Belgrade Media Report 20 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Belgrade will not accept that KiM becomes a member of the UN, I rejected the paper (Tanjug, B92)
• Hill: U.S. Supports EU efforts to arrive at solution in Serbia Kosovo dialogue (Beta)
• EU declines to comment alleged Serbia-Kosovo agreement (B92)
• Grubjesic: Non-papers are trial balloons used to check the mood of the public (RTS)
• Vucic met with congresswoman Claudia Tenny in New York (RTS)
• Selakovic spoke with 20 foreign ministers in New York (RTS)
• Commander of the Ohio National Guard: We respect Serbia’s neutrality, cooperation is expanding (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik for Russian media about upcoming meeting with Putin: RS is grateful to Putin for maximal consistency in preserving of Dayton Peace Agreement; Dodik compares Ukraine and Russia issues with issues between ‘Serbs and Muslims’ (RTRS)
• Dodik: RS is state of Serb people; An independent state remains our goal (RTRS)
• Turkovic speaks to Biden during funeral of Queen Elizabeth II; Biden expresses interest in situation in B&H (Nova BH)
• Dzaferovic to address UN session on Wednesday (BHT1)
• OHR: Only state of B&H can dispose of state property (FTV)
• Constitutional law expert Popovic: B&H Constitutional Court is violating Constitution instead of protecting it, all its decisions are ridiculous and it does not have jurisdiction to decide on RS Law on Immovable Property (Glas Srpske)
• ‘Combined Effort 22’ exercise starts at Manjaca range (N1)
Croatia
• PM Plenkovic to attend UN General Assembly, meet Croatian community in the US (Hina)
• Croatia continues contributing troops to peacekeeping missions abroad (Hina)
Montenegro
• Lekic։ Big step made (Antena M)
• URA gives its support for Lekic to be prime minister designate, but not its signatures (CDM)
• Mandic: We’ve agreed, Lekic prime minister designate (CDM)
• Mandic writes to Djukanovic: I expect you to give Lekic a mandate (CDM)
• Krapovic: We still don’t have 41 signatures, we have verbal support for Lekic (CDM)
• Milo keeps silent (Vijesti)
• Krivokapic: Geopolitical stage significantly shaken with war in Ukraine, it’s a threat to small countries (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Vucic: Macedonians can also count on Serbian gas this winter (Republika)
Albania
• UN General Assembly / Rama and Xhacka travel to the USA (Radio Tirana)
• Borrell gathers the leaders of the Western Balkans in New York (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 20, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani announces launch of first edition of Women, Peace and Security Forum (media)
• Germany refutes “new framework” of dialogue: We don’t know who invented it (Express)
• NATO ready to deploy more troops in Kosovo in case of new tensions (RFE)
• Konjufca in Tirana: Serbia is very hostile toward Kosovo (Paparaci)
• Jasharaj: There are solutions … we’re not asking for billions (RFE)
• Svecla: Terrorism and violent extremism on the rise; threat to Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Rama on Vucic: On Kosovo, we agreed to disagree (Nacionale/Der Spiegel)
• KLA War Veterans to join protest against visit by Specialist Chambers’ President (media)
• LDK MP says Kurti is stubborn and unable to resolve problems (Indeksonline)
Serbian Language Media:
• Non-paper sent on Kosovo’s admission to the CoE (Kosovo Online)
• The new summit of the EU and Western Balkans leaders in December, in one of the countries of the region (RTS)
• Serbian president refused document from EU envoy (N1, Tanjug)
• “Vucic should explain details of letter he has not received” (Radio KIM)
• Vucic, Tenney discuss strengthening of bilateral ties (Tanjug)
• Selakovic held 20 bilateral meetings with foreign ministers in New York (Danas)
• Putin: We continue supporting Serbia in protecting its sovereignty (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic announces formation of movement for Serbia’s survival (N1, FoNet)
• Vasic: Prosecution did not qualify attack on two Serbs in Babin Most as attempted murder (Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
• New Agreement proposal: Trial balloon or beginning of the end? (Beta, Danas, KiM radio)
• Grubjesic: Non-papers as trial balloons used to check the mood of the public (RTS)
International:
• Pristina Says Third Serb Targeted for Taking Kosovo Licence Plates (BIRN)
• In One Corner of Kosovo, Cheers Still Ring Out for Putin (The New York Times)
• Pupils and Parents in Peja March Against Teachers’s Strike (Prishtina Insight)
