Belgrade Media Report 25 August 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 25 August 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Sweden’s unequivocal support for Serbia’s EU integration (Tanjug/RTV)
Petkovic: Pristina tried not only to put a band-aid on the mouth of Ivan Todosijevic but also the entire Serb people (RTS)
Independent commission reiterates: There was no genocide (Beta/B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Salkic sends letter to Schmidt and urges him to eliminate asymmetric solutions from entity constitutions (BHT1)
Different stances (Oslobodjenje)
Niksic and Nelson: Fabricated affairs are camouflaging real problems of the citizens (Dnevni list)
Lagumdzija: Svraka relieved of duty of member of Second-Instance Disciplinary Commission in Tadic case (BHT1/RTRS)
Report on suffering of all peoples in Srebrenica during 1992-1995 presented in Belgrade (FTV/ATV)
Only truth and justice (Glas Srpske)
Montenegro
Krivokapic: Cetinje monastery is Metropolitan’s place, why would he go to Podgorica (Vijesti)
Despite tensions, Joanikije doesn’t give up on Cetinje (Pobjeda/Vijesti)
Abazovic meets with Vuksic: ANB dedicated to protection of Montenegro’s national interests (CdM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 25, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 2,541 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• Osmani signs agreement with U.S. for additional $ 3.8 million for Kosovo (RTK)
• President of the Specialised Chambers to visit Kosovo on 7 September (RTK)
• Government allocates 15 million euros for creation of new jobs (RTK)
• Kosovo and Northern Macedonia sign legal cooperation agreement (media)
• Isa Mustafa: The Association should not be established (media)
• Abbot: missing persons should not be used for political benefits (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Verdict to Ivan Todosijevic upheld, Serbian officials react (media)
• Vucic thanks Azerbaijan and India for respecting Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Kosovo-online)
• KSF members again in Gracanica, Partes and Priluzje (Kosovo-online)
• WHO representative says situation related to Covid-19 deteriorating in Serbia (N1)
• Some 60,000 people in Serbia received third dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine so far (N1)
International:
• Kosovo Serb MP’s Jail Sentence for ‘Ethnic Hatred’ Upheld (BIRN)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 25, 2021
• COVID-19: 1,927 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• US Embassy: COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips (media)
• The unsheltered during the pandemic (Koha Ditore)
• Murder of teenage woman sparks protest in Ferizaj (BIRN)
• “Hundreds of cases domestic violence, thorough vetting in justice is needed” (KTV)
• Delete profile: Online abuse of Kosovo women costing democracy (BIRN)
• Serbian List not sure if it will take part in October local elections (RFE)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Police arrest main suspect for murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Kurti: The murderer will get the merited punishment (Koha)
• COVID-19: 1,927 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• 797 patients on oxygen therapy, 37 of them in serious condition (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 26 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Elek: Mitrovica North Hospital Center under Covid system again (KoSSev)
• 11-year-old Serb boy injured in Kamenica (KoSSev, Puls)
• Vucic: I didn’t get invitation for Brussels (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Kosovo Security Forces want to intimidate Serbian population (Radio kontakt plus)
• Rakic and Federici spoke about security, frequent attacks against Serbs (Kosovo-online)
International:
• Serbian arms used in Africa’s Sahel conflict: Amnesty International (BIRN)
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 24 August 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 24 August 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: Serbia won’t protect war criminals (TV Happy)
Vulin: Dzaferovic should extradite Oric (Politika)
SPC Synod dismisses Gojko Perovic (Tanjug/RTS)
Petkovic posts picture of minor in bloody towel (N1)
Dacic: Deal in unmediated talks with opposition by end of month (TV Prva/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Russian Embassy in B&H: Schmidt was not legally appointed to post of HR (RTRS)
Oric states if they talk about respecting law, Serbian officials should not provide shelter for persons indicted or sentenced for war crimes, but prosecute them (N1)
EC: Serbia must meet clear standards on dealing with war crimes in domestic judiciary as part of its accession negotiations (O Kanal)
