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Belgrade Media Report 22 March

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LOCAL PRESS

They prohibit Serbs from voting, belittle Serb Orthodox Church and Belgrade (Vecernje Novosti)
Vucic: Serbia to respond to Pristina and Podgorica; Far-reaching consequences to follow (B92)
EU: We respect Belgrade’s constructive approach, we regret Pristina’s decision (RTS)
Vucic met with Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija (Blic)
Assistant Director of the Office for Kosovo banned from entering Kosovo (RTS)
The Patriarch presented an initiative to support refugees from Ukraine, and Vucic promised additional help (RTS)
Dacic: Serbia to maintain relations with Russia, staying on EU path, too (Happy TV)
Serbian minister blasts Lithuanian FM (N1)
UNHCR Welcomes Serbian Government’s decision on providing temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine (Beta)
Presidential candidate: I’m fighting for second round (Blic)
Dveri: Era of hollow political stories is over (Beta)
SRS: Party supports Vucic, putting national interests above its own (Vecernje Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dodik: No secession of RS is planned, but political struggle for constitutional position; Dodik, RTRS deny Djukanovic’s claims (ATV)
HDZ B&H’s Covic says SDA broke down agreement on changing B&H Election Law because Izetbegovic cannot understand that there is no B&H without Croats; SDA’s Izetbegovic says Croats have to realize that they will not dictate life in FB&H with sixth of vote (RTRS)
NiP leader Konakovic: Agreement on election reform was stopped by SDA due to insistence to turn FB&H HoP into body such as RS CoP; SDA’s Colo: Not all solutions are as good as Konakovic says (N1)
SNSD leader Dodik: Election Law should not be amended since there is no consensus on that matter (BN TV)
Sarovic: SDS believes that general elections should be held in line with current Election Law of B&H (O kanal)
Nesic: Election must be held; Borenovic: Failure of talks on electoral reform was not unexpected (Nezavisne)
US Embassy: Elections have to take place in time (Dnevni avaz)
OSCE Mission to B&H: It is priority now that B&H CoM adopts decisions on allocation of funds needed to organize elections (FTV)
Money for holding of elections 2022 in B&H not secured yet which is why holding of elections may be called into question (Nova BH)
Strategic Compass for EU adopted; It mentions B&H, i.e. equality of three constituent peoples in B&H (Vecernji list)
EU Spokesman Stano: Russian Ambassador to B&H Kalabukhov behaves inappropriately and his statements represent interfering in internal issues of state (O kanal)
Croatia

Plenkovic: Upon Croatian initiative, European Council should hold discussion on situation in B&H (HRT1)
Croatian FM Grlic Radman: EU must be more present in the region, especially in B&H, avoid over-spilling of Ukraine crisis (Vecernji list)
Milanovic: Talks on Bosnia’s election law hampered by ‘unitarisation attempts’ (Hina)
Montenegro

Montenegrin Foreign Minister denies allegations that the ministry he heads banned Serbian citizens from voting in Serbia’s elections (CDM)
Djukanovic: Kremlin’s decision to classify us as enemies anti-historical; political crisis in Montenegro a product of Greater Serbia and Russian destruction (CDM)
Popa: We expect strong implementation of sanctions against Russia by the Montenegrin authorities (Pobjeda)
Kurti: We expect to discuss with the new Government of Montenegro the correction of delimitation errors (CDM)
North Macedonia
Foreign Minister Osmani meets with EU counterparts to discuss Macedonia’s stalled EU accession (Republika)
PM Petkov: Bulgaria will support Macedonia’s EU path, but only after its demands are met (Republika)
Albania
Lulzim Basha resigns from DP leadership (ADN)
British Embassy reaction after Lulzim Basha’s resignation (ADN)
US Embassy praises Basha’s decision to give up (ADN)
Soreca: There have been cyber-attacks and public misinformation from Moscow in Albania as well (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 22, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti reiterates: Serbian elections in Kosovo only with an agreement (Klan Kosova)
• PDK’s Krasniqi says Kurti-led government is incompetent (media)
• LDK’s Abdixhiku slams Kurti government on first anniversary (Express)
• “Prolonging Kosovo-Serbia agreement will damage peace efforts” (Klan Kosova)
• Abbot: We’re making a positive contribution to reinforcing rule of law (media)
• U.S. Embassy shares video about disinformation by Russian government (media)
• Schmitt: Kosovo with most functional democracy in the region (Indeksonline)
• COVID-19: 41 new cases, three deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EU: We respect Belgrade’s constructive approach, we regret Pristina’s decision (RTS)
• President Vucic met Serb representatives from Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic with Patriarch Porfirije discuss Kosovo, situation in Ukraine (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian NGOs take legal steps against campaign calling for boycotting Serbian products (KoSSev, social media)
• Trajkovic: Kurti persistently diminishes rights of Kosovo Serbs guaranteed by Ahtisaari’s plan (Kosovo-online)
• Radulovic: Voting of Serbian citizens in Montenegro not banned (Kosovo-online)
• Assistant Director of Office for KiM banned from entering Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Krivokapic reacts to Kurti’s statement on demarcation (Kosovo-online)
• Kamberi: It is a pity that Albanians are going to the 3 April polls in two columns (Danas, Beta)
• OSCE ready to collect ballots at Serbian elections in Kosovo if agreement is made (Kosovo-online)
• Vulin meets Botsan-Kharchenko (RTS)
• ‘I’ll unite Serbia’, opposition presidential candidate says (N1)

International:

• Serbia vows retaliation in election row with Montenegro, Kosovo (BIRN)
• Western Balkans: Silence over Ukraine’s EU membership bid (euractive.com)
• Tailored partnership with the Western Balkans part of the EU’s new Strategic Compass (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kurti: Social and institutional obligations to people with Down Syndrome (media)
• “Kosovo’s economic growth in 2021 estimated at 10.5 percent” (Telegrafi)
• “We have no state reserves” (Radio KIM)
• Serbia to revoke ban on exporting wheat, floor and oil to North Macedonia (Kosovo-online)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 22, 2022

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• Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti’s interview for BBC’s Newsday (media)
• “Agreement needed for Serbian elections to take place in Kosovo” (media)
• State Department: Kosovo to not derail from KSF transition plan (RFE)
• Kurti waiting for new government in Montenegro to discuss demarcation (Kosovapress)
• EU Strategic Compass warns of frail stability of Western Balkans (N1)
• Kosovo’s Defence Minister Mehaj visits Israel (media)
• Vetevendosje against idea of pension withdrawals (RTK)
• AJK condemns Kurti’s aide remarks on news portals (media)
• Montenegro refuses Serbia’s request to open voting polls (VOA/media)
• COVID-19: 26 new cases, no deaths (media)

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