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Belgrade Media Report 8 May

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic announced SNS leadership that early elections coming soon (Informer)
• Ruzic submitted his irrevocable resignation (Tanjug)
• Serbian Opposition announce protest rally after two mass shootings (N1)
• Vucic: Harsh measures will be taken; “You want our resignations? We will talk” (B92)
• Botsan Kharchenko on the Vracar massacre: “Putin immediately asked…” (B92)
• Petkovic: There is no legal basis for Kurti to dismiss the Management Team (RTS)
• Lajcak: The draft of the Management Team is an important starting point for the upcoming talks (RTS)
• Odalovic: Information about the possible location of a mass grave that has been kept quiet for years (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic will not approve any ‘Interconnection’ gas pipeline, until new Law on Gas in B&H is passed (FTV)
• Article published by Istraga.ba with parts of Schmidt’s Report for UN Security Council (Oslobodjenje)
• SNSD’s Mazalica says nothing will change after UN SC session on B&H; He doubts that apart from China and Russia other members of UN SC will accept initiative to close OHR (RTRS)
• Sattler: Entire region has the opportunity to accelerate EU integration process, politicians must roll up their sleeves and do their part of the job (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Milanovic: People in Serbia have a lot of weapons at home (Hina)
Montenegro
• Adzic after events in Serbia: Police Directorate raised to a higher level of attention (CDM)
• Boskovic: Populism that’s in force prevents Army from working and developing, large NATO exercise a great opportunity for Montenegro soldiers (Antena M)
• Milatovic invited all three members of the B&H Presidency to the inauguration, also invites Vucic, Milanovic, and Panderovski (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski to meet top US officials in Washington (MIA)
• Education ministry to propose urgent assessment of security risks of TikTok (MIA)
Albania
• Poland’s President pays a 2-day visit to Albania (Radio Tirana)
• Spiropali at the summit of the Albanian coalition in Montenegro (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 8, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca: If dialogue’s price is destroying Kosovo, it is good to say goodbye (media)
• Osmani meets Peach, discuss recent developments, including dialogue (media)
• Kurti welcomes attendees of 20th Vienna Economic Forum (media)
• Sobotka: Challenging political situation in Kosovo, parties should dialogue (media)
• EP members: Evident that Serbia has violated agreement by voting against Kosovo (Reporteri)
• Jackovich: A lot of pressure from Washington, Brussels and Belgrade (EO)
• Dugolli calls on Special Court to initiate investigations into Dubrava massacre (Koha)
• Serwer criticises West for approach toward Balkans (Gazeta Express/VoA)
• Opposition warns it will send law on strategic investments to court (TeVe1)
• Croatian Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Kosovo (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbian Education Minister resigns in light of recent school shooting (N1, media)
• Anniversary of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade marked (N1, media)
• Russian Ambassador: We share grief with kindred Serbian people (media)
• Odalovic: Information about the possible location of a mass grave that has been kept quiet for years (RTS)
• Gornji Livoc: Son of attacked journalist threatened (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Serbian opposition calls for gathering on Monday (Danas)
• Ruling party officials blast opposition protest organisers (N1)
• Professor on ‘Croatian model’, says no analogy between Serbs in Kosovo and Croatia (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic, Kurti meeting in the shadow of the great tragedies in Belgrade and Mladenovac (KoSSev)
• Petkovic with the ICRC delegation on the importance of respecting the Declaration on Missing Persons (Kosovo Online, RTS)

International:

• Kurti Outlines Renewable Energy Goals at Vienna Economic Forum (BIRN)
• Hague Court Urges Kosovo to Treat War Victims and Defendants Equally (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 8, 2023

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• Kurti says management team for Association completed its function (media)
• Lajcak: First draft not final, an important starting point for discussions (media)
• Petkovic: Management team mandate team lasts until Association formed (media)
• Kurti presents formation of Kosovo’s Sovereign Fund (Kallxo)
• Osmani meets Steinmeier, updates him on dialogue (media)
• Explosion near police station in north of Kosovo (media)
• Serbia and Kosovo: the west’s ill-fated push to heal the divide (Financial Times)
• Kosovo Ambassador to Brussels publishes list of Serbia’s violations of agreement (media)
• Kosovo Civil Society and Media Form Coalition Against Disinformation (BIRN)
• German company contracted by Kosovo to supply passports suspected of irregularities (BIRN)
• Mirëdita, Dobar Dan Festival in Prishtina Opens With Tribute to Belgrade School Victims (Prishtina Insight)

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