Belgrade Media Report 30 March 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 30 March 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic thanks Italy for support, protection of Kosovo Serbs (Politika/Tanjug/RTV)
• Mihajlovic: National security depends on energy stability (Tanjug)
• Ukrainian Embassy calls on Serbian authorities to remove letter “Z” and support Ukrainians (Beta)
• Opposition United for Serbia’s Victory calls on people to vote on Sunday (N1)
• Ponos: I will unite Serbia and be president of all citizens (Tanjug)
• PACE delegation to observe Serbian elections (Tanjug/Beta)
• Serbia’s officer killed in UN mission in Congo (FoNet/N1/Reuters)
• Demostat: Voter sentiment has changed (Tanjug)
• Demostat: 13 percent of Serbian citizens believe that Serbia should be on Ukraine’s side (Beta)
• Man says Kosovo Serb businessmen were behind politician’s killing in 2018 (KRIK/N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• EU, US ambassadors and OSCE submit package of integrity changes to B&H Election law (FTV)
• Zvizdic: B&H needs European perspective; Jandrokovic: Croats are constituent people and must have same rights as other peoples (Oslobodjenje)
• Lovrinovic: There is still time for agreement about Law on Elections (FTV)
• Dodik and Kalabukhov discuss political and economic situation in B&H (RTRS)
Croatia
• Jandrokovic: EU should focus on SE Europe, Moscow might use vulnerabilities (Hina)
• PM given green light for cabinet reshuffle (HRT)
• Croatian oil pipeline Janaf will stop transports to Serbia due to EU sanctions (Hina)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic with Lundberg: Quickly elect a new government in order to fulfil its obligations with the UN (CdM)
• Pisonero: Montenegro should refrain from measures that would jeopardize EU path (RTCG)
• US General’s report: Russia and China encourage divisions in the Balkans (AJB)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Macedonian historians expected to make major concessions to Bulgaria in a meeting later this week (Republika/MIA)
Albania
• Meta receives Soreca: Opening of membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia is of primary importance for the EU itself (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• COMKFOR: No indications of threats; ready to react against threats (Telegrafi)
• Clark: I hope Kosovo will be invited to join NATO soon (Gazeta Express)
• Tahiri: With Kurti-led government, everyone toward emigration (Indeksonline)
• Some Serb judges go to work at Mitrovica court, others continue boycott (media)
• “Kosovo, a success story in administering vaccines against COVID-19” (Klan Kosova)
• COVID-19: 30 new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Dacic: Serbia ready to host Kiev-Moscow negotiations (RTS)
• Ukrainian Ambassador on Belgrade’s offer to host negotiations (Tanjug)
• Arsenijevic: Neutral registration points for transporting voters from Kosovo should be formed (Radio kontakt plus)
• Opposition ‘United for Serbia’s Victory’ calls on people to vote on Sunday (N1)
• Vucic on April 3 presidential elections (N1)
• Kosovo Supreme Court upheld verdict of 12 years in prison to Zoran Djokic (Kosovo-online)
• MIA on allegations relating to murder of Oliver Ivanovic (RTS)
Opinion:
• Serbia’s Vucic Should Learn from Russia’s Ukraine Debacle (BIRN)
• More on “Kurti’s doctrine”: much ado about elections and semantics as destiny (KoSSev)
International:
• BIRN Fact-Check: Does Kosovo Still Rely on Goods from Serbia? (BIRN)
• Kosovo Charges Ex-Fighter with Wartime Massacre of Villagers (BIRN)
• North Macedonia census reveals over 29% of population is Albanian (euronews.al)
Humanitarian/Development:
• “Withdrawal of savings, a competency of the Kosovo Assembly” (Telegrafi)
• Authorities look into suspicions of orchestrated rise in oil prices (Koha)
• Fuel prices in Kosovo increased again (Radio KIM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 30, 2022
• U.S. expresses “unwavering support” for Kosovo (RFE)
• Osmani: Strengthening existing alliances and forging new ones remains strategic objective (media)
• Roth: EU to keep promise, grant Kosovo visa liberalisation (media)
• Haziri: Kosovo Government did not ban Serbian elections, it conditioned them (Kallxo)
• Gjini: AAK is against Serbia’s elections in Kosovo without prior agreement (Kallxo)
• PDK: Inquiry committee to determine how €100 million were spent (media)
• Germany striving for independence from Russian gas, commends Kosovo (Koha)
• Montenegro declares border demarcation issue closed (media)
• Panel dismisses Krasniqi and Selimi appeals against detention (media)
• Kosovo man, detained by Serbian authorities, released (media)
• Kosovo Albanian indicted for 1999 war crimes (AP)
• War Criminals Campaign for Ruling Parties in Serbian Elections (BIRN)
• Konjufca: Shameful if members of LGBTI are not considered as human beings (Koha)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, no deaths (media)