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Belgrade Media Report 4 November

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic cancelled all visits abroad; government session tomorrow, meeting with SPC Synod and Russian and Chinese Ambassadors (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Vucic shocked by Borrell statement, may cancel trips abroad (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Not optimistic after today talks (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: We will respond to French-German plan with non-paper (Tanjug/RTS)
• EC supports German-French proposal for solving Belgrade-Pristina dispute (Beta)
• Petkovic: Djuric suspended because he stood up for Serbs (Tanjug/RTS)
• We will not tolerate the persecution of the Serb people (Tanjug/B92)
• KFOR ready to intervene if stability, freedom of movement are threatened (Beta)
• Orlic and Cypriot Ambassador: Kosovo and Metohija – Not Sui Generis case, but dangerous precedent (RTV/FoNet)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OHR comments Alkalaj’s statement regarding Schmidt’s decisions: The time for calculated political manipulation is over (AJB)
• Sattler comments on Alkalaj’s speech: Extension of EUFOR’s mandate is crucial and everything else will be quickly forgotten (FTV)
• US Embassy: It is disappointing that Alkalaj gave priority to narrow political interests instead of state interests of his country (O Kanal)
• UK Embassy: HR has our support in use of his powers when necessary (Oslobodjenje)
• UN SC extends mandate of ALTHEA mission in B&H; Borrell, HR Schmidt welcome this decision (RTRS)
• Tegeltija: Three agreements represent success of German diplomacy, i.e. of Chancellor Scholz (BNTV)
• Troika claims to have majority in all assemblies, Houses of Peoples (Nova BH)
• SDS leader Sarovic and entire SDS Presidency resign over poor election results (N1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: We can’t hold parliamentary elections without Constitutional Court, let’s unblock it on 20 November (CdM)
• Djukanovic: No one has the right to remain silent (Gradski Portal)
• Bilcik: MNE doesn’t have legitimate govt., elections needed asap, situation very serious (CdM)
• Picula worried about events in MNE: Constitution is the foundation of the rule of law (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski in Berlin: Common regional market to attract more foreign investments, promoting development (All media)
• Kovachevski: Energy diversification and transition an investment into the future (MIA)
Albania
• Berlin process/Rama: Today the region is more united! EU: 1 billion euros to the Balkans for the energy crisis (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 4, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: I’ve asked Borrell to condemn burning of vehicles in north (Klan)
• Kurti about the drones: I cannot comment on what happens in Serbia’s territory (Klan)
• Borell: Let’s avoid Russia’s intervention in the affairs of the Western Balkans (media)
• Government statement on travelling without visas between Kosovo and Bosnia (Zeri)
• Weber about French-German plan: You can’t get anywhere without recognition (Koha)
• MEP: Dialogue is between Kosovo and Serbia and not Pristina and Belgrade (Paparaci)
• Abazi: Serbian List and structures created by Belgrade, political and blackmailing instruments against the stability and security of Kosovo (Indeksonline)
• Abazi: Government should be more flexible on the licence plate issue (Albanian Post)
• Head of IMF mission for Kosovo: 2 to 3 percent economic growth this year (Nacionale)
• Protest in Gjakova, support for woman who was mistreated in nursing home (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic talked with Serbs from Kosovo all night, government meeting tomorrow, Vucic to meet the Synod of the SOC; Petkovic to address media today (media)
• Petkovic: Suspension of Djuric beginning of an end to Brussels agreement (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic to meet Lajcak in Belgrade today (Tanjug)
• Dacic: We must continue de-recognition campaign, no solution for Kosovo without verification in UN (KoSSev)
• Brnabic: We will respond to French-German plan with non-paper (Tanjug)
• Covic: German-French proposal has nothing that Serbia could accept (Kosovo Online)
• How serious are the warnings of the Serbian List that they will leave Kosovo’s institutions (Danas)
• Rosic, Spasojevic, Basara no longer under house arrest (KoSSev)
• Former KFOR commander Kajari: I tried to convince Pristina not to send special police to the north (balkansec.net, media)
• Kosovo police issued arrest warrants for six Serbs over alleged war crimes (RTS)
• NUNS: Serbian List to stop discriminating against independent media (Radio KIM)
• Giaufret: EU demonstrating it wants to stand by Serbia in good and bad times (RTS, N1)

International:

• Police Chief In Northern Kosovo Suspended Over Alleged Refusal To Implement License Plate Conversion Rule (RFE)
• Serbia agrees 2.45 bln euro standby deal with IMF (seenews.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• CEFTA at the Western Balkans Summit: Four agreements await adoption (RTS)
• Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 4, 2022

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• Osmani: Agreements to contribute to strengthening regional cooperation (media)
• Kurti: I won’t sign any agreement that violates Kosovo integrity (media)
• Konjufca: Serbia, threatening security in the region (media)
• Bosnia, Kosovo take down last visa “wall” in Balkans (BIRN)
• Lajcak praises Berlin Process Summit (RTK)
• Next Berlin Process Summit in Tirana in December (Albanian Daily News)
• Kosovo Police director in the north suspended, Serbia reacts (RFE)
• Rakic will call on Serbs to withdraw from Kosovo institutions in north (media)
• Vucic: Serbia will ‘play naïve’ on who sent downed drone (BIRN)
• Despite best efforts, Kosovo’s trade ties with Serbia hard to supplant (BIRN)
• Nurses’ assault of elderly woman in care centre horrifies Kosovo (BIRN)
• Nurses that assaulted elderly woman placed in one-month detention (media)

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