• Albanian Journalists Condemn Ban on Republishing Hacked State Information (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 20, 2022
• Osmani: Biden expressed heartful support for our country (media)
• Osmani travels to NY, to attend reception organised by President Biden (RTK)
• Government confirms: Kurti was aware of assassination plan against him (RTK)
• Kosovo says it foiled plot to assassinate prime minister in 2021 (Reuters)
• Serbia won’t let Kosovo join UN despite strong Western pressure (Bloomberg)
• Svecla to Vucic: Stop supporting illegal criminal structures in the north (media)
• Kosovo, Albania parliaments to sign memorandum of cooperation today (RTK)
• Kurti meets Albanian Ambassador, discuss Kosovo-Albania cooperation (RTK)
• Latest UBO poll: VV falls at 37%, LDK doubles at 22%, PDK at 21% (media)
• Kurti says Kosovo will open an office for Presevo Valley (Koha/Klan)
• Minister of Justice: Treaty with Denmark remains in force (Telegrafi)
• OSCE: Kosovo’s prosecution of terrorism financing ‘ineffective’ (BIRN)
• Albanians in south Serbia want rights included in the dialogue (Euractiv)
• Hackers publish sensitive data on assassination plots in Albania, Kosovo (Euractiv)
Belgrade Media Report 19 September 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 19 September 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic and Ziadeh on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija and the continuation of the dialogue (RTS)
• Petar Petkovic: Political representatives of Albanians in Kosovo constantly cause crisis situations (FoNet)
• Vucic: He threatened me, Kurti’s errand boy (B92)
• Vucic with Hill about the UN General Assembly and the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)
• Starovic: Serbia’s highest-level present at UN General Assembly (RTS)
• Vucic’s marathon in New York: The President of Serbia on the East River with 30 world officials (Novosti)
• Brnabic: There will be more countries that would withdraw Kosovo recognition (Politika)
• Parliament Speaker Claims Council of Europe Principles Do Not Permit for Kosovo Membership (VIP)
• Lajcak, Escobar: Future of Serbia, Kosovo lies in European union (Kurir)
• Germany, France, Poland support Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, visa-free regime for Kosovo (Beta)
• Varhelyi: The Western Balkans is a geostrategic priority more than ever (Tanjug)
• Vucic with Radev on strengthening energy cooperation in the region (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Vucic, Dodik and Orban discuss global energy crisis and challenges Europe will face in upcoming period; They confirm commitment to continuation of mutual cooperation (RTRS)
• Dodik: I will propose to Putin that Russia supports extension of Althea mission in B&H (RTRS)
• Dodik’s Advisor Trisic-Babic: Dodik will discuss energy situation with Putin and will inform him on progress regarding Serbia-RS gas pipeline; There is chemistry and understanding between Dodik and Orban in relation to the situation in the world and Europe (ATV)
• Former Yugoslav diplomat Jovanovic: Germany openly supports Bosniak parties, claims about Russian interference serve purpose of providing alibi for interventions of West (Glas Srpske)
• B&H Presidency member Dodik: EC seems to be willing to divide B&H and conditioning of unblocking of EUR 600 million for construction of Corridor 5C through RS by resolution of political crisis proves that (ATV)
• HR Schmidt: Electoral frauds will not be tolerated (N1)
• Borrell to meet Western Balkans leaders in New York on Monday (Glas Srpske)
• Statement by Croatian President that it is possible that Croatian troops are deployed in military missions in B&H if needed causes reactions in B&H (Nova BH)
Croatia
• Kosovo PM Kurti: There cannot be war in Balkans without Serbia and peace without Albanians (Vecernji list)
• Milanovic: Croatia is prevented from being present, at least at headquarters level, in EUFOR mission in B&H (Nova)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: New elections most likely option, I hope we’re having them in two or three months (Pobjeda)
• Mandic: Concrete power distribution got stuck, DF ready to give in maximallyꓼ Krapovic: We’ll be in Parliament all day, URA shouldn’t undermine agreement (CDM, Pobjeda)
• Konjevic: Abazovic gets a clear message what he can and can’t do (Pobjeda)
• Montenegro closer to new parliamentary elections after all (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Government delegation led by Kovacevski at the 77th UN General Assembly in New York (Libertas)
Albania
