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Belgrade Media Report 22 March

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LOCAL PRESS

• US Ambassador: Ohrid Agreement Legally Binding Even without Signatures (FoNet)
• Lajcak: EU had ambitious plan for Kosovo and Serbia to sign agreement, draft annex (Beta)
• Borrell: Ohrid agreement important milestone (N1)
• Normalization to red lines (RTS)
• Vucic has no legitimacy or mandate to give up part of Serbia’s territory (Beta)
• Petkovic: Kurti cannot justify not forming the ZSO (Tanjug)
• European leaders will call on Belgrade and Pristina to implement what was agreed in Ohrid without delay (RTS)
• French Ambassador warns of consequences if agreement is not implemented (Beta)
• Italy satisfied with Vucic’s fight for stability of region (Beta)
• Dacic with the head of Italian diplomacy: High level of bilateral relations between the two countries (RTS)
• Vucic thanked Major General Lasica for the professional behavior of KFOR (RTS)
• Mojsilovic with the commander of KFOR about the security situation in KiM (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RSNA discusses Draft Law on amendments to RS Criminal Code that criminalize defamation; Voting expected to take place on Thursday (N1)
• German Embassy: Germany concerned about attacks on freedom of expression and media freedom in RS (Nova BH)
• B&H CoM Chair Kristo addresses AFET, stresses importance of changes to B&H Election Law (N1)
• B&H CoM Chair Kristo discusses cooperation with EC with EC President Von der Leyen, B&H’s Euro-Atlantic path with EU HR Borrell; Kristo meets Metsola as well (BN TV)
• NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg presents 2022 Annual Report; B&H aspires to become NATO member (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic: SDA is not blocking processes in the FB&H; Other FB&H politicians speak of process of FB&H Government formation (N1)
• Efendic reacts to Izetbegovic’ statement: I do not know why he says SBIH, NES will take SDA side when it comes to formation of authorities in FB&H (FTV)
• Dodik: RS is advocating for B&H to return to the framework of the Constitution; Entities have sovereignty, not B&H (ATV)
Croatia
• FM: Every EU member state must send ammunition to Ukraine (Hina)
Montenegro
• Garcevic: Double, increasingly strong influence of SPC on MNE politics since 2020 elections (VOA)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Grubi: Working for all of VMRO-DPMNE to endorse constitutional changes (Telma)
• VMRO-DPMNE rejects the offer to be part of the working group on constitutional changes (Libertas)
• Osmani: VMRO-DPMNE should think about its political positions, not engage in daily politics (TV21)
Albania
• Rama: Guterres should explain why he uses the name “Belgrade-Pristina Agreement” (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla: Intense cooperation with the Assembly of Kosovo (Radio Tirana)
• The Greek Speaker welcomes Rama: We are interested in Albania’s membership in the EU (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 22, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: The EU must ensure that the agreed agreements are implemented (media)
• Osmani: Borrelli cannot agree on behalf of Vucic (media)
• Kurti lists “obstacles” in his two-year mandate as prime minister (Koha)
• Abdixiku: Letters of U.S. presidents talked about a final agreement with recognition (media)
• Ziv: Israel and Kosovo committed to opening new chapters of cooperation (RTK)
• Government allocates around €300 thousand for Ukrainian and Afghan journalists in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Simic: ZSO and withdrawal of special police preconditions for Serbs’ return to institutions (N1, FoNet, Politika)
• Vucic: KFOR acted professionally during crisis in Kosovo (N1, media)
• Vucevic: Impression is that Serbia was more constructive partner in Ohrid (Tanjug)
• Sekulic: I am afraid of the unfolding of an extra-institutional nature, elections are also very possible (N1)
• Students opposing the European agreement announced participation in the blockades of institutions (KoSSev, Danas, Beta)
• Hill: Signing the agreement is not very important, implementation is the real issue (NMagazin, FoNet, N1)
• Andric Rakic: If Pristina remains consistent – from April 1, Serbs with KM licence plates will not be able to drive in Kosovo and use crossings (Danas)
• The first test of the Ohrid agreement is the Serbian List participation in the elections on April 23 (Danas, FoNet)
• Dacic meets with OSCE’s Schmidt in Vienna (Tanjug)
• Kurti: The degree of self-management will not be the same as the CSM (ZSO) (RTS)

Humanitarian/Development:

• How did Crossplag go global? The success story of a Kosovar start-up (BIRN)
• Every village in Kosovo now connected to high-speed broadband internet, with World Bank support (worldbank.org)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 22, 2023

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• EU Envoy says agreement reached by leaders of Kosovo, Serbia is turning point on road to normalisation (Radio Free Europe)
• Kurti: Vucic declined generous offer of self-management for K-Serbs (media)
• Starovic reacts to Kurti’s offer for self-management for K-Serbs (media)
• Vela reacts to Vucic saying Serbia won’t agree to Kosovo UN membership (media)
• NATO chief on Ohrid agreement: Parties to fully implement it (Klan Kosova)
• Kurti: We’ll address shortcomings identified in State Department report (media)
• State Department report: Domestic violence still a problem in Kosovo (BIRN)
• Szunyog meets Krasniqi, discuss opposition’s support for agreement (media)
• Lajcak, ICRC President discuss missing persons cases in Balkans (Express)
• Hasani: South Tyrol can be a model for the Association in Kosovo (T7)
• Kurti meets generals Hoppe and Hammerstein (media)
• COMKFOR Ristuccia meets Mojsilovic in Belgrade (media)

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