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Belgrade Media Report 21 December

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic responded to direct threats from Germany (B92)
• Vucic: Aliyev understands Serbia’s difficulties regarding territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Brnabic calls on NGOs to insist on respecting human rights in Kosovo and Metohija: We are on the brink of an armed conflict (RTV/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Kurti has shown his true face (Tanjug)
• Vucevic: There are red lines – no Storm, no Flash, no March 2004 (RTS)
• An immediate response from KFOR is sought (Tanjug)
• KFOR only legitimate armed formation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Navarro: Spain will not support so-called Kosovo’s EU bid (Tanjug)
• KFOR evaluating request of Serbia to send Serbian army to Kosovo (B92/RTV)
• EULEX says disturbed by presence of armed and masked individuals, groups (Beta)
• Romano takes over as chief of NATO Military Liaison Office in Belgrade (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic requests that Kristo present her exposé in B&H Presidency, says he wants to know what is happening with NATO and are there plans to increase budget, especially for defense sector (N1/Avaz)
• Bradara: Election Law issue will be the first test for coalition between HDZ B&H and ‘The Eight’; Mehmedovic: Covic will probably get everything he wanted through agreement with ‘The Eight’, including changes to Election Law that he wants (Hayat)
• Boskovic: SDA is trying to remain in power by force; Electoral reform is condition for all other reform processes (Oslobodjenje)
• Kosarac with Kalabukhov: EU should insist on abolition of OHR, departure of foreign judges (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Milanovic criticizes EU for granting candidate status for Ukraine while B&H had to wait for it (Jutarnji list)
• Milanovic criticizes Borrell over Croatia’s participation in EUFOR Mission (Jutarnji list)
• Plenkovic: Milanovic is leading Croatia into foreign policy isolation (HRT)
Montenegro
• Organizer’s estimate: There were about 20,000 citizens at the protest; This is a fight for Montenegro, there’s no more time to wait (CdM)
• Djukanovic: Support peaceful protest against violation of constitutional order (CdM)
• Party of European Socialists condemns violation of Constitution, backing people in their fight for democracy (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Appellate Court issues explanation as Judicial Council held emergency session (MIA)
Albania
• Albania signs agreement for the purchase of three Turkish “Bayraktar” drones (Radio Tirana/Anadolu/RFE)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 21, 2022

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Albanian Language Media:

• KFOR publishes footage of patrols in the north (media)
• Police: Explosions in the north suspected to come from shock bombs (RFE)
• Kosovo Police Director of Operations interview with Kallxo
• Stoltenberg mentions Kosovo in his end of the year speech (Klan)
• KFOR says it is analysing Serbia’s request for return of army to Kosovo (Koha)
• Haradinaj calls on NATO to remove barricades as soon as possible (Telegrafi)
• Dendias mentions situation in the north of Kosovo also in Tirana (Klan)
• Jasharaj: If law on wages is adopted, strike will not continue in January (EO)
• The first results: Presevo Valley with over 100 thousand registered inhabitants (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Spain MFA: We cannot support Kosovo’s application for EU membership (Kosovo Online, Blic, RTS)
• Petkovic: No response to request for phone call with Serb arrested by Kosovo police (Tanjug)
• Lawyer: Political process staged against Pantic, his rights are violated (Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: On verge of armed conflict because of unilateral Pristina’s acts (RTV)
• Vucic: The statement of the German ambassador in Pristina dangerous, a threat to the Serbian people (Beta, N1, RTS)
• Brnabic on Twitter: Ambassador Rohde’s statements are outrageous (Tanjug)
• Serbian List, Petkovic react to Svecla’s allegations about Rakic (Kosovo Online)
• Starovic: Kurti told falsehoods that we had more than 100 exercises with the Russians (Tanjug)
• Day 12 at barricades in northern Kosovo (RTS)
• The Greek minister refused to hold a conference in front of the “Republic of Kosovo” sign (RTS, Blic, Ekonomia Online)
• NGOs from Serbia and Kosovo: Escalation and de-escalation reflect the failure of political imagination (Beta, N1, KiM radio)
• Aliyev: Serbia, Azerbaijan strategic partners, support territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Stoltenberg: Security situation in Kosovo crucial for stability of Western Balkans (media)
• Rasic: In 2022, not a single house was built for returnees in Kosovo (Beta, Danas, KiM radio)

International:

• Kosovo Police Confirms Arrested Ex-Cop Being Held at Police Station (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 21, 2022

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• Kurti: Vucic is violating his beloved 2013 agreement (media)
• Kurti meets Dendias, discuss deepening of relations (media)
• Dendias: Pristina-Belgrade reached agreements should be respected (euronews.al)
• Svecla: Rakic, criminal gangs have blocked citizens in north (euronews.al)
• EULEX: Situation in the north, disturbing and tense (media)
• “Agreement with no mutual recognition may lead to new status-quo” (VoA)
• An explosion is reported in the north (media)
• EULEX supplied police in Jarinje with food, clothing, hygiene products (media)
• Arrested K-Serb police officer’s lawyer still unaware of his location (BIRN)
• Kosovo planning to purchase Bayraktar drones from Turkey (media)
• To resolve Kosovo-Serbia dispute, we must follow framework of Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue (The Parliament Magazine)
• EU invests 91 million euros in Kosovo for railway lines (euronews.al)

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