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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 16, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 16, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo is a double success story (media)
• Osmani: Slovenia remains one of the most important allies of Kosovo (media)
• Kurti travels to Switzerland, to participate in World Economic Forum in Davos (Klan)
• Haxhiu welcomes request for international arrest warrant for those that ordered Recak massacre (Telegrafi)
• Fajon: Slovenia supports Kosovo-Serbia dialogue; normalisation of relations (media)
• Gervalla: Serbia’s threats in the region require a common response (Koha)
• Kusari-Lila: No organisation or association was voted in the Assembly (Kallxo)
• Fifth anniversary of Oliver Ivanovic’s assassination commemorated (Kosovapress)
• FES branch in Pristina finishes drafting of Association statute (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: No one requested services of Friedrich Ebert organisation (Kosovo Online)
• SRSG Ziadeh meets President Vucic (RTS, media)
• Dacic thanks countries that will amend position on Kosovo pending solution (N1, FoNet)
• Petkovic reacts to Kurti’s interview to Dutch NRC, says he utters untruths (BETA, Danas, Kosovo-Online)
• Vucic reacts to Kurti’s interview to Viennese Der Standard (KoSSev)
• Russian Ambassador: Moscow consistent in its support of Serbia’s sovereignty (N1)
• Albanian living in Belgrade accused of war crimes; Neighbours take action to help him, claim he’s innocent (KoSSev)
• Commemorations held on fifth anniversary of Oliver Ivanovic’s assassination (RTS, KoSSev)
• German Embassy on ZSO, Pristina CoE membership bid (KoSSev)
• Detention of Trajkovic extended for two more months, lawyer to appeal it (Kosovo Online)
• Two Serbs from Klokot sent to one-month house arrest (Kosovo Online)
• Vucevic: Situation in Kosovo highest security risk for Serbia (Radio KIM)
• Dacic: “Misuse of events in Racak continues” (RTS)

International:

• Wider Europe Briefing: The Conundrum Of Kosovo’s EU Application And The Broader Effects Of Qatar-Gate (RFE)
• Serbia, Kosovo Accused of Sabotaging Political Assassination Trial (BIRN)

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Belgrade Media Report 16 January 2023

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 16 January 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic with Ziadeh: Important for issue of Kosovo and Metohija to further be examined in the UN SC (RTS)
• Vucic: It is clear Community must be formed, but not based on Pristina’s principles (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Serbian diplomats fully engaged on raising the country’s reputation (Tanjug/Politika/RTS/RTV)
• Dacic says Kosovo has support to join CoE but is not meeting requirements (Politika)
• Starovic: Pristina wants to shift focus from its obligations (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Kurti is the greatest enemy of freedom and human rights in the region (Tanjug/RTV)
• Russian Ambassador: Moscow consistent in its support of Serbia’s sovereignty (N1/Politika)
• EU: Community of Serb Municipalities is an international commitment (Beta)
• Serbia, Hungary, Austria launch joint police operation on Serbia’s North Macedonian border (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Incident at children’s tournament in Ilidza: One person from Belgrade stabbed (BHT1)
• Slovenian FM Fajon visits B&H, meets B&H Presidency members (RTRS)
• Fajon, Turkovic discuss bilateral issues, current political situation in B&H, threats to stability of region during meeting in Sarajevo (O Kanal)
• Dodik on statements of Turkovic on celebration of RS Day: She is saying nonsense; her every word deserves a slap in the face; Reactions (RTRS/AJB/Hayat)
• Fajon presented with Gold Medal of Bosniak Institute (FTV)
• Kristo confirms institutions have started process of vetting of candidates for ministerial posts in B&H CoM (BHT1)
• State-level coalition partners agree on distribution of 36 director posts at B&H level (FTV)
• Efendic claims ‘The Eight’ is losing majority in FB&H HoR and have no chances to appoint any of candidates for FB&H President/Vice President (Dnevni list)
• Causevic: ‘The Troika’ handed over to Dodik institutions which acted as obstacle to Dodik’s secessionist aspirations (Dnevni list)
• Picula calls for imposing of political and financial sanctions against Dodik; Reactions (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Serbia’s relationship with Russia is legitimate, but… (Hina)
• Milanovic: What should we be, American slaves? (TCN)
• Grlic Radman: Montenegro must not be synonym for crisis (Hina)
Montenegro
• Radulovic: By unblocking the Constitutional Court, system would be ‘restarted’ through snap election (CdM)
• Popa: Process of electing Constitutional Court judges should be completed without delay (CdM)
• Fajon: There is a great threat of freezing the EU negotiations if the sixth attempt to complete the Constitutional Court fails (Pobjeda)
• Abazovic: Expectations are that at the end of January or beginning of February we will have a session where the judges of the Constitutional Court will be voted on (CdM)
• Djukanovic with Fajon: It is necessary to stop the constant slowdowns and delays in the return of Montenegro to the European track (CdM)
• Picula: I believe Montenegrins will preserve their hard-won and restored sovereignty without succumbing to Russian agenda (Pobjeda)
• Political parties having different views on merging elections (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: We need real national consensus and answer from EU over its focus on region after Ukraine war (MIA)
• President of North Macedonia: Time has passed when Albania was seen as an enemy of the Macedonians (MIA)
Albania
• Xhacka, Recak massacre still asks for justice and reconciliation (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla, the final agreement between Kosova and Serbia, a contribution to the Europeanization of the Western Balkans (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka slams UK Minister after insulting Albanians (ADN)
• Albania-EU, the process of revising the legislation kicks off on Monday (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2023

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• Statements on 24th anniversary of the Recak massacre (media)
• Dendias and Kurti discuss latest developments in north of Kosovo (RTK)
• PM Kurti appoints two more deputy ministers from communities (RTK)
• MFA: There was no vote against and no failure to join CoE (RTK)
• Slovenian Foreign Minister Fajon to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Lajcak will visit Pristina this week (media)
• “Vucic is preparing for unpopular step, Kurti must accept Association, USA can depose him if he refuses” (Zeri)
• Kosovo debunks Serbian claims about derecognitions (BIRN)
• Idea for a joint opposition front, impossible for now (Koha)
• Military observation trenches in the north (media)
• Kosovo ends 2022 with record inflation (Prishtina Insight)

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