Belgrade Media Report 9 December 2022
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 9 December 2022
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Serbia has the right and intention to return our troops to Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/RTV)
• Petkovic: Kurti’s goal is occupation of north Kosovo and Metohija (RTV)
• Petkovic: Synchronized attack on Serbs (TV Pink)
• Pristina’s police, customs authorities seize wine from Serb-owned winery (Kosovo Online/Tanjug/Politika/RTS/RTV)
• Simic: We are determined for peace, but everything is boiling here (RTS)
• EU concerned about the security situation in north Kosovo (N1)
• EU: Borrell invites Vucic, Kurti to meet in Brussels (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Thirteenth delegate in Bosniak Caucus of FB&H HoP belongs to SDA after drawing of lots (O Kanal)
• Dodik: Although SDA is only one that can propose candidate for FB&H President of Vice President, their candidate will need to get support of FB&H HoR and the FB&H HoP (ATV)
• FB&H HoP Secretary Hadziavdic: Drawing of lots indicates it will be difficult to form FB&H authorities without SDA (Hayat/BHT1)
• Dodik: ‘The Eight’ to meet SNSD representatives on Saturday to discuss ministerial posts in B&H CoM (O Kanal)
• Commission for Preparation of Appointment of B&H CoM holds inaugural session; Kozul: Proposal of Kristo as B&H CoM Chairwoman submitted to B&H Presidency (FTV)
• SNSD, HDZ B&H and ‘The Eight’ say they will form authorities at state level (N1)
• Caucuses in B&H HoR formed (ATV)
• Deadline for filing appeal against B&H CEC’s decision that accepted disputed ballot in process of electing delegates to B&H HoP from RS expires (BHT1)
• Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) starts two-day session on situation in B&H (O Kanal)
• Cvijanovic, Kalabukhov discuss situation in B&H, cooperation during meeting in Sarajevo (RTRS)
Croatia
• Croatia to join Schengen on 1 January (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Anti-European forces on the rise again, policy of drawing ethnic borders in the Balkans vampirizing, snap elections urgently needed (CdM)
• Constitutional Court candidates (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski demands a deadline for North Macedonia’s admission to the EU (Sitel)
Albania
• Russia expelled from the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Assembly after Albania’s insistence in Belgrade (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 9, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 9, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani: There will never be police and soldiers of Serbia in Kosovo again (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo Police is not oriented against Serbs (media)
• Situation in north of Kosovo reported to be calm (RFE)
• EU concerned about “very serious” situation in north Kosovo (RFE)
• Rohde: Elections in the north must be postponed (RTK)
• AJK condemns the attack on journalists in the north, demands security (media)
• UK sanctions Milan Radoicic and Zvonko Veselinovic (Gazeta Express)
• Masked persons attack vehicle of reporters in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)
• Masked persons seen near Bosniak Neighborhood in north Kosovo (Klan)
• U.S. recommends religious communities’ registration without criteria on number of their members (Koha)
• LDK demands Minister Haxhiu’s resignation after disappearance of samples (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic: ZSO not a matter of Kurti’s wishes, but an obligation from the agreement (KiM radio)
• Serbian List reaction to Veselinovic, Radoicic, Tepic sanctions (Kosovo Online, Danas, Kontakt plus radio)
• Situation in Mitrovica North calm, but tense (RTS)
• Stano: EU calls for responsibility and calming of tensions in north of Kosovo (RTS)
• Brnabic says Serbia to demand everything that is in line with UN SC Resolution 1244 (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: “We sent final appeal to international community, Serbs will no longer endure Kurti’s terror” (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Tadic says Petkovic ‘deceives’ public (Danas)
• Igor Simic: We are committed to peace, but it is boiling here (RTS, Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: A textbook example of inflaming conflict in Kosovo (Danas)
• Rasic: I will ask Kurti to delay the election (KiM radio, Danas)
• Serbian Orthodox Church: Increased pressure of Kosovo institutions on Serbs (Beta, NMagazin)
• In three settlements in Mitrovica North there were no members of Kosovo police this morning (N1)
• Drecun: Ultimate Kurti’s goal is to send KSF to northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Attempted robbery in Leposavic, Serbian bank confirms exchange of fire (KoSSev)
• Stojanovic: Return of Serbian army in Kosovo at this moment unrealistic (Radio KIM)
International:
• KALLXO Team and Police Attacked in the North (BIRN)
• Branded ‘Scum’ in Serbia, Kosovo Serb Defends Cabinet Role (BIRN)
• Serbia Considering Sending 1,000 ‘Security Personnel’ Into Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 9, 2022
• Kosovo police officer wounded in volatile northern region (Reuters)
• President’s Office reacts to Petkovic’s statement (media)
• Government: Regular police in north, not special units (Radio Free Europe)
• Chollet: Elections in north should be delayed (media)
• Svecla on elections in north: We coordinate with allies; President decides (RTK)
• Konjufca: Main person of justice has file on gangs in north, doesn’t act (media)
• Trajkovic: Alarming situation in north; Vucic caused security vacuum (media)
• Kurti: Green agenda remans our priority (media)
• Dozens of Kosovo Serbs protest customs’ confiscation of illegal alcohol (BIRN)
• Kosovo holds march against abuse of disabled (Anadolu Agency)