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Belgrade Media Report 28 June

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LOCAL PRESS
• Petkovic: Peacefully mark Vidovdan, Pristina is trying to provoke Serbs (RTS)
• Petkovic: Pristina bans entry to Kosovo and Metohija Ruzic, Kisiceva, Udovicic, Jovanovic (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: One of the returnees from Vitomirica was arrested in Pec (RTS)
• Lajcak to pay a three-day visit to Belgrade from Wednesday (Tanjug)
• Vucic with Hill: An open conversation about the geopolitical situation, but also practical issues (RTS)
• Bilcik: Serbia facing important decisions (FoNet)
• German Ambassador: Serbia should respond with us to Russia’s aggression (FoNet)
• US Ambassador calls Serbia to align with EU policies (Beta)
• Commissioner Varhelyi calls EU to help Serbia align with Union policies (N1)
• Socialist to continue cooperation with Vucic’s SNS (Beta, TV Prva)
• Meeting of a part of opposition held, with notable absences (Nova)
• Dveri Leader: European integration of Serbia have failed, we need new foreign-policy orientation (VIP)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• AFET discusses EU enlargement; EU Commissioner Varhelyi states it is time for B&H to be granted EU candidate status, but it needs to show results (FTV)
• HR/VP Borrell writes blog post commenting EU Summit: We must make effort to reform EU decision-making (Oslobodjenje)
• Participants of Pan-European Congress speak about EU integration of Balkans, status of EU candidate for B&H (Dnevni list)
• NATO summit to kick off in Madrid on Tuesday; Stoltenberg announces adoption of new support packages for NATO partners, including B&H, Moldova and Georgia, as well as Mauritania and Tunisia (BHT1)
• B&H Constitutional Court overturns RSNA conclusions on transfer of competencies (BHT1)
• Dodik: B&H Constitutional Court is institution that tries to meddle in everything (ATV)
• B&H HoR Speaker Zvizdic reacts to B&H CC’s ruling related to transfer of competencies: It is another victory for B&H (Nova BH)
• SDP’s Magazinovic confirms HDZ B&H’s proposal of changes to Law on Elections not on B&H HoR’s agenda (Dnevni list)
• B&H HoR adopts B&H budget amounting to BAM 1.07 billion, SDA discontent with amount of B&H CoM’s budget reserves (FTV)
• Independent Trade Union of Civil Servants and Employees in B&H Institutions protest demanding signing of branch collective agreement, increase of salaries for state-level civil servants and adoption of B&H budget (O kanal)
Croatia
• Milanovic expected to meet Finnish counterpart, Swedish PM during NATO Summit (Hina)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: It’s not my problem if someone wants to overthrow Govt. because of agreement with SPC; I’ll deal exclusively with state issues (CDM)
• Mihailo submitted to Abazovic the request of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church for negotiations on a contract with the state (CDM)
• Djukanovic: Montenegro has no more time to lose (CDM)
• Djukanovic attends NATO Summit in Madrid (CDM)
North Macedonia
• Osmani: Dimitrov signed a protocol in which we accept the Bulgarian point of view towards the Ilinden uprising (Libertas)
• US welcomes France’s efforts to lift Bulgarian veto, ready to facilitate compromise (Libertas)
Albania
• Varhelyi: First Intergovernmental Conference with Albania within days (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 28, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• PDK leader meets Lajcak; dialogue to end with mutual recognition (Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj after meeting Lajcak: U.S. involvement in dialogue is needed (media)
• Abdxhiku meets Lajcak, discuss dialogue and visas (media)
• Haxhiu: First efforts for meeting opposition leaders on vetting, very soon (Kosovapress)
• Serbian Church leader: In our birthplace here; we’re brothers with Albanians (Express)
• KLI: The Specialist Chambers work followed by serious irregularities (media)
• New visa roadmap, EU’s attempt to ‘buy time’ (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Patriarch Porfirije on Vidovdan: “In Kosovo and Metohija we are in our own place, called to be brothers to Albanians” (media)
• Lajcak in Belgrade from June 29 to July 1 (media)
• Petkovic calls on Lajcak to address Kosovo entry bans issue (Tanjug, media)
• Kosovo police arrest war crimes suspect; KiM Office: Intimidation (Beta, N1)
• Kosovo police searched premises of Pec Interim Authority in Gorazdevac (Radio KIM)
• US Ambassador calls Serbia to align with EU policies (N1)
• Selakovic thanks President of Romania for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)
• Giaufret: We want Serbia to demonstrate EU values (N1)
• Vucic, Hill discuss geopolitical situation, investments, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• It’s Time Bosnia Looked Beyond EU Membership (BIRN)

International:

• ‘I Love 3D’: Albanian PM’s Promises Glitter – Realisation Falls Short (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Report, June 28, 2022

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• Kurti: I won’t allow a second Serbian Republic in Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak begins Kosovo visit, meets Prime Minister Kurti (media)
• Lajcak: Resolving fate of more than 1600 missing is urgent (media)
• Osmani strongly condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian civilians (RTK)
• Várhelyi points out reason for delay in visa liberalization for Kosovo (RTK)
• Government preparing plan to unilaterally resolve license plates issue (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo arrest of war crime suspect angers Serbia (BIRN)
• US Ambassador to Montenegro: In Open Balkans, there is no footnote (VOA)
• Serbs celebrate St. Vitus’ Day today; police undertake security measures (RTK)
• Special Court goes on summer vacation for two and a half months (Reporteri)
• Balkan football hooliganism linked to politics, organised crime – report (BIRN)

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