Belgrade Media Report 12 April 2023
United Nations Office in Belgrade
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)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2023
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)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 12, 2023
• 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)