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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