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Belgrade Media Report 13 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic today with Lajcak (RTS)
• Lajcak: Belgrade, Pristina accepting a good part of agreement would be a success (Beta)
• Vucic says will go to lake Ohrid on March 18, Community of Serb Municipalities prerequisite (Beta)
• Petkovic: Prishtina is trying to save a member of the so-called KBS who shot Serbian children (RTS)
• SNS Presidency session; Vucic: There will be neither humiliation nor surrender (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia facing more and more pressure (Beta)
• Defense Minister, Church head on need for unity (N1)
• Dveri and celebrities demand session on Kosovo and declarations from SPC and SANU (Danas)
• Djilas believes Serbia would have a better position regarding Kosovo if it had aligned foreign policy with EU (TV Prva)
• PM: Brnabic: Serbia paying price for not imposing sanctions on Russia (Beta, TV Prva)
• Drecun: In Ohrid, there is no chance of reaching an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Stano comments on Belgrade-Pristina relations and implications on other countries of Western Balkans (ATV)
• RS President Dodik informs Russian Ambassador Kalabukhov of attempts of seizing property from RS (RTRS)
• State Department reacts to Dodik’s threats with secession of the RS: USA will not give up on people of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: B&H is not state, nor will it ever be, nor will it ever take control of property belonging to RS; He rejects State Department’s assessment that he is trying to undermine B&H CC (RTRS)
• Zakharova: US State Department’s approach to sovereignty of Serbia and BiH is reminiscent of split personality (RTRS)
• Kosarac: B&H does not have property; Other RS politicians comment on issue of state property in B&H and RS (ATV)
• Becirovic: Nobody can play with state property of B&H; This is red line for all B&H patriots (Dnevni avaz)
• US Embassy in B&H reacts to announcements of adoption of controversial laws on activities of NGOs and changes to Criminal Code in RS; says move to introduce Russian model of foreign agent legislation is part of alarming pattern (O kanal)
• RS President Dodik calls on US Ambassador Murphy to stop interfering in internal issues (RTRS)
• Dodik: RS remains consistent to regulate its public space; RS will follow European standards in processes of legal regulation (ATV)
• Ambassador Kalabukhov: I think time has come when we do not have to listen to what our enemies say and comment on our policy (RTRS)
• Stano says freedom of speech and freedom of media are one of basic freedoms which belong to principles of EU, and EU holds them very dear (ATV)
• HR meets Tajani and Schallenberg; Complete engagement and dedication to EU integration demanded from B&H politicians (Oslobodjenje)
• B&H FM Konakovic meets with his Italian and Austrian counterparts, Tajani and Schallenberg; Tajani and Schallenberg underline that Italy and Austria support HR Schmidt’s work (O kanal)
• Italian FM Tajani and Austrian FM Schallenberg meet with B&H Presidency members (BHT1)
• Sarrazin: We must strengthen and develop Berlin Process; All reginal initiatives are welcome if they respect EU regulations and include all six Balkan states (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatian party to support incumbent Djukanovic in Montenegro election (Hina)
Montenegro
• Lekic: No majority for govt composition, 3 URA votes missing (RTCG)
• Djukanovic: Dissolution of parliament should be considered in detail, I’ll wait for lawyers’ position (RTCG)
• Djukanovic says not anti-Serb but opposes Greater Serbia policy (RTCG)
• Abazovic: We support Becic, he’s the best candidate for president of Montenegro; Becic: Our disagreement hasn’t lasted for too long (CDM)
• Uljarevic: Decision on Fundamental Agreement will determine the public perception of new judges of the Constitutional Court (CDM)
• CPC organizes meetings with diaspora: 400 guests confirmed their arrival (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Reconciliation requires apology from Bulgaria for the deportation of the Macedonian Jews (Republika)
Albania
• PM Rama to visit Greece on March 20-21 (Radio Tirana)
• EU membership talks, the examination of the second group of chapters with Albania is wrapped up (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 13, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti speaks about the 15 examples offered to the Association (Koha)
• Dendias talks with Lajcak about the latest developments in the dialogue (Klan)
• Kurti meets head of EULEX Lars Gunnar Wigemark (ekonomia online)
• The SGG condemns the insulting language towards Saranda Bogujevci (media)
• Former Prime Minister Hoti meets the President of Taiwan (RTK)
• Tahiri: Kurti has brought to table an extremely harmful agreement for Kosovo (media)
• Today is the deadline to notify CEC on participation in elections in the north (RTK)
• “30% of Serbs fled Kosovo in the last 10 years”: What will happen to Serb community after visas are lifted? (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak from today in Belgrade (Danas, Beta)
• Vucic: We will face additional pressure over Kosovo (Tanjug)
• People’s Party continues campaign against Franco-German proposal (KoSSev, social media)
• Lajcak: EU agreement result of lost opportunities for normalisation, it will be fully implemented (KoSSev)
• Radojevic on incident in Banje, indictment in Gotovusa shooting case (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Petkovic on indictment’s qualification of Gotovusa shooting case (media, social media)
• Serbian List on the indictment of Gotovusa shooting (Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List met Lajcak (Radio KIM)
• Opposition says Vucic campaign draws attention away from problems (N1)
• Two Serb houses in robbed, Office for KiM reacts (media)
• CEC: Today the deadline for declaring non-participation in the elections in the north of Kosovo (Danas, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Is There Really New Momentum Behind EU Enlargement? (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 13, 2023

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Kurti: Basic agreement, advancement toward mutual recognition (media) 
Rohde: Agreement, historic chance toward full normalisation and mutual recognition (media)
Osmani meets Dendias, discuss dialogue with Serbia and relations (media)
Kurti meets Greek Foreign Minister Dendias (media)
Kosovo Serb villagers stage camp protest to stop land expropriation (BIRN)
Kurti: Latest IMF report notes Kosovo had strongest tax revenue increase (media)
Nesic: Kosovo-Serbia agreement would relax tensions in the Balkans (Koha)
Serbian President rules out ‘factual de jure’ recognition of Kosovo (RFE)

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