Belgrade Media Report 25 March 2022
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)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 25, 2022
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)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 25, 2022
• 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)