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Belgrade Media Report 5 December 2022

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 5, 2022

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 5, 2022

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• 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)

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