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Belgrade Media Report 18 May

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LOCAL PRESS

• Tense situation in north of Kosovo and Metohija, they will try to elect fake mayors (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vucic, Serbian Patriarch discuss fateful matters (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic speaks with Chollet (Tanjug/RTS)
• Serbia focused on attracting new investments (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Intensification of political dialogue with Gabon (Tanjug/Politika)
• Improving cooperation with US strategic commitment of Serbia (Tanjug/RTV)
• Djurovic: Serbia forced to consider purpose and modalities of membership in CoE (Beta)
• Molina: Necessity to form ZSO in order to have normalization of relations (RTV/Tanjug)
• Kosovo Serbs set off to Belgrade on foot for Vucic’s counter rally (Tanjug)
• Serbian government says security situation stable (FoNet/N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Participants of EU-B&H High-Level Political Forum adopt set of conclusions (Nezavisne)
• Varhelyi attends High- Level Political Forum in Sarajevo: Conditions for EU accession need to be met; Varhelyi; Our allies do not go to Moscow; Kristo: B&H belongs to the EU family (Hayat)
• Viskovic: I openly told Varhelyi that solutions should be negotiated within B&H and that is why I did not accept the action plan (RTRS)
• Varhelyi meets HR Schmidt; Schmidt: B&H needs to use benefits of EU candidate country status (Nova BH)
• Dodik: Property is red line that the RS will not cross (ATV)
• Dodik and Kalabukhov discuss upcoming energy projects, potential investments from Russia and Dodik’s planned meeting with Putin (ATV)
• B&H supports declaration on recognition of territorial integrity of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova at Council of Europe summit (RTRS)
• Bakir reveals his dangerous Islamist face (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• SEC determined the list of the coalition around DPS, the Democrats and URE, BS and HGI, and returned the list of SDP and “Yes, we can” for revision (CdM)
• Medojevic: The Church must stop interfering in politics, Spajic cleared Milatovic from the list (Gradski.me)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski from Reykjavik: Western Balkans’ joining EU is investment in Europe’s security (MIA)
• Osmani: OSCE and Council of Europe to safeguard shared values and principles (MIA)
• Pendarovski: If we weren’t in NATO and didn’t share information in that system, we wouldn’t be able to deal with Russian propaganda (MIA)
• Country to be isolated without constitutional changes, says FM Osmani (TV Klan/MIA)
• Miloshoski after meeting Sarrazin: This parliament will not vote for constitutional changes (MIA)
Albania
• Rama asks to the CoE to pave the way for the withdrawal of the infamous report (Radio Tirana)
• Albania-Kosovo increase cooperation between the cabinets of the speakers (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 18, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti talks with Chollet, calls for unconditional implementation of agreement (media)
• Czech and Finnish presidents call for Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Gazeta 10)
• Bislimi: Kosovo evaluated for highest economic growth in the region (media)
• Kosovo Police Union admitted in European Council of Police Unions (Klan)
• Police ready for swearing-in of new mayors of northern municipalities (RTV21)
• Selimi says Kosovo falling for traps set up by Vucic in the north (media)
• Expropriation in the north, a slippery slope for the Kosovo Government (RFE)
• Pamuk’s visit to Kosovo postponed to autumn, Ministry says (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic says situation in northern Kosovo is very tense (Danas, FoNet, Kosovo Online)
• Vucic speaks with Chollet (Tanjug)
• Serbian Government says security situation stable (FoNet, N1)
• Vucic, Serbian patriarch discuss fateful matters (Tanjug)
• “Serbia forced to reconsider meaningfulness of Council of Europe membership” (BETA, Radio KIM, media)
• PIK launches preliminary investigation of Rakocevic’s complaint about police mistreatment (KoSSev)
• West’s plan being prepared for Kosovo, Dayton 2? (Blic)
• Ficovic: Local media are essential for objectively informing Serbs in Kosovo (KiM radio)

Opinion:

• If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It: Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans After the Elections (EWB)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 18, 2023

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• Kurti meets Wieland, “unconditional implementation of agreement” (media)
• Chollet, Escobar to discuss about Western Balkans at U.S. Senate (Dukagjini)
• Chollet: Provocations between Kosovo and Serbia must be avoided (media)
• Koopman meets Kurti: Kosovo is part of the European family (media)
• Kosovo Police joins the operational network against organized crime (media)
• Zubin Potok mayor: Harmonizing actions with U.S. and other factors (media)
• LVV MP: Lajcak should’ve made his statement in Belgrade (Telegrafi)
• Switzerland grants visa-free travel to Kosovars starting on 2024 (Schengen Visa)
• Kosovo failing to punish violent crime, BIRN Finds (BIRN)
• Kosovo government building illuminated in colors of LGBTQI+ flag (media)
• SL List claims persons that shot in Uglare were speaking in Albanian (media)
• OSCE mission releases guidelines on domestic violence coordination (media)
• EU Council urges Kosovo to step up energy transition (SeeNews)

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