UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 29, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 29, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Serbian nationals to be issued entry-exit document for entering Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo on the brink of an energy crisis (RTK)
• U.S. Ambassador Hovenier visits Grand Mosque in Prishtina (media)
• Kosovo elected as member of IASIA management board (Kallxo)
• 1,480 new cases with COVID-19 in Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Dacic: Pristina main factor of instability (Kosovo Online)
• Office for KiM: New attack on a church near Prizren (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic reacts to Kurti’s statements on dialogue (media)
• Milivojevic: Sanchez’s visit to Belgrade confirmation that Spain will not change stance on Kosovo (RTS)
• Dacic, Vulin met Chinese Ambassador (N1)
• Djuric meets Escobar (RTS)
• Detention of Nikola Nedeljkovic, arrested at Gazimestan, extended for two more months (Radio KIM)
• Stprce: House of Slavisa Vasiljevic searched (Radio KIM)
International:
• Is There a Future for the Kosovo War Truth Commission? (BIRN)
• ‘Communist Informer’ Controversy Hits Albanian Ex-President’s Comeback (BIRN)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Cruel games of living with dead ones (Radio KIM)
• More than 236.000 unresolved cases in Kosovo courts (Kosovo Online)
Belgrade Media Report 28 July 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 29 July 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Prime minister-designate to be announced in about 12 days (RTS/Politika/Tanjug)
• China’s position on Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in connection with the issue of so-called Kosovo is consistent (FoNet)
• Serbia and Kingdom of Eswatini signed five agreements on cooperation (Tanjug)
• Office: Anti-Serb campaign in Kosovo and Metohija; Petkovic: Kurti wishes to take off responsibility with lies (RTV/Tanjug)
• Thirty-five opposition MPs to nominate Lutovac for deputy speaker (Beta)
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting Serbia starting today (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC thanks Schmidt for imposing technical changes to Election Law (Hayat/Nova BH)
• Izetbegovic: I do not believe political changes to the Election Law can be agreed before the elections (Hayat)
• Turkovic: Technical changes to Election Law were necessary (Dnevni list)
• Russian Embassy: HR Schmidt’s decision on technical amendments to B&H Election Law issued under outside pressure (RTRS)
• Germany Embassy to B&H welcomes decision of HR and condemns rhetoric of leaders of SDA, SNSD (Avaz)
• Milanovic: Schmidt got frightened by the mob that threatened him (BHT1/RTRS)
• Modernization of B&H Armed Forces key (Srna)
Montenegro
• Bogdanovic: DPS-SNP-URA fraud, parliament session convened over Zeta (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski-Geer meeting: Dignified EU integration with the preservation of the Macedonian identity, language and culture (Republika)
• EU closely monitoring freedom of media in Macedonia’s accession process (MIA)
Albania
• Biden congratulates Albanians on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (Radio Tirana)
• Bush message for the 100th anniversary of friendship: Proud to be the first American president to visit Albania (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 29, 2022
• Kurti: Normalization of relations with Serbia, with mutual recognition (VoA, media)
• Prime Minister Kurti meets the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Andrew Light
• Escobar: Kosovo is an extremely good partner in the region (VoA, media)
• Vucic: There is no dialogue in Brussels as long as Kurti is there (Koha)
• EU: IPA agreement enables Kosovo to receive technical and financial assistance (media)
• Over €6 million euros of undeclared cash circulating in Kosovo (euronews.al)
• Justice of Serbia amnesties murderers who committed crimes in Kosovo (RTK)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 28, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 28 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kosovo Assembly ratifies the energy agreement with the MCC (media)
• President Osmani welcomes adoption of agreement with MCC (media)
• Rizvanolli: More than proud to sign agreement on behalf of Kosovo (media)
• Hovenier happy about the agreement between Kosovo and MCC (media)
