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Belgrade Media Report 24 February

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LOCAL PRESS

• Lajcak: I expect Belgrade and Pristina to accept the European plan on Monday (Tanjug)
• State Department announced – Message to Serbia: Accept the proposal (Tanjug)
• On the eve of a new round of negotiations – the European plan on the table, the red lines known (RTS)
• Simic: The President will strongly insist on the ZSO in Brussels (RTS)
• Defense Minister: Security situation in Kosovo challenging, complex and difficult (Beta)
• Vucevic: Vucic won’t recognize Kosovo (TV Prva)
• Movement: Constitutional Court needs to rule on agreement on Kosovo (Beta)
• Opposition representative: Opposition running from Vucic, not agreement on Kosovo (Danas)
• Putin moves to the issue of the so-called Kosovo – he announced everything? (B92)
• Anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine to be marked in Serbia (Beta)
• Serbia backs UN resolution calling for withdrawal of Russian troops (Beta)
• Borrell criticizes Serbia over lack of alignment with EU foreign policy (Beta)
• Serbia introduces sanctions against Congo (Tanjug)
• Pro-European opposition parties write to Bilcik and Nemec asking for expansion of European parliamentary mission (Beta)
• Vucic met with Konakovic (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kosovo Parliament ratifies agreement signed by Western Balkans countries in Berlin (N1)
• Dodik threatens to put end to state-level coalition due to UN resolution on Ukraine (O kanal)
• B&H Presidency Chairwoman Cvijanovic sends letter criticizing B&H FM Konakovic’s instructions to B&H Permanent Mission to UN on endorsing resolution regarding peace in Ukraine; Comments by Konakovic, Alkalaj (BHT1)
• RS President Dodik says B&H Presidency, B&H Parliament and B&H CoM have not formally passed any decision to impose sanctions against Russia (ATV)
• Borenovic demands clear information from EU whether B&H introduced sanctions against Russia; Kovacevic: Borenovic and the whole RS opposition should answer to RS citizens what is their positions on sanctions against Russia (BN TV)
• West and Sarajevo pressure RS to join sanctions against Russia; Kalabukhov says B&H did not introduce sanctions against Russia (RTRS)
• B&H Council of Ministers appoints Almir Dzuvo as new OSA Director (Nova BH)
• SDA MP Mehmedovic: Dzuvo’s appointment is illegal; Majority in FB&H Parliament will make final decision on who will appoint new Government (O kanal)
• Two meetings scheduled for Friday focusing on election of FB&H President (Dnevni avaz)
• Dunovic: FB&H HoR may decide on new FB&H President next week if three of them fail to agree (FTV)
Croatia
• PM Plenkovic: Invasion in 2022 is a continuation of what Russia started in 2014 (Hina)
• Grlic Radman at the UN: Let’s not have Ukraine wait long for freedom like Croatia did (HRT)
• Secret task force formed; If it is so, Serbia will be drawn into the war with Russia (Index.hr)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: A year of indescribable suffering, but also a dignified and determined fight, Montenegro stands firmly with Ukraine (CDM)
• DPS to choose its presidential candidate today (CDM)
• Europe Now: Jakov Milatovic, candidate for President of Montenegro (CDM)
• Konakovic and Abazovic meet in Podgorica, emphasize that Montenegro and BiH do not have open political issues (MINA)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Human suffering in Ukraine must stop, Osmani tells UNGA (MIA)
• Parliament votes to dismiss ministers Sali, Aliti and Cupi, heated exchange between PS Xhaferi and VMRO-DPMNE MP Janushev (MIA)
• Micevski: Creation of parliamentary majority not based on principles (Republika)
• DUI MP Ademi says VMRO-DPMNE sabotages Albanians (Republika)
• Grubi to VMRO-DPMNE: Let’s first vote for constitutional amendments, then for dissolution of parliament and early elections (Telma)
• Rexhepi: There is no theoretical possibility for constitutional changes to happen (Alsat-M)
Albania
• 1 year of war in Ukraine, Rama message from Hiroshima: Russia cannot win the war (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj: Albania in support of the Ukrainian people (Radio Tirana)
• Hohmann: The EU is committed to changing the lives of Albanians (Radio Tirana)
• Rama for ‘Nikkei Asia‘ in Tokyo “Albania sees ‘zero’ benefits from China’s ’17+1′ but will stay” (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 24, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• The agreement for “IPA 2023” is signed, Kosovo benefits from 75 million euros (media)
• French ambassador Guerot: Progress is up to Kurti and Vucic (media)
• Turkiye supports Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe and NATO
• Shots fired near Police checkpoint in Zvecan, nine gun cartridges found (Express)
• Tahiri: Osmani, Kurti and Gervalla involved in the Martin Berishaj affair (Reporteri)
• The electricity of Serbs in the north cost Kosovo over 63 million euros in 2022 (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• N1: “Signals both sides will accept proposal, that automatically means the acceptance of CSM, and de facto recognizing Kosovo” (Nova.rs, NMagazin)
• The US expects Vucic and Kurti to be constructive regarding the European proposal (VoA, media)
• The KFOR commander denied Kurti regarding Wagner’s presence in Kosovo (Danas, FoNet, KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Lajcak to Tanjug: I expect both sides to accept European plan on Monday (media)
• EU High Representative Borrell address to public on the eve of the anniversary of war in Ukraine (KoSSev)
• Serbia backs UN resolution calling for withdrawal of Russian troops (Beta, N1, NMagazin, KoSSev)
• Defense Minister: Vucic will not give up on the “red lines” (Beta, TV Prva, N1)
• Simic: The President will strongly insist on the CSM (ZSO) in Brussels (RTS)

International:

• EU’s Miroslav Lajcak reveals insider details of French-German Agreement ahead of historic Brussels talks (thepavlovictoday.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 24, 2023

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• Lajcak: Plan will not be negotiated, it is “take it or leave it” (media)
• EU expects Kurti and Vucic to accept proposal on Monday (media)
• Approval of Berlin Process agreement will aid regional integration, benefit Kosovo, experts say (Prishtina Insight)
• Szunyog, Rohde commend Assembly for ratifying agreements (media)
• Who is preventing Serbs in Kosovo from applying for government aid? (RFE)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss developments in Kosovo and region (media)
• Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Greece (RTK)
• Pacolli implies two new recognitions of Kosovo (media)

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