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Belgrade Media Report 16 December

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LOCAL PRESS

• Request for return of Serbian security forces to Kosovo delivered to KFOR (RTS)
• Serbia requests international law to be respected (RTS/B92)
• Vucic: We have taken two steps (B92)
• Brnabic thanks Romania for principled stance on Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Inadmissibility of Kosovo’s request for CoE membership (Tanjug/RTV)
• Using great potential for strengthening cooperation with France (Tanjug/RTV)
• Vucevic: Transformation of so-called “Kosovo Security Forces” into so-called “Kosovo Armed Forces” unacceptable (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: New arrest of Serb policeman continuation of Kurti’s hunt on Serbs (RTV/Tanjug)
• Hill: Serbia has right to address KFOR, ZSO will be created (Tanjug)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Real triumph of democracy by European standards (Sputnik/NSPM)
• Zakharova: Ambassador has instructions from Moscow regarding Kosovo (Sputnik/FoNet)
REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Leaders of EU countries officially grant B&H status of candidate for membership in EU (N1)
• Borrell: EU candidate status is not destination but only beginning of new chapter; B&H needs to accelerate reform processes in order to improve lives of citizens (Nezavisne)
• B&H politicians comment on EU Candidate Status of B&H (Nova, BHT1, RTRS)
• Representatives of ‘The Eight’, HDZ B&H and SNSD sign agreement on formation of authorities at B&H level; Covic announces continuation of talks between HDZ B&H, SNSD and ‘Eight’ regarding distribution of positions in B&H CoM (N1)
• SDA VP Colo: HR asked SDA to withdraw and let old-new forces to form authorities (FTV)
• RS Council of Peoples holds inaugural session (RTRS)
Croatia
• Croatian PM welcomes Kosovo’s EU membership application (Hina)
• EU leaders grant B&H candidate status; Plenkovic spoke to reporters after the decision (HRT)
• HDZ confident Ukraine aid proposal will pass with needed 2/3 majority (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic meets Peach and Sarrazin: Through elections to nationally responsible govt. that will return Montenegro to EU path (CdM)
• Peach & Sarrazin: Consider what message would be sent if PM and government were elected based on dubious law (CdM)
• Escobar: Montenegro must resolve political impasse (CdM)
• Escobar and Djukanovic worried about state functionality in conditions when Montenegro doesn’t have operational Constitutional Court and government (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Greece is North Macedonia’s closest partner in region (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj welcomes Kosova’s application for EU membership: A clear European vocation (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka: Albania will support and help at every step the process of Kosovo’s application for EU membership (Radio Tirana)
• Rama with representatives of diplomatic corps: In spring we are waiting for the Berlin Summit! Tensions in the north, distraction political rhetoric (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 16, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Recognition by the five states facilitates the EU membership process (RTK)
• PM Kurti, government ministers react to Rada Trajkovic’s detention (media)
• Specialist Chambers finds Mustafa guilty, sentences him to 26 years in prison (media)
• Acting Specialist Prosecutor welcomes verdict in Salih Mustafa trial (media)
• Reactions to Specialist Chambers’ verdict against Salih Mustafa (media)
• Reports that request for return of Serbian troops was delivered to KFOR (RFE)
• Shea: Serbia’s request to send forces to Kosovo will be rejected (RFE)
• Docherty: Kosovo long-term strategic partner of the United Kingdom (RTK)
• Rizvanolli on paying electricity for north: Can’t continue this in time of crisis (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Gov’t has adopted decision to request return of Serbian forces in Kosovo, handed over it to KFOR (Tanjug, Novosti)
• Dacic: Firm assurances from the five EU members who did not recognize Kosovo that they will not change their position (Danas, Beta, FoNet, Blic)
• Petkovic: Another former police officer arrested (KoSSev, RTS, N1)
• Arrests of Serbs in north continue, day seven at barricades (RTS, Tanjug, Blic)
• Serbian List reacts to latest arrest in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Trajkovic again held at Merdare crossing, waiting to be let into Serbia (N1)
• Serbian ambassador blasts Kurti, Osmani over “Greater Albania” map (Tanjug)
• Serbian DefMin to UK Ambassador: Deeply concerned over Kosovo (N1)
• Brnabic speaks with her Romanian counterpart, expresses gratitude for principled stance on Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Office for KiM: Houses broken into and looted, and the church of St. Nikola in the hamlet of Bogosevce, near Prizren (Kontakt plus radio)
• Gujon to Pristina authorities: Be consistent in your stances, allow me entry in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Stano: European Union continues working on de-escalation in northern Kosovo (RTV)

Opinion:

• What Must Be Done to Finally Bring Justice to Kosovo? (BIRN)

International:

• Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Convicted of War Crimes by Hague Court (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 16, 2022

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• Kurti waiting for KFOR to remove the barricades (RFE)
• Association, Kurti: Serbia will raise it as an issue within the dialogue (Klan)
• Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar (Associated Press)
• Kurti: We expect Kosovo to enter the EU within 9 years (euronews.al)
• Von Cramon: EU integration also depends on dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• KFOR’s statement on request for return of Serbian troops? (Albanian Post)
• Rama: Kosovo was freed from Belgrade once and for all (media)
• Former Kosovo Serb police officer arrested, suspected of war crimes (KP)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss latest developments (media)
• Trajkovic sent to Serbian Interior Ministry, warns she isn’t feeling well (Klan)
• Kosovo formally applies to join EU (Reuters)
• Poll: Vetevendosje leads with 42.6%, followed by LDK and PDK (media)
• North Kosovo: What are the tensions with ethnic Serbs about? (DW)
• Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve? (Al Jazeera)

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