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Belgrade Media Report 26 April

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LOCAL PRESS

• Guterres submitted a biannual report on KiM (RTS)
• Bilcik says report supports Serbia’s strategic goal (N1)
• Stano: EU has noted Serbia’s vote against Kosovo joining CoE (Beta)
• Brnabic to Stano: Serbia takes note that EU violated Brussels Agreement (Beta)
• Djilas: Had Serbia joined some of the EU’s measures against Russia, Kosovo would not have been a subject in CoE (Beta)
• DVERI Movement leader claims ruling majority leaves option for imposing sanctions against Russia open (Beta)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Pristina’s support for the Council of Europe is Kurti’s reward for his anti-Serb policy (Blic)
• US Ambassador to the UN for the rapid implementation of the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina (RTV)
• Lajcak spoke with the MEPs about the Brussels dialogue and the Western Balkans (FoNet)
• Petkovic: Kurti should write announcements on the networks, the draft of the statute of the ZSO, a job for the Management Team (RTS)
• Serbian Government confirms working on new foreign policy strategy (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SNSD blames PDP for the fact that B&H abstained from voting on Kosovo’s membership in CoE; PDP rejects accusations (RTRS)
• Borenovic discusses issue of B&H’s abstaining from vote on Kosovo’s membership in CoE with Serbian Permanent Representative to CoE Ambassador Djurovic (BN TV)
• RSNA to discuss withdrawal of judge of Constitutional Court of B&H who is from RS and removal of six-month deadline for formation of RS army, judiciary and tax system (ATV)
• Kosarac decides to withdraw representative from his Ministry from Commission on Cooperation with NATO (BHT1)
• Becirovic and Murphy discuss current situation in B&H (FTV)
• NES, SBiH issue joint statement, say there is no parliamentary majority in FB&H for completing formation of authorities; NES, SBiH condemn actions of ‘The Troika’ (O kanal)
• ‘Troika’ responds to NES and SBiH accusations, call on OHR to reach decision (AJB)
• Covic and Schmidt hold meeting in OHR; Media speculate that they talked about issue of majority in FB&H HoR (BHT1)
• HR Schmidt to impose solution for forming of FB&H Government in following days; Schmidt’s solution will probably copy solution from state level; There is solution for bypassing NES and SBiH (Dnevni avaz)
• Lendo tells Schmidt that domestic politicians should agree on authority formation in FB&H (Nova BH)
• Citizens protest outside OHR Tuesday under slogan ‘Why is there embargo on democracy?’ over Dodik’s secessionist announcements and HR Schmidt’s moves and announced invocation of Bonn Powers (Hayat)
Croatia
• Croatia supports Kosovo’s membership of Council of Europe (Hina)
• Croatian, Austrian, Slovenian FMs support EU enlargement to Western Balkans (Hina)
Montenegro
• Lekic: The Government’s decision on Kosovo is frivolous and irresponsible, adopted in some para-state and para-diplomatic way (CDM)
• Jokovic: Ministers from the SNP would certainly not vote for the admission of Kosovo to the Council of Europe (CDM)
• EP: Russia is trying to destabilize Montenegro through pro-Serbian feelings and the SPC (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski – Michel: Further strong EU support for North Macedonia on path to European integration (MIA)
• FM Osmani to visit Brussels on Wednesday (MIA)
• Xhaferi – Stefanchuk: Ukraine thanks N. Macedonia for its unconditional support (MIA)
• Petrovska – Tilvar: North Macedonia contributor to regional security and stability, will also be reliable friend in EU (MIA)
• Pendarovski to host Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (MIA)
Albania
• A Cooperation plan in the field of Defense between Albania and Austria (Radio Tirana)
• Kodheli: Expansion of cooperation with Turkey (Radio Tirana)
• President Begaj starts his state visit to Croatia today (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 26, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Visa liberalisation and CoE application confirm we are on right track (media)
• Osmani in Skopje: Future of our countries is in Euro-Atlantic family (media)
• U.S. representative to UN meets Kosovo Foreign Minister (media)
• Very slim to no chances to agree on statute of Association (Radio Free Europe)
• Kurti, Vucic “out of the game”: U.S. and EU preparing Association statute (Nacionale)
• Rasic: A temporary solution was made in the north (Express)
• Kosovo initiates procedures to join International Commission on Missing Persons (RFE)
• Muja: We should’ve protected Nagip Krasniqi even more (Gazeta Metro/TeVe1)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: Fight for Kosovo and territorial integrity of Serbia was and will be diplomatic priority (Tanjug)
• Serb officials warn of consequences of new expropriation law prepared by Pristina (Kosovo Online)
• Guterres welcomes normalisation deal, voices concern over regression (Tanjug, media)
• Jeremic: Vucic to go to UNSC session and demand Russia and China use veto on possible Pristina’s membership request of (Danas, BETA, RTV)
• Brnabic to Stano: Serbia takes note that EU violated Brussels Agreement (N1)
• Serbian Government confirms working on new foreign policy strategy (N1)
• Petkovic: The draft of the statute of the CSM (ZSO), a job for the Management Team (RTS)
• Office of Saint Nikola Church in Strpce robbed (Radio KIM)
• Party of Kosovo Serbs: Serbs who won one vote each received mandates (N1)

Opinion:

• A deal or a trap? (Kosovo 2.0)
• Radosavljevic: The elections in the north of Kosovo are illegitimate, the legality questionable (KiM radio, Insajder)

International:

• Serbia ‘disappointed’ with Ukraine, Greece, Slovakia over CoE Kosovo vote (Euractive.com)
• Serbia Calls on European Commission to Abolish Visa Requirements for Kosovo Serbs (schengenvisainfo.com)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 26, 2023

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• Kurti: Serbia is saying it will not implement Ohrid Agreement (euronews.al)
• Kurti on Association’s draft statute: EU didn’t let me do it (Klan)
• Svecla: Vucic threatened northern Serbs with arrest lists (media)
• Ahmeti to Stano: Serbia violated Ohrid agreement, must be punished (RTK)
• Krasniqi at State Department, discusses elections in north (Reporteri)
• Citaku on elections in north: Sovereignty violated, Kurti is guilty (Klan)
• Will Serb rejection of Kosovar passports dissolve now that EU is liberalizing visa regime? (RFE)
• EU expects Serbia, Kosovo to implement deal instead of public exchanges (AA)
• EU deal on Kosovo ‘alive’ despite Serbian vote (EU Observer)
• Kosovo Power Corporation CEO suspended from duty (media)
• Kosovo Assembly extraordinary session today on developments at KEK (media)
• Serbia to alter foreign policy after EU Kosovo decision: Vucic (Daily Sabah)

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