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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 9, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 9, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Prime Minister Kurti to visit Austria this week (RTK)
• Sweden’s EU Presidency has started consultations for Kosovo’s bid (RFE)
• Schmitt: In Balkans only one country causes problems, Serbia (Der Standard/Koha)
• Analysts: Serbia is trying to refuse European plan; Kosovo to clarify its position (EO)
• Reka: Some wrongly hope that peace can be reached with Vucic (Nacionale)
• Serb reporter: Wounded in Strpce are misused by Vucic and Serbian List (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• Thousands protest over armed attack on two Serb youngsters in Strpce (N1)
• Reactions to armed attack on two Serb youngsters near Strpce (RTV, Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Serb young man beaten while returning from midnight Christmas liturgy in Klokot (N1)
• SOC: Patriarch will visit Pec Patriarchate in line with his program and discretion (Radio kontakt plus)
• Pristina extends house arrest of Pantic for two more months (Tanjug)
• A rally held in North Mitrovica against Serbia List and Serbian President (KoSSev)
• Vukasin Obradovic to his Albanian friends: Do what Suroi did in ’99 (KoSSev)
• Brnabic: We will request additional guarantees for Serbs in Kosovo (N1, RTS)
• US State Department: Chollet due in Belgrade on Thursday (BETA, N1)

Opinion:

• Kosovo Crisis has Underlined NATO’s Unclear Mandate in Region (BIRN)

International:

• Wider Europe Briefing: Will Kosovo And Serbia Finally Make A Deal? Plus, The Nitty-Gritty Of EU Enlargement (RFE)
• The Guardian view on problems in the western Balkans: Europe should do more
• Roma Tell Long-Neglected Stories of Kosovo War’s Enduring Impact (BIRN)

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Belgrade Media Report 9 January 2023

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 9 January 2023
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: KFOR rejects Serbia’s request to return its security forces to Kosovo and Metohija (TV Pink)
• Vucic: Republika Srpska must remain foundation of stability despite challenges (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: State will request additional guarantees for Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS)
• Albanian shoots two Serbian boys while they were carrying badnjak (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Novosti/Politika)
• Serb young man beaten while returning from midnight Christmas liturgy in Kosovo (N1)
• Petkovic: Attack on Serb youths a murder attempt (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Thousands protest over armed attack of Serbs in Strpce (RTS/Tanjug)
• Protest in Mitrovica against SL and Vucic’s high treason (KoSSev/N1)
• Odalovic: KFOR is disgrace of international community (TV Prva/ RTV)
• EU condemns armed attack near Strpce, urges investigation (Beta)
• Chollet: Campaign for derecognition of Kosovo impeding dialogue (VoA/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik holds formal reception in administrative center of RS government (RTRS)
• Dodik on war in Ukraine: We do not want to interfere in conflict of two Orthodox Christian nations which with the RS has good relations; B&H got status of EU candidate because of EU’s fear of Russia (Glas Srpske)
• Vucic congratulates RS Day (FTV)
• SDA calls on PIC, OHR, EUFOR to sanctions engaged on celebration of RS Day (Hayat)
• B&H CEC confirms that SNSD has four delegates in B&H HoP, following decision of Court of B&H (O Kanal)
• SBiH and NES leave ‘The Eight (BHT1)
• NES leader Ogresevic says decision to withdraw from talks on formation of authorities with SNSD was made after adoption of Law on Immovable Property of RS and certain disputable personnel solutions (BHRT)
• Miletic strongly criticizes other political parties from ‘The Eight’, says they did favors to SNSD and changed agreement without knowledge of NES and ‘For New Generations’ (Klix.ba)
• Zvizdic: NES and SBiH’s decision to leave the state level authority did not disturb ‘The Eight’ (TV SA/Dnevni list)
• Covic: If we are wise enough, SDA will not succeed in damaging relations and destroy coalition with ‘The Eight’ (O Kanal)
• Komsic: It is concerning that ‘The Eight’ members already openly say they cannot stop Dodik (FTV)
• SDA calls on HR Schmidt to explain claims that he is preparing one-off solution to directly influence formation of FB&H authorities (O Kanal)
• SDA’s Mehmedovic: Our Response to Viskovic idea to abolish RS CoP will be to abolish constituent status of peoples (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Dacic in Zagreb: Serbia, Croatia should compete in building peace instead of hate (Hina)
• PM: Croatian government pursues a policy of dialogue and defusing tensions (Hina)
• Plenkovic and Zelensky discuss strengthening Ukrainian defence (Hina)
Montenegro
• China’s Ambassador: Political actors to return stability to Montenegro (Pobjeda)
• Sehovic: We need dialogue in order to form a govt and prepare for elections (Pobjeda)
• Kovac and Damjanovic’s presence in RS fiercely criticized (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski: Early elections in May, constitutional change is treason (MIA)
Albania
• Rama invites ethnic Albanian party leaders from North Macedonia to a meeting (Alsat-M)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 9, 2023

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• NATO declines Serbia’s request to deploy its troops in Kosovo (Reuters)
• Two Serbs injured in Christmas Eve shooting, suspect arrested (euronews)
• Kurti strongly condemns attack on two citizens in Shterpce (media)
• EU condemns shooting of two Serbs on Orthodox Christmas Eve (media)
• Hovenier condemns wounding of two young people in Shterpce (RTK)
• UNMIK chief condemns shooting of two Serbs in Shterpce (media)
• One month detention for suspect of wounding two young Serbs (media)
• Protest in Shterpce after the injury of two young Serbs (media)
• Albin Kurti: Can Kosovo bond with its ethnic Serbs? (Al Jazeera)
• Chollet to visit Kosovo on January 11 (media)
• A bus with passengers from Kosovo gets attacked in Serbia (media)
• “Kurti will resign”, analyst gives details of plan for snap elections (euronews.al)
• PDK’s Krasniqi calls Svecla’s request for expired passports shameful (media)

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