UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 30, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Bashkim Jashari appointed new commander of KSF (media)
• KSF commander resigns (Albanian Post)
• EU supports institutions and strengthening of law and order in Kosovo (RTK)
• Gervalla: Approach to visa liberalisation for Kosovo could change soon (media)
• Krasniqi meets Lajcak: Dialogue should end with mutual recognition (Klan)
• PDK mentions new elections as way out of parliamentary stalemate (Telegrafi)
• Konjufca meets Austrian Ambassador: Final agreement, mutual recognition (RTK)
• Kosovo Police special unit surround the Post Office premises (RTK)
• Kosovo and Germany with an agreement to support the KSF with 1 million euros (Klan)
• COVID-19: Eight new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• PM Brnabic and Viola von Cramon correspondence on Twitter (Kosovo Online)
• Von Cramon: Berlin could change approach towards Belgrade (N1)
• Environmental movement calls Vucic to annul controversial laws (N1)
• Northern Kosovo fears that it might be left without power supply; non-compliance with agreements, unpaid bills and Kurti’s ”the day will come” (Euronews Serbia)
• Gracanica: Ljiljana Subaric and members of the Municipal Assembly took the oath (KiM radio)
• Petkovic with Botsan Kharchenko on dialogue (KiM radio)
Opinion:
• Legal framework for Kosovo Serbs tailored to Pristina (part three): What kind of future awaits them? (KoSSev)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 30, 2021
• Kurti tells Pahor: Serbia to reflect on damage and crimes committed in Kosovo (media)
• Ilir Dugolli tipped to become Kosovo’s new ambassador to U.S. (Gazeta Express)
• Kamberi: Serbia not interested in relaxing relations with Kosovo (Klan)
• Bugajski: Kosovo-Serbia agreement only with mutual recognition (Express)
• Unresolved murders, argument in favour of Special Prosecution investigating the Gllogjan case (Koha)
• Szunyog: Violence against women, a terrible reality in Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo’s Top Court Suspends Hydropower Plant Water Permit (BIRN)
• COVID-19: Two new cases, no deaths (media)
Belgrade Media Report 29 November 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 29 November 2021
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic at SNS ceremony (Tanjug/B92/Politika/Novosti/RTS/RTV/Beta)
Vucic meets with Pahor in Belgrade; Pahor says enlargement of EU to Western Balkans is only answer to growth of nationalism and idea of changing borders in region (RTS)
Blinken: Serbia has indispensable role in promoting regional stability (Tanjug)
Serbian, US special forces hold joint exercise in Serbia (Beta/Politika)
Spanish government: We do not recognize unilateral independence of Kosovo (Blic/Europa Press)
Serbian Ambassador to chair UNESCO Executive Board (Tanjug)
Serbian MPs adopt changes to expropriation law; Opposition: Unconstitutional (N1)
Environmental activists, citizens stop traffic in several cities (Beta/NSPM)
Opposition say will run in election albeit unfair (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dodik meets Vucic: RS will not let anyone abolish or destroy RS’ right to existence (ATV)
Bratic: Situation in B&H is coordinated activity of RS authorities led by SNSD’s Dodik, Serbia led by Vucic, and Russia, it undermines peace in B&H and region (Hayat)
Dodik: Escobar’s message is very serious (RTRS)
Stoltenberg: NATO strongly supports unique state structure in B&H and multiethnic AF but it is concerned due to inflammatory rhetoric from RS (N1)
Dodik: No issues will be discussed until OHR recalls law imposed by Inzko; Denies Izetbegovic has proposed prohibition of denial of crimes committed in Jasenovac to be included (ATV)
SDA Presidency holds session; Izetbegovic presents conclusions: SNSD to stop with blockades (O Kanal)
Dodik responds to claims of Izetbegovic that there is no original Dayton (ATV)
Avaz analyzes Izetbegovic’s behavior, arguing that he is only pretending to act in interest of the state, while in fact he is working on dismantling of B&H and his end goal is forming of small Muslim state in heart of Europe (Dnevni avaz)
Palmer and Eichhorst arrive in B&H for new round of negotiations on changes to B&H Election Law (BHT/FTV)
Komsic criticizes certain international officials involved in electoral reform (Oslobodjene)
