Belgrade Media Report 5 December 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 5 December 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Necessity of implementation of ZSO agreement (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: I am going to Tirana, I will fight for the interests of our people (RTS)
• Brnabic accuses Kurti of brutally violating Brussels agreement (TV Pink)
• Serbia remains committed to European integration process (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• EU membership Serbia’s strategic commitment (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Gratitude for Iran’s principled stance on territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Relations of Serbia, Iran at high level (Politika/Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• EU: Tirana Summit will be an opportunity to reaffirm significance of key partnership between Union and Western Balkan countries (Nezavisne)
• Dodik says he will decide with Vucic if B&H will take part in Tuesday’s summit in Tirana (RTRS)
• Becirovic assesses Dodik’s views on B&H’s participation in summit in Tirana as ungrounded (FTV)
• RS PM Viskovic carries out consultations on formation of RS authorities (FTV)
• SPRS Main Board adopts decision on coalition agreement with SNSD, DEMOS, ‘United Srpska’ and NPS (ATV)
• Covic says HDZ B&H and eight other parties agreed to form government (N1)
• Dodik: With election of four SNSD delegates to B&H HoP, no one will be able to impose anything on the RS anymore in next four years; Commissioner Varhelyi promised unblocking of EU funds that the RS requires (RTRS)
• B&H CC’s decision abolishing and declaring unconstitutional law on medicines and medical devices of RS, amendments to RS law on administration causes reactions in RS (ATV)
• Escobar: US will continue to implement sanctions against politicians in B&H (VoA/BN TV)
Croatia
• JL op-ed about upcoming Tirana Summit, noting that EU will repeat its promises it is giving since 2000 (Jutarnji list)
• JL carries draft conclusions prepared for upcoming sessions of EU bodies, which will discuss enlargement; Only disagreements regard decision to award status of EU candidate to B&H (Jutarnji list)
• Croatia is lobbying for granting B&H status of EU candidate (Vecernji list)
• Milanovic: Croat political parties should decide on who they will cooperate and how, Croatia will not interfere with that (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Vujovic: We’re flooded with political immorality, DF’s parliamentary majority tries to avoid elections with constitutional coup (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Taravari: AfA not holding talks to enter gov’t; will still vote for constitutional changes
• (MIA)
• Osmani: Constitutional changes should be discussed in Parliament as soon as possible (TV Sitel)
• Escobar: North Macedonia’s gov’t is a good partner in implementing EU agenda (Telma/MIA)
• Osmani: EU-W. Balkan Summit in Tirana a message of EU’s commitment to the region (MIA)
Albania
• Rama: EU-Western Balkans Summit to be held in Albania, a well-thought-out way (Radio Tirana)
• EU-Western Balkan Summit in Tirana, Rama: A strategic assessment, the most important in international relations (Radio Tirana)
• PM Rama says Vucic has no choice but to attend EU Summit (ADN)
• Rama: Sunak has expressed his regret for statements against Albanians (Radio Tirana)
• Kosovo-Albania, cooperation in the field of education and joint military exercises (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 5, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 5, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Eliminating violence is an obligation; victims must be protected (KP)
• Osmani asks for USAID support in fight against gender based violence (KP)
• PDK’s Krasniqi: Vetting must happen; unclear why it is running late (EO)
• Civil society: Judiciary inefficient; reforms can have results only through vetting (KP)
• Baraliu: Election reform must happen as soon as possible (RTK)
• Hoti: Government turned Serbia into main trade partner in the region (media)
• Arsenijevic confirms withdrawal of candidacy for Mitrovica North mayor (media)
• CEC confirms: Serb candidate for elections in north withdrew on Dec 2 (Gazeta Blic)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic to Lajcak: It is necessary to implement agreement on ZSO (RTS)
• Brnabic accuses Kurti of violating Brussels Agreement (N1)
• Serbs who left Kosovo institutions start receiving salary payments from Belgrade (KoSSev)
• Dacic meets Iranian diplomacy head, expresses gratitude for stance on Kosovo (RTS)
• The candidates of an extraordinary elections for mayors of municipalities in the north of Kosovo (RTS)
• Detention of Djokovic extended for two more months (Radio KIM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 5, 2022
• Kurti: Agreement with Serbia will not be easy (media)
• Four policemen suspended for case of murder of pregnant woman (RTK)
• Kurti: Institutional mobilization against domestic violence (media)
• Bicycle march in Pristina, to oppose violence against women and girls (KP)
• Osmani and Szunyog, coordinate for EU – Western Balkans Summit (media)
• Rama is confident that Vucic will attend summit in Tirana (Koha)
• Lajcak to meet today with the Serbian president in Belgrade (media)
• Serbia’s president won’t attend summit over spat with Kosovo (euronews)
• Jevtic: Serbs in south could withdraw from institutions too (media)
• Minister reacts to claims that budget focused on VV-led municipalities (media)
• Krasniqi: PDK becomes a full member of ALDE (RTK)
• Kosovo veteran leaders appeal for release from all charges (BIRN)
• Kosovo football federation complains to FIFA about “racist insults and calls” (RFE)
• Why India doesn’t recognise Kosovo’s statehood, despite new Kosovan trade office in Delhi (The Post)