Belgrade Media Report 7 February
LOCAL PRESS
Vucic: Discussions with Xi significant (Tanjug/RTS/Politika/Novosti)
Selakovic: Renewal of Serbia-US cooperation priority (Tanjug/Politika)
Djuric: Thank you for supporting my country (FoNet)
Upward trend of cooperation between Serbia, US in the field of defense (Tanjug)
Selakovic: Serbia seeks better overall cooperation with Germany (Tanjug)
Cadez, representatives of Serbian companies meet with Lajcak (Tanjug)
Project of reconstruction of house of Xhafer Deva should not be implemented (RTS/Tanjug)
Ambassador on using Belgian model in Kosovo: Some interesting elements to consider (Beta)
Framework for cooperation with UN for sustainable development until 2025 defined (Beta)
Serbian parliament adopts changes to a set of election laws (N1)
Social Democratic Party, Democrats of Serbia unite (Beta)
Knezevic: Abazovic bans Serbs to enter government of Montenegro (TV Prva/B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
SNSD and its coalition partners submit proposal to parliament of B&H for adoption of Law on Banning Misuse of Term Genocide in urgent procedure (Nova BH)
German MEP Marquardt: EU should join US sanctions against Dodik and others, Varhelyi does not represent stances of EC; We do not want ethnic gerrymandering in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Izetbegovic calls on foreigners to intensify sanctions against Dodik and impose sanctions against RS as a whole (ATV)
OSCE, UK Embassy condemn RS authorities’ moves towards establishing of entity judicial and prosecutorial council (Oslobodjenje)
Lagumdzija: Schmidt promised that he will not allow establishing of RS judicial and prosecutorial council (Dnevni avaz)
Kovacevic: Dodik is for agreement, Izetbegovic for foreigners imposing solutions (Dnevni list)
Tegeltija and Keqiang discuss improvement of relations between China and B&H (RTRS)
Croatia
Milanovic: Behavior of Bosniak leadership in B&H same as pattern of behavior of Slobodan Milosevic; HDZ Croatia: Milanovic used to be Komsic’s passionate supporter (HRT)
Croatian parliament discusses Croatia’s policy towards B&H and comments on Covic’s statement on RS (N1)
Grlic Radman says Milanovic is responsible for current position of Croats in B&H (Vecernji list)
Covic: Croat people must elect its 17 delegates in the Croat Caucus in the House of Peoples and its member of Presidency of B&H (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
Krivokapic’s government overthrown (CdM)
Konjevic: PM and technical govt to perform tasks in line with good practice (CdM)
Vuksanovic Stankovic: Jokovic, there can’t be both Serbian World and EU; Jokovic: Open Balkans isn’t Serbian World (CdM)
Court: Djukanovic didn’t violate Constitution (CdM)
Albania
Albania-Kosovo start trade facilitation (ADN)
Kim: US appreciates Albania’s leadership on UN Security Council as co-pen holder with us on Ukraine issue (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 7, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 754 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Prosecution files charges against two officers related to poisoning in Decan (RTK)
• Assembly presidency meeting interrupted due to a dispute (media)
• ERO to review comments on new energy tariffs this week (Koha)
• Scandalous: Hundreds of KSF soldiers apply for work visas at the German embassy (Albanian Post)
• “The entire Bar will be blown up” threat raises concern in Montengrin city (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Covid-19: 79 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev)
• Diocese: Campaign against decision on Visoki Decani land ongoing, prevent discrimination (KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Djuric to US congressmen: Thank you for supporting my country (N1)
• Vucic discusses free trade agreement, Kosovo issue with President Xi (N1, media)
• Fatherland Movement from Kosovo supports Ponos and United Serbia opposition at upcoming elections (N1)
• Vucic to meet UK envoy Stuart Peach tomorrow (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian Culture and Information Minister Gojkovic urge EU, UNDP to give up the Deva’s house renovation project (Kosovo Online, media)
Opinion:
• Lajcak should say the same things both in Pristina and Belgrade (Koha)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Difficult journey of returnees in Kosovo – story of Marija Novakovic (Radio KIM, Voice of America)
• Specialist Chambers Criticized Over Closing Hearings and Edited Testimonies (Prishtina Insight)
• Millions of euros spent, and the projects did not come to life (Kontakt plus radio)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2022
• COVID-19: 1,283 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Kosovo introduces new COVID-19 measures (media)
• No more mandatory vaccination to enter Kosovo (euronews.al)
• Kurti: We will engage in preserving legitimate rights of Decan Monastery (Koha)
• Serbian Orthodox Church: Kurti and Konjufca not telling the truth (media)
• Kurti received members of German Bundestag (media)
• Kosovo Defence Minister warns EU and NATO of Russian-Serbian influence in the region (media)
• Demokracia: Government of Kosovo has four conditions for Serbian elections in Kosovo (media)
• France’s ambassador speaks visa liberalisation, dialogue (Telegrafi)
• Sainovic: If we were offered Resolution 1244 in Rambouillet, there would be no war (media)
• Kosovo War Crime Victims Failing to Get Compensation, Official Warns (BIRN)
• Op-ed: The hypocrisy of Serb Municipality Associations while the Presevo Valley is ethnically cleansed (Exit)
• Belgian constitution interesting for Kosovo, says ambassador (EurActiv)
• Ukraine’s Ambassador to Tirana speaks on war, Albania, and Kosovo (Exit)
• Montenegro’s pro-Serbian governing coalition collapses (AP)