Podzic: Only reason why B&H AF were not engaged in extinguishing wildfires is failure to reach political decision in B&H Presidency, failure of Dodik to vote on this issue (Al Jazeera Balkans)
Montenegro
Abazovic: Attack on TV Vijesti team is a product of atmosphere that certain structures have been creating for months (gov.me)
Kobre and BIA to give final assessment of risks regarding Joanikije’s enthronement (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev: We probably have bigger hearts than other countries, that is why we will take more Afghan refugees (Republika)
Bilateral issues shouldn’t be an obstacle to validate the progress of any country on the EU road, Pendarovski tells Charles Michel (Republika)
Simovski: Only the parliament can change the census law (Kanal 5)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 24, 2021
• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• COVID-19 claims lives of 17 citizens in 24 hours, in Kosovo (Euronews.al)
• Kosovo leaders react to murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Haxhiu to join today’s protest in Ferizaj (media)
• Health Ministry asks CEC to change locations of 30 polling centers (media)
• Sami Lushtaku will not be able to run in local elections (Indeksonline)
• Nagavci: New school year to start on September 1 (Indeksonline)
• Defence Minister Mehaj in an official visit to Germany (RTK)
Belgrade Media Report 23 August 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 23 August 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic ready to talk to Kurti, but sees no reason (Beta/Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
Selakovic in Cairo: Room for improving economic cooperation (Beta)
Selakovic: Gratitude for Namibia’s support for Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Tanjug)
Selakovic: Gratitude to Angola for strong and consistent support to Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Tanjug/RTS)
Selakovic: African states attach significance to ties with Serbia (Tanjug/RTS)
Dacic: Afghan HPC organized meetings in Belgrade, Vucic gave green light (TV Prva/Beta/N1)
Vulin: Serbia stopover for Afghan refugees (TV Prva/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Vucic’s statement that he will not extradite Kornjaca to B&H sparks reactions (O Kanal/N1)
Prosecutor’s Office of B&H receives 29 reports for genocide denial so far (ATV)
Izetbegovic: It is yet to be seen whether Prosecutor’s Office of B&H will dare to go after Dodik (Hayat)
Joint Commission of RS parliament and RS CoP fails to harmonize stances regarding Law on Non-Implementation of Decision of High Representative and Amendments to RS Criminal Code (ATV)
B&H signs joint statement of State Department calling for peace in Afghanistan (Avaz)
Sputnik learns RS was not informed that B&H has signed statement of US Department of State on Afghanistan (RTRS)
Dzaferovic: We in B&H will determine our attitude towards Afghanistan based on concrete actions (Hayat)
Make the future safe (Fena)
Montenegro
Message from Cetinje protest: We have no other homeland but Montenegro and we will not allow its clericalization, fascism-orientation, assimilation and entering Serbian World (CdM)
Joanikije on Cetinje protest: They renounce me, I won’t renounce them, they are my brothers (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev’s government now pledges to take 650 Afghan refugees (Republika)
Jansa insists that the EU admits only a small number of Afghans who worked with the NATO mission (Republika)
In violation of the law, the Interior Ministry will begin issuing identity cards with the imposed name “North Macedonia” (Republika)
The Interior Ministry overruled the parliament (Republika)
Albania
Blinken held a phone conversation with Rama (Radio Tirana)
Xhaçka: Ready to receive thousands of Afghan refugees (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 23, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 23, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• U.S. Embassy urges Kosovo people to get vaccinated: We will donate over 700,000 doses (Express)
• 15,577 diaspora voters registered for local elections (Ekonomia Online)
• Haxhiu: violence should be severely punished (media)
• KSF distributes masks to people throughout Kosovo (RTK)
• Dreshaj: The state is treating human lives only as daily figures (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 22 cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Reducing number of KFOR soldiers threat to peace and survival of Serbs (N1)
• 23 years since kidnapping of Radio Pristina journalists (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic on Serbian unity, incidents, upcoming elections in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Selakovic with President of Egypt on continuation of good cooperation (Kosovo-online)
