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Belgrade Media Report 10 October 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 10 October 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Kosovo as UN member unacceptable for Serbia (RTS/Tanjug/Politika)
• Drecun on pressures and sanctions to Russia: Belgrade will have to atone moment, Russia doesn’t understand this (Tanjug/RTV/Politika)
• Selakovic: Serbia still a country with long-term displacement crisis (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vulin, Greek Minister sign agreement on joint police patrols (Beta)
• Jeremic: Vucic considers new concessions in Kosovo (FoNet)
• Djilas: Serbia left without Russian oil for not applying EU policy (Nova)
• PSG: Introducing sanctions against Russia is no longer a question of if, but when (Beta)
• Good cooperation with UN Women on gender equality projects (Tanjug)
• ODIHR urges applying recommendations to level playing field in next election (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC publishes update preliminary election results; SDA in lead for B&H and FB&H parliaments (Hayat)
• B&H CEC reveals updated elections results, Dodik and Cvijanovic in the lead (RTRS)
• Opposition stages new protest in Banja Luka, demand recounting of ballots for RS President (N1)
• Crnadak: We constantly send objections to CEC B&H about election theft (Dnevni list)
• Kovacevic: Opposition will not succeed to weaken the RS in this turbulent time and make it unstable and vulnerable (ATV)
• SDA Presidency discusses elections and HR Schmidt’s decision on Election Law (Nova BH)
• Schmidt: Vucic’s opinion differs from Dodik’s (Face TV)
• Dodik: It is politically indecent that Zelenskyy advises anyone including people in Balkans (Srna/RTRS)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: This is not about David but brother Abaz, servant of Greater Serbia (CdM)
• Government dismisses Savo Kentera (CdM)
• Kentera on his dismissal (Pobjeda)
• Abazovic meets EU Special Representative Lajcak (gov.me)
• Lajcak: There’s only one word for Montenegro in Brussels – disappointment (TV Vijesti)
• Podgorica hosts 10th Montenegro’s Pride March (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski: Government is stable, no need for grand coalition (TV21)
• Ohrid club opening a provocation by Macedonian citizens, says PM Kovachevski (TV21)
• Spasovski: Absolutely unacceptable to promote fascism-related figures (Makfax)
• Osmani calls opening of Bulgarian club in Ohrid a provocation (All media)
• Ambassador Koja: N. Macedonia made historic progress, but much remains to be done in key areas (MIA)
Albania
• Albania’s journey towards the EU, on 7 November, the bilateral review of the legislation to be negotiated (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka, commitment to cooperate with EC in all the fields (Radio Tirana)
• Cuci welcomes the EC vice-president: Support in the field of immigration (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 10, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 10, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani on Association: I support any initiative with no executive powers (RFE)
• Major General Angelo Ristuccia takes over command of KFOR (media)
• Osmani: Thanks to NATO, Kosovo a peaceful and prosperous country (media)
• Kurti: Maintaining security, a shared objective with NATO (media)
• Osmani meets Joint Force Command Naples Commander Munsch (media)
• Kurti signals solution for 24 hectares of Decani Monastery (Gazeta Blic)
• Kosovo to attend and address CoE plenary session for first time (Express)
• Abdixhiku: During Kurti’s governance, some of worst economic records broken (Kallxo)
• AAK’s Lekaj sceptical about visa liberalisation, says process linked to dialogue (EO)
• 23rd anniversary of PDK: Ready to make Kosovo more modern and developed (media)
• Mustafa says Abdixhiku ashamed of LDK’s past (Teve1)
• Bislimi condemns attack on Kosovo bus travelling through Serbia (Lajmi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Kosovo recognition in exchange for EU membership proposed (media)
• Petkovic: Kurti spreads ‘frightening’ disinformation (Radio KIM)
• Visoki Decani Monastery: Unfounded accusations endanger security of Serbian Orthodox Church (Radio KIM)
• Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information: Pristina continues to misinform the public (Blic, NMagazin, Politika)
• For 85% of citizens important Kosovo’s preservation within Serbia; cooperation with the EU supported but not the membership (KoSSev)
• KFOR concerned about the weak interest of Serbs in re-registration (Politika, Tanjug)
• Selakovic: Out of 200.000 internally displaced Serbs, less than two percent returned in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Hill on sanctions to Russia, Kosovo issue (RTV, Kosovo Online)
• Schmidt: Vucic’s opinion completely different than Dodik who thinks like Putin (Beta, N1)
• Vucic: I am not worried about pressure groups (Tanjug)

Opinion:

• German-French document; referendum (Danas, N1, KoSSev)
• “Kosovo’s recognition by Serbia is baseline” (Albanian Daily News)

International:

• Serbian Orthodox Monastery Demands Land Awarded by Kosovo Court (Balkan Insight)
• Belgrade, Pristina Confirm German-French Proposal for Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight)
• Kamberi: Some MPs want my arrest; I said Kosovo independent (Euronews Albania)
• Lenny Emson: Women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights are on the frontline (Kosovo 2.0)
• Russia’s sham Ukraine vote undermines Serbia’s Kosovo claims (Kyiv Post)
• ‘Remembering Yugoslavia: Further than thought’ (BIRN)
• Albania moves towards declassifying communist-era security files (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Brnabic: EU has provided 200 million euros to Serbia for migration management (Tanjug)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 10, 2022

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Osmani: Erdogan can convince Vucic to recognize Kosovo independence (media)
Kurti: I am optimistic about Prishtina-Belgrade agreement (euronews.al)
“Parallel structures more aggressive after Ukraine invasion” (euronews.al)
Kajari: Ukraine war brought tensions in Kosovo too, situation now calm (media)
Bislimi: The distance between Kosovo and Serbia is now bigger (RTK)
Gervalla: Europe has not asked Serbia to meet duties from dialogue (media)
Szunyog: Non-recognising states expect progress in dialogue (RTK)
Kosovo health minister quits after mounting criticism (BIRN)
Vucic says French, Germans squeezing Serbia to swap Kosovo recognition for quick EU entry (RFE)
Bus from Kosovo attacked with stones in Serbia (Kallxo)

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