (Republika)
Albania
Roth hopes a positive decision is taken on Albania (Radio Tirana)
Premier calls on EU to convene first Intergovernmental Conference (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 28, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Osmani and Kurti visit KSF participating ‘Defender Europe 21’ military exercise (media)
• Palmer to visit Kosovo next week (media)
• German Minister: Kosovo has fulfilled visa liberalization criteria (Express)
• Greek Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo next week (democracia.com)
• Kurti introduces the new RAEPC Board (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic after meeting with the patriarch and bishops: The ”play” of Kurti; Hillary’s ”idea” of Kosovan heritage (KoSSev)
• Diocese: Without previous respect of judicial decisions and the rule of law, pointless to answer Kurti’s letter (KoSSev)
• Office for KiM: With series of attacks message sent to Serb returnees they are not welcome (RTS)
• Gogic: By recognizing Kosovo, Greece would create itself problem with Cyprus (RTK2, Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic informed the French ambassador about the position of the Serbian people and the SOC in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Simic, Ceranic with Szunyog on political situation, work of Assembly and challenges in Kosovo (TV Most)
• Kurti learned a lesson, the right decision to give up reciprocity towards Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic with Botsan-Kharchenko: Difficult days await our country (Kosovo-online)
• Lajcak and Palmer next week in Belgrade also (Tanjug, Kosovo-online)
International:
• Mystery plans to redraw Balkan borders alarm leaders (BBC)
• Is Kosovo taking a harder line with Serbia? (emerging-europe.com)
• Problems in Greek-Serbian relations over Kosovo? (greekcitytimes.com)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe (balkangreenenergynews.com)
• Why we must show feminist solidarity with people on the long road West (Kosovo 2.0)
• Kosovo reports alarming figures of domestic violence with a staggering 500 cases in 5 months (euronews.al)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 28, 2021
• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo receives 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines (Koha)
• Kurti vows to dissolve PAK, Assembly dismisses agency’s board (media)
• Kurti: This is first step toward dissolution of PAK (media)
• Orthodox Church responds to Kurti’s request to visit Decan Monastery (media)
• Sources: Palmer, Lajcak to visit Prishtina on Monday (Klan Kosova)
• Haziri: Presevo Valley to be part of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Zeri)
• Osmani, Kurti to visit KSF soldiers taking part in “Defender Europe 21” (media)
• Rama: Kosovo kept hostage to visa liberalisation (Koha/Klan)
• Mimoza Kusari-Lila could run again for Gjakova Mayor (T7)
• Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (BIRN)
• “Brussels must revive its weakened ‘power currency’ in Balkans” (BIRN)
• Simmons wants to testify to Kosovo Assembly “how EU perverted justice” (media)
• New status conference in Haradinaj and Gucati case to be held today (media)
Belgrade Media Report 27 May 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 27 May 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic on the French solution: We’ll see what’s going on between Pristina and Athens (TV Pink/Tanjug/Beta)
Vucic with Falconi: Serbia for compromise along with national interests (RTS/Tanjug/RTV)
Brnabic, De Falco discuss Serbia-US cooperation (Tanjug)
Hasanpur: We fully support Serbia’s territorial integrity (Radio Belgrade 1)
Exhumation of Kosovo war victims completed in western Serbia (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
IAWG adopts Rules of Procedure (FTV)
Inzko: You will sooner get new High Representative than Law on Elections (Dnevni list/ Federalni Radio)
Dodik: Signatories to Annex 10 should give consent in election of new HR (RTRS)
Croatia allows transit traffic of trucks from B&H via Velika Kladusa-Maljevac border crossing (O kanal)
Croatia
Slovenian PM supports Croatia joining Schengen (HRT)
Kristo: Maintaining status quo regarding Law on Elections undermines foundations and brings into question stability of B&H (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Xi Jinping to Djukanovic: We attach great importance to highway project implementation (CdM)
Several ambassadors recalled (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Roth comes to Skopje to encourage Zaev and Dimitrov, insists that a deal with Bulgaria is possible in June (Republika)
Albania
Roth: Negotiations should be opened with Albania and North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media)
• Kurti: Reciprocity will happen, but gradually (Klan)
• U.S. Army supports KSF’s transition to a defense army (RTK)
• Kamberi: We expect inclusion of Presevo Valley Albanians in dialogue with Serbia (media)
• Albin Kurti: I don’t believe KLA members are war criminals (Express)
• Health Minister: We will start with massive vaccination from 15 June (Telegrafi)
• Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (Prishtina Insight)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19 in Serb communities: Four new cases (KiM radio)
• Vucic with Falconi: Serbia for compromise with national interests (Tanjug, Blic)
• Important consultations, then dialogue continuation; Greece assures us that it will not recognize Kosovo, Vucic said (KoSSev, TV Pink)
• US Commerce Secretary’s tweet about Serbia draws varied reactions (N1)
• Pentagon: Serbian-Russian exercises sovereign right of two states (RTS)
• Iranian Ambassador: We fully support territorial integrity of Serbia (RTS)
• Kosovo Police launched operational “Kulti” plan to protect the SOC property (Kosovo Online)
