Belgrade Media Report 21 April 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 21 April 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Selakovic: Situation in Kosovo and Metohija far from normal (Politika/Tanjug)
• Continued UNMIK engagement on an undiminished scale crucial (Tanjug/RTS)
• Selakovic: Gervala is abusing UN Security Council (Tanjug)
• Vucic, Lajcak discuss continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic concerned over threats coming from Pristina (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Next high-level meeting discussed with Vucic (Tanjug)
• Vucic: We belong in EU but must protect what is ours (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Freedom House report disgraceful (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Will Russia leave PIC as well because of failure to recognize OHR (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency members meet with US senators in Sarajevo (Hayat/BNTV)
• Rangel presents draft report on B&H to members of AFET (N1)
• Dodik: Property belongs to RS and so it will remain (RTRS/FTV)
• Cvijanovic: We belong to the RS and the RS belongs to us (RTRS/Srna/Glas Srpske)
• Nesic only opposition leader from RS who attended gathering ‘Freedom’ (RTRS)
• RS opposition boycotts protest ‘Freedom’ (RTRS/ATV/BNTV)
• Dzaferovic condemns threats to Schmidt sent from gathering in Banja Luka (BHT1/FTV)
• Baerbock sends letters to members of B&H Presidency (BHT1)
• Sejdic: I do not think I will get to see implementation of ‘Sejdic-Finci vs. B&H’ judgment (Dnevni list)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: I see nothing disputable about Ranko Krivokapic being head of diplomacy (TVCG)
• Elections in Podgorica, Bar, Danilovgrad and Kolasin scheduled for 19 June (CdM)
• Miljanic to be minister without portfolio in charge of fighting corruption (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovacevski: Next week it will be known whether anything will be done about the “Vanco Mihajlov” association (Republika)
• Osmani-Levits: Start of EU talks of vital significance for Macedonia and Europe (Republika)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 21, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 21, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Haxhiu: We’ll set up a task force to fight high-level corruption (T7)
• Kurti says over 25 thousand jobs were created during his governing (Kallxo)
• Tahiri: We won’t back down on demand for inquiry committee on energy (Telegrafi)
• Minister Gervalla Schwarz meets France’s representative to UN (Klan)
• Kusari-Lila: Dialogue’s success depends on Serbia’s positioning (Telegrafi)
• Von Cramon: Dialogue must be priority; Kosovo to use new US-EU momentum (media)
• European Parliament debate: EU invited to keep its promises to Kosovo (RFE, media)
• Osmani: Every candidate for chief state prosecutor must have proven integrity (media)
• President Osmani meets KSF Commander Jashari (media)
• Union leader: We’ll wait another week; we have two key demands (Kosovapress)
• Latvia President Levits to visit Kosovo on Friday (media)
• Qerkini for Kandic: We lost a very powerful friend for missing persons (Klan Kosova)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: I am concerned over threats coming from Pristina (RTS)
• Selakovic: Situation in Kosovo far from normal (Tanjug)
• Selakovic with Guterres: Continuous engagement of UNMIK crucial (Kosovo-online)
• Brnabic says Freedom House on Serbia report ‘disgraceful’ (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Next high-level meeting discussed with Vucic (Tanjug)
• Belgrade delegation-Lajcak meeting takes place in Brussels (Kosovo-online)
• Jevtic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue hit dead end, danger that tensions will deepen (Euronews)
International:
• Serbia, Kosovo exchange destabilisation claims at UN Security Council (BIRN)
• Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic rejects sanctions on Russia (Financial Times)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 21, 2022
• UN Security Council discusses report on Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo President Osmani’s interview with Times Radio (media)
• Opposition parts start boycotting work of the Assembly (Koha)
• Kurti receives Szunyog and Davenport (media)
• Lajcak confirms, everything is ready for the 21 April meeting (RTK)
• Kosovo-Serbia license plate dispute proves hard to resolve (BIRN)
• European Parliament renews calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Exit News)
• Kurti discusses with forensic experts possibility of aid to Ukraine (Klan)
• Kurti received human rights activist Natasa Kandic (media)
• In election of Kosovo’s top prosecutor, red flags ignored (BIRN)
• Haradinaj reacts after mention in Freedom House report (media)
• Kosovo Serb politician murdered for political reasons, brother says (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)