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Belgrade Media Report 14 December

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Serbia to enter 2022 with healthy public finances, preparedness for challenges (Tanjug/RTS)
Brnabic: Opening of Cluster 4 important turning point for Serbia (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
Joksimovic: Opening of Cluster 4 great success for Serbia (Tanjug)
Selakovic: Meetings in London good opportunity to represent Serbia (RTS/Tanjug)
Botsan-Kharchenko: Pristina’s demand for Serbia to recognize Kosovo is nonsense; Russia advocates abolishment of HR in B&H (FoNet/RTV/Tanjug/NSPM/N1)
IRMCT again tells UN Security Council that Serbia should extradite Radicals Jojic and Radeta (Beta)
Brammertz: Genocide deniers still exist in Serbia (N1)
Germany asks from EU to impose sanctions against Dodik (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

German government calls on EU to impose sanctions against Dodik (FTV/BNTV)
Dodik: If Germany introduces sanctions, RS will respond (FTV)
Schmidt condemns conclusions passed by RS parliament (BNTV)
MEPs Franz, Waitz meet B&H Presidency members, members of IAWG to amend Election Law of B&H, RS reps boycott meetings (FTV)
Truss reiterates UK’s commitment to protect democracy and freedom in region (Al Jazeera Balkans/BHT1/O Kanal/N1)
Komsic and Dzaferovic discuss current security and political challenges in B&H with representatives of B&H Generals’ Association (Nova BH)
Kovacevic says Komsic and Dzaferovic are thinking about war due to their meeting with Association of Generals of B&H (ATV/RTRS)
Covic says Dodik is not bluffing (RTL/RTRS)
Dodik is threatening, but Schmidt is not waking up (Oslobodjenje)
Disband House of Peoples of parliament of B&H (Dnevni list)
RS CC’s VNI Protection Council rejects Bosniaks’ motion for VNI protection (Nova BH/BNTV)
Hatred and genocide denial have to stop (Oslobodjenje)
Bosniak lobbyists advocate sanctions (Glas Srpske)
Croatia

Plenkovic: Croatia does not wish to see any separatist and secessionist tendencies within B&H (HRT1)
Montenegro

Krivokapic: Resignation only if we don’t implement budget by June; $20m squandered to overthrow government (CdM)
Krivokapic’s Op-Ed: Honor and shame live forever (gov.me)
Milatovic and Kordic in Brussels: EU membership is Government’s strategic priority (gov.me)
Minister Radulovic meets with US Deputy Assistant Secretary Escobar in London (gov.me)
Republic of North Macedonia

No support in the EU to let Albania go ahead with its accession talks without Macedonia (MIA)
Osmani thanks Escobar on US strong support for start of EU accession talks (Republika)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 14, 2021

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Funds of parties whose source is not known are elements of corruption (Telegrafi)
• “Electricity situation expected to become more dire in next three days” (Klan Kosova)
• Mehaj on 3rd anniversary of the Army: We have strong reasons to be proud (Koha)
• Tromp: Kosovo has done nothing against Serbia’s lies (Radio Free Europe)
• COVID-19: Eight new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 25 new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo-online)
• Varhelyi: Rule of law and normalization with Kosovo remain key to EU accession (NMagazin, Beta)
• EU opens cluster 4 in accession talks with Serbia (N1)
• Radojevic: Priority is to preserve peace and stable political and security situation (Radio kontakt plus)
• Kosovo FM, Serbian Police minister in ‘war of words’ (N1)
• Tadic: The United States and Merkel, because of Kosovo, allowed the breakdown of democracy in the entire region (KoSSev, N1)
• British Foreign Secretary reinforces support for Western Balkans stability at talks in London (UK Government, media)

Opinion:

• The Holy Land (KoSSev)

International:

• ‘Hope dies last’: Kosovo families haunted by war missing (AFP)
• Kosovo urged to keep up its guard against radicalisation (BIRN)
• Balkan brain drain could be costing the region its future (Euractive)

Humanitarian/Development:

• President Osmani pledges to support all marginalised groups (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo Santas run to help country’s protest (Prishtina Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 14, 2021

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• G7 call on Kosovo and Serbia to continue dialogue without delays (Zeri)
• Lajcak: Western Balkans integration in EU, the only alternative (media)
• Gervalla in London: Serbia is threatening, we must act quickly if we want to save the peace (media)
• Why is the north of Kosovo a haven for criminal groups? (RFE Albanian)
• HLC’s Blakaj: Missing persons ought not be a condition to agreement with Serbia (Koha)
• Movie Puts Spotlight on Forced Marriage in Kosovo (BIRN)
• Assembly adopts draft law for deployment of KSF abroad (media)
• North Macedonian president to pay official visit to Kosovo (Indeksonline)
• Kosovo connecting to Serbian IPs, businesses and opposition raise the alarm (euronews.al)
• Serbian Minister requests visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RTK)
• COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)

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