• Bregovic & Kalashnikov brought crowd to their feet in Korca, concert continued despite tear gas (KoSSev)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 23, 2021
• COVID-19: 1,682 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• United States donates 500,000 Pfizer vaccines to Kosovo (Exit News)
• Haradinaj slams Kurti for poor management of COVID-19 situation (media)
• Government to opposition: You legitimised university in the north in 2015 (Koha)
• Pupovci: Kosovo law enables Mitrovica North to build university (media)
• LDK reacts against so-called “Prishtina university in Mitrovica” (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo to equip security forces with armoured vehicles (BIRN)
• Father’s wartime disappearance motivates Kosovo’s missing persons chief (BIRN)
• Cracks are emerging in Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic consensus (BIRN)
• Tear gas thrown when Goran Bregovic sang at Beer Festival in Korça (Ocnal)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 20, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 21, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 2,250 new cases, four deaths (media)
• Haziri: COVID-19 situation is alarming; mass vaccination is needed (Lajmi)
• “Paris welcomes ‘Open Balkan’ if coordinated with Berlin Process” (Express)
• Serbia fails to respect agreements, lobbies against Kosovo recognition (EO)
• Serbia invests 6 million euros for parallel university in the north (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic meets Serbian List representatives in Gracanica (Radio KIM)
• Rakic: With unity, we are thwarting plans of Albanian parties (Politika, RTV)
• Serbian opposition: Single election list; No to Kosovo recognition, no to NATO (N1)
• WHO representative says situation related to coronavirus escalating in Serbia (N1)
• Grenell supported Vucic: Hypocrisy of Twitter on full display (Danas)
• Woman from Serbia awaits evacuation from Kabul at UN base (N1)
• Visoki Decani Monastery limits number of visitors (Radio KIM)
• Shava: Zimbabwe to continue support Serbia regarding Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Petrovic: Serbia stands by Dragica Gasic (Kosovo-online)
International:
• Welcome home? ISIS returnees test Balkan countries’ ability to reintegrate (BIRN)
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 20 August 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 20 August 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: Pristina is violating Washington agreement, that gives Serbia free hands (B92/Tanjug/RTS)
Selakovic thanks Kenya for principled support to Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Shava: Zimbabwe to continue to back Serbia on Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
Serbian Army Chief-of-Staff, KFOR Commander discuss security, coop (Beta)
Djilas: Single election list; No to Kosovo recognition, no to NATO (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Politicians, analysts, NGOs comment meeting in Berlin (Oslobodjenje/Glas Srpske)
Doboj marks its Patron Saint’s Day; Patriarch Porfirije: RS is guarantor of peace and existence of Serb people in B&H; Dodik: Church is one of most important pillars of identity of Serb people and it will remain so (BN TV)
RS political leaders meet with Patriarch Porfirije: Political unity will be preserved, imposing any kind of laws is inacceptable for the RS (O Kanal)
Dodik: Until UN SC confirms him, Schmidt is foreigner who cannot adopt and impose laws in B&H (RTRS)
B&H’s FM urges Serbia to hand over war crimes suspects with int warrants (N1/ Istraga.ba)
Dodik: Helicopters of AFBiH not in condition to be used for extinguishing of fires (RTRS)
Croatia
Schmidt will strengthen his legitimacy solely by consistent and impartial action (Vecernji list)
Croatian Interior Minister hopeful Europe won’t see another migrant wave (Hina)
Montenegro
The CPC liturgy was served on Ivanova Korita (RTCG/Cetinjski list)
Bogdanovic: No priest or anyone’s whim is more important than peace of people in Montenegro (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev is ready to take up to 1,800 refugees from Afghanistan (Sitel TV)
Albania
Rama condemns clams of throwing students off dorms to house Afghans (ADN)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 20, 2021
• COVID-19: 2,236 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• Kurti ready for Berlin, not for “Open Balkans” (Klan)
• Osmani, UN organisations representatives talk Afghan refugees sheltering (media)
• Abdixhiku: Regional economic cooperation incomplete without all countries (RTK)
• Minister Mehaj confirms Kosovo will soon receive new military vehicles (RTK)
• Vucic: Those not united around Serbian List cannot win trust of people (Klan)
• VV in Albania protests Serbian musician performance in Korce (Express)
• Albanian artists a rarity at Serbia’s biggest music festival (Prishtina Insight)