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Belgrade Media Report 3 March 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 3 March 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic with Hill about talks in Brussels and formation of ZSO (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic meets with MacLeod (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic: Reactions to Vucic’s approach in Brussels positive (Tanjug/Politika)
• Petkovic to Konrad: Pristina avoiding obligation to form ZSO (RTV/Beta)
• People’s Party opposed signing of Agreement on roadmap for normalizing relations between Kosovo, Serbia (Beta)
• Stano: Brussels meeting was not about signing EU proposal (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Gori: Reforms need to continue, relations to be normalized with Kosovo for faster EU integration (Beta)
• Deception of Serbs, deception of Russia (RIA Novosti/Tanjug/Sputnik/B92)
• Zakharova: Russia concerned over allegations of Serbia’s involvement in arms sale to Ukraine (Beta/RIA Novosti)
• Hill: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue significantly affecting US investments in Serbia (Beta)
• We expect implementation of all agreements to date – Slovak MFA (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CC passes temporary measure banning application of RS Law on Immovable Property until B&H CC’s final decision (FTV)
• Becirovic welcomes B&H CC’s temporary measure regarding RS Law on Immovable Property (N1)
• Zvizdic: State of B&H is only owner of state property (BHT1)
• Dodik announces that new Law on Immovable Property of the RS is being prepared (O Kanal)
• Cvijanovic: With its decisions, B&H CC undermined rule of law in B&H (ATV)
• Viskovic: B&H CC has shown again that it is the extended arm of interests of certain international circles (ATV)
• Stevandic: B&H CC tried to correct Schmidt’s mess, thereby humiliating him (ATV/FTV/RTRS/BHT1/N1)
• RS opposition believes that property should belong to the RS, but that political games are being played when it comes to this issue (FTV/BHT1)
• Murphy and Kavazovic welcome HR’s decision to suspend Law on Immovable Property of RS (Avaz)
• B&H CEC adopts decision on establishing of results of indirect elections for FB&H President and Vice Presidents (O Kanal/Nova BH/Hayat)
• B&H HoP appoints members of commissions (FTV)
• Leaders of SNSD, SP RS, ‘United Srpska’, DEMOS, NPS and NDP sign new coalition agreement that will be valid until 2026 (ATV)
• Cvijanovic addresses Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group Summit in Baku (RTRS)
• Dodik meets with Sattler in Banja Luka (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Montenegro will regain stability and become EU member in next 5 years (CdM)
• Abazovic: Support for Becic or Milatovic possible (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Parliament elects deputy-ministers, ends government reshuffle session (Kanal 5/Sitel/Alsat M)
• North Macedonia, Bulgaria MFAs hold consular consultations in Sofia (MIA)
Albania
• 110 years of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria, Ambassador Kirov: We will help you enter the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Skeates discusses the implementation of the agreement between the United Kingdom and Albania (Radio Tirana)
• Albania opens Embassy in Azerbaijan (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 3, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 2, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo, the first among six WB countries for electoral democracy (media)
• Germany: Without the Association, there is no agreement with Serbia (Klan)
• Rasic on the European proposal: The agreement is good (Koha)
• “Prime Ministers of 27 EU countries planned to participate at the signing ceremony” (Paparaci)
• Bislimi on an official visit to Athens (media)
• Elections in the north are legitimate even without participation of Serbian List (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vox Pop in Gracanica: No one must give up on Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Survey: Most respondents negatively assess European proposal, claim it would lead to accelerated departure of Serbs from Kosovo, bring nothing good (KoSSev)
• Invisible People: Large number of adult persons cannot obtain Kosovo documents (Radio Gorazdevac, Radio KIM)
• Women in Media: Sexual harassment, discrimination, extra working hours (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Synzog on expropriations, EU proposal, development of north (Radio kontakt plus, KoSSev)
• Vucic meets with Hill (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: ZSO issue in Kosovo and Minsk Agreement same deceptions by West (Kosovo Online, Klix.ba)
• We expect implementation of all agreements to date – Slovak MFA (Tanjug)
• Abazi: Serbia “colonised” all areas with natural resources and underground ores, which is why SOC wants property (KoSSev)
• Sveclla accuses member of “parallel structures” for a brawl in student dormitory in Mitrovica North (Radio KIM, media)
• Office for KiM: Request of liaison officer to visit Trajkovic and Adzic denied (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Hague Court Publishes Details of Hashim Thaci’s Alleged War Crimes (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 3, 2023

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• EU insists on signing of agreement and implementation plan (RFE)
• Hill: Association must be solved urgently (media)
• Govt considers formalizing of status of Serb Orthodox Church complete (Koha)
• Poll: Over 60% of citizens uninformed about European plan and dialogue (Koha)
• Szunyog: Situation in the north of Kosovo is complex (media)
• Uneasy neighbours: Serbia and Kosovo need to mend fences, but remain wary after accepting EU deal (Euronews)
• Bosnian Serb leader blocks regional Kosovo ID travel (BIRN)
• After report, prosecution indicts doctor who participated in niece job intw (BIRN)

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