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Belgrade Media Report 4 May 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 4 May 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian government proclaims three-day mourning for victims of Belgrade school shooting (Beta/RTS)
• Vucic: Brussels meeting was aimed at tricking us into recognising so-called Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Community of Municipalities hard to achieve without strong Western pressure (Tanjug)
• Escobar: US, EU fully committed to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Government against Serbia’s EU accession (Nova/Beta)
• Foreign officials express condolences over tragedy in Belgrade elementary school (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Newly appointed ministers in FB&H government and new FB&H Prime Minister Nermin Niksic officially take office (Nova BH)
• German Ambassador Fitschen welcomes formation of FB&H government (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic reacts to Dodik’s statement according to which Covic and Konakovic agreed on amendments to Election Law of B&H (FTV)
• Escobar: US encouraged by latest developments in B&H especially with new leaders in authority structure (BHT1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic to DF: If you want to be part of the government more easily, you have to go over some things (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Having no Judicial Council president stains country’s democratic dossier (Alsat-M/TV21/Telma/Sitel)
• Kovachevski at UN Security Council: North Macedonia example for solving open issues (MIA)
• Hill: Open Balkans creates sense of good neighborliness (MIA)
Albania
• Xhacka meets with Roswall: Sweden supports Albania in its journey towards the EU (Radio Tirana)
• US Ambassador meets State Police Director General, police plays a decisive role in the regular election process (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 4, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 4, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• EU: Role of Management Team ends only when statute is adopted (RFE)
• Zulfaj: EU asked to burn the mandates in the north by not swearing in (Koha)
• Indictment filed against a person for war crimes in Kosovo (media)
• Limaj: Kurti cannot wait to sign agreement with Serbia (Lajmi)
• Gervalla: We send our deepest condolences to the families (media)
• Vela: Diplomats closely following Serbia cannot be surprised with NYT article (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Brussels meeting was aimed at tricking us into recognising Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Mitrovica North residents pay tribute to victims of Belgrade school shooting (Kosovo Online, media)
• Foreign, regional officials express condolences over Belgrade school shooting (media)
• Hill: The Serbian-Kosovo issue must be resolved; it is a difficult issue and the tone between the parties is not good (KoSSev)
• Another war crime indictment filed in absentia (KoSSev)
• Dacic: EU officials condemned the dismissal of the Management Team for the formation of the CSM (ZSO) (NMagazin, Beta)

International:

• Grieving Serbs Demand Resignations Over Fatal School Shootout (BIRN)
• The President, the Soccer Hooligans and an Underworld ‘House of Horrors’ (NY Times)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 4, 2023

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• Escobar: Implementation of Ohrid agreement must start with Association (RFE)
• Rohde: Association statute to be in line with Constitution of Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• EU: Management team should be functional until statute is approved (Kallxo)
• EU insists Association is main issue and biggest priority (Koha)
• Serwer: Bilateral isn’t working, so… (media)
• EFJ calls on Kurti “not to allow further politicization of IMC” (media)
• Osmani, Kurti messages on World Press Freedom Day (media)
• Szunyog: Media institutional setup in Kosovo needs to be enhanced (media)
• LDK: Reporters in Kosovo at threat from attacks and intimidation (media)
• Kosovo rises in World Press Freedom Index, media independence still at risk (Prishtina Insight)
• Balkan, Central European journalists highlight safety concerns on Press Freedom Day (BIRN)
• Haki Abazi expelled from Vetevendosje parliamentary group (media)
• Kosovo solar farm goes even greener, using sheep to mow the grass (Reuters)
• EU, W. Balkans telcos to cut data roaming charges from October (SeeNews)
• Mass shooting in Belgrade school kills nine, shocks Serbia (BIRN)
• Osmani, Kurti, Bislimi send condolences after school shooting in Belgrade (media)

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