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)