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Belgrade Media Report 27 June 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 27 June 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Direct conflict? Vucic: We will have a worse world war than it was (B92, Tanjug)
• Vucic: 16 EU members asked that Serbia impose sanctions against Russia at summit (Beta)
• EU conclusions on Western Balkans: EU membership perspective without tangible progress (Beta)
• Democratic party leader: Brussels apparently not insisting on democracy, but alignment with foreign policy (Blic)
• Vucic and Karen Donfried discuss bilateral relations, EU accession (Tanjug)
• Vucic on Serbia’s membership in the EU: Everything depends on the geopolitical situation (RTS)
• Lavrov: EU is anti-Russian alliance which forces other countries to join its foreign policy measures, Serbia is protecting its independence by refusing to do so (Vecernje Novosti)
• Thursday’s EU-Western Balkan meeting showed that ‘Open Balkan’ initiative is more stable than EU, it exposed confusion and chaos of EU enlargement policy (Vecernje Novosti)
• Latest rejection of Western Balkans was hard to swallow because gates were open for ‘Eastern partners’ (Politika)
• Mihailo Jovanovic: I was returned from Jarinje without explanation (RTS)
• Lajcak is coming to visit Pristina (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Some EU leaders observe B&H as a colony and not as a partner (FTV)
• Cvijanovic: EU does not want to see the reality, their decisions are disincentive (ATV)
• Dzaferovic, Komsic comment on B&H not getting status of EU candidate (N1)
• HNS welcomes European Council’s conclusions, Covic blames politicians in Sarajevo (AJB)
• SBB leader Radoncic: European Council decision represents red card for leaders of SNSD, SDA and HDZ, but also yellow card for voters (Dnevni avaz)
• Other reactions to failure to grant EU candidate status to B&H (N1)
• IC Officials on B&H not getting status of EU Candidate (BHT1, N1)
• Picula appointed as new rapporteur for EU’s enlargement strategy: It is necessary for EU to help B&H obtain candidate status as soon as possible (FTV)
• B&H HoR set to discuss on Monday changes to Law on Elections; Covic will again lose (Hayat)
Croatia
• Milanovic and Plenkovic enter verbal conflict over failure of EU leaders to give candidate status to B&H (HRT1)
• EU leaders endorse Croatia’s entry into Euro Area (Hina)
• Zelenskyy thanks Croatia for helping with its experience in defense of country (Hina)
• The government in Montenegro has been rocking dangerously, everything is revolving around the Serbian Orthodox Church again (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• The Fundamental Agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church shakes the foundations of the Government of Montenegro (RSE)
• Abazovic: The agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church will be fast, we can make good use of the Open Balkans (Analitika)
• Open Balkan a step backwards, debate needed in Parliament (Pobjeda)
• If the Government decides to take out a mortgage of the ‘Serbian World’, it’ll end up like the one of Krivokapic (Pobjeda)
• Reinke: We back Open Balkans without footnotes, aligned with EU principles (MINA)
• Djelosaj: The Open Balkans put an end to the mutual recognition of Serbia and Kosovo (RTCG)
• Picula is writing recommendations for a new enlargement strategy: The EU to encourage the acceleration of Montenegro’s accession process (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: French proposal not rejected, only the disputed part about Macedonia (TV21)
Albania
• Rama: EU needs the Balkans as much as Balkans need EU (Radio Tirana)
• President Meta and Speaker Nikolla react on Bulgaria’s decision to lift veto on North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
• PM Rama shares the album with the most important events of the week (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 27, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 27, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Haxhiu: We need to be united for reforms in judiciary (Ekonomia Online/Koha)
• Tahiri: Not enough for Lajcak to feel bad about lack of visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
• President Osmani meets with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob (media)
• Supreme Court chief denies political pressure in case of new energy fees (Kosovapress)
• Serbian reporter talks about Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Kostilnik: Reaching a final Kosovo-Serbia agreement is urgent (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Serbia’s membership in the EU: Everything depends on the geopolitical situation (RTS)
• Director of the Office for IT and e-government not allowed to cross Jarinje (RTS, Tanjug)
• New construction near Gazimestan Monument (Radio KIM)
• Vucic, Donfreid discuss bilateral relations, EU integration, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1)
• Kalin: Turkiye will not impose sanctions on Russia (Kosovo-online)
• Leader of opposition initiative from Mitrovica North invites Lajcak for meeting (Danas)
• Fatherland: Facilities were relinquished to Pristina (Jugpress)

International:

• Total foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5.4% y/y in Jan-Apr (seenews.com)
• How Turkey’s Extremist ‘Grey Wolves’ Built a Cell in Bosnia (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 27, 2022

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• Lajcak to meet Kurti and opposition leaders during his visit today (media)
• Svecla: No Kosovar is fighting in Ukraine (euronews.al)
• “No room for disappointment; visa liberalization was never closer” (Koha)
• Kurti meets mayors; discuss rule of law and respect for human rights (media)
• President Osmani visits Thailand (media)
• ERO licenses Serbian electricity supplier in north Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• EU has finally buried Balkan dreams of membership (BIRN)
• Croatian MEP appointed Rapporteur on new EU Enlargement Strategy (media)
• Online learning in Kosovo left kids and parents frustrated (Prishtina Insight)

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