Belgrade Media Report 14 January 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 14 January 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic asked for Serbs to return to joint institutions and protect RS interests (RTV/Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic with Kosovo Serbs; Rakic: Serbs want to the referendum (RTV/Tanjug)
• EU, US call on Pristina to allow Serbs to vote in referendum (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic: Gratitude for Egypt’s understanding for Serbia’s positions on the Kosovo and Metohija issue (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Selakovic calls on citizens to support constitutional changes in referendum (Beta)
• Djilas says elections boil down to choosing whether or not we want a normal life (Nedeljnik/Beta)
• OSCE Head draws fierce criticism from Serbian opposition leader (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• German Embassy to B&H: Bilateral funds for B&H will not be allocated to RS (O Kanal)
• EC: Varhelyi’s statements on B&H are in line with stances of EU and EC (Nezavisne)
• Kukic decides to leave post after US sanctions imposed against him (O Kanal)
• US Embassy condemns incident in Buzim; No comment from Office of the High Representative; Vucic says he is not surprised by lack of reaction (ATV)
• Vidovic, Petkovic, Dragisic, Karan summoned for questioning by B&H Prosecutor’s Office in relation to attack on constitutional order of B&H (N1)
• Izetbegovic on current political, security situation in B&H with representatives of the B&H Association of Generals and unilateral moves form RS: Institutional response is necessary (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Croatia is against any kind of separatist tendencies in B&H (HRT1)
• Pupovac: Peaceful reintegration helped restore inter-ethnic trust (Hina)
Montenegro
• Ruling parties to raise the issue of no confidence in the government (RTCG)
• Minority government until the election a good solution (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• A day after his dire warning, Nikola Dimitrov calls on the EU not to allow Macedonia to suffer another defeat (Republika)
• SDSM and DUI are likely preparing another referendum as an excuse to impose a new treaty with Bulgaria (Republika)
• Pendarovski postponed meeting with representatives of Macedonians in Bulgaria because of the pandemic (Nezavisen.mk)
• Bomgartner: There is no deadline for negotiations with Macedonia (Nezavisen.mk)
Albania
• DP factions rule out compromise following violent clashes (Tirana Times)
• Meta meeting with Becirovic: EU membership for Albania and North Macedonia, contribution to peace consolidation (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 14, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 14, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Quint urges Kosovo Government to allow Serbia’s referendum (media)
• Kosovo institutions issue statement on Serbia’s referendum (media)
• Kurti announces extraordinary Assembly session on Saturday (media)
• Kurti’s advisor says “established practice” was “bad practice” (Telegrafi)
• Ahmeti: Serbia trying to destabilise Kosovo through referendum request (media)
• LDK: Serbia’s referendum in Kosovo is unacceptable (media)
• PDK: Serbia’s referendum in Kosovo is unconstitutional (G. Express)
• AAK supports Government’s position on Serbia’s referendum (Klan)
• GLPS: Serbia’s referendum in Kosovo is not a human rights issue (media)
• COVID-19: 585 new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19: 34 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
• Quint on referendum: Pristina to allow Serbs to vote in line with established practice (KoSSev)
• Vucic with Serb representatives from Kosovo and Metohija today (RTS)
• Trajkovic: Kurti inspires Vucic (Radio KIM)
• Blinken wrote to Kurti: Restore momentum to dialogue, fulfil Kosovo obligations (Radio KIM)
• Friends of Oliver Ivanovic call on people to light candle in his honor on Sunday (KoSSev)
• Vlajic: Verdict of Todosijevic annulled, new trial in February (Radio KIM)
• Selakovic calls on voters to say yes at referendum (N1)
• “Kosovo special police in Gracanica supported inspection in monitoring implementation of anti-Covid measures” (Radio KIM)
• Orthodox New Year marked (Radio KIM)
International:
• Ex-Prosecutor: Serbia Impeded Probe of Kosovo Serb Politician’s Murder (Balkan Inisght)
• Serbian Minister Denies Briefing Kremlin on Russian Opposition Meeting (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Activists handed over 290,000 signatures against Rio Tinto to Serbian Government (N1)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 14, 2021
• U.S. Secretary of State Blinken writes to Prime Minister Kurti (media)
• Kurti answers to Secretary Blinken: Looking forward to work together (media)
• Konjufca: We don’t accept the Serbian association; this is a closed matter (T7)
• Commentators: Borrell is proving he is not impartial (Kosovapress)
• Vucic warns serious consequences if referendum in Kosovo not allowed (Koha)
• Ex-prosecutor: Serbia impeded probe of Kosovo Serb politician’s murder (BIRN)
• Kosovo human rights concerns raised in new report (Exit)
• Hague prosecutors accused of failing to protect Kosovo case files (BIRN)
• Meta on Open Balkan: Ambiguous initiative imposed from above (euronews.al)