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Belgrade Media Report 15 May 2023

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 15 May 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic with UN Under-Secretary for Peace Operations and UNMIK Head (Serbian Foreign Ministry)
• Vucic: Elections to be held in September at the latest (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Vucevic: Kurti plans to physically occupy 4 northern municipalities by 28 May, situation is terribly tense (TV Pink)
• Gratitude for continued support of Cyprus to Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic expressed regret over Israel’s decision to recognise unilaterally declared independence of so-called Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vucic defends Brnabic: She was only telling the truth about the protests (Nova)
• Dacic on protest: Not a word about the victims, just threats against Vucic (Tanjug)
• Serbia wishes to be part of European family (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Sattler: In week that we celebrate Europe Day we are marking big step that B&H has taken in direction of joining European family; Reform process must take place faster (O Kanal)
• Aggeler: Restoring of defamation into RS Criminal Code presents step back and Mission points out insufficient transparency in legislation process (Nezavisne)
• State property issue: International officials may offer solution, this spark big reactions in B&H (N1)
• Disputes on Open Balkans in focus of public again (BHT1)
Croatia
• Croatia marks anniversary of Bleiburg tragedy (HRT)
Montenegro
• Democratic Front dissolves after 11 years (CdM)
• Mandic, Medojevic, Knezevic confirm DF split: From now on we’ll act independently (CdM)
• Medojevic: DF ceases to exist, we started to bother each other (CdM/Sputnik)
• Rasko Konjevic withdraws from politics (CdM)
• SDP to run in June elections independently (CdM)
• No postponement: Parties still calculating how and with whom they’ll run in elections (RTCG)
• Abazovic: I don’t expect anything from Constitutional Court, very indecisive people, let’s organize elections, even though it’s insane (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• PM: Ruling coalition is stable (MIA)
• Escobar: Not asking opposition to support PM but North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic path (MIA/VoA)
Albania
• Administrative elections, 144 candidates running for mayors and 23,763 for members of municipal councils (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 15, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 15, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Budget for municipalities for 2024 is €740 million (media)
• Bajrami to Kurti: You have blocked over €37 million for the municipalities (Nacionale)
• Sarrazin: There might not be an agreement yet, but there are concepts (media)
• Szunyog: Non-implementation of Ohrid agreement will have consequences (Reporteri)
• Government and opposition clashes over World Bank’s report on Kosovo (media)
• Muja: Lajcak’s goal is to offer an extreme version for the Association (Reporteri)
• Dugolli writes to Specialist Chambers again; “I won’t stop seeking justice” (media)
• Five persons arrested in police counter-terrorism operation (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Miroce village residents’ another appeal to the Kosovo authorities and international representatives over their usurped properties (KoSSev)
• Petkovic met Lajcak ahead of the new round of dialogue with Pristina (RTS, Tanjug)
• Power visits Gracanica Monastery while visiting Kosovo (KoSSev)
• New “Serbia Against Violence” protest held in Belgrade (N1, media)
• Dacic on protest: Not a word about the victims, just threats against Vucic (N1, Tanjug)
• Dacic regrets Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo independence (BETA, media)
• Ambassador of Cyprus: Stance on Kosovo principled and consistent (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List: Entering the municipalities may endanger the peace (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)
• Fatherland Movement fully supports the requests of the opposition (KoSSev)
• Detention of Trajkovic extended for two more months (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Serbian president says snap election on cards after mass shootings spark protests (Politico)
• Ruling Socialists Defeat Divided Opposition in Albanian Local Polls (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo Assembly hosts seminar “Promoting a gender-sensitive parliament” (EO)
• Share Your Experience: School Violence in South Eastern Europe (Balkan Insight)
• Awareness march for mental health for first time in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 15, 2023

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• Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia continues in Brussels (RFE)
• Lajcak: I expect chief negotiators to be ready to agree on next steps (media)
• Osmani hosts USG: Kosovo, model for promoting Women’s Agenda (media)
• World Bank Group’s New Strategy in Kosovo Supports Competitiveness for Higher Job Creation and Living Standards (worldbank.org)
• Kosovo Opens Auction for First Solar Park (BIRN)
• Conference calls for stronger collaboration among prosecutors investigating war crimes in Western Balkans (BIRN)
• Kurti to meet mayors of municipalities today (RTK)
• KSF launch search for Serb man from Strpce who went missing (Kosovapress)

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