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Belgrade Media Report 8 March

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LOCAL PRESS
• President Vucic begins the formation of the People’s Movement for the State (Tanjug)
• Another Serb arrested for an alleged war crime in Kosovo (RTS)
• The Office for KiM provided legal assistance to the arrested Arsic (RTS)
• Lajcak coming to Pristina and Belgrade to prepare meeting between vucic and Kurti (Beta)
• Scholz expects constructive results from European proposal for Kosovo (Beta)
• Belgrade University students call for rejection OF EU plan for Kosovo (Beta)
• Parties: Rally against EU agreement in Belgrade will be supra-partisan (Beta)
• People’s Party pushing for Vucic’s impeachment (Danas)
• Stoltenberg: The KFOR mission in Kosovo is important for peace and stability (Tanjug)
• US diplomat told Serbia: Russia brutally attacked Ukraine, I hope you will understand (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HR Schmidt is satisfied with the results of decisions he enacted on election day (AJB)
• HDZ B&H’s Bradara takes over as FB&H President, holds talks with SDP’s Niksic (FTV)
• Stojanovic expects HR to take action if deadline for appointment of FB&H Government is missed; Cavalic: Snap elections are highly unlikely because parliamentary majority already exists (BHT1)
• Three scenarios can be expected – that FB&H Government led by Novalic enters third term, that OHR intervenes, or that FB&H Parliament adopts changes to FB&H Constitution (N1)
• SDA’a Pivic: I believe HR Schmidt will not make new intervention in favor of ‘The Eight’, but if he does SDA will use all legal means to defend democratic character of B&H; ‘The Eight’ promised third entity to HDZ B&H (Hayat)
• RS Officials on US Embassy’s reaction to Reis’ statement (Nova, ATV)
• B&H Presidency member Becirovic condemns latest verbal attacks on IZ B&H Head Kavazovic (Nova BH)
• Stano comments the case of Kavazovic’s statements: It is not EU’s business to comment every statement which is said or taken out of context (ATV)
• HR Schmidt on state property law: No one wants to abolish the RS, but distribution of property must finally be regulated and solution must be reached through negotiations of all parties (AJB)
• Dodik writes to Viskovic, expects RS Government to prepare documents for discussion in RSNA on RS Law on Immovable Property (RTRS)
• French Secretary of State Boone meets with Becirovic and Karic, expresses support to EU path of B&H (O kanal)
• There was no agreement in B&H Presidency to approve joint exercise of B&H Armed Forces and Serbian Army (RTRS)

Croatia
• Croatian President expects all EU members to recognise Kosovo (Hina)
• Croatia and Kosovo are close friends, economic relations are growing (HRT)

Montenegro
• Abazovic: The election of new ministers is not on the agenda, whoever wants to form a government should do so (Vijesti)
• Krivokapic: Protecting power at all costs leads to financial and political sanctions of the Euro-Atlantic partners (CDM)
• Kordic: It would be good if a new government is formed before Djukanovic dissolves the Assembly (Aplus TV)
• The Difficult Birth of Democracy in (Almost) Post-Djukanovic Montenegro (Geopolitika)

Republic of North Macedonia
• Lloga: No vetting without the internationals (Alsat-M)
• Clashes between the “Fiery Group” and DUI intensify (Alsat-M)

Albania
• The Franco-German plan/ Rama: The parties should accept it with all their courage! Scholz: There is progress (Radio Tirana)
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: Albania’s voice is 100% the same as that of the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Begaj in Brussels: Albania’s important and active role in NATO (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 8, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani to all women: Never stop dreaming, but especially, never stop believing (media)
• Kurti appreciates the role of women who spoke publicly about sexual violence during the war (Koha)
• Government appoints Gazmend Hoxha as director of the Kosovo Police (media)
• Hill about the meeting in Ohrid: Too early to make assessments (Express)
• The opposition parties leave the Assembly hall, government waiting for its MP (Koha)
• Haradinaj: The European plan also includes recognition, it will have the vote of AAK (media)
• Tahiri: I hope the MPs today understand the danger of “self-management” (Paparaci)

Serbian Language Media:

• Office for KiM: Arrested Arsic member of Kosovo police, declared guilty before trial (Radio KIM)
• Serbian List: The arrest of Arsic is intimidation aimed at expelling the Serbian people (Kosovo Online, KiM radio)
• Students in Belgrade protested the European proposal for Kosovo (KiM radio, Danas)
• Novosti: Vucic to form People’s Movement for state, start touring Serbia (N1)
• Tanjug: Kosovo special police beat up two Serbs near Leposavic
• Aktiv survey says Serbs in north feel unsafe, majority of respondents want to leave (Radio KIM)
• Kovacevic: Reconciliation between two peoples is solution (Radio KIM, N1)
• On 8 March women in Pristina and Belgrade march (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• More on the European agreement, Waiting for March 18/24 (KoSSev)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Regional documentaries on media and journalism you must watch: What makes a good documentary? (seenpm.org)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 8, 2023

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• Scholz expects ‘constructive results’ from EU’s Serbia-Kosovo pact (Reuters)
• Lajcak to visit Kosovo and Serbia before meeting in Ohrid (media)
• Kurti and Lajcak to discuss roadmap implementation this week (Koha)
• Guerot calls on opposition to view Association differently (Telegrafi)
• PDK’s Haliti says Serbia will not sign European plan (media)
• Ruling and opposition MPs to continue debate on dialogue today (Zeri)
• Svecla on arrest of war crimes suspect: We don’t pardon war crimes (media)
• Strpce Mayor Jevtic meets with UNMIK chief Ziadeh (media)

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