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Belgrade Media Report 24 March

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LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo (RTV)
Quint countries greatly disappointed with Pristina’s decision (Tanjug)
Radojevic asked the German ambassador for the protection of Serbs in KiM (RTS)
A KFOR drone crashed in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica due to a malfunction (RTS)
Vucic: I received information from the battlefield (Tanjug)
EU top diplomat in Serbia: Energy has become one of most essential weapons (Beta)
Vucic: We have no problems with food and oil (RTV)
Kremlin: Serbia’s gas concerns a priority for Russia (RTS)
Serbia marks 23rd anniversary of NATO bombing (Beta)
Vucic on NATO aggression: They should be ashamed of themselves (Tanjug)
Institute for European Affairs: Record low support of Serbia – NATO cooperation (FoNet)
Vucic: Opposition will never win, I’ll step aside myself (Pink TV)
Right-wing presidential nominee: I’m running to unite Serbian lands (Politika)
Seselj: Radicals are steady advocates of Serbian-Russian brotherhood (Beta)
People’s party: Vucic is blackmailed, can’t make decisions for the benefit of the state (Nova S)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dodik on Dzaferovic’s visit to Brussels: This visit is private visit, it is not supported by B&H Presidency (ATV)
HNS President and HDZ B&H leader Covic writes letter to PIC SB members and European officials informing them of recently held negotiations on electoral reform (N1)
SBB leader Radoncic: Elections must be held, otherwise B&H will face an even deeper crisis (Dnevni list)
EU representatives to submit package concerning integrity of election process in B&H into parliamentary procedure; Colo: This proposal refers to integrity package that contains provisions on financing of elections in case that budget is not adopted (FTV)
Bakalar: B&H CEC demands from B&H CoM to adopt special decision which would ensure that funds necessary for implementation of election process are secured from accumulated surplus revenue from previous years (FTV)
Croatia

Covic informs Plenkovic about electoral reform talks failure: Final part of talks was obstructed by SDA (Dnevni list)
Croatian President Milanovic accuses SDA of being responsible for failure of negotiations on changes to B&H Election Law (Dnevni list)
Grlic-Radman: Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin is a war criminal (Hina)
Milanovic to represent Croatia at NATO’s extraordinary summit (HRT)
Montenegro

Bilcik: Outgoing Govt. didn’t have credibility to fulfil its obligations to EU (Pobjeda)
German envoy for the Western Balkans: We are waiting for the outcome of the formation of the government in Montenegro, NATO membership is the best guarantor of stability (RSE)
Djukanovic: We’ll be the strongest list in Berane, this is a struggle between pro-European and nationalist politics – the first leads to Brussels and the second to The Hague (CDM)
North Macedonia
Macedonia has never been more humiliated (Republika)
After the government signed the agreement with Bulgaria, the problem with the identity arose, and we had cooperation in other fields before (TV 24)
MEPs with high recognition for Macedonia’s alignment with EU foreign and security policy (Republika)
Albania
Death of Madeleine Albright/ Rama: The woman who oversaw Kosovo’s path to freedom (Radio Tirana)
Albania-Croatia, cooperation in the field of integration and economy (Radio Tirana)
Mayor Veliaj hands over the ”Key of Tirana” to EU ambassador Luigi Soreca (Radio Tirana)
The new president / Balla announces when the election process will take place (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 24, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo commemorates anniversary of NATO airstrikes (media)
• Clark: Honour of a lifetime to help in stopping ethnic cleansing (media)
• Gervalla: We need NATO, Russia through Serbia trying to destabilise Balkans (Zeri)
• Kosovo declares day of mourning to honour former U.S. secretary of state, Madeleine Albright (media)
• COVID-19: 34 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbia marks 23rd anniversary of NATO bombing (Beta, N1)
• 23rd anniversary of NATO bombing in northern Mitrovica and Gracanica marked (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: “No excuse for NATO aggression” (Tanjug, Kosovo-online)
• REC expects information from authorities regarding possibility to vote in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Serbian opposition on elections in Kosovo (media)
• Dusko Arsic: “I ended up in prison because of my own land” (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo (N1)
• Ambassador of Norway: Kosovo should ensure full civic and political rights of its people (Kosovo-online)
• All the “threats” of the Serbian List on leaving Kosovo institutions (RFE)

Opinion:

• Rada Trajkovic: Kurti wants to expel the guaranteed rights of Serbs outside Kosovo, leaving the institutions is a message (JUGpress, FoNet, Danas)

International:

• Western Diplomats Criticise Kosovo for Not Allowing Serbian Vote (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Mourns US Envoy and ‘Friend’ Madeleine Albright (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• War in Ukraine to slow down Kosovo’s economic growth (RFE)
• Germany confirms 60 million euro investment for solar energy in Kosovo (Telegrafi)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 24, 2022

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• Quint countries issue statement on Serbia’s elections in Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak: Kurti and Vucic will meet when they agree on something (RFE)
• No Serbian Polling Stations in Kosovo after Talks Fail (Exit)
• Vucic Meets Kosovo Serbs Alongside Wanted Radoicic (BIRN)
• Supreme Court to look into Mitrovica court president attending meeting with Vucic (RFE)
• German envoy: We expect Serbia to introduce sanctions to Russia (RFE)
• Kosovo leaders saddened by the death of former U.S. Secretary, Madeleine Albright (media)
• Kosovo plans to build 200 MWh battery storage facility (Reuters)
• KSC appeals panel denies amendment of indictment against Thaci and others (RTK)
• KFOR drone crashes in a house yard in Mitrovica (media)
• RTK Cancels Director’s Election After BIRN Voices Suspicions (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 40 new cases, no deaths (media)

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