Belgrade Media Report 7 June
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: I hope no one will play with regional stability (Tanjug)
SPC position well known – we are facing illegal secession of part of territory and there is no way to impose a solution which will imply recognition of an illegal secession (Tanjug/RTV/NSPM/RTS)
Dacic receives Palmer (Tanjug/RTS)
Palmer: US wants Pristina to respect rule of law (Tanjug)
Palmer: US is not side in Kosovo talks but is stakeholder (N1)
Drecun: US and EU positions on Belgrade-Pristina negotiations differ, at least officially (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Inzko sends letter to Guterres: UN Security Council will not be voting on Schmidt (Depo.ba)
Dodik: We will welcome Schmidt as a tourist (Dnevni avaz)
Dodik says RS will write to UN Security Council and EU regarding new HR (ATV)
Dodik: I will support not celebrating of RS Day on 9 January but on 15 February (Sputnik/Klix.ba)
HNS adopts resolution that demands equality for Croats in B&H (BHT1)
Izetbegovic: HNS resolution is way to pressure Bosniaks, SDA (O kanal)
Removal of church from Orlovic’s backyard commences (O kanal)
Komsic, Dzaferovic pay official visit to Montenegro, meet Montenegro officials, send good neighborly messages, regret Dodik did not join them (O kanal)
EU Council confirms to APA existence of non-paper (Oslobodjenje)
Final verdict to Ratko Mladic to be pronounced on Tuesday (Nova BH)
Croatia
Grlic Radman sends letter to EU officials warning them of possible crisis in B&H if elections are held in B&H without electoral reforms (N1)
Plenkovic: Croats as constituent people are of special importance for Croatia (Vecernji list)
Grlic Radman addresses conference on B&H in Split, says Croatia is sincere advocate of Euro-Atlantic path of B&H (Hina)
Montenegro
Government reconstruction or new elections to resolve crisis (RTCG)
Djukanovic on announced vote on Leposavic’s dismissal (CdM)
Djukanovic: Montenegro continues to confirm its commitment to unity of NATO (CdM)
Abazovic: Four-year NATO membership has brought multiple benefits to Montenegro (Gov. Press service)
Krivokapic: Montenegro is a stable, reliable and committed member of the Alliance (Gov. Press service)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev announces frequent meetings with Bulgarian officials before June summit (Republika)
Government: No secret negotiations, Macedonia has declared positions loud and clear (MIA)
Albania
Enlargement, positive for peace and prosperity/Sassoli backs Western Balkans EU membership (Radio Tirana/Funke Mediengruppe)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 7, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Konjufca after meeting Ruci: We are in difficult situation with Serbia (media)
• Berlin Process: Maas to chair foreign ministers’ conference (RTK)
• Kosovo initiates establishment of the War Crimes Research Institute ( Express)
• Szunyog in the North, says electricity should be paid by everyone (Klan)
• Kurti-Schuepp meeting: Enlightenment of the fate of the missing, priority (RTK)
• The Presevo Valley demands seats in the talks in Brussels (RFE, media)
• Telekom Director resigns (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Will new “internal dialogues” follow? (KiM radio, Danas, RTS)
• Dacic: Vucic to submit report on dialogue to Assembly on June 22 or 23 (Radio KIM)
• Brnabic: We investigate all mass graves, remains of nine Albanians found recently (N1)
• Pendarovski: We are grateful to Serbia for its help, Skopje should not lobby for Kosovo (FoNet, Politika, N1)
• Trial for Oliver Ivanovic’s murder scheduled on July 6 and 7 (RTS)
• Minister says Serbian security services ready to defend country (N1)
• Viola von Cramon: Besides ZSO, a lot of other urgent things in the dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic thanked Turkmenistan for its position on Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
• Centuries of discrimination still run deep for Roma in Europe (euronews)
International:
• EU Parliament President Backs Letting Western Balkan States Into Bloc (RFE)
Humanitarian/Development:
• The collective memories of the village shop (Prishtina Insight)
• Opera diva Natasa Tasic Knezevic performs in Gracanica (KiM radio)
• WHO official warns fight against COVID not over in Europe (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 7, 2021
• COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media)
• Blackmail with recognition before the resumption of the dialogue (RFE)
• Kosovo Assembly President Konjufca to visit Albania today (media)
• Albanian Prime Minister Rama meets Kosovo opposition leaders (media)
• Constitutional Court judge suspected of working for Serbian List’s interests (Koha)
• War veterans threaten with mass protest (media)
• Kurti, Brnabic to meet in Ohrid on July 1 (Telegrafi)
• In Western Balkans, ethnic nationalism threatens the path to Europe (Euronews)
• World Environment Day marked in Kosovo (Indeksonline)
• An agronomist’s ambition to create most beautiful village in Kosovo (Exit News)
• War victims hope for double genocide conviction for Ratko Mladic (BIRN)