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Belgrade Media Report 28 April

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LOCAL PRESS

• Petkovic: Kurti is provoking by ordering that the Assembly of North Mitrovica decide on the opening of the bridge on the Ibar (RTS)
• Vucic: Kurti wants to open a bridge over the Ibar in Kosovska Mitrovica to expel the Serbs (RTS)
• Borrell called a meeting for May 2, Vucic and Kurti confirmed their arrival (B92)
• Vucic: I want good relations with NATO, but we will not cross certain lines (Tanjug)
• Report on the situation in KiM before the United Nations Security Council (RTS, Beta)
• Dacic: We will continue to insist on the ZSO as the first point of implementation of the agreement (RTS)
• Dacic: UN SC members noted Pristina’s obligation to form ZSO (Tanjug)
• Chollet after the conversation with Vucic: Urgent formation of ZSO is needed (RTS)
• Serbia again only country in the region not to align with EU Council’s measures for Ukraine (Beta)
• SNS Official says Serbia must urgently introduce sanctions against Russia and apply for NATO Membership (Danas)
• The meeting of the head of state with the representatives of the Working Group of the EU Council for Enlargement (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HR Schmidt imposes decision on formation of FB&H Government (N1)
• US Embassy comment HR Schmidt’s decision: It is regrettable that the High Representative had to intervene to ensure success of such a basic democratic process (Dnevni avaz)
• SDP President Niksic welcomes decision of HR Schmidt (FTV)
• Our Party on HR’s decision: It is good that decision envisages possibility of early elections, which will prevent anyone’s usurpation of power and blockades (FTV)
• SDA criticizes Schmidt’s decision to unblock appointment of FB&H Government (AJB, FTV)
• DF criticizes Schmidt’s decision to unblock appointment of FB&H Government (FTV)
• NES leader Ogresevic condemns changes imposed by HR Schmidt (FTV)
• Session of FB&H HoR scheduled for Friday with appointment of new FB&H Government on agenda (BHT1)
• HDZ B&H, ‘Troika’ agree on new distribution of ministerial positions in FB&H Government, instead of NES, SBIH, HDZ 1990, Isak will join them (BHT1)
• B&H CC harshly condemns decisions adopted by RSNA on Wednesday (FTV)
• Dodik: B&H CC demonstrated it is inquisition court against Serbs (Nova BH)
• Becirovic: B&H CC judge acts within B&H CC in his personal capacity, and not in capacity of representative of entity or of some other subject (O kanal)
• Becirovic meets Sattler and calls on EU to impose sanctions against Dodik over RSNA’s conclusions on protection of property and resignation of RS judge from B&H CC (BHT1)
• US Embassy calls on political leaders to stop with boycotts, blockades, as well as legislative and other activities directed toward undermining of the state (Fena)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Anti-Muslim sentiment is slowing down Albania’s EU accession (HRT)
Montenegro
• Trouble in paradise: Is Europe Now tearing apart? (CDM)
• Europe Now to run in elections by itself, Spajic its list holder (CDM)
• Govt hasn’t invited international organizations and Council of Europe to monitor elections (MINA, Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Session for election of new Judicial Council President postponed to May 2 (Alsat-M)
• Pendarovski: Events at Wednesday’s session don’t befit the Judicial Council (Telma)
• Wave of reactions following Dameva’s dismissal (Sitel)
Albania
• Croatian President: Let’s help Albania integrate into the EU, otherwise someone else will do it (Radio Tirana)
• Albania will participate in the exercise “Defender Europe 2023” (Radio Tirana)
• Prime Minister Rama travels to Greece today, to take part in the 8th Delphi Economic Forum (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 28, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• The EU confirms the agenda of the May 2 meeting between Kurti and Vucic (RFE)
• Kurti at the Economic Forum in Delphi, meets Lord Stuart Peach (RTK)
• Lajcak meets Dendias, discuss the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Albanian Post)
• The Assembly of Mitrovica decides to open for traffic the bridge over river Iber (Koha)
• The ruling MPs are boycotting the Parliament, says KIJ (Koha)
• The CEC certifies elections results for mayors of four northern municipalities (Kallxo)
• Krasniqi: The door of autonomy for Serb community, opened (TV21, ekonomia)

Serbian Language Media:

• Security Council on Kosovo – between ZSO, UNMIK and war crimes accusations (RTS)
• Dacic: Dialogue with Pristina in very complex, decisive moment (Tanjug, media)
• Dacic: UN SC members noted Pristina’s obligation to form Community (Tanjug)
• Poll shows low support for Franco-German agreement (NSPM, N1, Beta)
• Vucic: Kurti to open Ibar bridge in Mitrovica to expel the Serbs (RTS)
• Petkovic reacts to decision of Mitrovica North councillors on opening main bridge, says Pristina wants conflict (Tanjug)
• Serbian List: International community to prevent implementation of decision on opening main bridge (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Aleksandar Arsenijevic opposes decision to open bridge on Ibar River (social media)
• Councillors in North Mitrovica voted to open the Ibar Bridge (Kosovo Online)
• Lajcak: Serbia dissolved parallel structures; Kosovo did not form the CSM (ZSO) (RTK2)
• Strpce Missing Persons Association president: To stop separating missing persons based on nationality (RTK2)
• Qerkini: During Kurti’s government, solving the issue of missing persons stagnated (Kosovo Online, ekonomiaonline.com)
• EEAS: Vucic, Kurti confirm attendance on May 2 (N1)
• Fidesz MEPs reject EP report on Serbia (N1)

Opinion:

• Vuletic: The words heard in the UNSC sound nice, but do not mean much, the most important thing not included in the report (RTS)

Humanitarian/Development:

• 24 years waiting for his son, the sad story of a father who still lives with hope (euronews.al)
• Statistics office publishes Serbian census results (N1)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 28, 2023

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UN Security Council discusses report on Kosovo (media)
Kurti: Serbia is not constructive; internationals must apply pressure on it (KSP)
Kosovo remembers the forcibly disappeared of the 1990s war (BIRN)
U.S. Embassy message on National Day of Missing Persons (media)
Abbott urges governments to do all they can to resolve fate of missing (media)
Lajcak: Important to start defining status, competencies of Association (media)
Abdixhiku: We can’t be with Kurti in government, he represents the past (T7)
Kosovo’s CoE membership may take up to two years (Albanian Daily News)
Kosovo Supreme Court upholds ex-policeman’s war crimes sentence (BIRN)
Chollet talks with Vucic; “we expect constructive meeting on May 2” (media)

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