Belgrade Media Report 30 March
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Challenges require unity, respect of international law (Politika/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Concrete steps to be discussed in Brussels, our red lines to stay (Radio Belgrade)
• NADA coalition: Vucic’s scandalous tactic on Kosovo (Beta/Politika)
• Opposition party: Unacceptable for Serbia to apply agreement without government or parliament approval (Beta)
• Cadez says EU needs stable Western Balkans (N1)
• PFG with Israel: Reconsider decision to recognise Kosovo (RTV/Tanjug)
• Will the Kosovo police apologize to Miljan (Novosti)
• Hill: Ohrid agreement will positively affect Balkans, not only Serbia (RTS/Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bradara fails to appoint FB&H government due to demand of Niksic to carry out additional consultations (BHT1)
• Becirovic reacts to possible new interventions by HR (Oslobodjenje/FTV)
• Zvizdic: If the blockade continues, the HR should react (Dnevni list)
• Sattler on FB&H government formation: Citizens expect that their election will is implemented (Dnevni list)
• Blinken: Dodik is on Putin’s authoritarian path (FTV)
• Senate of University of Sarajevo strips Izetbegovic of title of professor (N1)
Montenegro
• Government dismissed Brdjanin; Terzic new acting director of police administration (CdM)
• Djukanovic: Diaspora’s voting rights completely clear; diaspora shows exceptional devotion to state (TVCG)
• Gjeloshaj: It is disgrace to question diaspora, of course they should be allowed to vote in election (CdM)
• Knezevic: Nice to see Dritan’s adviser at the summit of Greater Albania (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski acknowledged that the only way to make constitutional amendments is through VMRO-DPMNE (TV Sitel/TV24/Makpress/PlusInfo)
• Kovacevski: Constitutional amendments will not be delayed (Republika)
• Kovachevski – Stoltenberg: United and strong together in NATO, North Macedonia a factor of stability (MIA)
Albania
• Information society and media, meeting in Brussels for chapter 10 of the negotiations (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Konjufca at Summit for Democracy: Kosovo has made extraordinary progress (media)
• Vela on reports that Constitutional Court “will bring down” Osmani: attempted coup against institutions (Klan)
• KSF will have a military airport (media)
• Two vehicles with RKS license plates burned in Zubin Potok (media)
• Vela reacts to vehicles of Kosovo Serbs set on fire in Zubin Potok (RTK)
• Haradinaj after meeting Szunyog: Parties should fulfill obligations arising from Ohrid agreement (Klan)
• GLPS with a report on achievements and setbacks in second year of Kurti government (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• ”If the Constitutional Court accepts the request of the former MP Berisha, it may lead to the dismissal of the President of Kosovo” (NMagazin, Beta)
• Hopes and fears of families regarding the Declaration on Missing Persons in Kosovo (RFE)
• Dveri: Serbs in the north left to themselves, they are re-registering their cars massively (NMagazin, Beta)
• Pantovic: Every Serb accused of a war crime in Kosovo accused in advance (KoSSev)
• Serbian Chamber of Commerce chief says EU needs stable Western Balkans (N1)
• Petkovic: Pristina has no intention of allowing the CSM (ZSO), it wants to deceive Brussels again (Blic, Tanjug)
International:
• Kosovo Guerrilla Chiefs’ Landmark Trial: What are the Charges? (Balkan Insight)
• Four Western Balkan countries launched “100% Alignment with CFSP” platform (EWB)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 30, 2023
Kurti: Agreement is de facto recognition, that’s why Serbia is not signing (media)
EU doesn’t talk about Kurti’s offer for Association, mentions consequences in case of non-implementation of agreement (Koha)
Osmani calls on non-recognising countries to recognise Kosovo (media)
Government: Term “forcibly disappeared persons” will be part of Kosovo-Serbia Declaration (Koha)
Elections in north, KFOR: No indicators of security threats (Gazeta Express)
Kurti: Government made concrete steps for gender equality (EO)
Rafuna: We will meet the Serbian Chamber of Commerce tomorrow (Klan)
Bashkim Nurboja takes post of Central Bank temporarily (Kallxo)
Rakic meets UNMIK chief, calls for formation of Association (media)