• Kusari: Gashi’s statement is speculative; government will not fall (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo Assembly ratifies international agreement for IPA III (Kosovapress)
• UEFA disciplinary body fines soccer club from Kosovo (media)
• Two deaths and 1,603 new cases with COVID-19 in Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Constitutive session of new Serbian Parliament scheduled for August 1 (N1)
• Vucic: Why did you abolish KS plates, who did you ask? (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• Survey: 84 percent of Serbian citizens against imposing sanctions on Russia (N1, Nedeljnik, NSPM)
• Visoki Decani Monastery expresses gratitude to KFOR (Radio KIM)
• Covid-19: 23 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
• Three days left until August 1: What awaits Serbs in northern Kosovo and what will implementation of new Pristina rules look like? (Kosovo Online)
International:
• High Representative Gives Bosnia Leaders Ultimatum to Change Election Law (BIRN)
• Price Hikes Dent Tourist Industry in Western Balkans (BIRN)
• Montenegro MPs Expected to Condemn WWII Massacre of Serbs as Genocide (Balkan Insight)
• Call to Rebuild Njegos Chapel Divides Montenegro (Balkan Insight)
Belgrade Media Report 28 July 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 28 July 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic apologizes to concentration camp survivors (Beta)
• Several agreements on cooperation between Serbia and Gabon signed (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Djuric speaks with US Senator Tillis about bilateral cooperation (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic meets with Kingdom of Eswatini Foreign Minister (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic and Greek Ambassador discuss crash of Ukrainian airplane (FoNet)
• Lutovac: DS not interested in being part of Vucic’s cabinet (Danas)
• Poll: Majority of Serbian citizens opposes sanctions on Russia and NATO membership (NSPM/Vreme)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HR Schmidt imposes technical changes to B&H Election Law (O Kanal/FTV)
• Schmidt meets with representatives of political parties in FB&H (N1)
• Croat People’s Assembly: OHR succumbed to warmongering pressure and calls for violence from Bosniak-Muslim champions (Nova BH)
• SDA on HR’s decision (BHT1/N1)
• Dodik: Schmidt does not have the right to enter the building of OHR, let alone intervene in legislature of B&H (RTRS)
• Schmidt imposes only technical changes to B&H Election Law (Nezavisne)
• US Ambassador Murphy: US gives full support to OHR (O Kanal)
• UK Ambassador expresses support to OHR and High Representative (Nova BH)
• Dodik reacts to Izetbegovic’s statement about reviewing of “their” numbers (ATV)
• US Embassy, UK Embassy, OSCE condemn inflammatory rhetoric (Al Jazeera/FTV/Avaz)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Protests in Sarajevo and insults directed at Schmidt made it difficult to make wider changes to B&H Election Law (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: Signing of Fundamental Agreement can be expected in early August (CdM)
• Konjevic: I won’t be part of government unless parliament mandate is shortened and PM resigns (Pobjeda)
• Picula: Abazovic causes another crisis by inviting author of Agreement with SPC to expert team (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski proposes phrasing of referendum question: Do you want to join the EU under these conditions? (Fokus)
• Parliament ratifies NATO accession protocols of Finland and Sweden (Republika)
Albania
• 100 years of diplomatic relations/ Biden: We will support you on your way to the EU! Kim: Proud of our friendship (Radio Tirana)
• 100 years of diplomatic relations/ Rama: Without the USA, Albania would not be in NATO (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj: The USA is the most powerful defender of our independence; This marked the friendship we have today (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka: Communist regime could not destroy a consolidated relationship (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 28, 2022
• U.S., Kosovo Celebrate $202M Energy Grant on Capitol Hill (mcc.gov)
• Osmani: Agreement with MCC seals U.S. support for Kosovo (RTK)
• Kurti: Agreement vital to energy security, social economic transformation (media)
• Gashi: Government may fall in autumn (media)
• Haradinaj indicates Kosovo-Serbia agreement in autumn (Klan Kosova)
• Draft Security Strategy: “Serbia, the main threat” (Radio Free Europe)
