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Belgrade Media Report 21 June

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LOCAL PRESS
• The delegations of Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels agreed on guidelines for the implementation of the energy agreement (RTS)
• Vucic and Borrell on progress in the Brussels dialogue (RTS)
• Vucic talked with Rama and Kovacevski, tomorrow at noon the decision on participation in the summit in Brussels (RTS)
• Dacic: It seems to suit everyone that Kosovo is not on the agenda (RTS)
• Direct message from Europe: Serbia must decide (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Serbia decides on its own, despite pressure (FoNet)
• Aleksandar Sapic elected mayor of Belgrade: “I want the champion city” (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Slovenia officially submits request to EU Council to grant unconditional EU candidate status to B&H (FTV)
• Slovenian President Pahor: I concluded several Presidents of EU member states about initiative for awarding status of EU candidate to B&H without conditions (Dnevni avaz)
• European Council President Michel announces meeting with Western Balkans leaders: We must re-energize enlargement process and advance integration of our Western Balkan partners (FTV)
• Sattler: B&H has perspective, however, the important thing is to see action from your side because European perspective is two-sided road (N1)
• Dodik: What Ukraine did and B&H did not to get the status of the EU candidate? (N1)
• Representatives of Greens from European Parliament and Bundestag meet with RSNA representatives and opposition leaders in RS; MEP Strik says there are currently many obstacles on B&H’s European path (Nova BH)
• RS officials meet Sattler and discusses EU integration of B&H (RTRS)
• RSNA does not endorse B&H Presidency member Dodik’s veto on Trade and Cooperation Agreement between B&H and UK; Dodik: I will again invoke VNI when Agreement with the UK is on the B&H Presidency’s agenda (O kanal)
• RS ruling parties and opposition present opposing stances on Dodik’s veto on Trade and Cooperation Agreement between B&H and UK (RTRS)
• UN’s DiCarlo meets Dzaferovic, Komsic in separate meetings (N1)
• UN’s DiCarlo meets Dodik (ATV)
• Novakovic-Bursac: Support of Turkish FM to the initiative for holding the meeting of leaders of Turkey, Serbia, Croatia and B&H gives hope that this idea will be implemented (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Milanovic: It will be very difficult, almost impossible to explain how it is that Ukraine and Moldova can be candidates and B&H cannot (HRT1)
• Covic: B&H could make step forward and obtain EU candidate status if meets basic conditions regarding changes to Election Law and few other criteria that are in front of it (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Montenegro has fully complied with EU policy, including sanctions on Russia (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• French proposal: Macedonian language became “Macedonian language number 2”; Mickoski: French proposal doesn’t mention start of negotiations (Republika)
• Osmani: If we go beyond the Declaration, we will ask for support in Parliament (Telma)
• Pendarovski-Marin: Macedonia a champion of NATO’s open-door policy (Republika)
• Mickoski: Protest summer in coming period, and new steps from fall (TV 24)
Albania
• Rama: Unified ABC book in every country where there are Albanians! Kurti: Intensive cooperation between the two countries (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: Getting closer to strategic partnership between Albania and Kosovo (Radio Tirana)
• PM Rama in Kosovo: “Open Balkan” neither unites nor divides us (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: Whoever pushes Kosovo to war, pushes Albania as well (Radio Tirana)
• Edi Rama: We are preparing a resolution, I am personally going to Strasbourg (Albanian post)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 21, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo and Serbia reach agreement on energy (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti: Agreement on energy, a result of our work (Koha)
• Germany welcomes Kosovo-Serbia Energy Agreement (Kallxo)
• Cakolli: Agreement on energy in the north has symbolic importance too (Nacionale)
• PSD: Agreement on energy in the north legalises Serbia in Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak optimistic that Kosovo-Serbia final agreement will be reached in his mandate (Koha)
• Konjufca: Former KLA members in The Hague concerned over procedural violations (media)
• Kurti: I am here to listen to the remaining challenges (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic spoke with Borrell (Danas, FoNet)
• Vucic talked with Rama and Kovacevski; tomorrow decision on participation in the summit in Brussels (RTS, KiM radio, FoNet)
• Belgrade and Pristina delegations agreed guidelines for the implementation of the energy agreement (RTS, media)
• Petkovic says the road for talks on the formation of CSM opened; EU welcomes the adoption of the roadmap (N1)
• Energy agreement reached: Elektrosever received a licence, KEDS and KOSTT access to Valac (KoSSev)
• Dacic after CoE Parliamentary Assembly: “Seems to suit everyone at the moment that Kosovo is not on the agenda” (RTS, Tanjug)
• Besiri: Tough questions in autumn (RTK2)
• Demostat claims Belgrade changing status of Serbian-Russian humanitarian center (N1, FoNet, Demostat)

Opinion:

• Online Hate Speech Remains Unmoderated in Balkans (BIRN)

International:

• Albania PM to Submit Resolution in Strasbourg Against Marty Report (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 21, 2022

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• Chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia to meet today (media)
• Hoti: Declaration, not agreement, on missing persons expected (Klan)
• Rama vows to submit resolution to Council of Europe about Marty’s claims (media)
• Kurti does not visit detainees in The Hague, but meets with their lawyers (RTK)
• Prime Minister Kurti met with Ukrainian journalists housed in Kosovo (media)
• RTK Board selects broadcaster’s new general director (media)
• Albania-Kosovo to temporarily facilitate border crossings (euronews.al)
• Critical Voices in the Balkans Still Feel the Heat (BIRN)
• Media watchdogs blast EU funds for Balkans ‘mouthpieces’ (EUobserver)
• FactChecker Kosova presents report on fighting misinformation (KP/Telegrafi)

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