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Belgrade Media Report 25 March 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 25 March 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic published urgent information: Kurti decided to attack Serbia (RTS)
• Kosovo Serbs in protest walk over ban on voting in Serbia’s elections (N1, RTS)
• Serbia Supports New UN Resolution on Ukraine (VIP)
• Ukrainian Embassy: Dacic’s statement on Ukraine immoral political manipulation (Beta)
• Ambassador Nincic: Serbia is committed to peace, stability and preservation of territorial integrity (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic: No One in B&H Wants to Draw Serbia into Conflict (FTV)
• B&H HoP: Initiative to send request to EU institutions for accelerated procedure to grant B&H candidate status adopted; SNSD and HDZ B&H fail to support proposal of Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest and changes to Law on HJPC as well as initiative for B&H HoP to take position in regard to Ukraine (FTV)
• SDP B&H leader Niksic says regardless of negotiations on electoral reform general elections in B&H will be held (FTV)
• President of ECHR to visit B&H and discuss implementation of Sejdic-Finci ruling, while at the same time four EU member states criticize reference to constituent status of peoples in B&H in text of Strategic Compass document (Glas Srpske)
• B&H Presidency Chairman Dzaferovic attends multiple meetings with EU officials in Brussels; Dzaferovic askes for EU’s help explaining that even though tensions reduced B&H is still not functioning properly because its institutions are blocked (N1)
• Stoltenberg: NATO leaders agreed to reinforce support for Bosnia and Georgia (N1)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Serbia going through identity crisis (Hina)
Montenegro
• Russia expels Montenegro diplomat (CDM)
• Montenegro also blocked Belarus’ accession to the World Trade Organization (CDM)
• Djukanovic: Institutions on which commitment to NATO depends don’t function in Montenegro (CDM)
• Vuksic: Russia has crossed the red line of interference in Montenegrin political circumstances (CDM)
North Macedonia
• Kovacevski told Scholz: The war has shown how important EU enlargement is (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Kovacevski-Petkov: We have reasons for optimism (Nezavisen Vesnik)
Albania
• After the NATO summit, the Foreign Minister leaves for New York for the important summit with his counterparts (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 25, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 25, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Quint countries call on Kosovo and Serbia to act with restraint (media)
• Kurti sends letter to EU regarding Serbia’s elections (media)
• Serbs protest decision not to allow Serbia’s elections in Kosovo (media)
• KJC: Decision to suspend Stevanovic was not politically influenced (Koha)
• North Macedonia’s support for Kosovo discussed during Gervalla’s visit to Skopje (media)
• Mehaj: Kosovo is safe, will not succumb to threats or blackmail (media)
• COVID-19: 31 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• US Embassy: Quint and the EU share democratic value of peaceful assembly (Facebook)
• Serbs protest in Gracanica and Mitrovica North (Radio KIM, media)
• Petkovic: ”Peaceful protests of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija are a magnificent picture of Serbian harmony and unity” (Kosovo Online, Facebook)
• Pristina suspend Serb judge, Vucic says Brussels Agreement dead (media)
• REC: Voters from Kosovo to vote in Raska, Kursumlija, Bujanovac and Tutin (Radio KIM)
• Fires in the villages near Kamenica localised (KiM radio)
• Serbia votes to adopt new UN General Assembly resolution (N1)
• Institute for European Affairs: Record low support of Serbia – NATO cooperation (NMagazin, N1, FoNet)

Opinion:

• Kosovo’s Kurti Has Created Own Goal Over Serbian Elections (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Kosovo Serbs to Vote in Serbian Elections in Serbia (Prishtina Insight)
• Serbia Remembers NATO Victims on Bombing Anniversary (Balkan Insight)
• Western Balkan countries vote in favour of the second UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbian Government approves export of wheat and maize in Albania (RTS)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 25, 2022

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• Prime Minister Albin Kurti interview with KTV
• Kosovo Serb judge suspended for attending Vucic meeting (BIRN)
• Justice Minister: Judge ridiculed Kosovo judicial system (media)
• Kosovo Serbs can vote in four municipalities in Serbia (media)
• Bislimi to travel to Brussels today to meet Lajcak (Express)
• Croatian President suggests Kosovo to join NATO (media)
• President sets Friday as National Day of Mourning to honor Albright (media)
• COVID-19: 34 new cases, no deaths (media)

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