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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 21, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 21, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti’s interview for La Repubblica (media)
• Kusari-Lila: First time a government is fighting organised crime (Klan Kosova)
• PDK invites Kurti and Gervalla to parliamentary debate on foreign policy (Klan Kosova)
• AAK: Only beautiful words, no concrete actions from Kurti government in one year (Zeri)
• COVID-19: 26 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EU Delegation: There are no plans to impose whatsoever sanctions on Serbia (KoSSev)
• N1: Vucic rejects N1’s invitation for a TV presidential duel
• Vucic at SNS rally: I expect ‘strong, impossible’ pressure because of Kosovo (N1)
• A total of 6,501,689 eligible voters in Serbia (N1, KoSSev)
• Rakic Andric: No reaction of international community to video against Serbian products (Nova.rs)
• Djoric: Increased negative rhetoric against Serbian products has impact on security situation (Kosovo-online)
• SPS: Serbia to care about relations with Russia and continue along European path (N1)
• Vucic convenes National Security Council session tomorrow (B92)
• Selakovic: Serbia-Austria relations very good, stable (Tanjug)

International:

• Propaganda and Hysteria Flourish in Russo-Ukrainian War (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Pacolli writes to ministers on road maintenance, environmental protection (Zeri)
• Report: Over half of businesses say corruption present in public procurement (Telegrafi)
• “Preventing Serbs to return, owners of properties in Kosovo facing major troubles” (Radio kontakt plus)
• More than 20 doctors left Kosovo in a month (KoSSev)

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Belgrade Media Report 21 March 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 21 March 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: The days ahead of us will only get worse, our position is terrible (TV Prva)
• EU: No Plans for Introducing Sanctions against Serbia (FoNet)
• No legal basis on the basis of which the EU could sanction Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vucic at SNS rally: I expect ‘strong, impossible’ pressure because of Kosovo (FoNet)
• Rally in support of Ukraine in Belgrade: ‘The war has to stop’ (FoNet)
• Foreign services behind the report on the bombs on the Air Serbia flight (RTS)
• Hungarian PM in Serbia: The best war is an avoidable war (Beta)
• Borrell: The Western Balkans is not our backyard, but our inner space (Tanjug)
• Over 6.5 million voters registered voters (Beta)
• Monitoring: Vucic receiving 85 percent of total media coverage, opposition mostly being covered in specially designated programs (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Austrian Chancellor Nehammer pays official visit to B&H, says B&H and Austria need to work together on EU membership of B&H (FTV)
• B&H Presidency members discuss situation in B&H, successful cooperation with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (RTRS)
• Four-day negotiations on amendments to B&H Election Law end without agreement; HDZ B&H’s Covic says there are absolutely no conditions to organize elections (Nova BH)
• International representatives are withdrawing from negotiations on election reform in B&H (Nova BH)
• Izetbegovic: Negotiations did not fail completely; Progress was made in some matters; Elections will be held in B&H in October (FTV)
• Covic: Legitimate representation of peoples is the line below which there is no discussion (Vecernji list)
• Dodik: Failure of talks on electoral reform showed RS is not problem (RTRS)
• Kovacevic: Bosniaks never accepted DPA and Dayton-organization of B&H (RTRS)
• B&H CEC members underline that they are preparing to call elections, noting that they will do it in accordance with the existing Election Law (Nova BH)
• Hungary proposes change to EU sanction framework which block sanctions against Dodik (ATV)
• Ambassador Kalabukhov argues his statement about B&H’s path to join NATO should be taken as warning rather than threat (Face TV)
• Officials react to statements of Kalabukhov about NATO accession of B&H (N1)
• Russian Ambassador to B&H Igor Kalabukhov implies that Russia has plans against Croatia (Face TV)
Croatia
• Croatia condemns statement of Kalabukhov about special plans against this country (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djenero: Dilettante and unintelligent moves of Krivokapic’s cabinet (CDM)
• Stano: EU expects Montenegro to implement restrictive measures against Russia (RSE)
• DF: We are entering the final phase of the DPS’s return to power (RTCG)
• Jokovic: I can’t give precise answer about government composition (Vijesti)
• Abazovic: EU to accelerate accession process of countries who wish to join it (Pobjeda)
• Djukanovic: ‘Russian World’ in Balkans equals ‘Serb World (CDM)
North Macedonia
• Foreign Minister Osmani meets with EU counterparts to discuss Macedonia’s stalled EU accession (Republika)
Albania
• Rama: NATO to hold an extraordinary, unscheduled meeting (Radio Tirana)
• OSCE for the March 6 elections: For the first time the elections were not contested! (Radio Tirana)
• Soreca: I am confident that I am leaving Albania on the eve of the opening of negotiations (Radio Tirana)
• Any EU delay is read as weakness (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 21, 2022

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• Kosovo Government in communication with Quint over Serbian elections (Koha/KP)
• Serbia’s elections “without implications” to Kosovo’s sovereignty (Koha)
• Borrell: Time to move forward on EU integration in the Western Balkans (media)
• Kosovo leaders, Kurti and Osmani, meet a White House delegation (media)
• U.S. expresses support for Kosovo and Bosnia (media)
• Leaders of Austria, Kosovo Urge for Visa Liberalization, Regional Security (Exit)
• Haziri: Government to wake up, prevent destabilisation of Kosovo (media)
• Von Cramon: Do not raise expectations over NATO membership (RTK)
• Ceku: It is possible for Kosovo to join NATO in these circumstances (RTV21)
• EULEX reinforcements begin arriving in Kosovo (media)
• World Bank approves a 50-million-euro support for Kosovo (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 31 new cases, no deaths (media)

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