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Belgrade Media Report 18 October 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 18 October 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Pressure would continue even if Serbia imposed sanctions on Russia (RTS/Politika/Tanjug/N1)
• Vucic: Discussion with Lajcak serious, responsible (Tanjug/RTS)
• Petkovic with Lajcak on political security situation in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV)
• Serbia determined to strengthen economic cooperation with Libya (Politika)
• Mutual support of Serbia, People’s Republic of China within Interpol (Tanjug/RTV)
• Strengthening cooperation with Brazilian police in fight against transnational crime (Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Atrocities happen in Ukraine, Serbia to say if it supports it (TV Kurir/Beta)
• Giaufret: EC Report stressed need for Serbia to align with EU foreign policy (EU Info Network/Beta)
• Selakovic to address UN SC session on Kosovo (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC orders opening of 123 bags at 70 polling stations and recount of votes for all levels of authority (RTRS)
• Control recount of ballots from Doboj finalized, control ballot recount for Zvronik starts (BNTV/RTRS)
• Jerinic: Humiliation, false accusation and labeling of Doboj were all for nothing (ATV)
• Dodik: Behavior of Sarajevo Canton police towards accredited SNSD observers completely unacceptable (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: SNSD is winner of elections (RTRS)
• Borenovic and Trivic announce opposition will file new criminal complaint to B&H Prosecutor’s Office (BNTV)
• FAC: General elections in B&H well-organized, but marked by major distrust in public institution (FTV/N1)
• EUFOR military exercise ‘Quick Response 2022’ begins in B&H (Hayat)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: It’s very important to have early parliamentary elections in January (CdM)
• Konjevic: Milosevic should be arrested; Abazovic: Djukanovic is a political patron of smuggling – I will self-immolate if this is not true (CdM)
• DF submits to parliament amendments to Law on President of Montenegro (CdM)
• Abazovic requests dismissal of Krivokapic and Konjevic (Vijesti)
• Indictment against Vesna and Milos Medenica issued (CdM)
• Inspection Directorate issues decision on removing memorial plaque in Morinj (Dan/MINA)
• Arrangement with IMF not an option for this year (RTCG)
• Petricevic: Records on storage of cigarettes in Port of Bar’s Free Zone cancelled (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• North Macedonia has already taken steps to align with existing EU policies, says Marichikj during explanatory meeting for Chapter 10 in Brussels (Sitel/TV21/Kanal 5/Makpress/Fokus/Vecher)
• Xhaferi keeps silent, Grubi happy to be elected as member of DUI presidency (Alsat-M)
Albania
• Xhacka: The EC report confirms Albania’s progress (Radio Tirana)
• Hohmann on the EC progress report: Albania maintains focus on the EU reforms agenda (ANA)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 18, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 18, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Visa liberalisation should not remain hostage of any technicality (media)
• Rohde: A speedy solution for visa liberalisation is needed (Klan Kosova)
• Escobar tomorrow in Kosovo, to meet leaders of opposition (Gazeta Express)
• Kusari-Lila responds to criticism: I have Kurti’s full support (Kosovapress)
• Serb accused of killing 33 Kosovars in Peja in ’99 arrested in Budapest (Indeksonline)
• Initiative against Marty report; Rama writes to CoE member states (Telegrafi)
• Gjini: The document exists, I have seen it (Gazeta Express/T7)
• Abdixhiku: I cannot say Kurti is an associate of Serbia; but he is damaging (Telegrafi)
• Hoxhaj at foreign policy forum in Berlin, meets German Foreign Minister (Klan Kosova)

Serbian Language Media:

• UN Security Council today on Guterres’ report on the situation in Kosovo (media)
• Vucic discusses Belgrade-Pristina dialogue with Lajcak (N1)
• Petkovic with Lajcak: Pristina induces tensions (Radio KIM)
• Selakovic to address UN SC session on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vulin in New Delhi: Closer cooperation with Interpol (N1)
• Varhelyi: EU views Serbia as ally (N1)
• Deputy Russian Foreign Minister: We would be disappointed if Serbia introduced sanctions (N1, Sputnik, NMagazin)
• “KLA” graffiti in Susica (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Roadmaps to ‘final solution’, two Germanys, minority rights and parallels with Ukraine (KoSSev)
• The enlargement package 2022 – Another Groundhog Day (EWB)
• “Kosovo in UN would lead towards “Great Albania”” (Danas, Kosovo Online)

International:

• Serbian Alleged Gang Leader Tells Trial: ‘We Served State’s Needs’ (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• UNICEF: The war in Ukraine pushing millions of children into poverty; Kosovo and Albania the most threatened in the WB (KiM radio)
• Stanisavljevic: 86,000 migrants registered in Serbia in 2022 (Tanjug)
• Milan from Djurakovac takes third place in his Yugo in the autoslalom near Pristina (KoSSev)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 18, 2022

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• Osmani: There should be no additional conditions for visas (media)
• Pressure to accept German-French plan (Koha Ditore)
• Kurti meets Norwegian envoy for Western Balkans (media)
• Osmani and Kurti meet MCC CEO Alice Albright (media)
• Gervalla travels to New York to participate at UN SC (media)
• Bislimi: We will apply for EU membership within the year (RTK)
• Svecla: Serbian extremist ideologies aim to infiltrate the north (Telegrafi)
• “In Serbia, talk of tensions in the north after November 1” (euronews.al)
• Wider Europe briefing: A new EU plan to help Ukraine; visa liberalization for Kosovo (RFE)
• Calls to ban small power plants at first Water Protection Summit (BIRN)
• Concrete construction threatens to ruin pristine Albanian valley (BIRN)

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