• Serbia receives final shipment of Chinese coronavirus vaccine (N1)
• Frequented thefts affect remaining Serbs in Ceranovici village (Radio KIM)
Opinion:
• “If it can’t be demolished, then it is appropriated” (KiM radio)
International:
• Slovenia’s Janša describes plans to Balkanize the EU (politico.eu)
• Money laundering pushes up property prices in Western Balkan cities (intellinewes.com)
Humanitarian/Development:
• The closure of Kizevak (Kosovo 2.0)
• The end of the epidemic is in sight (DW, B92)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 27, 2021
• COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Ministry of Health speaks about plan to relax COVID-19 rules (media)
• PM Kurti writes to Father Sava, asks to visit Decan Monastery (media)
• Lajcak meets Palmer, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• Kosovo PM Faces Pressure to Involve US in Serbia Dialogue (BIRN)
• Haziri: LDK will not attend any more meetings called by Kurti (Klan)
• VV MP says reciprocity measures towards Serbia will be applied (Klan)
• Greek FM Dendias to visit Kosovo in June (Albanian Post/RTK)
• Vucic: We have been assured Greece will not recognise Kosovo (media)
• Gerxhaliu: Exhumations in Serbia accompanied by many challenges (Klan)
• Slovenia to host EU-Western Balkans summit in October (RTK)
• CEC resumes work, minus two members (media)
• Belgrade court refuses to amend detention measure against Mehmetaj (media)
Belgrade Media Report 26 May
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: I don’t expect any changes in Washington’s attitude towards Serbia (B92/Beta/parlamentnilisty.cz)
Support to priorities of Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship; Sweden supports EU mediated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS/Tanjug)
Dacic: Good cooperation with OSCE (RTV/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Krivokapic meets with senior RS officials in Banja Luka: Time has come for economy to dominate in region (ATV)
B&H trucks over 7.5 tons cannot enter Croatia at five border crossings (Nova BH)
Croatia
Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure states new Rulebook does not cancel existing routs for freight transport between B&H and Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
Montenegrin Justice Minister: Text of fundamental agreement agreed upon with SPC (Dan)
Lakovic: Abazovic receives unprecedented support from MEPs for the fight against crime (Office of the Deputy PM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Bulgaria will ask the EU to provide guarantees that Macedonia will keep its promises (Republika)
Albania
Soreca: Albania passed the EU test with the elections! It has met the conditions to hold the Intergovernmental Conference (Radio Tirana)
Germany ‘blames’ Turkey and Balkans countries for high Covid-19 infections last summer; Rama reacts (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 26, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Curfew expected to be lifted as part of new measures against COVID-19 (media)
• Abdixhiku: Kurti has changed position on several topics of dialogue (Koha)
• Opposition call for US involvement in the dialogue (Prishtina Insight)
• Remains of at least nine people exhumed from mass grave in Serbia (BIRN)
• Konjufca: Identities of perpetrators of massacres to be revealed (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Tanaskovic: Pristina’s attempts have no chance of success (RTS)
• Vecernje Novosti: Kurti has visions of tanks in Medvedja (Kosovo Online)
• Jovanovic: US created Kosovo; they can ‘break it up’ if it is in their interest (Kosovo-online)
• Kamberi: Only the United States can force Vucic (B92, Kosovo Online, Euronews)
• Brnabic: Serbia supports Swedish OSCE priorities (N1)
• Exhumation process in Kizevak concluded (Radio KIM)
• ”The obligation that 50 percent, of registered voters must go to the polls for the referendum, will be abolished” (Vecernje Novosti)
• The second protest held in Stanisor village in Novo Brdo municipality (Kontakt plus radio)
• Western Balkans a Priority of Slovenia’s EU Council Presidency (Beta, STA)
• Rakic, Mladenovic on implementation of law on use of languages (Kontakt plus radio)
• Serbian Government to financially support families affected by floods in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
Opinion:
• Western Balkan Border Changes Must Remain An EU Red Line (globalsecurityreview.com)
• Spain’s Impact on Kosovo’s Accession Process into the EU (EWB)
Humanitarian/Development:
• City official says almost half of Serbian capital’s adults vaccinated (N1)
• Brnabic: Environment, green economy are priorities (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 26, 2021
• COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo to receive additional vaccines from EU states (RFE)
• After Croatia, other countries too promise to donate vaccines to Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo government “no hand” in drafts of two regional agreements (Koha)
• Opposition asks government for US envoy in dialogue with Serbia (Exit News)
• PM Kurti to meet LDK leader Abdixhiku at 11:00 today, source say (Telegrafi)
• Rohde praises government’s stance to improve regional cooperation (media)
• Hajdari: I was misinterpreted (media)
• Svecla: Poor presence of the state in the north (Kallxo)
• President Osmani meets representatives of Heinrich Böll Stiftung (media)
• Recommendation to dismiss the Privatization Agency of Kosovo Board (media)
• Surroi: I will be advisor to negotiating team in dialogue with Serbia (media)
• “Mini-Schengen and regional cooperation” research to be published today (RTK)
• Civil Registration Agency head dismissed (media)
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