UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 14, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 14, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)
• Osmani: Whereabouts of missing persons, top priority in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• Konjufca: Kosovo’s internal issues will not be raised in Brussels (Telegrafi)
• Minister Aliu cleared of abuse of power charges (media)
• Sources: Osmani asked Daka to step down from CEC post (media)
• Hungary expected to take KFOR command in November (Klan Kosova)
• EU plans to invest €2 million in Janjeva, to boost tourism (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbian areas in Kosovo without newly infected (Radio kontakt plus)
• Petkovic: We are going to Brussels to defend the position of Belgrade (RTS, N1)
• Dacic: Pristina puts dialogue in the background by an announcement of a lawsuit for genocide (N1, FoNet, Beta)
• Brnabic: No talks, accords or joint agreements with Kurti (Radio KIM)
• Dacic: Cultural heritage in Kosovo endangered, attempts to revise history (Kosovo-online)
• Serb cemetery in Orahovac desecrated (Kosovo-online)
• Bilčík: Army Exercise with Belarus, Russia doesn’t help Belgrade’s road to EU (RFE, N1)
• NATO summit starts (Tanjug, B92)
• “Serbs in Kosovo do not have institutional protection” (KiM radio, RTK2, Kosovo Online)
• Two busses from central Serbia banned from entering Kosovo (RTS)
Opinion:
• Can Albin Kurti reshape the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue? (Prishtina Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Serbia allows Pfizer-Biontech vaccine for 12-15 years olds (N1)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 14, 2021
• COVID-19: Seven new cases, one death (media)
• Half of NATO troops in Kosovo already fully vaccinated (Koha)
• Kurti on unification of Albanians: Our goals remain unchanged (media)
• Kurti’s chief of staff comments on Orthodox Church liturgy (media)
• Ceku: Interfaith harmony is a quality that distinguishes Kosovar society (media)
• Von Cramon: Association to be part of the final agreement package (KP)
• Quint had asked Hoti to explain delays in discussing Association (Koha)
• COMKFOR, Quint ambassadors discuss security situation in Kosovo (media)
• KLA veterans react to picture of Serbian flag t Koshare, police refute news (media)
• Police: Buses with passengers from Serbia did not submit request to visit Kosovo (media)
• CEC ready for local elections estimated to cost €7.5 million (media)
• LDK’s Veliu rejects decision to remove him from party branch’s top post (media)
• Biden’s Balkans Test Has Arrived (Foreign Policy)
Belgrade Media Report 11 June 2011
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 10 June 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic expects difficult talks in Brussels (Beta)
Brnabic: Cooperation in the region should be separated from narrow political interests (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
Brnabic responds to Kurti’s provocations in Tirana (Tanjug)
Tirana summit ends without joint declaration after Kurti’s request (Tanjug)
Popovic: Kosovo to stay in preamble to Serbian Constitution (TV Prva)
Drecun: Except for KFOR, there should be no other military formation (RTS)
Selakovic: Dialogue only right path to achieving sustainable agreement based on compromise (Beta/RTS)
Botsan-Kharchenko: Cooperation between Russia and Serbia at an exceptional level, continued support in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (RTV)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dodik: Ambassadors from rank of Serb people should act upon my instructions rather than instructions of anyone else in B&H especially not those of FM Turkovic (ATV)
Dodik and Chinese Ambassador Ping discuss joint projects in field of energy and transport; Dodik: RS not to accept appointment of HR in B&H without UN SC resolution (RTRS)
Radmanovic: The Hague Tribunal failed in reconciling of peoples in B&H; Accuses SDA for almost all blockades in B&H, saying they constantly whine and weep for Bonn powers (Oslobodjenje)
Kalabukhov: Before one considers extension of EUFOR mission in B&H, one needs to solve issue of High Representative (O kanal)
Nelson informs Dodik about US’ executive decree on expansion of scope of sanctions regime for Western Balkans; Dodik: Decree is neither democratic nor in spirit of respect of human rights and rule of law (N1)
CoE Committee of Ministers: Maintaining of current discriminatory electoral system represents obvious violation of European Convention on Human Rights (O kanal)
Western Balkans leaders request digital green certificates to be recognized by EU; Commissioner Varhelyi stresses importance of closer cooperation and regional market (BHT1)
Kalabukhov’s op-ed: Why NATO will not solve problems in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Montenegro
Djukanovic: I return with optimism; European future of WB could be both realistic and foreseeable (CdM)
DF to Krivokapic: We will either agree or ask people (Dan)
Charles to Djukanovic: EU ready to support Montenegrin economic recovery and development (CdM)
Knezevic: Ivanovic called Krivokapic in Patriarchate telling him not to sign Fundamental Agreement (CdM)
