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Belgrade Media Report 12 April 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 12 April 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic, Hill discuss situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: International community to do its job and ensure human rights in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Pristina’s police have shown they lied about shooting incident (Tanjug/RTV)
• Drecun: In north of Kosovo and Metohija underway a campaign of violence of provisional institutions in Pristina (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic: It’s good that Kosovo’s independence is not a dialogue topic (TV Pink/Beta)
• Stano: Ohrid agreement a political commitment of both parties (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic, Brnabic, government ministers to meet with political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija (TV Prva/Tanjug/Politika)
• NDSS believes military exercise with NATO represents Serbia’s alignment with the West (Tanjug)
• NS claims referendum on EU plan only way to defeat Vucic (N1)
• Conference “Let justice rule the region”, focusing on Chapters 23 and 24, kicks off in Belgrade (Beta)
• Members of Kosovo police who shot Serb man suspended and detained for 48 hours (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik, Cvijanovic: Return our competences or we decide about independence; No consent for NATO membership (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic, Dodik react to Becirovic’s request with Prosecutor’s Office re state property: Prosecutor’s Office of B&H has nothing to do with this issue that is solved long time ago (RTRS)
• US Embassy: United States will not remain idle if Milorad Dodik acts to spark another conflict in B&H (Dnevni list)
• Dodik: Murphy turns US Embassy in Sarajevo into opposition party (Srna/RTRS)
• OHR: Entities do not have right to secession and exist only based on Constitution of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• EUD: Dodik needs to work on improving of quality of life in the country (Dnevni avaz)
• Borenovic: Borrell confirms B&H has joined sanctions against Russia (BN TV)
• Russian Embassy denies that B&H introduced sanctions against Russia (RTRS)
• Dodik, Cvijanovic deny Borenovic’s claims about joining sanctions against Russia (O Kanal)
• Comor: High Representative is actually sending message to SDP and HDZ that they should not reach an agreement because he will intervene (Dnevni list)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: We’re far from Greek scenario, we’re building EU block together with Democrats (CdM)
• New parliament and new govt can solve institutional agony (RSE/CdM)
• Podgorica Mayor from Europe Now, Podgorica Assembly speaker from DF (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovacevski met with James Rubin to discuss steps to fight Russian misinformation (MIA)
• Petrovska-Rubin: North Macedonia and the US jointly counter disinformation (MIA)
• Rubin: If misinformation is spread, it will be difficult to have a normal political debate on constitutional amendments (MIA)
• Pendarovski: I haven’t had a constructive conversation with Radev in last two years (Sitel TV)
Albania
• Begaj meets Escobar, Kosovo, Russian aggression in Ukraine and cyber-attacks were on the table (Radio Tirana)
• May 14 elections/ Escobar meets with Begaj, Rama and Xhacka ODIHR recommendations are in order of the day (Radio Tirana)
• Tirana gathers American ambassadors in the region to reinforce fight against Russian and Chinese disinformation (Radio Tirana)
• Albania-Kosovo/ Kushi: Preservation of the Albanian language in the diaspora and increasing the quality of education (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti, senior officials: Attack on Valon Syla is unacceptable (Express)
• Haxhiu: Extraordinary job has been done to find causes of injury of Serb citizen (Klan)
• German Ambassador condemns incident in the north (media)
• General Secretary of EU Federation of Journalists calls on Kurti to condemn attack on journalist (Reporteri)
• Kurti: Draft law on general elections ends injustice against diaspora (media)
• Haxhiu: Government obeys demands of CEC on elections in the North (Express)
• The CEC does not meet, approval of polling stations list postponed again (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to Hill: Serbs in Kosovo face increasing difficulties (N1)
• Condemnation of Bistrica shooting incident, calls for withdrawal of Kosovo special police from north continue (Radio KIM, media)
• Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo condemns wounding of M.J. (Radio KIM)
• EULEX says it considers possibility of increasing reconnaissance patrols in area of Bistrica (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic on Kosovo police statement and involvement in Bistrica shooting incident (Tanjug)
• Serbian officials slammed foreign ambassadors in Pristina for their reactions on Bistrica shooting incident (Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
• PIK: One of arrested police officers in case of M.J.’s injury suspected of attempted murder (KoSSev)
• Radojevic compares cases in Prizren and northern Kosovo, points out double standards (Kosovo Online, social media)
• The Politics of Sport (KoSSev)
• Vucic meets with US Congressman Swalwell (Tanjug)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 12, 2023

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• Four police officers arrested over incident in the north (media)
• “Kosovo, largest fiscal package to help citizens cope with increased prices” (media)
• Reporter Valon Syla physically assaulted by unknown persons (Koha)
• Photo gallery: 24th Anniversary of Blace Exodus (Prishtina Insight)
• SRSG Ziadeh met Vucic in Belgrade on Tuesday (media)
• Begaj and Escobar discuss situation in Western Balkans (Albanian Daily News)
• Politicians and public targeted in online intimidation cases (BIRN)

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