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Belgrade Media Report 5 October

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LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Vucic to come under fire in Prague (TV Pink/Tanjug/Beta)
• Serbia, US preparing strategic agreements on energy (Tanjug)
• It’s uncertain whether Pristina’s bid will be on agenda, there’s understanding for Belgrade’s position in CoE (RTS)
• Some opposition parties, professors, academicians unveil proclamation on unification for defending Kosovo (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Vucic’s Serbia will defend Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbian troops return home from UN mission in Lebanon (N1)
• Konrad: Celebration of German Unity Day overshadowed by new war (Beta)
• Stano: No plans for new meetings in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue for now (Tanjug/Kosovo Online)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Central Election Commission publishes updated preliminary results of General Elections 2022 (N1/Hayat/O Kanal)
• SDA, HDZ B&H and SNSD supposed to get most mandates in B&H parliament (BHT1)
• Cvijanovic: Goal is to have two-thirds majority in RS parliament to confirm the veto of Serb member of B&H Presidency when there is need for it (ATV/Glas Srpske)
• Covic: Bosniaks have again elected two members of B&H Presidency (ATV/Dnevni list/Nezavisne)
• Enough with quarrels and divisions, let’s turn to future (Avaz)
• Trivic insists SNSD stole her votes, argues she will go all the way and use all legal and civilized means (Oslobodjenje)
• Komsic: I am not ready at this moment to accept HDZ B&H candidate as B&H CoM Chair designate (Nezavisne)
• Dodik says he already discussed formation of authorities at B&H level with Covic; Dodik points out that B&H CoM cannot be formed without SNSD and HDZ B&H (Al Jazeera/Nova BH/ATV/RTRS)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: Konjevic dismissed as chief coordinator of BOK (CdM)
• Konjevic: Certain indications suggest 90% of cigarettes mentioned by both Abazovic and Milosevic in media were smuggled, while only 10% were destroyed (CdM)
• Rade Milosevic resigns (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• No need for broad coalition and caretaker government: PM (All media)
• Milevski’s resignation submitted to parliament (All media)
• Kovachevski: VMRO-DPMNE proposals to be looked into (All media)
• EU Delegation Deputy Head Vassallo comments on several topic (All media)
Albania
• Elections 2023/Meta after the meeting with Begaj: The date is not important, but pluralism restoring (Radio Tirana)
• Kosovo customs at Durres Harbor, Ibrahimaj: We aim for a customs unification (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 5, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Teachers’ salaries not expected today; Minister: We will enforce the law (Kosovapress)
• Union implies new actions if teachers’ salaries are not paid by 16:00 (Indeksonline)
• PDK leaders calls on government to pay teachers’ salaries (media)
• Municipalities call on government to urgently pay teachers’ salaries (media)
• Bislimi: Kurti and Vucic expected to meet in October, but no confirmation yet (Koha)
• EU doesn’t have date for new meeting between Kurti and Vucic (Kallxo)
• Council of Europe: The issue of Kosovo, confidential (Klan Kosova)
• Kurti: Youth is still in the focus of our government policies (media)
• Muja: Kosovo with high drop in unemployment rate during Kurti’s governance (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• RFE: Gracanica municipality and businessman exchange land despite protests (KiM radio)
• Brnabic: New gov’t to be formed within constitutional timeframes (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: The signatories of the Proclamation for the Defense of KiM want the removal of Vucic (Beta, NMagazin)
• Opposition, intellectuals publish declaration on Kosovo (N1)
• Vucic’s ‘renunciation’ of Dodik (RFE)
• Djilas: Neutrality on Russia’s aggression no longer exists (Beta, N1)
• Vucic meets with Saudi FM (Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Rama and Rutte: The European Political Community is a good idea (media)
• At the Prague Summit, the family photo is the message (politico.eu)

International:

• CoE Report: Pandemic Worsened Backlog in Balkan Courts (BIRN)
• ‘These are not factories – these are sadistic torture chambers’ (Kosovo 2.0)
• As Europe’s leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes (whec.com)
• Europa Nostra presents the Prague Manifesto “For a Value-based and Culture-driven Europe” (europanostra.com)
• China Builds A New Symbol In The Balkans — At The Site Of A NATO Bombing (RFE)
• After Russia, now Turkey questions Europe’s territory (euractive.com)
• EU prepares for possible power cuts and other emergencies as energy crisis intensifies -RND (Reuters)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 5, 2022

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• Truss writes letter to Kurti, UK-Kosovo relations on focus (media)
• Kurti: Poll shows 2/3 of citizens support for vetting and the Bureau (media)
• Lajcak meets NATO DSG Geoana, talk about Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• Advance payment proposed for teachers who compensate lost hours (Kallxo)
• Jasharaj says teachers will not respect decision to compensate classes (Koha)
• Clark: Kosovo must control the north (media)
• Krasniqi: The World Bank confirmed government’s failure in economy (Koha)
• European Quality Assurance Association grants Kosovo Accreditation Agency Affiliate Status (BIRN)
• Balje comments on possibility of joining LDK parliamentary group (Klan)
• Feasibility study on hospitals: Surplus of 200 doctors and 1,500 nurses (Koha)

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