• Montenegrin President Djukanovic slams Open Balkan initiative (media)
• Kosovo festival lets artists transform public spaces (Reuters)
• Itinerant exhibit, ‘Ecodesign’, arrives in Kosovo’s capital (ansamed.info)
Belgrade Media Report 27 July 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 27 July 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Orban: Serbia and Hungary will be supporting each other (Beta)
• Popovic: After constitutional change judicial laws up for changes, Venetian Commission to help (Beta)
• Petkovic discussed with Chinese Ambassador current situation in Kosovo and Metohija and the dialogue (Tanjug)
• Open Balkans members agree on free movement of basic foodstuffs (RTS/Beta)
• Talks in Tirana on increase of exports of Serbian products (Tanjug)
• Kamberi: Pristina did not decide on whether we will participate in census (Politika/Bujanovacke)
• Dacic convenes constitutional session of Serbian parliament (Tanjug/RTS)
• The British receive another license to dig up gold in Kosovo and Metohija (Politika)
• Djukanovic: Abazovic’s actions to be judged by voters, courts and history; logically, Montenegro should be first next EU member (Autonomija.info)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Tuesday’s protest of citizens in front of OHR ends around noon; New protest to take place on Wednesday (O Kanal/BHT1)
• Several parties submit separate declarations regarding possible imposing of changes of Law on Elections, HR Schmidt declines invitation to address FB&H HoR (BHT1)
• HNS holds session (Nova BH/BHT1/FTV)
• Dodik: B&H is a divided country; Sarovic was silent when international community and B&H CC made interventions regarding RS, now calls on OHR not to intervene (RTRS)
• SNSD Sarajevo: Monday’s protests show real image of relations in B&H (O Kanal)
• Washington stands behind Schmidt (VoA/Avaz)
• Schmidt meets UK Ambassador Reilly (Avaz)
• Plenkovic: Protest in Sarajevo and threats to HR Schmidt horrible and unacceptable (Nova BH/N1)
• Sanctions again all who undermine stability of B&H (Srna)
Montenegro
• Human Rights Action sent proposals for amendments to Fundamental Agreement to Djukanovic and Abazovic (CdM)
• Abazovic: Ambassador Weber contributed significantly to democracy promotion in Montenegro (gov.me)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani interferes in the content of the referendum question (Republika)
• Geer: Becoming EU member depends on the speed with which reforms are implemented (TV Kanal 5)
• Zoran Popov’s nomination confirmed by parliamentary committee to be new Ambassador to US (Republika)
Albania
• Open Balkans/ Albania will supply Serbia and North Macedonia with coal, in return it will receive wheat, corn, oil (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 27, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 27 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Ambassador Hovenier welcomes Osmani’s and Kurt’s meeting with Blinken (RTK)
• Haradinaj demands mutual recognition of Kosovo-Serbia under US leadership (media)
• Analysts and politicians: Meeting with Blinken very positive (RTK)
• Government approves agreement with MCC (RTK)
• Serbs in the north threatened again by their compatriots (KosovaPress)
• Three deaths and 1,853 new cases of Covid-19 (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Flayers ‘No Surrender, KM Stays’ appeared this morning on vehicles in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• 25 persons requested victim status from Specialist Chambers, only one ready to testify publicly (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic with Chen Bo on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, situation in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic and Orban: Serbia and Hungary support each other in difficult times (SRNA, N1)
• Spanish Prime Minister to visit Serbia on 29 and 30 July (Blic)
• Odalovic: Kurti blocked work of working group that resolved more than 1.800 missing persons cases (RTV)
• “Kosovo Serbs will speak about their problems with Kurti in September” (Radio KIM)
• Elek: Deterioration of epidemiological situation in northern Serbian areas (Radio Mitrovica Sever)
• Covid-19: 21 new cases registered in Gracanica (Kosovo Online)
International:
• Albanian Ex-President Meta’s Comeback Greeted with Scepticism (Balkan Insight)
• Crashed Plane was Flying Arms for Polish-Owned Bosnian Company (Balkan Insight)