Covic announces negotiations on changes to B&H Election Law from Monday until Thursday; Covic: It would be easier to discuss civic model if B&H had three federal units (Nova BH)
Croatia
Escobar: US and B&H political actors are working on changes to B&H Election Law (Hina)
Vecernji list reveals details of Macron-Plenkovic talks about B&H Croats (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Balkan Integration Forum 2021 in Podgorica, participants convey message that process of EU enlargement to Western Balkans has stopped (O Kanal)
Djukanovic: Montenegro needs government in order to continue with EU process, and we don’t have it now (CdM)
Abazovic: We’re not for minority government (CdM)
Djukanovic: There are two options we prefer – elections or political government (CdM)
Opposition to file a no-confidence motion against Krivokapic’s government (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
Zaev: First to end the majority agreements and then resignation from the PM (Telma/Republika)
Albania
Meta meeting with Lajçak: We appreciated the importance of the Berlin process! Albania fully supports the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Radio Tirana)
The borders between Albania and Kosovo are ‘merged’, the movements will be monitored only with cameras (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 29, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 29, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Pahor: Kosovo and Serbia to trust the dialogue, respect agreements (media)
• Osmani: EU should react towards Serbia’s destabilizing rhetoric in the region (RTK)
• Prosecution: Investigations in Decan are not easy (RFE Albanian)
• Ibishi: Attack threats should be taken seriously (Ekonomia)
• Croatian Ambassador to Albania: “Serbian World” is being legitimized with “Open Balkans” (Klan)
• COVID-19: Two new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19: 65 new cases registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: I am completely convinced that we should not recognize Kosovo (KoSSev, KiM radio, Tanjug, TV Pink)
• Vucic meets with Pahor in Belgrade (Tanjug)
• Pahor on ZSO in Pristina: I understand decision of Constitutional Court, but agreements must be respected (KoSSev)
• Visoki Decani Monastery extends condolences to families of victims in Glodjane (social media)
• Blinken: Indispensable role of Serbia in promoting the regional stability (Tanjug)
• Survey on Law on Referendum: Most people think it is related to Kosovo and Rio Tinto Company (KoSSev)
• Petkovic elected member of SNS Presidency, Djuric Vice-President (Kosovo-online)
• Glass on a store belonging to Blagoje Radic from Orahovac broken (Radio kontakt plus)
International:
• Kosovo’s Forensic Investigators: ‘We are the Voice of the Dead’ (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Three weak earthquakes hit Kosovo (N1, RTS, KiM radio)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 29, 2021
• Kosovo leaders condemn attack on bus that killed three (Prishtina Insight)
• Bus attack in Gllogjan: Several tracks of investigation, no arrested (Koha)
• Thousands gather to pay tribute for 3 victims of tragic bus attack (euronews.al)
• Serbian authorities reject visit by Kosovo government ministers (RFE)
• Kurti for the KSF: You are a continuation of the KLA (Telegrafi)
• Robelli: On the empty rhetoric of unification (Koha)
• COVID-19: Six new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kosovo – Serbia dialogue must continue, Slovenian President says (media)
• Serbia ranks Albania and Kosovo as “hostile countries” (Express/Informer.rs)
Belgrade Media Report 26 November 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 26 November 2021
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Russia will not leave Serbia in lurch (Tanjug/Politika/Novosti/RTS/RTV)
• Putin: Russia’s position on Kosovo has not changed, Moscow supports Belgrade (B92/Politika/Tanjug/TASS)
• Brnabic: Unchanged gas price gives sense of security to citizens, businesses (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Gas price agreement great result for energy stability (RTS)
• Serbian parliament passes controversial Law on referendum (N1/Beta)
• Dacic: Law on Referendum has nothing to do with Rio Tinto (TV Happy/Beta)
• Serbia, Hungary friendly and fraternal states (Tanjug)