• New agreement between Kosovo and Serbia ready, Mutual recognition of independence ahead of joining EU in 2033 (Albanian Post)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 19, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 19, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Borrell to meet Western Balkans leaders in New York (Radio Free Europe)
• President Osmani meets King Charles and PM Truss (Klan Kosova)
• PDK leader calls on Kurti: Find a solution, for the sake of the children! (Klan Kosova)
• PDK’s Tahiri: Kurti is directly responsible for the situation in education (Klan Kosova)
• AAK MP: Kurti should resign – poor management in all sectors (Ekonomia Online)
• Kosovo Assembly to discuss ongoing strike in education on Thursday (media)
• German ambassador on statement of Germany, France and Poland about visas (Zeri)
• Tirana-based A2 reports on plans to assassinate Prime Minister Kurti (media)
• Haliti on reports about his planned assassination: I was warned (Express)
• PM Kurti’s interview with Vecernji List, reactions from the opposition (media)
• “Open Balkan can be misused by big predators against the small” (Express/Pobjeda)
• Denmark suspends agreement to rent prison cells in Kosovo (media)
• PSD expects Wednesday’s protest to be massive (Zeri)
• EBRD Vice President for Policy to visit Albania and Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• EU on the alleged agreement between Belgrade and Pristina published in the media (Blic, KiM radio)
• Hill without comment on the alleged plan for Kosovo and the ”two Germany” model (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug)
• PM Brnabic signs book of condolence for Queen, to attend funeral (N1)
• Kurti: ”Serbia arming itself, war in Kosovo possible”; Petkovic: ”Albin Kurti’s threats and war cries again” (Politika, Kosovo Online)
• Osmani on “genocide“ and other crimes committed by Serbia (KoSSev)
• Petkovic reacts to Osmani’s remarks (Kosovo Online)
• Ischinger: The “two Germany” model can provide a bridge to a solution for Kosovo and Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Jovanovic: Steel ‘no’ to Pristina in UN, claims that Kosovo is a ‘fait accompli’ no longer stands (Kosovo Online)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: We will support what suits Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Starovic: Serbia’s highest-level present at UN General Assembly (N1, RTS)
International:
• For Sexual Harassment Victims in Kosovo, Justice is Hard to Come By (BIRN)
• The faces of Europride (Kosovo 2.0)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 19, 2022
President Osmani to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (media)
EU officials would not comment on whether there is a new framework for dialogue (RTK)
Borrell to meet with the leaders of the Western Balkans in the USA (Express)
Djaferovic: I have to say that Bosnia and Herzegovina does not recognize Kosovo (RTK)
Education Minister: SBASHK is refusing to cooperate (media)
People’s Attorney calls on SBASHK and government to reflect on strike (Klan)
Albanian Post publishes new framework in dialogue
Kosovo’s Beleaguered Minorities: Three Degrees And Another On The Way, But Still No Job (RFE)
Belgrade Media Report 16 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic presented Viktor Orban with the medal: This is your second home (Tanjug, RTS)
• Vucic promises Serbia won’t recognize Kosovo as long as he is president (VIP)
• Kosovo minister to Vucic: Hard times are coming (N1)
• Media: Lajcak says there is no ‘new framework’ (FoNet)
• Saracin: Important meetings in Belgrade, Germany remains committed to Serbia’s path to the EU (RTS)
• Serbian officials congratulate Day of Serb Unity (Vecernje Novosti)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Serb Day of Unity marked by RS and Serbian officials in Bijeljina; Vucic: We must jointly defeat madness that threatens to bring new conflicts to the region; Dodik: Serbs today have two countries – the RS and Serbia; Serbs must always fight for unity (BN TV)
• Serbian President Vucic pays visit to Bijeljina on occasion of start of construction of Raca-Bijeljina highway section; Dodik to Vucic: Mr. President welcome to your land and among your people (BHT1)
• B&H HoP delegate Becirovic reacts to Dodik’s messages conveyed while welcoming Vucic (Nova BH)
• Exclusive interview with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (BN TV)
• Dodik’s statement on wiretapping of US Ambassador sparks reactions (N1)
• Delegation of Ukrainian Government visits B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Russia Calls for Mladic’s Release on Humanitarian Grounds/Reactions (RTRS)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Those in RS who attack Dodik represent problem (HRT1)
