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Belgrade Media Report 31 March 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 31 March 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Here’s how I see Serbia in 2025 (Blic)
• Dacic: Kingdom of Eswatini recognizes Kosovo because of undeveloped ties with Serbia (Beta)
• Office: There’s neither justice nor fair trials for Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia: Putin started the war, and can stop it right away (RTS/Beta)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Moscow expects Ukrainian provocations (TV Happy/Beta)
• Dacic: Serbia right place for peace talks (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Messages ahead of Sunday presidential vote in Serbia: Pride, warnings, promises (N1)
• Serbia’s opposition: We want to restore justice, crackdown on corruption (FoNet/N1)
• Jankovic: Opposition stands real chance of winning in Belgrade (Nova/Beta)
• Ponos: Rigging elections would be playing with fire (Danas/Beta)
• Faktor Plus: SNS to win 53.6 pct of votes, United for Victory, SPS follow (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Ujic: Around 300 people banned from entering B&H including 27 Serbian citizens (RTRS)
• Dzaferovic pays visit to Brussels, accuses RS authorities of undermining all reforms implemented in B&H in post-war period (O Kanal)
• Dzaferovic meets Von der Leyen; EU committed to country’s sovereignty, integrity and EU path (Dnevni avaz)
• EU Delegation warns that B&H politicians must start turning their pro-EU rhetoric into concrete action that will bring country closer to EU (Nezavisne)
• B&H CoM in session: B&H Ministers from the RS vote against resolution banning and changing access of Russia and Belarus to EBRD resources (FTV)
• Sarovic: Consultations of RS authority and opposition underway ahead of B&H HoR’s session in order to take single stance about issues that are not in interest of RS (RTRS)
• Nesic, Stevandic: Zvizdic is abusing his position to convene urgent session on Ukraine and thus provoke new crisis in B&H (BHRT/Glas Srpske)
• Sattler meets Sarrazin: Looking forward to cooperation supporting B&H’s path to EU (Dnevni avaz)
• Sarrazin meets Forto, Turkovic; Discussions focus on electoral reform and upcoming general elections (Oslobodjenje)
• Arnautovic elected new President of B&H CEC (O Kanal)
Croatia
• Croatian Ambassador to Serbia criticized in Croatian parliament (Hina)
• Opposition meets reshuffle announcement with call for snap election (HRT)
• JANAF to suspend business with Serbian company NIS over EU sanctions (HRT)
Montenegro
• Radulovic and Hahn: Montenegro and the EU together and in the new geopolitical reality (CdM)
• Will the outgoing Prime Minister Krivokapic again refuse to impose sanctions on Russia (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• US Secretary Blinken spoke with Kovacevski on Ukraine (Republika)
• Tomorrow will be known who made concessions: Positive atmosphere between Macedonian and Bulgarian historians (MIA)
• Census results: Macedonians 54.21 percent, Albanians 29.52 percent (Republika)
Albania
• Rama: The government is closely monitoring the difficult situation (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 31, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 31, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: American people pledge $32 million for Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak discusses Balkans security with France’s secretary of state (Klan)
• Rizvanolli: Kosovo not depended on Gazprom; Government focused on energy efficiency projects (Klan)
• Nagavci: We have discontinued payment of 32 Serb officials (Kosovapress)
• AAK presses Government to pass law on salaries (media)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, two deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• “180 incidents against Serbian community recorded during pandemic” (Radio KIM)
• Office for KiM on Zoran Djokic’s case: No right to fair trial (Radio KIM, media)
• Brnabic on ban to hold Serbian elections in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Dacic: Kurti respects neither Brussels agreement nor international community (Kosovo-online)
• EU Ambassador says sanctions on Serbia not considered (N1)
• Vucic stepping down as party leader after new government formed (N1)

International:

• Kosovo Opposition Party Criticises PM Kurti Over Serbs’ Vote (Balkan Insight)
• Belgrade Slams War Crimes Conviction of Serb in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Bound by a Sense of Victimhood, Serbia Sticks With Russia (NYT)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbia donates 35 tons of food to Lesotho (Tanjug)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 31, 2022

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• Prime Minister Kurti interview with Le Monde
• Haradinaj threatens Kurti about veterans’ list (media)
• Draft law on wages – risk of outbreak of social dissatisfaction (RFE)
• Hovenier: Kosovo’s multiethnic diversity, among its greatest strengths (media)
• 5 to 7 percent increase in prices by end of year, financial expert says (Koha)
• COVID-19: 30 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Serbia sues person who “discovered” killer of Oliver Ivanovic (Koha)

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