• Tepic to spearhead opposition ticket in parliamentary elections (Nova/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• FB&H celebrates B&H Statehood Day, many delegations visit memorials; Dzaferovic: B&H is stronger than retrograde forces; Izetbegovic: B&H will exist as long B&H’s patriots, those who want to defend B&H, want that (Nova BH)
• Dodik: 25 November means nothing historically (ATV)
• World officials congratulate B&H Statehood Day (O Kanal/FTV)
• Varhelyi discusses Election Law and political situation in B&H with Covic in Mostar (BHT1)
• Dodik says he conveyed RS stance at meeting with Varhelyi, Covic, Izetbegovic that current crisis in B&H can be resolved only through withdrawal of imposed law banning genocide denial in B&H, resolving issue of B&H CC (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic assesses as successful working dinner with Varhelyi, Covic and Dodik (Nova BH)
• Schmidt says that Dodik gave up on his plan to establish RS Army under pressure from regional leaders (O Kanal/Guardian/VoA/N1)
• Dodik: Schmidt tells lies, initiatives launched by RS will not be devalued (RTRS)
• Sarovic states Dodik is withdrawing from his plans and entering negotiation phase; He has no true intention to do something (BN TV)
• Szijjarto says European politicians who criticize Dodik do not understand his stances (RTRS)
• Anonymous diplomat claims USA intends to impose sanctions against Dodik and those who support him to weaken them ahead of 2022 elections (EuroBlic)
Croatia
• Need for changes to B&H Election Law mentioned during Macron’s visit to Croatia (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Djeljosaj: Minorities ready to support Abazovic as PM, government should be without DPS (Antena M)
• Omeragic: Djeljosaj’s proposal one of possible solutions, but we still have a lot of talks ahead of us (CdM)
• PM: Minority government a high-risk move, I don’t know where that would take Montenegro (CdM)
• Abazovic, Abdrakhmanov: Minority rights are best protected through strengthening the rule of law (Gov. Press service)
Republic of North Macedonia
• SDSM Central Board to discuss Zaev’s resignation (Republika)
• New developments on Zaev’s resignation expected on Friday (Republika)
• Bulgaria expects dialogue with Macedonia to produce concrete results, Radev tells Varhelyi (MIA)
Albania
• Albania-Kosovo governments’ meeting to be held in Elbasan (ADN)
• Sixteen agreements expected to be signed between the governments of Albania and Kosovo in Elbasan (Radio Tirana)
• Integration process/ Bulgaria officially demands that Albania be separated from North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 26, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 26, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Rama: Different positions on Open Balkan do not hurt us (media)
• Kurti to Rama: Let us speak like diplomats and work like patriots (Koha)
• Lajcak discusses security situation in Kosovo with KFOR and EULEX (RTK)
• Threatening tones of war must not be underestimated, analysts say (Telegrafi)
• Rama’s impossible dismissal, President risks violating Constitution (Demokracia)
• Meta: Albania fully supports Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (Klan Kosova)
• COVID-19: 17 new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbian Parliament adopted the Law on Referendum and People’s Initiative, 50 percent turnout threshold abolished (media)
• Vucic’s interview to RTS on meeting with Putin, Kosovo issue (RTS)
• Vucic: Putin to keep gas price same for Serbia, we saved one national stadium (N1)
• Djordjevic: Vucic was not received that well in Russia, as he claims (Danas)
• Szunyog: To implement Constitutional Court decision on Visoki Decani Monastery (Radio KIM)
• Escobar on Balkan (HINA, N1)
• Serbian Ambassador elected Chair of UNESCO Executive Council (Kosovo Online)
• RIA Novosti: Russia will get a nuclear power plant in Serbia (NMagazin, Beta, Danas)
• Pahor to visit Serbia on Sunday, with Vucic about dialogue with Pristina and the Western Balkans (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
International:
• Euronews Albania’s poll on unification, Rama and Kurti give their take (euronews.al)
• No more stops from Albania to Kosovo and vice-versa, all controls lifted (euronews.al)
• Serbia President Hails ‘Incredible’ Gas Deal With Russia (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 26, 2021
• Lajcak: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to produce positive results (RTK)
