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Belgrade Media Report 25 November

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 25, 2021

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 25, 2021

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• 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)

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