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Belgrade Media Report 19 April

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We will not support UN membership for Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Brussels agreement our greatest achievement since 1999 and UNSCR 1244 (TV Prva/RTV/Tanjug)
• Dacic: There is no alternative to political dialogue (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Membership of “Kosovo” will not be on agenda of Wednesday’s meeting of Council of Europe (Tanjug/RTS)
• Djurovic: Quint states pressuring Iceland to put Pristina’s CoE bid on agenda (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Next round of dialogue to address concrete steps to establish ZSO (RTS)
• Odalovic: Ten years of not doing anything – Kurti doesn’t want ZSO, but would like to take everything that suits him (RTS)
• Office: Explosive device thrown at St. Panteleimon Church in Prizren (Tanjug)
• Hill: I too would like to know why ZSO hasn’t been created 10 years after Brussels agreement (Beta)
• EU confirms formation of committee on Monitoring Implementation of Serbia-Kosovo agreement (Beta)
• Ten years pass since signing of First Brussels agreement (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• MPs from FB&H HoR hold meeting in Sarajevo; NiP’s Delic says if HR imposes decisions, those decisions should be in favor of civic commitment and in favor of bringing B&H closer to EU and NATO (Hayat)
• Representatives of NES and SB&H hold consultations regarding formation of authorities in FB&H with OHR’s legal team (Nova BH)
• The Eight’ and HDZ B&H representatives discuss FB&H government formation and functioning at B&H parliament (Nova BH)
• Konakovic: Focus of meeting was on forming of FB&H government (Fena/Dnevni avaz)
• Goganovic: RS’ representatives in B&H MoD and Commission for Cooperation with NATO to suspend cooperation with NATO (O Kanal)
• Helez reacts to Goganovic’s statements: I must react when someone in B&H says they will secede from B&H (O Kanal)
• Fitschen says German government decided to deny loans to RS for four infrastructure projects because it cannot direct German taxpayers’ money into entity whose leadership uses secessionist rhetoric and attempts to weaken country as whole (BN TV)
Croatia
• FM: Croatia can help Albania on its EU journey with knowledge and experience (Hina)
• Agriculture Minister to propose emergency measures as crop farmers sound alarm (Hina)
Montenegro
• Rakocevic: We are creating a new personnel offer; Vucurovic: Elections certain, Montenegro is moving forward (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• MFA: 24 hours for VMRO-DPMNE to provide apology to FM Osmani (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE: Kovacevski is unable to control Bujar Osmani (Republika)
• Danielsson and Sohlstrom meet Marichikj and Mickoski in Skopje (MIA)
Albania
• Begaj: Croatia, a good example for the integration of Albania in the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Meeting with the Croatian Minister, Xhacka: Croatia concrete technical expertise for the integration of Albania in the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Croatian Foreign Minister: Albania-Croatia airline should be built! Protection of the Adriatic Sea of strategic importance (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 19, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Serbia continues “old habit of violating agreements” (Radio Free Europe)
• Beyer: Ohrid agreement, only path for normalisation and EU membership (Express)
• Kosovo Police raid central offices of Kosovo Power Corporation (media)
• OSCE: Not part of team that drafts Association statute; if needed will help (Express)
• Hoti: Dialogue wasn’t kept on tracks of mutual recognition (TV Dukagjini/Nacionale)
• Serb candidate for Zvecan: If I win, I will return to work all those who resigned (Insajderi)
• Krasniqi: Polls show that Vetevendosje has dropped to 36-37 percent (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: We will fulfil everything we said, but only when Pristina forms the CSM (ZSO) (N1)
• Tenth anniversary of the First Brussels Agreement (N1)
• Odalovic: On the 10th anniversary of the Brussels Agreement, Pristina awarded visa-free status (KiM radio, RTS, Beta)
• Petkovic: The next round of dialogue in Brussels on CSM (ZSO) (Beta, N1, RTS)
• Dacic: Pristina’s CoE bid will not be on agenda on Wednesday (Tanjug)
• Kosovo Police calls minorities to apply for jobs (KoSSev, N1)
• Ziadeh: Perpetrators to be held responsible for arson incident at the church in Prizren (euronews.rs, Tanjug, RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Elections in the north: Voting containers in places inhabited by Albanians and at crossings (Kontakt plus radio, Klan)
• Jevtic: The elections in the north of Kosovo contrary to democracy (Beta, TV Prva, KiM radio)
• Simic: We will not stop demanding the CSM (ZSO), we will remain a thorn to Pristina (Kosovo Online, TV Pink)
• Analysis from Ljubljana: Montenegro’s agreement with the SOC, a model for Kosovo (Danas)
• The EU decision on visas: Residents of Kosovo with Serbian passports are the most discriminated group in Europe (Kosovo Online)

International:

• American Corners Bring US Closer to Kosovar Youth (Prishtina Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Energy from the wind in Bajgora (Kosovo 2.0)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 19, 2023

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• European Parliament votes to scarp visa regime for Kosovo citizens (BIRN)
• Visa liberalisation agreement to be signed on Wednesday (SchengenVisaInfo)
• Gervalla, Kosovo delegation thank MEPs for visa liberalisation (Klan)
• Kurti and Vucic to meet in Brussels on May 2 (Albanian Post)
• Joint monitoring committee for Kosovo-Serbia agreement established (media)
• U.S. expects implementation of past agreements, including Association (VoA)
• Vela: Serbian List informed of all developments regarding elections (Klan)
• Hovenier condemns arson incident in Orthodox church in Prizren (media)
• Montenegro Urged to Reinvestigate 1999 Killings of Kosovo Albanians (BIRN)

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