Katnic: I don’t know what Krivokapic was doing in Belgrade, nor did I plan to arrest him (Antena M)
Republic of North Macedonia
Macron tells Zaev that he now supports opening EU accession talks with Macedonia (Republika)
Protests will continue until Zaev reveals what he is negotiating with Bulgaria (Republika)
Albania
Socialists remove the President from Office (Tirana Times)
President decrees laws ratifying Albania-US, Albania-Germany deals (ADN)
Rama opens the summit of the leaders of the Western Balkans: Plan for economic recovery! (Radio Tirana)
Rama conference with Varhelyi: Commissioner took off the mask of Brussels in Tirana, Schengen regional strategic project (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 11, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 11, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kurti: Previous governments inflicted damage through the dialogue (RFE)
• Tahiri: Liturgy in Milosevic’s church, a provocation on eve of dialogue (media)
• PSD: Church on university campus, “a symbol of chauvinism” (media)
• Prishtina University students say liturgy was a provocation (media)
• Gazeta Express claims to have copy of document on Association/Community
• Philips: Only US has power to push forward agreement (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Raska-Prizren Eparchy: Temple in Pristina is SOC property, graffiti open threat (Radio KIM)
• Jesus Hates Serbs painted on church in Pristina (N1, KoSSev)
• Petkovic, Visoki Decani Monastery react to graffiti (Kosovo-online, social media)
• Protests of students started in Pristina, new graffiti on Christ the Savior Temple (Radio KIM)
• Minister of Justice: ”Kosovo and Metohija remains in the Serbian Constitution preamble” (Blic, TV Prva, Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic banned from entering Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Humanitarian organization from Novi Sad banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Serbian parliament official says Pristina wants fully operational military (RTS, N1)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: When it comes to dialogue, Russia will support Serbia and justice (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Tirana Summit without joint declaration (Tanjug, Blic)
• In case of problems, Borrell, Biden to discuss dialogue – sources (Tanjug)
• MEST: North Mitrovica has the right to invest in the university building without our consent (KoSSev)
International:
• Property issues in Kosovo: Intact problem solvable only with the greater role of international actors (EWB)
• Liturgy at Contested Serbian Church Prompts Protests in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 11, 2021
• COVID-19: 12 new cases, one death (media)
• Coronavirus cases continue to drop in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• PM Kurti to report to Assembly today before the dialogue in Brussels (Express)
• Culture Minister: Police were not informed about liturgy (media)
• Prishtina University says it will undertake legal actions after liturgy (media)
• CDHRF: Orthodox Church liturgy is a provocation on eve of dialogue (media)
• Hoxhaj: Liturgy was held with the permission of the Kosovo government (media)
• Two activities today in front of the church on university campus (RTK)
• Kurti, Brnabic clash over Kosovo independence at Western Balkans Summit (Exit News)
• Western Balkan leaders pleased with EU investment plan (AP)
Belgrade Media Report 10 June
LOCAL PRESS
Petkovic: Belgrade ready for dialogue – recognition not a topic (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Dacic: Parliament to hold session on Kosovo and Metohija on 22 June (Tanjug)
Biden signs executive order to sanction persons contributing to destabilizing Western Balkans (Beta/VoA)
EU: We will not follow Biden in the Western Balkans (Tanjug/Sputnik/B92)
Starovic says he hopes US Administration will punish those who violated 1244 Resolution and DPA (Novosti)
Djuric: Serbia will carefully analyze contents of Biden’s decision (Politika)
Botsan-Kharchenko in Nis: Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center one of most important projects of two countries (RTV)
Djukanovic: Fundamental Agreement can’t be reason for new government dethronement (Danas)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Address of Ambassador Alkalaj to UNSC causes conflict between B&H Presidency members (BHT1)
Dodik: Alkalaj violated RoP of Presidency and did not get consent to talk on behalf of B&H (ATV)
Reactions to final verdict against Mladic (AJB/Dnevni list/Nezavisne/Hayat)
Families of 350 victims of Srebrenica genocide can file compensation claims to The Netherlands as of next week (FTV)
Dodik: US is powerful country, however executive order may be proof of their weakness (RTRS)
IAWG convenes to discuss work methodology (BN TV)
Croatia
Numerous recommendations before Croatian Eurozone Membership provided (Hina)
Montenegro
Becic: We’ll be partners if PM and Govt believe refreshment is needed (Pobjeda)
Bojanic meets with Croatian Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev claims that the Biden decree fully legitimizes his government (Republika)