• Meta visits Kosovo: Open Balkan doesn’t guarantee stability or peace in the region (euronews.al)
• Residency and Social Contribution Agreements on Friday (Exit)
• Head of EU Office Szunyog gives interview to KTV
• Kosovo Assembly approves in principle 2022 Budget (media)
• Rohde: Government coalition reiterates visa liberalisation commitment (RTK)
• President of Slovenia, Pahor, to visit Kosovo next week (media)
• Vucic meets Putin in Sochi, Kosovo among topics discussed (euronews.al)
• New Dragash mayor to be decided by Diaspora ballots (Telegrafi)
• The darkness of the black chronicles (Kosovo 2.0)
• Kosovo Buffeted by Waves of Public Sector Strikes (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
Belgrade Media Report 25 November
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic meets with Putin in Sochi (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Beta)
Brnabic: Open Balkans one of Serbia’s main priorities (Tanjug/RTV)
Mihajlovic: Connecting region’s energy sector a must (Tanjug)
Godfrey on Open Balkans: We support economic linkage; Escobar agrees (FoNet/N1)
France’s support stimulus to European path of Serbia and the region (RTS)
Stano calls on Pristina to allow Petkovic to visit Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
Venice Commission: Revised constitutional amendments fulfill majority of recommendations (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Varhelyi meets with B&H Presidency members; Varhelyi: EU expects all political leaders in B&H to bring attention back to implementation of reforms (AJB)
Tegeltija with Varhelyi: There need to be talks without threats and imposition of solutions (Dnevni list)
Varhelyi meets with opposition parties from FB&H and RS, opposition leaders claim authorities are not capable to make progress on EU path (FTV)
Dodik, Cvijanovic, Viskovic meet with Varhelyi in Banja Luka; Dodik says countries supporting law imposed by former HR Inzko are responsible for situation in B&H (ATV)
Sattler, Varhelyi meet SDA, HDZ, SNSD leaders (Dnevni avaz)
Dodik meets with Nelson in Sarajevo, emphasizes that RS is committed to respecting Constitution and DPA (RTRS)
RS opposition criticizes Dodik for meeting Nelson in private; Trivic: If opposition did this they would be considered traitors (BN TV)
Bosniak Caucus in RS CoP files motion for review of RS law on non-application of B&H Criminal Code on territory of RS (BHT1)
B&H was selected for geopolitical mini show-down between USA and Russia (Glas Srpske)
Dodik says he discussed Open Balkans with Vucic; There is no willingness in B&H to support it; Vucic: It is important to lower tensions, talk about overcoming issues, and I think Dodik will persist in that manner (ATV)
Croatia
French President arrives to cement new strategic partnership with Croatia (HRT)
Austrian report recommends banning Bleiburg commemoration (HRT)
Montenegro
Belgium strongly supports Montenegro’s European path (Gov. Press service)
Abazovic: The DF platform has already been seen (RTCG)
Martinovic to Abazovic: Admit that you asked Mandic for you to be PM (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
US official-Zaev phone call on EU Integration of N. Macedonia, Albania (MIA)
Despite the renewed Bulgarian veto, Foreign Minister Osmani says Macedonia will keep pushing (Republika/BGNES)
Janev: Bulgaria will not relinquish its position on Northern Macedonia (Libertas.mk/MIA)
Albania
Rama: Open Balkans can help resolve Serbia-Kosovo issue (ADN)
New German government: Opening of the first chapters of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia proposed (Radio Tirana)
“We will not have refugee camps”, Cuci: Kosovo-Albania agreement on residence permits (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 25, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Electricity in four northern municipalities will be billed soon (media)
• Konjufca: Kosovo’s future in EU and NATO, not in Serbia’s initiatives (Telegrafi)
• Gervalla: War has returned as a real threat in the Balkans (Koha)
• Kurti: Today we commemorate women and girls lost to violence (Klan Kosova)
• Specialist Chambers confirm some detainees are infected with COVID-19 (Klan Kosova)
• Mobile team vaccinates school pupils in Prishtina (Prishtina Insight)
• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19: 33 new cases in Serbian communities (Kontakt plus radio)
