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Belgrade Media Report 13 February 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 13 February 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: The common position of Serbia and the Western partners is that the ZSO must be established (RTS)
• Petkovic: Kurti’s thin arguments against ZSO, the commitments undertaken must be respected (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I would not like the elections to be held this year, but I do not exclude that possibility (TV Prva)
• Vucic told Pristina: Congratulations, finally the truth (B92)
• Chollet: Pristina accepted the EU’s proposal for the normalization of relations with Belgrade (RTS)
• Talks between Belgrade and Pristina – pressures, uncertainty and incidents (RTS)
• Vucevic: Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija feel uneasy because they don’t know what Kurti can come up with (RTS)
• Janjic: Russian Ambassador’s statement on Kosovo hands Serbia the hot potato (FoNet)
• Dacic: How long will Albanian politicians be allowed to falsify history (RTS)
• Petkovic: Kurti criminalizes Serbs in order to find an excuse for an empty coffer (RTS)
• Brnabic: Sanctions against Russia “condition of all conditions” for continuation of European Integrations (RTS)
• Dodik: Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo should resemble the RS (Beta)
• Xi Jinping congratulated Vucic on National Day: The friendship between the two countries is getting stronger (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kovacevic says RS will always support Serbia, including Kosovo issue (Glas Srpske)
• Sattler: New authorities should focus on key priorities and EU path; B&H was granted status of EU candidate because of war in Ukraine (Nezavisne)
• Sattler: We expect B&H to align its foreign policy with EU regarding war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia (Nezavisne)
• Young diplomats of the EU respond to ‘young diplomats’ of Russia and their spreading of myths and outright falsehoods (Oslobodjenje)
• Minister Helez, Konakovic comment warnings of Ambassador Kalabukhov; Moscow will not be the one deciding about B&H’s NATO path (Oslobodjenje)
• SDA announces it will file motion for assessment of constitutionality of RS Law on Immovable Property with B&H CC; Stevandic, Sulic claim SDA is losing its influence, B&H CC is its final resort (EuroBlic)
• HR Schmidt faces criticisms; numerous former diplomats request his dismissal in letter to German Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee (N1)
• Media investigate what could follow after upcoming confirmation of FB&H Vice Presidents – obstructions and blockade of FB&H, new agreement or possibly reaction of HR? (N1)
• SDA’s Comor and DF’s Mesalic comment on calls from ‘The Eight’ for Schmidt’s intervention in formation of FB&H authorities, say it would be against all postulates of democracy (Hayat)
Croatia
• Croatian PM Plenkovic: Equality of Croats more important to Republic of Croatia than sending of soldiers (Vecernji list)
• MEP Zovko calls for bigger support to Western Balkans (Dnevni list)
Montenegro
• Montenegro politicians should understand gravity of situation and get country out of crisis (Pobjeda)
• Maddocks: We’ll cooperate with any democratically elected govt, but that doesn’t mean we support it (Gradska TV)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Alternativa goes in opposition, will support constitutional changes (MIA)
• Parliament to hold session on Government reshuffle proposal on Monday (MIA)
• Kovachevski expects cabinet proposal to be adopted, Mickoski criticises PM (Kanal 5)
Albania
• Albania-EU, the process of revising the legislation on financial services begins (Radio Tirana)
• Rama meets today with the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Soder (Radio Tirana)
• Electoral promises during the opposition protest (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 13, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 13, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: I made it clear to Borrell and Vucic, Kosovo does not accept dialogue without a final agreement with recognition (Klan)
• Abdixhiku slams Kurti on French-German plan (Nacionale)
• Krasniqi: Dialogue with recognition, a sentence that sums up our interest (media)
• Haradinaj: I’m in favour of French-German plan; it includes path to NATO (Koha)
• Stano: EU ready to facilitate discussions on Association in future dialogue meetings (Sinjali)
• “Kurti given deadline for final answer on Association, matter of days” (Albanian Post)
• 57th generation of police graduates; Osmani: Diversity reflects safe environment (Koha)
• Rizvanolli reacts to report about situation in one of Trepca mines (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic: Albin Kurti’s brutal lie (RTS, NMagazin, Beta)
• Kurti: Non-payment of electricity in the North “cost” taxpayers 337 million; Petkovic: Lies and nothing more (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Nobody will be fooled by Svecla’s attempt to criminalise Serbs (Beta, NMagazin, RTS, KoSSev)
• CSOs demand Kosovo government to stop all projects on expropriated land in north (KoSSev)
• Serbian List: Delevic recently shot at has nothing to do with latest arrests in north (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Vacancy for new police officers in north still open, although deadline was February 10 (Euronews)
• Drecun: Our position is clear, fist CSM (ZSO) then the continuation of the dialogue (TV Prva, Kosovo Online)
• Health condition of Sladjan Trajkovic deteriorates again, his wife says (Kosovo Online, RTS, Tanjug)
• Botsan-Kharcenko: The European plan – the EU’s detour for Serbia to recognize Kosovo (N1, FoNet, Vecernje Novosti)

International:

• Kosovo Police Seize Drug Labs in Serb-Run North (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 13, 2023

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• Kurti: Meeting with Vucic only in context of European plan (media)
• Kosovo ready for Kurti-Vucic meeting, Serbia doesn’t give signals (Koha)
• Kurti: Since 1999, Kosovo lost over €300 million due to Serbia’s actions (media)
• Interior Minister publishes names of arrested in the north (Telegrafi)
• Wagner mercenaries helping Serbia prepare potential attack on our nation, Kosovan president warns (The Telegraph)
• Kosovo MPs to debate on dialogue with Serbia today (media)
• Kosovo push to confiscate unjustified assets raises concerns (Prishtina Insight)
• Fact-check: For Kosovars, sky-high inflation hits harder (BIRN)
• NATO’s Stoltenberg won’t seek another extension of term (Reuters)

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