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Belgrade Media Report 9 February

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LOCAL PRESS

Brnabic, Peach: EU membership, stable region Serbia’s priorities (Tanjug/Politika)
Liberation Movement believes Peach should have been denied visit over his role in air strikes (Beta)
Bulgaria will support Serbia on its EU path (Tanjug)
Vucic, Petkov discuss energy ties, economy (Tanjug/Politika/RTV/RTS)
Mihajlovic: Connecting with Bulgaria towards region’s energy security (Tanjug)
Serbia and US as partners in energy transition, energy infrastructure construction (RTV/FoNet/Tanjug)
Vucic, Slutsky discuss further development of bilateral ties (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
Stano: Readiness of both sides necessary for specific progress (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
Ponos: Serbian authorities manipulating people from Republika Srpska (Beta)
Lutovac: Votes stolen before elections in Serbia; We’ll defend people’s will (N1)
Four thousand migrants in, some thousand outside reception center (Beta)
Stoltenberg: We respect Serbia’s decision not to join NATO (TV Vesti)
Restoration of Nazi collaborator’s house in Kosovo halted (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Draft Law on RS HJPC on agenda of RS parliament session; Representatives of ruling majority in RS say they see nothing controversial in adoption of Law on RS HJPC (BHT1)
RS parliament opposition harshly criticizes draft law on RS HJPC (N1)
Schmidt: Establishment of single, state-level HJPC was pivotal consensual reform to modernize B&H judiciary in accordance with European and international standards (BHT1)
European Commission: HJPC RS is undermining of European standards (AJB)
US Embassy deems moves of RS parliament representatives as violation of constitutional and legal order of B&H (BHT1)
German Embassy reacts to draft law on HJPC: Solutions for problems are to be advocated and found within state institutions (Oslobodjenje)
SDS Presidency holds session; Sarovic: Adopting Law on RS HJPC would cause chaos and will be used to cover up crime of current authorities (BN TV)
Dzaferovic and Komsic: Draft Law on RS HJPC is attempt to take away competences of state judiciary and is part of secessionist project led by Dodik (N1)
SDA comments on RS parliament’s decisions; Osmanovic calls on HR and international community to react (Hayat)
SBB B&H comments draft law on HJPC: Defending of state of B&H has no alternative and SBB will act in this direction (Dnevni avaz)
DF: We believe that all given activities of seizing competences from the state of B&H are in function of creating conditions for secession, which is obviously supported by Vucic (N1)
RS parliament discusses Law on Immovable Property; Bratic: This law is attack on DPA; Entities cannot be owners of property (RTRS)
Vucic: DPA needs to be respected by everyone; DPA defines that forests and land belong to the RS (ATV)
Dzaferovic: Vucic’s statements on B&H state property represent interference in internal matters pertaining to sovereignty (Glas Srpske)
Dodik: Dzaferovic’s attack on Vucic comes at the time when Dzaferovic knows Komsic is visiting ‘Kosovo and Metohija’ contrary to B&H Presidency’s decision (Srna/RTRS)
RS parliament discusses amendments to Law on RS Administration which envisages establishment of RS Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (BN TV)
Turkovic meets with Stoltenberg in Brussels; says B&H citizens are concerned that political crisis caused by anti-Dayton actions is increasingly turning into security crisis (BHT1)
Montenegro

Bilcik & Picula: Time must no longer be wasted; new government must be formed and parliament speaker appointed (CdM)
Krivokapic says he will make decisions and adds he isn’t interested in technical mandate (Pobjeda)
Minority government to have 3 DPMs, ministries and non-party-affiliated persons (CdM)
SD: Ready for talks, all models are on the table (RTCG)
Djukanovic & Mitsotakis: WB needs Greek support to protect region from third-party malignancy (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

EU hasn’t fulfilled its promise, but N. Macedonia should remain committed to EU goals, says the Council of Europe (MIA)
Albania

Rama speaks from Kruja about on Albania’s European journey (Radio Tirana)
Achievements of Albania have been approved by 27 EU countries, minister Xhacka underlined (Radio Tirana)
Mazi: EU member states agree with the negotiating framework for Albania, the membership process will be difficult! (Radio Tirana)
Schutz: Judicial reform decisive for the accession into EU (Radio Tirana)
Joint press statement of the EU delegation to Albania and US Embassy in Tirana (Radio Tirana)
German Ambassador: It is important that Vetting’s mandate be extended (Radio Tirana)
British Embassy: We encourage the Assembly to support the extension of the Vetting (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 9, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Opposition calls Assembly session in light of energy price increase decision (media)
• Kosovo President’s Office: Our comments partially considered by ERO (media)
• Kurti: All families will be subsidised for first 800 kilowatts (Kallxo)
• EU comments on the next Kosovo-Serbia meeting in Brussels (Kallxo)
• Ceku: Xhafer Deva’s house needs to be restored, debate on it originates in Serbia (Klan)
• PAK instructed not to put up for sale assets transferable to Sovereign Fund (Koha)
• Kosovo sanctions Belarus individuals and entities (RFE)
• Osmani expresses institutional engagement for addressing Presevo Valley problems (RTK)
• COVID-19: 1,140 new cases, five deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano on dialogue: Readiness of both sides needed for concrete progress (KiM radio, Tanjug)
• Petkovic with Peach: International community to enable Serbs in Kosovo to vote in elections (Kosovo-online)
• Stoltenberg: NATO has crucial role in maintaining peace in Kosovo, supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Kosovo-online)
• KFOR: Close cooperation key to stability in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2, Blic)
• Trajkovic: I thought at least our common history of the fight against Nazism could bring Serbs and Albanians together in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Stano: Serbia free to conclude an agreement with China, but must withdraw from it when joining the EU (Beta, NMagazin)
• Petkovic: Important that EU and UNDP have given up restoration of Xhafer Deva’s house (TV Most)

International:

• Renovation of Nazi Ally’s House in Kosovo Halted After Outcry (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Pipe Dreams: Much of Kosovo Still Waiting for Proper Sewage System (Balkan Insight)
• EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans (balkangreenenergynews.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 9, 2022

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• Energy Regulatory Office approves plan for energy price hike (media)
• Krasniqi: PDK will oppose electricity price increase (RTK)
• LDK gathering support to call special session on energy price increase (Kallxo)
• Prime Minister Kurti holds virtual meeting with Baroness Arminka Helic (media)
• UNDP and EU put on hold restoration work at Xhafer Deva’s house (media)
• Von Cramon: The case of Xhafer Deva’s house worries me (media)
• Weller: Reactions to restoration of Xhafer Deva’s house, unreasonable (Koha)
• Mitrovica historians support restoration of Xhafer Deva’s house (Telegrafi)
• MD denies reports that hundreds of soldiers are applying for visa to Germany (media)
• Quint welcomes Kosovo’s Representative for Contact with Vatican (Express)
• COVID-19: 787 new cases, two deaths (media)

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