• North Macedonia Proposes Jail Terms for Media Freedom Violations (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania creating mutual assistance mechanisms (BETA, N1)
• Nedimovic: Serbia to again export food to Saudi Arabia (BETA, N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 27, 2022
• President Osmani, PM Kurti meet US Secretary of State Blinken (media)
• Johnson: U.S. believes Kosovo’s future is in Europe and NATO (KTV)
• Specialist Chambers continue detention of Kadri Veseli (media)
• Kosovo to apply for EU membership by end of 2022 (Euractiv)
• Surroi asks for support to his candidacy at RCC (Express)
• Social media fuels distrust in institutions across EU, report finds (Exit News)
• Cyberattacks big threat to Western Balkans, US expert says (Exit News)
• North Macedonia proposes jail terms for media freedom violations (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Gervalla on Kosovo’s membership in CoE: We expect good news in the fall (Paparaci)
• Kosovo leaders remember Enver Zymberi (media)
• Two French citizens arrested, entered Kosovo illegally in a vehicle with Russian license plates (Koha)
• 1,187 infected with coronavirus today, number of active cases reaches 10,000 (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• Varhelyi: Serbia taking little steps in aligning with EU foreign policy
• Vukcevic on Albanian resolution on Marty’s report (Kosovo Online)
• Bujanovac mayor on upcoming census and Kosovo government permission (Kosovo Online)
• Covid-19: 20 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo Online)
International:
• EU’s Varhelyi: Will for enlargement is back, we’re ready to move fast (EURAKTIV)
• Balkan Ports Becoming ‘Growing’ Magnets for Smugglers, Report says (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Balkan Flyers Suffer From Europe’s Airport Chaos (Balkan Insight)
• Average net salary in Serbia in May 74,168 Dinars (N1)
Belgrade Media Report 26 July 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Tuesday 26 July 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic visits the works on the bridge over the Sava (B92)
• Forming of joint working group of Serbia, Albania, Northern Macedonia for energy cooperation accepted (Tanjug/RTS)
• Arifi: Albanians from Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja to take part in census (Bujanovacke/RTV/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Protests held in front of OHR over alleged imposition of changes to B&H Election Law (BHT1)
• Izetbegovic: In case that announced amendments to B&H Election Law are imposed, it will be only to the detriment of B&H citizens (Hayat)
• Dzaferovic: I call on HR Schmidt not to amend Election Law at time of pre-election campaign (N1)
• Niksic talks to Schmidt: Schmidt gives up on imposing of changes to Election Law (Avaz/N1)
• Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Assembly adopts declaration opposing imposition of solutions that further deepen ethnic divisions (BHT1)
• Russian Embassy: OHR turns into generator of instability as result of Schmidt’s arbitrary and unbalanced decisions (RTRS)
• Plenkovic, Covic hold meeting and discuss alleged imposing of changes to B&H Election Law (BHT1)
Croatia
• Grlic-Radman: Croatian government supports efforts of HR (HRT1)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Gruevski: Through attempts to change history and origin of Macedonian language and nation, in the past, now and in the future, Bulgaria will try to create second Bulgarian state in the Balkans from Macedonia (Republika)
Albania
• Nikolla: Albania and Portugal, close partners in NATO (Radio Tirana)
• SMI’s official name changes to the Party of Liberty (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 26, 2022
• President Osmani, PM Kurti to meet Secretary of State Blinken today (media)
• U.S. wants role in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Blic/Klan)
• Prosecution explains invitation to interview the former EULEX prosecutor (media)
• ECPMF, EFJ react on the interview process for RTK Board members (RTK)
• Kosovo’s Security Committee meets with Commissioner of German Army (Kallxo)
• Progress on Prishtina-Durres Railway in Kosovo Parliament (Exit)
• Serb, Albanian farmers hit by degradation of river in Strpce (Koha Ditore)
• Kosovo’s capital Pristina bursts onto the global art scene with an ambitious Manifesta 14, which is more hit than miss (The Art Newspaper)
• Albania’s Retired President Returns to Active Party Politics (BIRN)
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