• Putin: Russia supports Serbia’s position on resolving the Kosovo issue (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Dacic: The law on the referendum has nothing to do with Rio Tinto, the Constitution preamble will not change (Danas)
• Petkovic: The only one destabilizing the region is Albin Kurti (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)
• Mojsilovic with Kajari: The only legitimate security actor in Kosovo is KFOR (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• US envoy to Serbia on ‘Open Balkan’: We support economic linkage; Escobar agrees (N1, FoNet)
• DSS official won’t run with anyone who says that genocide was committed in Srebrenica and Kosovo is independent (Beta, NIN, N1)
• Protesters in Belgrade threaten to block Serbia if two laws are passed (N1)
• 520 kg of marijuana seized in Nis (B92, N1, Kosovo Online)
International:
• Western Balkans in the coalition agreement of the next German government (EWB)
• Venice Commission: Serbia followed ‘most’ constitutional recommendations (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 25, 2021
• Escobar: ‘Open Balkans’ will not function without involvement of six states (RFE Albanian)
• Albanian President criticizes “Open-Balkans” initiative from Prishtina (A2)
• Gervalla meets Escobar: Dialogue to aim only mutual recognition (media)
• New German government supports visa liberalization for Kosovo (RTK)
• Kurti receives Chairmen of the Universal Peace Federation (media)
• Konjufca: Consensus with opposition against “Zajednica” benefits Kosovo in dialogue (Koha)
• Kosovo and Latvia sign MoU on military and security cooperation (media)
• Citaku: PDK to soon form ‘shadow government’ (Telegrafi)
• Police Inspectorate: Interview of Police Director not related to confiscation of drugs (media)
• Kosovo man faces terror charges after return from Syria (The Washington Post)
• “Rexhep Selimi and Nasim Haradinaj catch COVID-19 at The Hague” (Telegrafi)
• COVID-19: Six new cases, one death (media)
• With stray dog shelter, Kosovo duo bridge ethnic divide (AFP/France 24)
Belgrade Media Report 24 November 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 24 November 2021
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Serbia demands dialogue with Pristina at all levels (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic: Serbia’s economic progress also due to ties with Russia, China (Solovyev Live/Tanjug/Politika/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic: 2022 Budget to secure economic growth, higher standard of living (RTS/Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Unacceptable pressure on Kosovo Serbs (RTV/RTS)
• Selakovic: Relations and cooperation with France developing in spirit of strategic partnership (Beta)
• Mojsilovic with NATO official about cooperation between Serbia and NATO (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Lengthy, detailed discussion with Vucic (Beta)
• EU’s Min: No support for opening of new clusters with Serbia; note some progress (N1)
• ISAC Fund says majority of Serbians see Russia as ally, oppose NATO membership (FoNet)
• Pristina again bans Petkovic from visiting Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik meets with Vucic ahead Vucic’s meeting with Putin (RTRS)
• MEPs discuss situation in B&H: No one can endanger DPA and call B&H’s integrity into question (FTV)
• Dutch parliament raises initiative on imposing EU sanctions against Dodik (BHT1)
• Schmidt: RS army will not be formed (N1/VoA)
• Stoltenberg: Inflammatory rhetoric in RS is concerning (BHT1)
• Schmid stresses need for B&H institutions to start functioning in full capacity (O Kanal)
• Covic talks to Plenkovic, Grushko, focus on Law on Elections (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Grlic Radman and Varhelyi discuss situation in B&H and Western Balkans (Vecernji list)
• Croatian parliament’s Committee for Croats outside Croatia discuss electoral reform in B&H (HRT)
Montenegro
• Krivokapic, Varhelyi: Continued reforms will lead to Montenegro’s membership in the EU (Gov. Press service)
• Krivokapic attends a working breakfast with GAC ministers in Brussels (Gov. Press service)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Bulgaria’s veto remains, Macedonia did not meet the criteria for start of EU accession negotiations (Republika/BNR/MIA)
Albania
• Slovenian EU presidency: A few more weeks to unblock Bulgarian veto; Hopes for solution (Radio Tirana)
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