• Milanovic’s Office: Croatia will send soldiers to EUFOR or NATO missions in B&H (HRT1)
• Milanovic: Genocide must be discussed, there must be no taboos (HRT)
Montenegro
• Negotiations to be continued today (CDM)
• Abazovic: I will not sign for Lekic to be a mandate holder because it is a trap, I would not like his government to be formed by other parties (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Prime Minister: N. Macedonia’s team ready for screening (MIA)
• Mickoski: The referendum is the way out of the harmful agreement with Bulgaria that leads to assimilation, the government runs away from the people’s declaration (Fokus)
Albania
• NATO certifies the Albanian AF Infantry Battalion: Ready to be used by the Alliance at any time (Radio Tirana)
• Interview with Ilir Meta (Tirana Times)
• Erion Veliaj meets Speaker of the American Congress, Nancy Pelosi in Washington (Radio Tirana)
• Spiropali meets the chairman of the Internal Security Committee in the US Senate (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 16, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Germany, France call for comprehensive Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Gazeta10)
• Jasharaj on strike in education: Up to the membership to decide (media)
• Education Minister: Committed to address any difficulty the teachers may face (media)
• Gjini: AAK does not support ousting of government (Telegrafi)
• PSD’s Kastrati calls for protest against Trendafilova visit (Nacionale)
• Bamieh on arrest warrant: If EULEX interfered, it’s interference in judiciary (Nacionale)
Serbian Language Media:
• “Vucic prepares list of ‘derecognitions’ of Kosovo for UN session” (Danas)
• Vucic: So easy to forget about UN Charter when it comes to Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Stano: Resolutely resolve demanding political issues through dialogue for the normalisation of relations (Beta, KoSSev)
• Analysts: Lajcak’s visit need to keep tensions under control (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Svecla’s message the most direct threat to President Vucic so far (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Vucic on Svecla’s statement about ‘difficult days’ (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic awards Order of Republic of Serbia on Grand Collar to Orban (Tanjug)
• Sheholli: EU prepared a new document with 13 points as a “transitional final agreement” between Belgrade and Pristina (Danas)
• The Serbian Assembly special session on Kosovo: The opposition had an opportunity for promotion, Vucic dominated on his field (Danas)
• UNS and DNKiM: Protest due to the denial of equal use of the Serbian language in Kosovo and Metohija; sanctions for those responsible demanded (KoSSev)
Opinion:
• Is EU Candidate Status Within Reach for Kosovo? (Prishtina Insight)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 16, 2022
Kosovo government gives details about Kurti – Lajcak meeting (media)
Lajcak: Talks continue for normalization of Kosovo-Serbia relations (media)
Osmani and Scholz discuss push for visa liberalization (media)
Osmani in Potsdam: Republic of Kosovo, success story (media)
Albanian Post to publish “new framework” document on Sunday
Svecla to Vucic: There will be difficult days, weeks and months (Express)
AAK’s Berisha: The government will fall in spring (Nacionale)
Kosovo ex-fighter’s lawyer asks court for war crimes acquittal (BIRN)
Kosovo Selects ‘Looking for Venera’ for 2023 Oscars (Prishtina Insight)
Junk folder: Journalists countering disinformation (Kosovo 2.0)
Regional minimum wage; Montenegro in lead (Euronews Albania)
Belgrade Media Report 15 September 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 15 September 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• After 25 hours in session, Report on the negotiation process with Pristina adopted (Tanjug)
• Session on Kosovo – Vucic: It won’t work. I refused to receive one paper (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I supported border demarcation as a solution for Kosovo, but circumstances changed (Beta)
• Opposition: Report on Kosovo not that urgent to present, if only technical (Beta)
• Opposition proposes to Vucic to resign due to collapse of Kosovo Policy (VIP)
• Hill welcomes Serbian Parliament’s session on Kosovo (Beta)
• Vucic: They want to take our land, we won’t give even an inch (B92)
• PM Brnabic: EU membership remains Serbia’s foreign policy priority (FoNet)
• Brussels: Ursula Von der Leyen’s message is clear, enlargement on the EU agenda (RTS)