Albania
Meta dismissed with 104 votes by the MPs (Radio Tirana)
C. Court can abrogate parliament’s decision on dismissing President (ADN)
Rama in Bulgaria with President Radev (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 10, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 12 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo receives donation of 10,000 vaccines from Croatia (Koha)
• In Estonia, Osmani reaffirms position against border changes (media)
• Implementation of agreements, hostage to renegotiations (RFE)
• Kosovo will purchase military equipment over €5 million (media)
• Liturgy at unfinished orthodox church in Prishtina for first time after war (media)
• Daut Haradinaj: Liturgy in campus of Prishtina University, an insult (media)
• Vucic: Kurti shouldn’t travel to Brussels if he wants to talk recognition (Koha)
• Mini-Schengen returns; Rama: It is a strategic project with Brussels (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19 in Serbian areas: One new case out of 37 tested samples (KoSSev)
• Kurti: ”Do you want to occupy us?; Brnabic: How we to occupy our own territory?” (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• The Western Balkans one of the topics of US President – EU leaders meeting (RTS)
• Vucic expects difficult dialogue in Brussels (Danas)
• Daut Haradinaj: Liturgy at Temple in Pristina insult to Kosovo citizens (Kosovo-online)
• Jevtic: Inappropriate response of the authorities to the call of Bishop Teodosije for peace and coexistence (Kosovo Online)
• Demolition of the old school and the construction of a new university building (KoSSev)
• Hoxhaj: Kurti to cancel talks with Vucic if Serbia doesn’t apologize (KoSSev, N1)
• YIHR: Belgrade official reactions to Mladic’s verdict ‘disgraceful’ (BETA, N1)
International:
• Reactions from the EU and US to Mladic verdict: Regional leaders should respect the decision (EWB)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Promotion of bilingualism in Kosovo through “Uta and Miljana’s colors of nature” (Kontakt plus radio)
• Official: Western Balkan countries are ‘milking coal power plants until the bitter end’ (euractive.com)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 10, 2021
• COVID-19: 21 new cases, one death (media)
• Fear about agreement produced by dialogue that will start on 15 June (Koha)
• Osmani: Justice is precondition to peace (media)
• Konjufca: Serbia to open state archives (media)
• Kusari-Lila: Reaching final agreement with Serbia, difficult (Telegrafi)
• Tirana to host summit of Western Balkans leaders (media)
• US Extends Blacklist of Persons Destabilising, Corrupting Balkans (BIRN)
• Kurti meets representatives of the Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation (media)
• Gervalla holds virtual meeting with Swedish FM Ann Linde (media)
• Kosnett: Parties to refrain from spreading disinformation (media)
• LDK announces eight candidacies for upcoming local elections (media)
• Kamberi: EU should set conditions to Serbia to recognize its crimes (RTK)
• Serbia begins construction of university in the north of Kosovo (media)
• Petkovic: Belgrade ready for dialogue, recognition is not a topic (Tanjug, Klan)
Belgrade Media Report 09 June 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 9 June 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Call on UN SC to help in neutral approach to international law (Tanjug/RTS/Politika)
Brnabic: Hague Tribunal has moved region away from reconciliation (TV Pink/Tanjug)
Vulin: Verdict against Mladic is verdict against justice; Other reactions (Novosti/Politika/N1)
Odalovic: Hague Tribunal is not a court that brought law and justice (RTS)
Djuric on Vucic’s speech (TV Prva)
Stano: Vucic, Kurti to meet on 15 June in Brussels (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
MICT Appeals Chamber sentences Mladic to life in prison for war crimes in B&H including genocide in Srebrenica, Mladic acquitted of charges for committing genocide is six other municipalities (Hayat)
MICT Chief Prosecutor Brammertz: Mladic’s guilt is his and his alone (BHT1)
Attorney Stojanovic: MICT’s final verdict to Mladic inadequate and unacceptable (BN TV)
War victims and witnesses’ associations, satisfied with final verdict against Mladic, although there was degree of disappointment since Mladic was not convicted of genocide in other six municipalities in B&H (O Kanal)
Other reactions to final verdict against Mladic (Hayat/RTRS/ATV/N1)
Croatia
Grlic Radman attends ministerial meeting on Berlin Process (Hina)
Croatia joins United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (Hina)
Montenegro
The government is not dividing, but trying to solve problems (RTCG)
Montenegro exposed to malevolent impact of third countries (CdM)
Appointment without consent, playing with the reputation of Montenegro (RTCG)
Radulovic seeks state leadership consultations over ambassadors (Dan)
Medojevic is no longer an MP (RTCG)
Joanikije persuaded DF to vote for budget (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev calls on Europe to “keep him motivated” with a decision to open accession talks (Republika)
