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Belgrade Media Report 13 December 2022

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Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 13 December 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Dangerous daily provocations of temporary institutions in Pristina (RTV/Tanjug)
• Dacic: We are trying to get Pristina’s EU bid disputed by non-recognisers (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Government decides Thursday on sending request to KFOR for our troops to return to Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Greece, the Vatican not to change position on Kosovo and Metohija (Beta)
• Vucic receives Paglia (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Detention of former Kosovo policeman Dejan Pantic represents an “attempt to criminalize all Serbs” in Kosovo (Beta)
• Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija are still on the barricades in the north of the province (RTS)
• Armenia is not changing position on Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• EU Foreign Ministers agree with Borrell proposal (N1)
• Brammertz: Serbian society denying war crimes, glorifying criminals (Beta)
• Kremlin wants guarantees for Serbs, diplomatic solutions (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Delegations of SNSD and HDZ B&H hold meeting at SNSD headquarters in Banja Luka (BHT1)
• HNS Presidency: Urgent formation authorities at all levels is crucial priority (O Kanal)
• SDP B&H calls on DF to support proposal of ‘The Eight’ for new FB&H Vice-President from rank of Bosniak people, reminding it that SDP B&H supported DF’s Dunovic back in 2015 (BHT1)
• Izetbegovic: There cannot be stable parliamentary majority without SDA (Nova BH)
• B&H CEC confirms election results and assignment of mandates for RS CoP (ATV)
• Stevandic meets Powers: RS will have new government as soon as RS CoP is inaugurated (Nezavisne)
• Murphy comments on importance of B&H’s NATO path: US’ support to B&H’s Euro-Atlantic path has never been stronger (Hayat)
• Cvijanovic refuses to approve B&H Ambassador to UN Alkalaj’s address re MICT report (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Greece gives great support for granting EU candidate status to B&H (RTRS)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: B&H has full support of Croatia when grating EU candidate status is in question (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Law on President passed again (CdM)
• Zivkovic: Constitutional coup carried out in parliament, everything that happens in following days will be responsibility of parliamentary majority (CdM)
• Nikolic: By supporting coup law, URA definitely choses anti-EU platform (CdM)
• Popa: Amendments to the President Law should be withdrawn (CdM)
• Air Serbia leased half of Air Montenegro’s fleet (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: North Macedonia supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue with EU, US mediation (MIA)
• N. Macedonia and Kosovo maintaining intensive bilateral relations without open issues (Telma)
• Selmani: The situation in the north of Kosovo can also be reflected in the region (Alsat M)
• PM Kovachevski says he expects statesmanlike behavior from MPs when deciding on
• constitutional changes (MIA)
• Marichikj: Procedure for constitutional changes to begin once 80 MPs give support (Kanal 5)
Albania
• Nikolla: The Serbian authorities should not escalate the situation (Radio Tirana)
• Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, agreement on the largest cross-border park in Europe (Radio Tirana)
• Albania and North Macedonia cooperation agreement for infrastructure projects (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: The company that will undertake the construction of Porto Romano port must be from a pro-NATO country (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 13, 2022

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 13, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Stoltenberg: NATO closely monitoring the situation in north (Lajmi)
• KFOR: Important to avoid any renewed escalation; we remain extremely vigilant (media)
• Kurti: This week we will submit application for EU membership (RFE)
• Kurti discussed with MEPs about Kosovo’s membership in the EU (RTK)
• Lajcak to visit Pristina and Belgrade (media)
• Haradinaj meets Escobar and Hovenier (media)
• KP: Reports of rude behaviour do not stand (media)
• Roads in the north of Kosovo remain blocked (RTK)
• Text of “European” proposal for “basic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia” (Koha)
• Krasniqi: Law does not foresee appointment of administrators in municipalities (EO)
• Rasic: I am here to build bridges and I have experience in this (Klan Kosova)
• Tahiri: Serbia wants to divide north from Kosovo because of Trepca mine (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Situation in northern Kosovo unchanged (RTS)
• UNMIK calls for de-escalation and restraint in northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Drecun: Pressure on Serbia to accept the EU plan and abandon Resolution 1244 (NMagazin, Beta, TV Pink)
• EU ministers today and about the situation in the north of Kosovo (media)
• Pantic rendered 30-day detention (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Detention of Dejan Pantic attempt to criminalise Serbs in Kosovo (N1. media)
• Simic says Pantic and Adzic are innocent (Radio KIM)
• KFOR: Important to avoid renewed escalation, the road to peace is the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• Stoltenberg: All sides to restrain from escalation, NATO forces vigilant (Tanjug, RTV)
• Escobar: No comment after meeting with Kurti (N1, BETA, social media)
• Serbian PM Brnabic reacts to Viola von Cramon’s remarks (N1, media)
• Dacic: We are trying to get Pristina’s EU bid disputed by non-recognizers (Tanjug, media)

International:

• Kosovo Assembly Approves Law on Salaries in Principle (Prishtina Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 13, 2022

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• French-German plan gets support from 27 EU member states (Koha Ditore)
• Borrell urges Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate after latest clashes (Reuters)
• Kurti meets Escobar; “barricades must be removed immediately” (media)
• Osmani meets Escobar, discuss urgent need to remove barricades (media)
• Escobar meets the Serbian List, discuss political and security situation (media)
• PM advisor: French-German plan is a good basis for discussions (KTV)
• Hovenier and Escobar meet Kosovo civil society representatives (media)
• France ‘concerned’ by attacks in Kosovo (Euractiv)
• Court orders 30-day detention for Pantic, suspected of terror act (media)
• President’s Chief of Staff reacts to closure of schools in north (media)
• Does Nenad Rasic’s appointment violate Kosovo’s constitution? (BIRN)
• Protest in Belgrade in support of Kosovo Serbs (Radio Free Europe)

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