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Belgrade Media Report 24 November 2021

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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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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2021

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo President Osmani meets Canada’s Governor General Simon (media)
• Kurti: We are committed to fighting crime and corruption, uphold rule of law (media)
• EU Special Representative for dialogue, Lajcak, to visit Kosovo tomorrow (Klan)
• Kurti: I strongly condemn cases of discrimination against communities in Kosovo (Kallxo)
• Hajdari: Anti-dumping measures linked to equality and reciprocity (Koha)
• CDBK: Kosovo in CEFTA as a country, not through UNMIK (Zeri)
• COVID-19: Six new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on meeting with Putin, talks with Pristina, bigger incentives for childbirth (RTS)
• Mihajlovic: Alleged debt for electricity in northern Kosovo a lie, yet another sort of pressure against Serbs (Kosovo-online)
• Stano: Pristina to change decision and allow Petar Petkovic to enter Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Conference on the Open Balkan today in the Serbian Parliament (RTV Puls, Kosovo Online)
• Vucic awarded Golden Charter and Key of Mitrovica North City (KoSSev)
• Kremlin: Putin and Vucic to discuss also the prospects for resolving the Kosovo issue (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, TASS)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Public pulse: Citizens dissatisfied with municipal support during a pandemic (KiM radio)
• Kopač: Western Balkans need to introduce CO2 tax by 2025 (balkangreenenergynews.com)
• Activists in Balkans raise alarm on rising violence against women (axios.com)
• How do you see me? How do I see you? (Kosovo Trustbuilding Platform)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 24, 2021

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• Lajcak announces developments in the dialogue process (RTK)
• Kurti: Serbia behaving in Balkans according to Russian Federation model (Koha)
• Kurti received by Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg (media)
• “We will allow no individual to be stronger than the rule of law” (media)
• Trudeau confirms Canada’s strong commitment to support Kosovo (media)
• Krasniqi: People are disappointed by Kurti government (RTK)
• AAK announces elections in the party (Ekonomia Online)
• Kosovo to end free energy supplies to Serb-majority municipalities (BIRN)
• Ivanovic murder trial witness avoids naming ‘threatening’ Serb criminals (BIRN)
• ‘Pawns’: Serbs in north Kosovo stuck in simmering dispute (AFP, France 24)
• COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Albania-Kosovo intergovernmental meeting set for November 26 (euronews.al)
• Kosovo declares day of mourning for victims in Bulgaria bus crash (euronews.al)

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