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Belgrade Media Report 2 June

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic arrives in Bratislava, meets with Sefcovic (Tanjug)
• Petkovic meets with Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug/Politika)
• Serbia, Azerbaijan sign Agreement on cooperation in field of energy (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Unacceptable new proposals on ZSO, von Cramon not to interfere (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: Belgrade to protect Serbs from Kurti’s irrational policy (Tanjug/RTV)
• It is high time they reacted (B92/Kosovo online)
• Parliament of Free Serbia, Action Platform and Ecological Uprising sing Declaration of Unification (Beta)
• Jeremic: Serbia doesn’t see to be exposed to strong pressure to introduce sanctions against Russia (Euronews Serbia TV/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 429 primary and secondary schools in RS receive reports of bombs planted in their premises (O Kanal)
• Cvijanovic: Competent authorities need to find those responsible for sending threatening e-mails; Other RS officials also condemn threats sent to RS schools on Wednesday (RTRS)
• False bomb alert registered in BPC government, BPC MoI buildings, police stations in Sarajevo, two schools in Travnik (FTV/O Kanal)
• Turkovic welcomes motion for resolution on B&H addressed to US Congress Senate (FTV)
• EPP adopts final version of resolution on B&H; Covic: Despite of the fact that resolution does not mention term “legitimate representation”, EPP still recognized key historic moment and challenges that B&H is facing (BHT1)
• Komsic: Removal of term “legitimate representation” from EPP’s resolution proves that HDZ B&H policy has failed (BHT1)
• SDA: Urgent resolution on electoral reform in B&H adopted by EPP Congress is great victory of state-building and European policy of SDA (N1)
• Dodik on EPP’s resolution: B&H’s progress towards EU and European prospects is not blocked by RS; The only blockades that exist come from SDA (RTRS)
Croatia
• Grlic Radman: EPP resolution contains all key terms which are derivative of already existing document which specifically speaks of constituent status of Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks (N1)
• Plenkovic: EPP must advocate solving of basic problems in B&H such as adoption of changes to Election Law of B&H (HRT1)
• Plenkovic meets with Scholz in Berlin; Plenkovic expects the policy in B&H to be pursued in line with Paris-Dayton Agreement (N1)
• Plenkovic: Ukraine deserves EU candidate status (Hina)
Montenegro
• Guterres and Abazovic: I welcome your commitment to sustainable development, environmental protection and the well-being of children and young people (CDM)
• Volker: It’s time for Montenegro to do everything to prepare for EU membership; new government should take this unique opportunity (Gradski.me)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski: We will intensify cooperation with EU members to ensure quality future for citizens (Republika)
• Mickoski meets Plenkovic in Rotterdam (Republika)
• Byrnes: US and Macedonia have ample opportunities to expand their partnership (TV Atlas)
Albania
• Albania takes over chairmanship of UN Security Council, Rama to lead forum on justice (Radio Tirana)
• Albania takes over SC Presidency, Hoxha: Respecting international law and human rights, priorities (Radio Tirana)
• Hoxha: Kosovo cannot be compared with situation in Ukraine (ADN)
• Berisha accuses Rama of denying Serbian genocide in Kosovo (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 2, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: There is no increase of interethnic incidents (Kosovapress)
• Bakoyannis: For membership, there are areas that need improvement (Express)
• Scholz talks about future of Western Balkans, “a matter of personal concern” (Express)
• Albania presents priorities at UNSC, rejects comparisons between Kosovo and Ukraine (media)
• PM Kurti meets Australian ambassador Biggi (media)
• Hovenier after meeting Foreign Affairs Committee: We discussed national security (media)
• Kosovo Police comments on reports it did not allow liturgy in Pristina (Kallxo)
• Special Prosecution launches inquiry into allegations of corruption involving Kosovo officials (media)
• Bjerde pledges more support for job-creation and greener growth in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to attend GLOBSEC forum in Bratislava on Thursday (Tanjug, media)
• Selakovic met the new Ukrainian ambassador (Tanjug)
• Petkovic, Rakic on prohibition of liturgy in Church of Christ the Saviour in Pristina (media)
• Kosovo police prevented serving of liturgy at the Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina (KiM radio, Riznica)
• Petkovic: Kurti to start implementing the agreements reached instead threatening (Radio Mitrovica sever, Politika)
• Serbian Museum of Genocide Victims concerned due to the resumption of restauration of Xhafer Deva’s house (Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev)
• Prince Philip opened the Vidovdan festivities, Princess Danica the Art Colony (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev, RTK2)
• Kurti on the ruling on V. Decani land: Plenty of procedural violations (KoSSev)
• Serbian Constitutional Court stops Kosovo from joining ACCF (N1)

Opinion:

• Biserko: Serbia is Moscow’s channel of communication with the West, it would probably tolerate Belgrade’s sanctions (Danas, FoNet)

Humanitarian/Development:

• EBRD and Sweden support women entrepreneurs in Kosovo (EBRD)
• Just waiting to leave (Kosovo 2.0)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 2, 2022

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• Kurti denies there is plan for Association of Serb-majority municipalities (media)
• Kurti: We are close to an agreement on billing energy in the north (Klan)
• Kosovo to chair two general committees in SEECP (media)
• Protesters support, IMF and government oppose, withdrawal pension funds (BIRN)
• Can a “Team of Unity” be formed again to close deal with Serbia? (Indeksonline)
• Kurti meets Director of International Republican Institute, McCarthy (media)
• “EU must freeze talks with Serbia, after Vucic remarks on Kosovo” (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo harnesses legacy of war to train Ukrainians to clear mines (Reuters)
• No interethnic incidents in Vushtrri region (Telegrafi)
• “Kosovo cannot be compared with situation in Ukraine” (Albanian Daily News)

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