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Belgrade Media Report 19 July

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic meets with Lajcak in Brussels (Tanjug/RTV)
Selakovic: Serbia committee to dialogue with Pristina (TV Prva/Beta)
Serbia will not have to give up Kosovo for the sake of joining the EU (APA/Tanjug/B92)
Dacic: No extremely important results will be achieved in Brussels (TV Prva)
Petkovic: Vucic will insist in Brussels on formation of ZSO (Tanjug/RTS)
Stano: 19 July round of dialogue to focus on progress to date (Tanjug)
Dacic: SPS oldest political brand (Beta)
Lazanski: Montenegro refuses Belgrade’s request to allow the use of its ports for weapons donation (TV Prva/Beta)
Neu: Serbs can never be victims (Novosti)
Turks get weapon for Albanians in B&H (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

EU officials confirm that Resolution proposed by Russia and China to UN SC will not change agenda of the EU for B&H (FTV)
Russia and China propose that mandate of Schmidt ends in 2022; Izetbegovic: Proposal of Russia and China will not be accepted; Other reactions (Hayat)
Cvijanovic says attempts to appoint new HR are not in line with procedures, she sees Russian-Chinese draft resolution on abolition of HR’s powers as chance (RTRS)
Hartmann: B&H’s road to EU will close OHR; Austria’s interest in B&H and region is strong (Nezavisne)
Tegeltija: There is absolutely insufficient EU interest when it comes to enlargement (RTRS)
Dodik: New US Ambassador needs to respect Dayton Peace Accords (ATV)
B&H CC rejects Dodik’s motion for disputing Law on B&H Flag, partly grants motion of 24 B&H MPs regarding ‘Buk Bijela’ (Nova BH)
Dodik announces lawsuits against judges of B&H CC for violation of B&H Constitution and misuse of office; Other reactions (ATV)
Hadziabdic: B&H CEC prepared document with series of improvements to B&H Election Law (Fena/Dnevni list)
There will be no progress in terms of talks Law on Elections, Constitution of B&H until second half of September at least (Dnevni list)
Komsic: I will put forward my candidacy for B&H Presidency member in the next elections if current situation does not change; Croatian policy towards B&H is senseless (FTV)
Trivic: Cvijanovic defends Dodik’s idea about merging functions of RS President and Serb member of B&H Presidency without supporting arguments (BN TV)
Cvijanovic responds to Trivic’s accusing her of political illiteracy (RTRS)
Govedarica: Idea about merging functions of RS President and Serb member of B&H Presidency perfidiously aims to improve Dodik’s rating (BN TV)
Dodik on Djukanovic’s statements in Slovakia: Djukanovic is personal towards SPC because it is one of the reasons he lost power (ATV)
Croatia

Covic: 2022 elections cannot take place if there were no changes to B&H Election Law (Vecernji list)
Biden on meeting with Merkel: We also talked about importance of further integration of Western Balkans in European institutions (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro

Djukanovic: There are attempts to revive 1990s’ nationalist policies in region, Serb Orthodox Church bears responsibility for genocide in Srebrenica (GLOBSEC)
Korcok: Djukanovic is fighting for Montenegro (CdM)
EC warned: Maritime border dispute between Montenegro and Albania still pending (Dan)
Abazovic-Rama meeting: Let’s not change boundaries, let them be invisible (RTCG)
Abazovic in the parliament of Albania: We want to promote a policy of peace and cooperation in the region (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
Abazovic meets with President Meta (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
Abazovic meets with opposition leader in Albania: Region needs to change its image (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
Albania

Deputy PM of Montenegro on official visit in Albania (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 19, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Three new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kurti meets Lajcak ahead of meeting with Vucic (Kallxo)
• Kurti: Today we commemorate Rahovec massacre (media)
• Hoti: Serbia to open war archives (media)
• Serwer: Kosovo to walk away from a bad deal with Serbia, improve relations with China (Klan)
• Repatriation of 11 Kosovo citizens from Syria carried out with U.S. support (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• New round of talks – Vucic vs. Kurti; Borrell will present his expectations first (B92, Tanjug)
• Serbian FM hopes Greece will not change its stance on Kosovo (Beta, N1, TV Prva)
• Selakovic believe that Serbia will not have to give up Kosovo for the sake of joining the EU (APA, media)
• Dacic: International community should pressure Kosovo Albanians (FoNet, N1, TV Prva)
• Mini Schengen and the politics of the “Serbian world” do not go together (N1)
• The trial of Risto Jovanovic from Podgorica, arrested in Gazimestan, begun (Novi Magazin, Beta, RTS)
• Memorial service in Velika Hoca: ”23 years spent in pain, fear, waiting and uncertainty” (KoSSev, RTK2, Beta)

Opinion:

• ”Courageous Kosovo ”, ”criminal Serbia ” and history left unsaid (KoSSev)

International:

• Western Balkans region gets endorsement from Merkel on path to EU integration (eureporter.co)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 19, 2021

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• COVID-19: Seven new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kurti and Vucic set to meet today in Brussels (media)
• Calendar of events does not guarantee a quick agreement (Koha)
• PM Kurti attends Cannes Festival (media)
• Svecla: Kosovo repatriates 11 citizens from Syria (media)
• Situation in Decan improving, number of persons treated declines (Kosovapress)
• Prosecution investigating two Serbs sighted in Decan over health crisis there (media)
• Odalovic was not allowed to enter Kosovo (Koha)
• KSF, interior ministry raise level of alertness following recent rainfall (media)

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