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Belgrade Media Report 23 March 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 23 March 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: World remains silent; It’s up to us not to fall prey to Kurti’s provocations (B92)
• Vucic: They want to drag us into war; “Serbia won’t recognize Kosovo’s independence” (B92)
• Ponos says: Just another photo op (RTV)
• Minister of Internal Affairs Vulin: Serbia will never join anti-Russian hysteria (Tanjug)
• Stano: There are no sanctions against Serbia, we are working on clarification (RTS)
• Liberation Movement: Vucic preparing nationalization of oil and gas company NIS which will jeopardize Russia’s support to Serbia’s interests (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: Izetbegovic is responsible for blockades in Election Law talks, only regulating election of B&H HoP and B&H Presidency required by rulings of B&H CC and ECHR and it is also condition for EU candidate status (N1)
• US Ambassador Murphy meets B&H HoP Speaker Covic, they agree on importance of finding of solution for electoral reform (Vecernji list)
• HDZ B&H’s Pendes: It is somebody’s national interest to take all political rights away from Croat people in B&H (Dnevni list)
• SDA’s Colo: HDZ B&H wants to strengthen role of HoP and at the same time remove election of Croats from the Cantons where they do not enjoy the status of majority (Hayat)
• NIP leader Konakovic says several good proposals were made during talks on electoral reform, slams SDA and HDZ BiH by saying their goal from start was not to agree on anything (Dnevni avaz)
• Radoncic on failed talks on electoral reform: I do not understand why Bosniaks are criticizing benevolent international mediators, it is a pity that DF and SDP abandoned negotiations, Croats cannot be reduced to status of ethnic minority (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik on failure of talks on electoral reform: Muslims do not want to provide any rights to Croats (ATV)
• Sarovic: No more room for HDZ B&H, SDA to reach agreement about changing of B&H Election Law (RTRS)
• B&H Ambassador to USA Vujic informs Escobar that failed negotiations on B&H Election Law can have consequences for functioning of entire B&H if elections do not take place (RTRS)
• B&H HoR Speaker Zvizdic and German Envoy Sarrazin discuss situation in B&H, Sarrazin says elections must be held (Nezavisne)
• EU Delegation: Elections must be held in October (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Croatian President Milanovic on election reform negotiations: SDA, the Sarajevo carsija, negotiates ‘per la finta’ for a few days and then breaks it all down (HRT1)
• Croatian PM Plenkovic: Strategic Compass will be good for Croats, all three peoples in B&H (Vecernji list)
• Croatian President Milanovic welcomes fact that EU FAC included reference on constituent peoples and all that is prescribed by B&H Constitution in text of document concerning security aspect of EU (HRT)
• HNS welcomes initiative of Croatian diplomacy in Brussels which ensured confirmation of equality of three constituent peoples in B&H in EU Strategic Compass for Security and Defense (HRT)
• Plenkovic: On Thursday, at my initiative, the European Council will discuss B&H (Hina)
• Milanovic: Price of Ukraine war paid by the weakest, world did not support Croatia (Hina)
• Croatian and Chinese Parliament Speakers: China active in efforts to stop war in Ukraine (Hina)
Montenegro
• Radulovic: Citizens of Serbia will be able to vote in Berane, Sutomore and Budva (RTCG)
• Stano: Montenegro to work hard to implement sanctions against Russia (RTCG)
• Maddocks: The Government’s decision to postpone sanctions on Russia is disappointing (RTCG)
• Djukanovic: The new government will not be able to make any decision without us (Portal Analitika)
• Abazovic: Only those parties that affirm Montenegro’s European path will be in the government (Gradski Portal)
North Macedonia
• Government approves entry of thousands of troops, hundreds of military vehicles and helicopters, for planned NATO war games (Republika)
• Northern Macedonia towards Bulgaria: Russian aggression affects both you and us (MIA)
Albania
• Athens, Balla meets with Tsipras: Grateful for the important role of the SYRIZA Party in support of WB European integration (Radio Tirana)
• EU / French Minister: Positive signals for unblocking Bulgarian veto (Radio Tirana)
• Blinken: We welcome the Afghans who arrived from Albania to the USA (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 23, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 23, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: No agreement reached on Serbia’s elections; we have information of protest plans (media)
• First year in office: Kurti describes it as a turnaround time (Koha/Telegrafi)
• Tahiri: A year with Kurti-led government, Kosovo at crossroads, citizens poorer (EO)
• Kosovo pledges €100,000 as first instalment of aid to Ukraine (media)
• Mehaj: Kosovo and Israel are advancing diplomatic relations (media)
• COVID-19: 40 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Quint issued statement on Kosovo Serb voting within Kosovo in Serbia’s elections (gov.uk website)
• Vucic: Kurti causes instability in region, to be seen if Quint will succeed (KoSSev)
• Voting in Serbia, peaceful protests announced in central and northern Kosovo on Friday (Radio KIM)
• Jevtic: We do not want to take part in institutional violence against Serbs (RTS)
• Radojevic with Rhode on elections, challenges of Serb community (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic spoke with Russian Ambassador and Chinese Chargé d’affaires (Kosovo-online)
• The European Union sees Serbia as a problem, which can be bad but also good news (Danas)
• UNS and DNKiM condemned robbery of RTK2 journalist (KiM radio)
• Serbian Patriarch calls faithful to aid Ukraine refugees (N1)
• Montenegro allows more polling stations for Serbian elections (N1)
• KLA graffiti painted on Serbian Consulate in Germany (N1)

Opinion:

• Kosovo’s Undiplomatic Diplomacy is Getting Country Nowhere (Balkan Insight)
• One year of Kurti’s government: How is it going? (Kosovo 2.0)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 23, 2022

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• Prime Minister Kurti’s interview with RTK
• Bislimi: Serbia has not officially requested holding elections in Kosovo (Express)
• “Internationals asked us not to make Serbian elections a political issue” (Express)
• Montenegro prime minister reacts to Kurti’s statement on demarcation (media)
• Ukrainian crisis revived Kosovo’s long-standing NATO aspirations (EWB)
• Kosovo’s ‘Commander Cali’ didn’t murder prisoners, lawyer says (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 41 new cases, three deaths (media)

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