Belgrade Media Report 27 January 2023
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 27 January 2023
LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Turkey supports respect of previous Belgrade-Pristina agreements (Tanjug/Politika)
• Dacic: Serbia-Turkey relations at historical high point (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic receives farewell visit from Palestinian Ambassador (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Pristina’s violence against Serbs strongest argument that ZSO is necessary (RTS)
• Cochard: Implement part of the agreement on ZSO, that is in Pristina’s interest too (Tanjug)
• Brnabic postpones meeting with MEPs (N1)
• Nemec: EU-Serbia trust high, as are challenges (Tanjug/RTV)
• Orthodox priest found dead in north Kosovo (KoSSev/N1)
• Demostat: Vucic is not going to sign agreement on dialogue with Pristina (Beta)
• Panel: Franco-German proposal is not a final agreement (Beta)
• Forty-three percent of people support Serbia’s EU membership, 32 percent against (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Newly appointed Ministers Helez, Tegeltija hold first working meetings with Ambassadors Murphy (Dnevni list)
• Ambassador Sattler meets Minister Konakovic and Deputy Brkic (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik, Toudic talk about formation of authorities in B&H (RTRS)
• HR Schmidt: I reached decision to impose changes to Election Law on my own (N1)
• Chargé d’affaires meets von der Leyen, thanks for support in granting candidate status (Dnevni list)
• EU expects B&H to impose visa regime for citizens of Russia (Nezavisne)
• FB&H HoR adopts FB&H budget for 2023 in amount of BAM 6.7 billion (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Election Law, Croat member of Presidency, House of Peoples and ECHR judgements is the first exam for new authority (Vecernji list)
• Belarus’ exiled opposition leader welcomed in Zagreb (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Thimonier: Don’t open topic of elections without operational institutions (RTCG)
• Stano: EU invites political actors to build a consensus on the selection of judges (CdM)
• Matuella: Urgently elect judges of the Constitutional Court and the Judicial Council (CdM/TV E)
• Peach: Ensure a functional Constitutional Court and conditions for presidential and parliamentary elections (CdM)
• Djukanovic-Reinke: Support for the election of judges is unquestionable if the election procedure of the Constitutional Committee is fully respected from the start (CdM)
• Djukanovic-Muller: Early parliamentary elections would contribute to clarifying the situation and obtaining a pro-European government (CdM)
• Novakovic Djurovic with Bilcik and Picula: Use the opportunity, the key to further progress on the EU path is in the hands of Montenegro (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski meets extra-parliamentary coalition partners for talks on support to citizens amid crisis (MIA)
• Mickoski: We are in a cold war with Bulgaria (Sitel)
• Osmani: We must put an end to provocations, no official confirmation over Bulgarian Ambassador’s withdrawal (Telma/RFE)
• MFA: Latest activities from Bulgaria not in accordance with agreed practice to enhance relations (MIA)
• Milkov: Sofia takes measures in Pendikov case, no room for analogies and shared guilt (MIA/BNT)
• Pendarovski responds to Bulgarian FM Milkov comments (MIA/Telma TV)
• EU negotiations to stop without constitutional changes (MIA)
Albania
• President discusses Albania’s EU membership with MEP Santos (ADN)
• Peleshi in the USA: Excellent cooperation in the field of defense between Albania and our strategic ally the USA (Radio Tirana)
• Veliaj welcomes the new OSCE ambassador: Presidency of B40, a unique opportunity for Tirana. De Sanctis: Tirana, a very dynamic city (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2023
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Austria, a great friend of Kosovo and an important partner (media)
• Osmani welcomes the friendly delegation of Austria and MEP Mandl (media)
• Without recognition, EU proposal is unacceptable for the opposition (RFE)
• Serwer: Association was included in second version of proposal (media)
• British MP: An article of the French-German proposal, is disturbing (Reporteri)
• German MP advises Kurti for compromise regarding EU and Association proposal (media)
• Murati: Property tax increase was initiated by former governments (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbian List announces complaint on decision on land expropriation in Leposavic (Radio KIM, media)
• Leposavic: Municipality to meet residents affected by expropriation of land (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, media)
• Plazma biscuit again in the campaign – the American one: “Open market, open mind” (KoSSev)
• Dacic: Serbia’s position on French-German proposal very clear, responsible (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Turkey will insist on honouring of Belgrade-Pristina agreements (Beta, N1)
• Demostat: The PM, not Vucic, will sign the future agreement (Beta, N1)
• Vucic receives farewell visit from Palestinian ambassador (Tanjug)
• Ambassador of Greece to Serbia: We are not changing our position on Kosovo (Blic, Tanjug)
• Danas: West expects normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations by year end (N1, FoNet)
• Borko Stefanovic: To solve the Kosovo problem without recognizing independent Kosovo (NMagazin, Euronews, Beta)
• Jeremic: No normal person should sign the agreement that takes Kosovo to the UN
• Petkovic: Kurti’s attacks on ZSO cynical (Radio KIM)
International:
• Kosovo’s War Rape Survivors Scheme Hindered by Enduring Stigmas (BIRN)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 27, 2023
• Donfried: Kosovo and Serbia must make difficult decisions (VoA)
• Kurti: Constitution, independence don’t tolerate monoethnic Association (Koha)
• Osmani meets with Hovenier, discuss about latest developments (media)
• Government: Request for Association, against the state of Kosovo (KTV)
• Rohde: No guarantee that Kosovo will be recognized by EU’s non-recognizing five at the end of dialogue (media)
• The EU 10-point plan that West envoys presented to Kurti and Vucic (Reporteri)
• Sign deal or face consequences, EU envoy tells Kosovo, Serbia (Reuters)
• US Urges Kosovo to Accept EU proposal (Prishtina Insight)
• Dare we hope agreement between Serbia and Kosovo is possible? (Emerging Europe)
• Konjufca: Kosovo, strong support from MEPs for CoE membership (media)
• The north, topic for which Kosovars are misinformed the most (RFE)
• Kamberi writes letter to Escobar about Presevo Valley (media)
• Serbia asks Turkey to influence Kosovo (Armenia News)