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Belgrade Media Report 8 November

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LOCAL PRESS

Brnabic at National Convention on EU regular plenary session (Tanjug/RTS)
Dacic at National Convention on EU regular plenary session (parliament.gov.rs)
Vucic: Everyone is entitled to evaluate someone else’s democracy as they see fit (Beta)
Djilas meets Escobar, says all we expect is support for democracy (Beta/VoA)
Dacic announces candidates for Supervisory Body for Media Monitoring (TV Pink/FoNet)
Serbian deputy speaker Zukorlic buried (Beta)
Schmidt says solution for B&H is in dialogue of different subjects, calls Dodik to ‘come down to ground’ (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Hungarian PM Orban meets with Dodik in Banja Luka, focus on economic issues (BHT1)
Dodik meets Jansa and informs him about RS’ commitment to preserve DPA and return competences (RTRS)
Schmidt: RS’ withdrawal from B&H and formation of its own, separate army within B&H would be crossing ‘red line’ (BHT1/Reuters)
Dodik: B&H does not have armed forces under Constitution and DPA clearly allowed entities to have their own armies (RTRS/BBC)
Dodik condemns HRs, foreign judges in B&H CC for creating large mess in B&H and US, EU for backing this mess, claims that RS seeks reinstatement of all its constitutional rights and competences and not to ruin B&H Constitution (RTRS)
Escobar: We are committed that there will be no new war; Dodik is trying to look for ways to protect his power and his money; Schmidt: We cannot offer to him to talk only with him, because there are many politicians in RS, many groups that do not fully agree with Dodik (FTV/RFE)
Dodik on Escobar’s visit: B&H can have future only based on B&H Constitution that everyone agreed with in 1995 and if its peoples and entities fight for it and not Americans, Russian, Europeans or HRs (ATV)
Tadic: Dodik is leading dangerous policy, he did not act in this way in my time (Dnevni avaz)
Panel on Western Balkans hosted during Baku Forum; Perspective of region lies in EU (N1)
Serbia, RS hold exercise ‘System 2021’; Vulin dismisses claims this is preparation for war and says they test preparations for natural disasters (BN TV/N1)
FB&H Police Administration says joint exercise with RS MoI and SIPA was organized by US Special Forces team and was carried out successfully (Oslobodjenje)
Montenegro

Djukanovic: NATO and EU need to defend B&H and Western Balkans more strongly from malignant policies that want chaos (Podgorica TV)
Djukanovic: Greater Serbia nationalists have broken their teeth in MNE and it’s just the beginning (Gradska RTV)
Djukanovic on govt’s intention to postpone local elections: Inappropriate political idea in defiance of constitutional and legal system of Montenegro (CdM)
Djukanovic’s office: Becic’s priorities – govt reshuffle and to include DF in it (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

DUI leadership authorized Ahmeti to make decisions regarding inter-party negotiations alone (Republika)
Lukarevska: We are working on solutions and decisions to reorganize SDSM (Fokus)
Mickoski: This is the majority that guarantees that the government of Zoran Zaev is over (Republika)
Albania

US can persuade Serbia to end tensions (ADN)
Peleshi visits North Macedonia: The future of the two countries, Euro-Atlantic integration (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 8, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani travels to U.S. (media)
• COMKFOR: Security situation stable, we support Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Kosovapress)
• Run-off mayoral election campaign kicks off today (media)
• AAK leader Haradinaj warns of an imminent social crisis (media)
• Healthcare workers with ultimatum for the government (media)
• Union of Education, Science and Culture warns with strike in January (media)
• COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 76 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus)
• The campaign of the second round of local elections begun (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Member of people who had SS division is comparing Serbia to Nazi Germany (KoSSev)
• Trajkovic: Kurti’s double standards, he doesn’t mind the “ethnic basis” when he promotes “natural Albania” (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Kurti’s statements he will not form ZSO not only annul dialogue, but also humiliate EU and USA (Kosovo-online
• Vucic: Everyone can evaluate someone else’s democracy however they want (N1)
• Pristina court sentenced Zlatan Krstic, family claims he was not in Kosovo when crime took place (Radio KIM)
• Kosovo Polje: Desecrated tombstones at cemetery, landfill at entrance (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM, RTV Gracanica)
• Von Cramon: We do not want RS to be a coin for Serbia’s concession to Kosovo (Kosovo Online, AlJazeera)

Opinion:

• Latifi: In a country without economy, parties turn into important business (media)
• Issuance of a license for Elektrosever d.o.o. is the only possible solution (KiM radio)

International:

• A dangerous crisis is brewing in the Balkans. Will the West do anything to stop another war? (CNN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Survivors’ Stories Describe Terror and Trauma of Wartime Rape (Balkan Insight)
• Detainees clean the Orthodox cemetery in Mitrovica South (KoSSev)
• A bakery within the Correctional Center in Lipjan (arbresh.info)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 8, 2021

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• Kurti to DW: Under Kosovo’s Constitution, there can be no association on ethnic basis
• Kurti: Serbia threatening third Balkan war (Telegrafi)
• Presidency reacts to Kosovo not being invited to Biden’s democracy summit (media)
• Zulfaj: Kosovo not invited to democracy summit due to last government’s track record (media)
• Konjufca: We hope we will be invited to the summit next time (Telegrafi)
• Hoti says blaming his government for summit’s snub is ‘low propaganda’ (Klan)
• U.S. legislators concerned over developments in Serbia and its influence on the region (VOA)
• Bosnia’s disintegration would affect entire region, says peace envoy (Reuters)
• Kosovo Prosecutorial Council refuses to get involved in the vetting process (media)
• Di Bella: Kosovo’s GDP expected to increase by 7-8% this year (Koha)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)

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