Belgrade Media Report 14 July 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 14 July 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: We will inform Turkey, but I want people to know (TV Pink/B92)
Selakovic: Serbia supports values, goals of Non-Aligned Movement (Tanjug/RTS)
Selakovic thanks Kenya for principled position on non-recognition of Kosovo (RTV/Tanjug)
Serbian, Egyptian Ministries of Defense pen Memorandum of Cooperation (Beta)
Falconi: Continuity in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue important (Tanjug/RTV)
Cadez: EAEU trade deal does not block access to EU (Tanjug)
Srebrenica new condition for EU (Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tegeltija meets Borrell in Brussels, Borrell says there is no room in EU for deniers of genocide and verdicts of ICTY (Nova BH)
Dodik’s advisor Kovacevic: B&H does not have High Representative, so there is nobody to impose any law (Dnevni list)
Viskovic: Inzko’s home country itself committed genocide at the time, so he can take law banning genocide denial with him to his home country (Nova BH)
EU-B&H Stabilization and Association Council holds fourth meeting in Brussels (RTRS)
IAWG for Amendments to Election Law discusses need to shorten deadlines during election process (N1)
Milanovic says concrete solution on election of B&H Presidency members must be achieved by B&H political officials (FTV/AJB)
Izetbegovic on Milanovic’s visit: Arrogance and lack of respect for B&H, its institutions, its Capital City and Bosniaks (Hayat)
Cardinal Puljic: I do not understand international community’s weird moves, which persistently denies our survival and identity (Dnevni list)
Final conference of project ‘EU4Justice: Support to Fight against Organized Crime and Corruption in B&H’ held in Sarajevo (N1)
Montenegro
Djukanovic: 13 July is our bulwark against rewriting history and signpost for European future (CdM)
Erakovic: Bedrocks of Montenegro haven’t been shaken despite all that effort, money and propaganda (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev signals he will reject the VMRO-DPMNE resolution on Bulgaria, because it doesn’t include the name “North Macedonia” (Republika)
ID cards with country’s new name to be issued in several languages, ethnicity will not be included so far (Republika)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 14, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 14, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
• “Kurti talked on the phone with Decan mayor, we are doing the utmost” (media)
• KIA Inspector General reports to Assembly Committee (media)
• The PSD “launches” Kurti’s campaign promises (media)
• The U.S. assists KSF with modern equipment (media)
• Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (RTK)
• Number of patients in Decan increases, possibility of viral infection not ruled out (Koha)
• CDHRF: Dragica Gasic’s return to Gjakova should not be politicised (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: Easier to bring investors through progress in the dialogue (media)
• Vukcevic: EULEX did not send cases of Serbs suspected of war crimes to Belgrade (NMagazin, Danas)
• Falconi: What has already been agreed must be implemented (KiM radio, Politika)
• Serbian FM invites Non-Aligned countries to Belgrade for anniversary (N1)
• Arlov requests ban on his entry in Kosovo be revoked (Radio KIM)
• Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (Kosovo-online)
• Milena Ivanovic says she was not summoned to testify (Beta, N1)
• Kusari-Lila condemned attack against Serb boy in Gojbulja, petition against return of Dragica Gasic (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Bacic visited in hospital (Kosovo-online)
International:
• Kosovo to Restore Reciprocity Measures Against Serbia, Minister Says (Balkan Insight)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 14, 2021
• COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media)
• Government vows to support Decan, opposition accuses it of negligence (media)
• Hajdari: Government preparing for reciprocity measures (Kallxo)
• Dragica Gasic’s case to be raised in Brussels, U.S. Embassy reacts too (Koha)
• Former EULEX judge sparks controversy over Ivanovic war crimes trial (BIRN)
• Former Judge Simmons’s allegations, EU says it stands by EULEX and its achievements (Kallxo)
• Borrell: Genocide denials have no place in Europe (RFE, media)
• Kosovo buys 14 military vehicles from Turkey, Vucic expresses reservations (TV Pink, media)
• IREX: Kosovo and Albania with sustainable information system (RTK)