Belgrade Media Report 9 November 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 9 November 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Pristina’s reactions indicate it planned clashes (Tanjug/RTS)
• Mutual support of Serbia, Greece in preserving territorial integrity (Tanjug/Politika)
• Dacic: Greece will not yield to pressure and surprise Serbia (RTS/Tanjug)
• Petkovic talks with Greek Ambassador about situation in Kosovo (Beta/RTV)
• Dveri requests extraordinary session (RTS)
• Borrell: EULEX gets Gendarmerie, Carabinieri reinforcements (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic conducts talks on authority formation with ‘The Troika’ leaders (O Kanal)
• Galijasevic: SDA continues with formation of parliamentary majority and appointment of new government in ZDC (Nova BH)
• Eight political parties from BPC, signatories of future parliamentary majority, present their 2022-2026 coalition program platform (Nova BH)
• Viskovic: New RS authorities will be formed in first half of December (ATV)
• Mayor Stanivukovic on alleged connections with Dodik: I am Banja Luka’s man, I have no connections with anyone (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Demarcation is the best option (TV UNA)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: We are numerous, I can tell you, and there will be Montenegro and us whenever needed (CdM)
• Podgorica protest message: It’s not over, it’s just begun, we’re getting MNE back on track (CdM)
• Members of the Capital’s Election Commission request State Election Commission to make decision on the same matter twice? (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Abazi: Number of votes speak of my career, professional engagements and overall work (Alsat-M/TV21/Sitel/Kanal5/Telma/MRT)
• Osmani-Milkov: Provocations from groups and individuals not allowed to disrupt good-neighborly relations (All media)
• Pendarovski-Aggeler: U.S. remains strong partner, ally and friend of North Macedonia (Sitel/Alsat-M/Kanal5/TV21)
• Kovachevski, Aggeler reaffirm strategic partnership and support for EU accession (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj reacts to the British minister’s statements against Albanians (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 9, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 9, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Kosovo, reliable partner of its friends, Serbs should not abandon institutions (media)
• The U.S. ambassador to UN speaks about developments in north of Kosovo (TV Klan)
• Musliu: The security situation is calm, let us be careful in our actions (RTK)
• Haxhiu about past governments: They indulged Belgrade by saying “yes” to everything (Koha)
• Svecla to the French delegation: Kosovo has met the criteria for visas (media)
• Abdixhiku: Leaving Kosovo without allies is treason (Albanian Post)
• Poland opens consulate in Pristina (media)
• Exclusive: Three-point proposal of internationals to exit current situation in the North (Albanian Post)
• Tahiri: Increasing presence of EULEX risks turning the north into protectorate (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic to meet Macron, Lajcak, says it is your turn to fulfil agreement (N1)
• Officials of the municipal election commissions in the north of Kosovo submitted their resignations (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Employees of Kosovo institutions in the north of Kosovo submitted their resignations (RTK2)
• Ten Serbs left KSF (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian President decorates Kosovo Serb police officers (N1)
• Strpce Mayor: If Pristina continues with violence, the Serbs south of the Ibar should also leave the institutions (Danas, euronews.rs)
• Dacic: Greece will not yield to pressure and surprise Serbia (Tanjug)
• Romania confirms it will not recognize Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Preteni: Resignations of Serbs create problems in functioning of basic prosecution in Mitrovica (Kosovo Online)
• NATO official calls for restraint in Kosovo (N1, FoNet)
Opinion:
• For Kosovo Serbs, It’s Not Just About Licence Plates (Balkan Insight)
• After K.Serbs left the institutions: Kurti in the 1990s, Serbs in the 2000s (KoSSev)
International:
• LEAK: Franco-German plan to resolve the Kosovo-Serbia dispute (EURACTIV)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 9, 2022
• President Osmani, CEC chief discuss elections in northern municipalities (media)
• Konjufca: French-German plan, biggest step to solve problem since ‘99 (media)
• Price: Kosovo to form the Association; situation in north can escalate (media)
• U.S. call for formation of Association of Serb-majority municipalities (Klan)
• Italian Carabineri deploy in Kosovo after tensions in the north (Express)
• Osmani briefed on latest developments in the north by intelligence chief (media)
• Bogujevci: Deadline for licence plates won’t be postponed (A2 CNN)
• Kosovo Serb MPs’ Mass Resignation Causes Constitutional Dilemma (BIRN)
• Opposition Urges Kurti to Listen to International Community (BIRN)