• Vucic with Orban tomorrow (RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RSNA adopts conclusion on approving agrément to new German Ambassador to BiH at special session held Wednesday (ATV)
• RSNA adopts conclusion rejecting and condemning Resolution adopted by Bundestag (ATV)
• Advisor to B&H Presidency member Tegeltija: Even with discussion on Bundestag’s Resolution and formal approval to German Ambassador goal was achieved, because it has become an issue that requires due attention in Germany as well (ATV)
• RSNA discusses Law on amendments to Law on Legalization of Illegally Constructed Buildings, Law on Agricultural Land and Proposal Law on Mandatory Health Insurance (AJB)
• US Government has reliable information that Russia secretly financed political parties in more than ten countries from 2014 to this day, including Dodik, more precisely his election campaign in 2018; US Embassy in B&H says Russian covert influence is major challenge for US and other democracies around world (FTV)
• B&H politicians react to information that Russia secretly financed Dodik (FTV)
• B&H Foreign Ministry sends demarche to Croatia in relation to Croatian President Milanovic’s statement regarding Srebrenica genocide; Croatian Ambassador to B&H Sabolic refuses to receive it (AJB)
Croatia
• Bosnian Foreign Ministry sends Croatia demarche over President’s genocide denial (N1)
Montenegro
• URA hesitating for now; Mandic: We’re talking about Lekic as future prime minister designate, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed (CDM)
• Boskovic: Snap elections most realistic solution (MINA)
• Djukanovic: The state is always stronger than any crime (RFE)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Bulgarian MFA: Referendum against the Good Neighbour Agreement is not possible in Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• Albania among targets of covert Russian political funding, U.S. report says (Tirana Times)
• Integration/ The first Albania-EU meeting for the legislation to be negotiated today (Radio Tirana)
• Cyber-attacks/ Stoltenberg calls Rama: NATO offers support to Albania (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 15, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 15, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti meets with Lajcak in Pristina (Telegrafi)
• Kurti: Dialogue with BSPK not a problem; but blackmailing is not good (Koha)
• Abdixhiku: Sole responsibility for crisis falls on Prime Minister Kurti (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj calls on Kurti to act on the energy: Move, don’t be scared (media)
• Kurti: Norway is an important partner of Kosovo (RTK)
• Sarrazin talks about visa liberalisation and dialogue (RTK)
• The director of public television resigns (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• The Report on the negotiation process with Pristina adopted in the Assembly of Serbia (Politika, media)
• PM Brnabic: EU membership remains Serbia’s foreign policy priority (N1)
• Hill: Dialogue must go through several critical points, including ZSO (Kosovo Online)
• Krasniqi on agreement with Serbia, Visoki Decani Monastery land (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic meets with Zuroff (Tanjug)
• Day of Serb Unity marked in Serbia, RS (N1, Tanjug)
International:
• Victims’ Lawyer Urges Jailing of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla (Balkan Insight)
• Ambassadors of leading NATO countries in BiH and Serbia: Active presence of the EU and NATO is important for the stability of the region (EWB)
Humanitarian/Development:
• The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO (news.un.org)
• PCI media award competition simultaneously presented in Pristina and Belgrade (Radio KIM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 15, 2022
• Kurti expects EU to move on chapters of final agreement with Serbia (Koha)
• Kurti meets Sarrazin, discuss need for Kosovo and Serbia agreement (media)
• Abdixiku and Sarrazin discuss dialogue and visas (RTK)
• Haradinaj: Dialogue gained, time to conclude with recognition (media)
• Svecla reacts to Vucic about uniformed people in north, publishes video (media)
• Union of Education Trade Unions of Europe supports SBASHK (Albanian Post)
• Kosovo to establish agency for cyber security after recent attacks (BIRN)
• Prosecutors seek ‘long’ prison term for Kosovo ex-guerilla (BIRN)
• Energy Regulatory Office: Elektrosever has not met any criteria (RFE)
• Rama: Keep the Balkans safe from threats (Euronews Albania/Die Presse)
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