Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  2022  >  March  >  07
Latest

Belgrade Media Report 7 March

By   /  07/03/2022  /  UN Office in Belgrade Media Report  /  Comments Off on Belgrade Media Report 7 March

LOCAL PRESS

Rallies in support of Russia and Ukraine held in downtown Belgrade (Beta)
Vucic, Johnson: Respect for territorial integrity is essential for Serbia (RTS)
Vucic talked with the President of France, Macron welcomed Serbia’s vote in the UN (RTS)
Presidents of Serbia and Turkey on bilateral relations, the situation in Ukraine (RTS)
Vucic with Bocan-Kharchenko on Ukraine and geopolitics (RTS)
What messages does the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, brings to Belgrade? (RTS, Tanjug)
German Chancellor Scholz says clear stance must be presented to Western European countries which showed commitment to European perspective (Tanjug)
Vulin: Kosovo’s Accession to NATO would represent an armed conflict threat for Serbia (VIP)
Vucic: If Kosovo joins international organisations, Serbia will have surprising answer (Beta, N1)
SPC Patriarch: We pray for peace in Ukraine, for talks to start as soon (FoNet)
Tadic: Government first spreads panic, then swoops in to the rescue (Beta)
Ponos: Serbia must not recognize Kosovo (Beta)
Serbian elections (VIP, B92, N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

B&H HoR discuses situation in Ukraine, 13 MPs from RS fail to attend session (O kanal)
Dodik says emergency session of B&H House of Representatives was waste of time (ATV)
Dodik: We are not ready to introduce sanctions and to make Russians target of persecution; Dodik says Schmidt’s stance is not important (ATV)
Dodik’s Advisor Kovacevic condemns Komsic’s decision to send instructions to diplomatic and consular network regarding Ukraine (ATV)
Head of EUD to B&H Sattler: All countries in region, including B&H and Serbia, were right to support UN resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine (N1)
Reinforcements for ALTHEA mission arrives in B&H in form of armoured vehicles and trucks; French fighter jets will perform training flights over Western Balkans including B&H as of Monday (O kanal)
Stoltenberg: NATO must support countries at risk (Nova BH)
Head of EUD to B&H Sattler: No further activities in electoral reform talks are possible without initial step made by HDZ B&H and SDA (N1)
Spokesperson for EU Delegation to B&H Koenig says there are no legal grounds to bring holding of 2022 elections in question (Dnevni list)
Izetbegovic says agreement on Election Law of B&H will be reached once Croats unblock FB&H (Srna)
Croatia

Grlic Radmna talks to Secretary Blinken about electoral reform in B&H (Vecernji list)
Escobar says Election Law reform is possible and necessary (HRT1)
Escobar on the situation in B&H: Dodik does not want independent RS, he wants to protect corruption (HRT1)
Rallies in support of Ukraine held in Zagreb and other cities (HRT)
Jandrokovic: Croatian people are compassionate to Ukrainian suffering in this “insane” attack (HRT)
Montenegro

Abazovic talked to Escobar: We’ll monitor the situation with Russian oligarchs, sanctions may be expanded (CDM)
Russian diplomat declared persona non grata (CDM)
Russia declares Montenegro an enemy state (CDM)
A rally in support of the Russians and Putin was organized again in Niksic (Pobjeda)
The DPS delegation strongly condemned the senseless act of Russian aggression against a sovereign, European state (CDM)
Pajovic: Importance of Montenegro’s membership to NATO now clear to everyone (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonia out of view as new potential EU members step up (Republika)
Albania
Fuel price reaches record high (ADN, Tirana Times)

Read More →
Latest

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2022

By   /  07/03/2022  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Afternoon edition  /  Comments Off on UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We have no date set for applying for EU candidate status (Kosovapress)
• Gervalla-Schwarz: We have asked KFOR to close Kosovo’s airspace to Russia (media)
• Kosovo expresses support for Ukraine at Pristina rally (media)
• Kurti confirms millions have been poured into “Security Fund” (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: If Kosovo joins intl organisations, Serbia will have surprising answer (media, N1)
• Aleksandar Vucic SNS’ candidate for President of Serbia (N1, media)
• Von Cramon: Important to show that K. Serbs are an integral part of Kosovo; We cannot compare Moscow and Belgrade (KoSSev)
• Gracanica mayor announced the opening of a new school and condemned the new incident in Suvi Do (KiM radio)
• SPC Patriarch: We pray for peace in Ukraine, for talks to start as soon (N1, Beta)
• Vucic, Macron discuss EU integration, bilateral ties, Ukraine (Tanjug, media)
• Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Ukraine, geopolitics (Tanjug, media)
• UNS and DNKiM: Call to ban Kosovo Online work is denial of the right to freedom of speech (Kosovo Online)
• UNDP Public Pulse: Unemployment, poverty and the environment are major problems (KiM radio)

Read More →
Latest

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 7, 2022

By   /  07/03/2022  /  UNMIK Media Reports - Morning Edition  /  Comments Off on UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 7, 2022

• Kosovo and Serbia close to agreement on energy in the north and missing persons (Kosovapress)
• Kurti: Serbia presents direct threat to security in the region (Telegrafi/RTK)
• Gervalla: No Kosovo mercenaries involved in Ukraine (media)
• U.S. congressman calls for Kosovo to join NATO (media)
• Haradinaj: Kurti doing a service to Serbia through technical dialogue (EO)
• EU concerned over prospect of tension escalation in the Balkans (RFE)
• Balkan Countries Brace for Ukrainian War Refugees (BIRN)
• Serbia not cooperating on Ivanovic and other judicial cases (Koha)
• Powerful Kosovo Serb Businessman Accused of Threatening Politician (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 46 new cases, one death (media)

Read More →