Belgrade Media Report 13 June
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: We never heard request for mutual recognition before (RTS/Politika/Tanjug)
• Scholz: Germany expects EU membership candidates to join Russia sanctions (Tanjug/Politika)
• Mitsotakis: Western Balkans should join EU by 2033 (RTS/Tanjug)
• Petkovic with Hill and McDowell on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTV/RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Relations between Serbia and the United States constantly on the rise (Politika)
• Hill: Serbia needs to think where its future is and whether neutral position is sustainable (RTS/Tanjug)
• Nikodijevic re-elected as Belgrade City Assembly speaker (N1)
• Members of We Must coalition establish political organization (Beta)
• Jeremic: Reports about Trojan horse not surprising (Beta)
• Yishu: Serbia has right to choose partners on its own (Politika)
• Open borders for Open Balkans (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik, Tegeltija, RS officials extend greetings on occasion of Day of Russia – 12 June (RTRS)
• B&H political leaders meet Michel in Brussels, most leaders accept offered political agreement (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik tells Borrell RS is committed to peace and EU path; I will not allow any political document to be signed that qualifies conflicts in Ukraine in any way (RTRS)
• Nesic explains why he rejected joint statement at meeting with Michel; Borenovic comments on the meeting in Brussels (Dnevni avaz)
• Michel offers political agreement for functional B&H and speeding up EU path (FTV)
Croatia
• 19th General Assembly of HDZ of Croatia held in Zagreb; Covic says B&H does not exist without Croat people (N1)
• Milanovic: Croats in B&H deserve at least a sense of justice (HRT1)
• Future of Western Balkans in focus of SEECP summit in Greece (HRT)
• Covic went to Brussels but he did not want to be at the meeting in the same room with Komsic (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
• Support for Berlin Process, Open Balkans “buried”? (N1)
• Djukanovic: World in never more serious crisis, as Europeans we must be able to understand messages of Russian aggression and respond decisively to consequences (CdM)
• Abazovic accepted Zelensky’s invitation, would call on leaders of the region to visit Kyiv (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Scholz calls for EU to open accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania (Nova)
• Kovacevski: North Macedonia and Albania have met the conditions for negotiations (MIA)
Albania
• Open Balkans initiative has increased the trade volume between the countries of the region (Radio Tirana)
• Kosovo Liberation Day/Nikolla shared a greeting message (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 13, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• PDK, AAK call for minimum wage bill to be removed from assembly agenda (RFE)
• LDK leader Abdixhiku insists on removing excise duty on fuel products (media)
• Finance minister Murati rejects proposal to lift excise duty on fuel (media)
• Austrian chief diplomat to stay in Prishtina on Tuesday (Gazeta Express)
• Mehaj: U.S. support, irreplaceable in our development processes (Klan Kosova)
• Abazovic, Rama and Kovacevski to visit Kyiv together? (RTV21)
Serbian Language Media:
• Selakovic on sanctions against Russia: Serbia cannot impose sanctions to someone who respects its territorial integrity (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug)
• Austrian FM expects region in the EU (FoNet, N1)
• Petkovic with US Ambassador Hill on dialogue and situation in Kosovo (RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Djuric: Serbia-US relations on constant upward trajectory (Tanjug, N1, Politika)
• Ambassador Hill: Serbia to consider its neutral position (N1)
• Vucic: Scholz requested that Serbia join sanctions on Russia (Tanjug)
• Scholz: Germany expects EU membership candidates to join Russia sanctions (media)
• Two young Serbs stabbed in Straze village, near Gnjilane (Beta, NMagazin, RTV Puls, Kosovo Online)
• Office for KiM: Two shops in Velika Hoca robbed (Kontakt plus radio)
• Novo Brdo: Several returnee homes broken into in Ceranovica hamlet (Kontakt plus radio, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Displaced persons from Suva Reka forbidden to attend the monastery’s celebration (KiM radio)
Opinion:
• The Balkan chessboard and notable absentees (ekathimerini.com)
International:
• EU Parliament urges Serbia to reconsider relationship with Russia (Euractive)
• How to keep the EU accession dream alive (intellinews.com)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 13, 2022
• Anniversary of NATO troops entering marked in Kosovo (media)
• Osmani at SEECP summit: Kosovo’s membership in CoE of interest to all citizens (media)
• Kurti: To achieve reconciliation, Serbia needs to apologise (Koha)
• German, Serbian leaders clash over Kosovo, Russia sanctions (Politico)
• Scholz: Serbia, Kosovo must recognize each other to join EU (AP)
• Kosovo President Osmani and Greek PM Mitsotakis discuss intensifying relations (media)
• Vucic signals agreement with KEDS over electricity in the north (RFE)
• Gervalla-Schwarz: Kosovo couldn’t have a truer friend than the U.S. (media)
• Serbian List should be interviewed, voluntarily or otherwise, former prosecutor says (RFE)
• Group of Kosovo and Serbia NGOs call for upholding of the rule of law in Decan (media)
• Municipality says problems with Decan Monastery prevent infrastructure investments (RTK)
• In Kosovo, Frustration Grows over Promised Road to Montenegro (BIRN)