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Belgrade Media Report 3 May

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Pristina unwilling to meet its commitment, I hope dialogue will continue (RTS/RTV/Tanjug/Politika)
• Pristina does not want to fulfill its obligation and form Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: Term “forcibly disappeared” agreed on in declaration (Tanjug)
• Declaration on missing persons adopted in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/Politika)
• Petkovic: Agreement forbidden word in Pristina – Kurti doesn’t want ZSO and there is no philosophy here (RTS)
• Unilateral and illegal decision on dissolution of Management Team (Tanjug/RTV)
• Borrell: Important, symbolic step taken towards forming Community (Tanjug)
• Dacic: This round of dialogue confirms all Belgrade’s fears, Pristina doesn’t want to implement what’s agreed (RTS)
• Brnabic says Serbia appreciates fact that B&H did not recognize Kosovo, but that she is not clear about B&H’s vote in Council of Europe (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kristo: Mostar Fair is the most significant manifestation in the region, a symbol of our joint dedication to development of economy (Dnevni list)
• Konakovic addresses media at Mostar Fair; Regrets that Dodik did not attend (Avaz/Nova BH)
• Niksic at Mostar Fair; He underlines importance of cooperation and economic development (Avaz)
• Plenkovic addresses Fair in Mostar: Croatia will continue to support B&H on the EU path; Recent decision, imposed by HR Schmidt, was passed by the HR independently (BHT1/O Kanal)
• Brnabic meets with Covic, Kristo in Mostar: Improvement of bilateral, economic and political cooperation was the focus of the meetings (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Jelusic: Democrats and URA the centralist bloc backbone; Popovic: Wider sovereignist bloc needed (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Geer: EU concerned by latest developments in judiciary (MIA/Sitel/Sloboden Pechat/SDK/TV21/Libertas)
• Pendarovski – Roswall: EU negotiations key to speeding up reform agenda (MIA/Sitel/Sloboden Pechat/Alsat-M/Makfax)
• Osmani – Roswall: We need clear signals that enlargement of European family by 2030 is a possible mission (MIA/Makfax/Kanal 5/Nova TV/Lokalno)
• Government reviews new Draft Law on the Use of Macedonian Language (MIA/24 Vesti/Kanal 5/Press24/A1On)
Albania

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 3, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca: The management team presented the interests of Serbia, not Kosovo (Koha)
• Presidency: Management team submitted a draft statute similar to one of Vojvodina (Koha)
• Haradinaj believes U.S. and EU have a draft statute for Association in accordance with Constitution (media)
• Reactions on the Declaration on the missing accepted by Kurti (Reporteri)
• Osmani: We defend the role of free and impartial media (media)
• Statement of the AJK Board on the World Press Freedom Day (media)
• Haradinaj: The attacks on the media and journalists are disturbing (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Abolishment of Management Team leads to abolishment of ZSO and dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• European officials extend condolences over shooting at Belgrade school (N1, media)
• Association of Kosmet Victims’ Families welcomes adoption of Declaration on Missing Persons (Radio KIM)
• Dacic: Meeting in Brussels confirmed our fears, we must not lose majority in UN (RTS)
• Rakic Andric: By raising opening of Ibar River bridge topic Self-determination wants to score political points (Kosovo Online)
• Reporters Without Borders: Serbia drops 12 places on Press Freedom Index (N1)
• Blakaj: Adoption of the Declaration on the Missing a step forward (KiM radio)
• Lawyer Vasic writes to Quint ambassadors over Trajkovic’s health condition (Kosovo Online)
• Families of the missing on the adopted Declaration: Political camouflage (KiM radio)
• Borrell: Important, symbolic step taken towards forming Community (Tanjug)

International:

• Kosovo, Serbia fall short of diffusing tensions, agree to resolve war missing cases (Euractive)
• Kosovo and Serbia agree to help find war’s missing (BBC)
• Southeast, Central Europe – Bar Serbia and Turkey – Rise in RSF Freedom Index (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• World Press Freedom Day: Joint Declaration on Media Freedom and Democracy (article19.com)
• 2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry (rsf.org)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 3, 2023

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• Kosovo, Serbia agree to cooperate on resolving cases of missing persons (RFE)
• Borrell: Kosovo, Serbia fail to agree on lowering tensions in north Kosovo (Reuters)
• Kurti: Draft statute fundamentally incompatible with our Constitution (Koha)
• Management team for drafting statute of Association relieved from duty (media)
• Osmani: Kosovo should have its own draft for the Association (RTK)
• Osmani: Declaration, a moment of relief for affected families (media)
• Petkovic: Declaration confirms we have protected Serbian interests (media)
• Vucic: Pristina unwilling to meet commitment; hope dialogue will continue (media)
• Kurti met with Escobar, before meeting with Vucic and Borrell (RTK)
• Konjufca: I don’t expect Serbia to change quickly (RTK)
• First indictment filed, for rape during the war in Kosovo (media)
• Serbia ratifies three agreements of Berlin Process, including Kosovo (RTK)

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