Belgrade Media Report 10 January 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 10 January 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: We will not join sanctions against Serbs in B&H (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: Serbia committed to preserving stability in region, B&H (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Judicial reforms major steps for Serbia – Quint ambassadors (Tanjug/RTS)
• Selakovic: Intensifying cooperation with diaspora (Tanjug/Politika)
• Djuric: We have boosted Serbia’s influence, presence in US Congress (Pink/Tanjug)
• Road blockades continue (Beta)
• Activist: All of Serbia is coming to Belgrade to protest next week (Nova)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Pisonero says political crisis in B&H needs to be resolved urgently (Hayat)
• Dodik: American sanctions are farce and reflection of powerlessness (ATV)
• Ivanic: US sanctions could have a real effect if they were also expanded to Dodik’s associates, other corrupt politicians in B&H (AJB)
• SDA welcomes US’ decision to introduce sanctions to Dodik (Nova BH)
• Marking of RS Day: US Embassy calls RS leaders to act in line with B&H CC rulings (BHT1)
• Dodik: No one has invited US Embassy representatives to RS Day or asked for their comment (ATV)
• Dodik: I would never admit that RS is genocidal creation or that Serbs are genocidal peoples, if RS authorities accept to mark RS Day on any other date except 9 January those who are labelling RS as genocidal creation will be proven right (ATV)
• Numerous events organized across RS on occasion of 30th birthday of RS (ATV)
• Brnabic: Republic of Serbia will never implement sanctions against members of its people and representatives of Serb people in B&H and RS (ATV)
• Dacic: Thirty years of RS represents great historical achievement of Serb people (ATV)
• Reactions of Bosniak officials to the celebration of RS Day (BHT)
• Covic calls for dialogue (HRT1)
• Izetbegovic: Situation will deteriorate in B&H this year, there is no dialogue with Dodik (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Picula: International community likely to push-back election law reform deadline for B&H (HRT)
• Croatia’s county head accuses Bosnian Serb capital of glorifying war criminal (Hina)
• Bjelovar Mayor: As long as politicians live on myths, Bosnia will remain in past (Hina)
Montenegro
• Possible new government with a new majority (Pobjeda)
• No serious future government can be built without BS (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• New government by the end of the week (MIA/Nezavisen.mk)
• French Ambassador to Bulgaria: France is ready to offer mediation between Sofia and Skopje (MIA)
Albania
• Opposition factions, police clash during attempt to take over DP headquarters (Tirana Times)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 10, 2022
Albanian Language Media: Health Institute: Avoid gatherings; situation with pandemic can get worse (media) COVID-19: 236 new cases, no deaths (media) Osmani: U.S. won’t find more trusted ally than Kosovo (Telegrafi) Haradinaj: Police must eliminate Serbia’s surveillance devices in Kosovo (media) There can be no monoethnic associations, government minister says (Klan Kosova) “If there is […]
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 10, 2021
• New U.S. Ambassador arrives in Kosovo (media)
• Rizvanolli on action in Leposavic: We saved over €50,000 per month (RTK)
• Finance minister on crypto ban: One man’s gain is everyone else’s burden (euronews.al)
• Kosovo Police Seize Crypto-Mining Equipment After Govt Ban (BIRN)
• Focus on final settlement overshadows implementation of other agreements (Koha)
• Minister Haxhiu sees undoing of Specialist Chambers as “impossible” (EO/media)
• Gervalla: Unlawful decisions taken in last years to be invalidated (media)
• Abrashi: Declaration of UNMIK officials “persona non grata” is inapplicable (Koha)
• Haradinaj to Kurti: Weren’t you the government of hope? (media)
• Meir: Turkey’s influence hinders Kosovo’s EU integration process (Lajmi)
• Police Errors Blamed for Woman’s Murder by Husband (BIRN)
• Mothers’ Stories Highlight Tragedy of Kosovo’s Disappeared (BIRN)
• Serbia’s back-door bid to embed Chinese snooping tools in Kosovo (RFE)
• COVID-19: 304 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kosovo braces for new wave of COVID-19 as it records over 1,000 cases in nine days (Express)