Maas calls for opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania (Republika)
Zaev claims that the deal he is negotiating with Bulgaria is “excellent” (Republika)
US to blacklist anyone who opposes the Ohrid and Prespa Agreements (Republika)
Albania
Rama in Sofia: Serbia should have recognized Kosovo a long time ago! Bulgaria and North Macedonia should talk and find solutions (Radio Tirana)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 9, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 9, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 21 new cases, one death (media)
• Kurti and Vucic to meet on 15 June (RFE, media)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue on the ‘specific’ agenda of the G7 (Klan)
• PM Kurti received the Minister of the Republic of Guyana, George Hallaq (media)
• U.S. Embassy: Corruption damages our foreign policy (RTK)
• Hoxhaj: If Serbia does not apologize, Kurti should not go to dialogue (media)
• LDK on LVV employments in institutions: You are violating human rights (media)
• Mustafa case: Presiding judge announces “ex parte” sessions (media)
• PDK to elect new party leadership during June (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Stano: Vucic and Kurti in Brussels on June 15 (Tanjug, Kosovo-online)
• Stano: No comment on US decisions, EU does not sanction partners in Western Balkans (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Djuric on “updated sanctions” for the Western Balkans: We will carefully analyze the content of Biden’s decree (Blic, Tanjug)
• ‘Mladic’s guilt is only his,’ UN Chief Prosecutor says after the verdict (N1)
• Vucic’s address at the session of the UN Security Council (B92)
• Brnabic: The Hague with its verdicts moved region away from reconciliation (Tanjug)
• Political parties, lawyers on Mladic’s vedict (N1, RTS)
• N1 guests: It was known Mladic would get life sentence, justice selective (N1)
• Odalovic: Hague tribunal is not a court that brought law and justice (RTS)
• Judge Agius: Mladic verdict a strong message for victims and survivors (N1)
• Russian Embassy in Washington: US to suspend arming Pristina (Kosovo-online)
• Balkan Chiefs of Staff end 14th Conference (N1)
Opinion:
• After Mladic’s Verdict: Six Lessons to Learn from Hague Trials (Balkan Insight)
International:
• U.S. ‘Modernizes’ Sanctions Policy For Western Balkans To Go After Corruption (RFE)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 9, 2021
• COVID-19: Nine new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo to be among first in Europe to receive vaccines from U.S. (media)
• UN Court Confirms Ratko Mladic’s Life Sentence for Genocide (BIRN)
• Kosovo welcomes court’s upholding of Mladic’s genocide conviction (media)
• U.S. blocks property and suspends entry of persons contributing to destabilisation of Western Balkans (media)
• Gervalla: Rule of law, crucial for cooperation and stability in the Balkans (Koha)
• COMKFOR Federici speaks about security of Serb religious sites (Koha)
• Albania as member of Security Council could be an opportunity for Kosovo (Koha)
• Kandic: Serbia will not agree to open state archives (RFE)
• EULEX’s mandate extended until 2023 (media)
Belgrade Media Report 8 June
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: We have won fight for successful Serbia (RTS/Tanjug)
Selakovic: Serbia attaches great importance to Berlin Process (Tanjug/RTS)
Petkovic calls for shedding light on fate of missing persons (Beta/RTV)
Serbian parliament passes motion to amend constitution (Tanjug/RTS)
Dacic: Important process in Serbian parliament, amendment to Constitution must end in this mandate (RTV)
People’s Party: Vucic amending Constitution to get full control over judge selection (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
MICT Spokesperson Eggleston: Everything is prepared for rendering of verdict against Mladic (RTRS)
Dodik: The Hague Tribunal failed to establish truth and to contribute to reconciliation (BHT1)
Dodik and Covic hold meeting in Banja Luka; Dodik says there will be no reform of electoral legislation without agreement on election of B&H Presidency members (ATV)
Kalabukhov: Appointment of new High Representative needs to be approved by UNSC (BHT1)
Dodik says that his statement that RS might mark 15 February as RS Day was hypothetical answer (N1)
Croatia
Milanovic says he never insisted Operation Storm celebration not be held in Knin (Hina)
Montenegro
Appointment without consent, playing with the reputation of Montenegro (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
Bulgarian Minister Stoev demands guarantees from Zaev that he will implement the 2017 treaty (Republika)
Zaev makes another public promise to protect the Macedonian language as reports grow that he offers new concessions to Bulgaria (Republika)
Mickoski calls citizens to turn out in large numbers for protests against Zaev’s new concessions to Bulgaria (Republika)
Albania
Ruci to Konjufca: Serbia is glorifying its criminals. Konjufca: we should function as two countries that constitute a single nation (Radio Tirana)
Konjufca reveals details of the meeting with Basha (Radio Tirana)
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