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Belgrade Media Report 8 December

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic, Hill discuss security situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Dialogue framework for resolving open issues, Hill says at meeting with Vucic (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Popovic calls for rejection of so-called Kosovo’s HCCH membership bid (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Becic: Serbia confident Russia-Ukraine challenges in PABSEC will be resolved (Tanjug)
• Vucevic: Inicidents in north Kosovo and Metohija messageto Serbs they are not desired (RTS)
• KFOR Commander: Mitrovica incidents concerning, we will not tolerate violence (Beta)
• Sarrazin: Pristina knows (Tanjug/RTV)
• Tension in Velika Hoca; Petkovic: ROSU is coming (Radio KiM/B92/Beta/Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Cvijanovic and Vucic deny signing any declaration at Tirana Summit (Glas Srpske)
• President Michel on possibility of B&H getting candidate status; HR Schmidt: Support of Croatia on B&H’s EU path is important (Dnevni list/Oslobodjenje)
• Representatives of HDZ B&H and ‘The Eight’ agree that HDZ B&H’s Kristo will be appointed B&H CoM Chair and that SDP B&H leader Niksic will be appointed FB&H Prime Minister (N1)
• US Embassy to B&H disappointed with fact people who were ‘blacklisted’ were appointed to high positions in authorities in B&H (N1)
• B&H CEC elects three delegates to Croat Caucus in FB&H HoP and two delegates in Serb Caucus of FB&H HoP by drawing of lots (Nova BH)
• DF in Zenica Doboj Canton refuses to let HDZ B&H enter government with them (FTV)
• Bosnia Podrinje Canton becomes first canton in FB&H to form new government (FTV)
• SNSD submits complaint to decision of B&H CEC to recognize as valid vote for PDP’s list for delegates in B&H HoP; Criminal reports were filed against five B&H CEC members (RTRS)
• President Milanovic: Had Croatian government taken stronger position, Komsic would not have ended up in Presidency of B&H through deception again (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Constitutional foundation to help Ukraine is indisputable (HRT)
• Grlic Radman: The stay of Ukrainian soldiers in the Republic of Croatia cannot drag us into war (HRT)
Montenegro
• Ivanovic: SNP advocating for election of four Constitutional Court judges, we’ll vote for lifting immunity of DPS and SD MPs (CdM)
• Mugosa, Cikotic and Odzic resign from the positions of state secretaries (CdM)
• Abazovic is preparing a decision on Montenegro’s entry into the Open Balkans (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Bulgarian Minister: Sofia, Skopje jointly observe St. Clement of Ohrid for the first time (MIA)
• We welcome US enhanced engagement in anti-corruption fight, says Osmani (MIA)
• N. Macedonia interested in NATO opening a cyber-security center in country (MIA)
• North Macedonia won’t introduce visas for Kosovo (MIA)
Albania
• Summit/ Rama from Brussels: We brought a smile to the EU! We cannot apply for membership without doing our homework (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj meets Mitsotakis: Any old or new issue will be treated with maximum seriousness! (Radio Tirana)
• Tirana Summit, Kim meets Begaj: Albania has US support, we strengthen cooperation in democracy, defense and business (Radio Tirana)
• Spanish Prime Minister’s letter to Rama: Commitment to the European future of the Western Balkans and Albania (Radio Tirana)
• Scholz, Tirana’s commitment to the enlargement of the European Union (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 8, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Decision on elections in north, in a matter of days (Koha)
• Osmani: Progress made with non-recognisers; compromise needed in dialogue (media)
• Borrell invites Kurti and Vucic to Brussels (media)
• Kurti in Vienna: ‘Perspective in EU’ not enough, accelerated process is needed (Koha)
• Varhelyi: Kosovo imminent application to start membership process discussed (media)
• Kosovo gets €57.6 million in grants from WBIF media)
• Gjoshi: Kurti decided to leave Kosovo at a critical moment (media)
• Customs: Confiscated 42,000 litres of alcoholic drinks in village near Rahovec (media)
• Two months without Minister of Health; opposition says government is negligent (RTK)
• Haxhiu: Dehari’s blood samples missing from Institute of Forensic Medicine (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic discusses with Hill security situation in Kosovo (RTS)
• Vucevic: Events in northern Kosovo and Velika Hoca message that Serbs are unwelcome (Tanjug)
• Confiscation of wine from a Serb family in Velika Hoca (RTS)
• Giuafret: ZSO must be formed, I am convinced that the talks will continue (RTS)
• Zarazzin: Pristina knows there must be talks on ZSO (Tanjug)
• A strong blast of a pyrotechnic device disturbed Bosniak Mahala residents, another device thrown in Mikronaselje (KoSSev)
• Hoxha: Svecla should be more careful in his statements (Kosovo Online)
• The special Kosovo police entered the yard of the kindergarten in Leposavic with combat vehicles (Kosovo Online)
• KFOR clarifies situation, extends apology over accidental entry to kindergarten yard in Leposavic (Tanjug)
• Popovic calls for rejection of Kosovo HCCH membership bid (Tanjug)
• Stano: Borrell invited Vucic and Kurti for a meeting (Kosovo Online)
• DiA invite President Osmani to start the consultations on the postponement of elections (Kosovo Online)
• The latest version of the Franco-German proposal: What the top-secret document says? (Danas, N1)
• Serbian Ministry of Justice: Albanian who died in prison refused treatments (N1)

Opinion:

• Mihajlovic: ”ZSO a colorful lie that Belgrade uses to cover up the sale of Serbian interests in Kosovo” (Beta, Danas, KoSSev)

International:

• EU, US, Civil Society, Query Conditions for North Kosovo Elections (BIRN)
• Kosovo president: Progress made in lobbying non-recognisers (Euractiv)
• New Underground Carpark in Prishtina Creates ‘Above-ground’ Dilemma (BIRN)
• Study Reports 25,000 Violent Pushbacks at EU Borders (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• A candidate for deputy ombudsman with views that are against human rights (gorazdevac.com, Kallxo)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 8, 2022

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• Office of President: Postponing elections only after assessment by security bodies (media)
• Interior Minister Svecla says incidents in the north are terror attacks (RFE)
• Two blasts in north on Wednesday; police say they’re shock bombs (media)
• EU condemns attacks on CEC offices in north of Kosovo (Kallxo)
• COMKFOR Ristuccia: We don’t tolerate violence (RTK)
• EULEX steps up patrol in north; “trying to reassure local population” (Express)
• Bislimi meets chief foreign policy advisor to EC President (media)
• Krasniqi: PDK will certainly win the next national elections (media)
• Association of Journalists presents the 2022 Annual Journalism Awards (media)
• Kosovo Albanian’s Death in Serbian Prison Raises Concerns (BIRN)
• Faik Rexhepi Recalls Iconic Photo of Resistance (Prishtina Insight)
• FIFA fines Serbia for Kosovo flag in dressing room (Reuters)

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