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Belgrade Media Report 20 October 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 20 October 2022
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia committed to dialogue, agreements must be implemented (Tanjug/RTV)
• Commitment to further development of bilateral relations with Montenegro (Tanjug/RTS)
• Orlic meets with Djurovic (Tanjug/RTS)
• Pristina to show constructiveness by forming of ZSO (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dveri, Oath-Keepers, NADA Coalition form parliamentary coalition for preserving Kosovo (Beta/Politika)
• NGO: Citizens not to be hostages to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Lajcak: Petkovic’s visit to Kosovo and Metohija should have been approved (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC orders another control recount of votes from 14 polling stations (BHT1/ATV/O Kanal)
• Members of Doboj City Election Commission announce collective resignation (RTRS)
• SNSD files to B&H Prosecutor’s Office supplemental crime report against B&H CEC members for abuse of office or power (BHT1/RTRS)
• FB&H House of Peoples confirms appointment of three judges for FB&H Constitutional Court (BHT1/FTV)
• FB&H House of Peoples fails to agree on appointment of fourth judge in FB&H Constitutional Court (Nova BH)
• Schmidt expects remaining vacant seat in FB&H CC to be filled as soon as possible (BHT1)
• Deny support to Schmidt and close OHR (Srna)
• Karamatic: HNS to dispute Komsic’s mandate before B&H CC (Avaz)
• European Parliament discusses reports on progress of countries of Western Balkans (N1)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: It’s true when they say – if you don’t vote for DF, vote for URA, it’s all the same (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski: We’ll wait to see how things go in government, and then we’ll discuss inclusion in EU process (All media)
• VMRO-DPMNE filed no-confidence motion against Committee on Election and appointment Chairperson, Marija Georgievska (Alsat-M/Sitel)
Albania
• Begaj: The judicial reform brought positive developments for the Constitutional Court (Radio Tirana)
• EU Ambassador: Reform in Justice, success in the journey towards the EU! Not perfect, but its legitimacy has always been confirmed (Radio Tirana)
• Kim: Stop threats against the courts (Radio Tirana)
• Kodheli: Albania must find pragmatic solutions for what is to come (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 20, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 20, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani meets ambassadors of Norway, Greece and Luxembourg, discuss visas (Klan)
• KFOR and government coordinated on security in Kosovo (RTK)
• The German minister for Europe is visiting Kosovo this week (Koha)
• Ursula von der Leyen next week in Kosovo (KosovaPress)
• Government on Esobar’s proposal on licence plates: We have rule of law as our obligation (Koha)
• Exclusive: Pre-agreement draft between Kosovo and Serbia (Koha, Albanian Post)
• Police arrest Serb suspect in Oliver Ivanovic assassination case (media)
• Kurti’s former advisor: Legal entity separated from Kosovo is being created (Nacionale)
• The draft statute of the “new” Association with its old points financed by Serbia (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic with Escobar about the possibilities for finding “sustainable solutions” (N1)
• Petkovic with Escobar: Belgrade for the continuation of negotiations, but also for the implementation of all agreements reached (Beta, Danas)
• Escobar: We asked implementation of decision on re-registration be postponed by ten months (N1)
• Pristina increasingly asking the end of the UNMIK mandate, the Serbs saying that this mission is necessary (euronews.rs)
• Reactions to Todosijevic’s verdict over his remarks on Racak (Kosovo Online, media)
• EU Ambassador: No deadline for Belgrade to impose sanctions on Russia (N1)
• Varhelyi: Serbia to step up efforts to align with EU, including sanctions (Beta, N1, media)
• Gracanica: Decision on land swap annulled (KoSSev)
• Selakovic to attend Berlin Process meeting tomorrow (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Montgomery: The irony is that we defend Ukraine, and Kosovo was taken by force; the EU has nothing to offer Serbia (Kosovo Online, Politika, RTV)

International:

• Kosovo-Serbia Talks May Advance ‘in Weeks’, US Diplomat Says (Balkan Insight)
• Defaced Putin Mural Tells the Story of Russia’s Waning Influence (Financial Post)
• Serbia’s Parliamentary Rightists Unite on Platform to Reclaim Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 20, 2022

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• Escobar: Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia – a matter of weeks (Kanal10)
• Kosovo ‘ready to intensify’ Serbia dialogue, President tells Escobar (BIRN)
• Kurti calls opposition leaders to meet, Haradinaj confirms participation (media)
• Escobar met with Serbian List representatives (Koha)
• After Pristina, Escobar will visit Belgrade (media)
• Agreement reached between KOSTT and Elektrosever (RTK)
• Kosovo Serb Ex-Minister Convicted of Inciting Hatred After Retrial (BIRN)
• Serbia reacts after Todosievic’s sentence regarding Recak statements (BIRN)
• Civil society organisations sign joint statement on dialogue (media)
• Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media)
• Freedom of Information in the Balkans: No Access and no Progress (BIRN)

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