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Belgrade Media Report 20 June 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 20 June 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Orban: We see what is being done to Serbs in Kosovo (B92)
• Hungary “defended” Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vucic calls for release of Kosovo Serbs before crisis meeting (B92)
• Protest march in northern Kosovo in support of arrested Serbs (N1)
• Odalovic: KFOR must order the withdrawal of special units from northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Truck drivers from Jarinje and locals blocked the Kosovska Mitrovica-Raska road (RTS)
• Stoltenberg: Belgrade and Pristina to cease escalating, return to dialogue (Beta)
• Grenell: A plan has been made for the NATO troops to withdraw from Kosovo (Kosovo online)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Constitutional Court of B&H changes rule on postponing sessions if there are not enough judges, condemns political pressure exerted on judge Knezevic (O kanal)
• Cvijanovic: B&H Constitutional Court has undermined its own constitutional position and purpose (RTRS)
• Dodik’s Advisor Tegeltija: Constitutional Court of B&H struck at the foundations of the Dayton Peace Agreement (RTRS)
• Konakovic: Dodik’s opposition to appointment of new judges from the RS to B&H CC causes the most damage to RS citizens (BN TV)
• Dodik reacts to Konakovic’s criticism of him (ATV)
• Schmidt: Parties to Annex 10 of Dayton Peace Agreement, including RS, have obligation to fully cooperate with High Representative (BN TV)
• Russian Embassy to B&H reacts to OHR’s statement (RTRS)
• Ambassadors Sattler and Murphy to meet FB&H officials on Tuesday and hold political dialogue (Dnevni avaz)
• UN coordinator: We are worried that hate speech in Bosnia goes unpunished (Fena)
• B&H CoM and Croatian Government to hold joint session Tuesday in Zagreb; Minister Konakovic: Session will not resolve issues, nor it will be historic, but it clearly indicates willingness to open some topics (Nova BH)
Croatia
• Presidency of Croatian HDZ discusses upcoming joint session of B&H CoM and Croatian Government; Grlic Radman reminds Croatia strongly supports B&H’s EU path (HRT)
Montenegro
• Janovic: We won’t support minority government or some other experiments – either we are in government, or we’ll be constructive opposition (CDM)
• Milatovic and Maddocks: It is necessary to form a stable government as soon as possible (CDM)
• Abazovic with Maddocks and Gerasimenko on the eve of the Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine: Montenegro is a recognized and valued partner (CDM)
• Milatovic spoke with Gerasimenko: Montenegro will continue to support Ukraine (CDM)
North Macedonia
• Spasovski: Prespa Forum takeaway – dialogue solves problems (MIA)
• Mickoski: No constitutional changes under Bulgarian dictate, elections only way out of political crisis (MIA)
• Marichikj: Mickoski’s demands within scope of negotiating framework worth contemplating (MIA)
• Kovachevski: Leaders’ meeting a good basis to take next step and make right decisions (MIA)
• Crvenkovski promotes initiative for Western Balkans’ access to European single market (MIA)
• Xhaferi – Norlen: Accession a benefit for future, not a return to past (MIA)
• Osmani and Cleverly discuss British support, North Macedonia’s European file (MIA)
Albania
• The EU-Albania Stabilization-Association Parliamentary Committee meets in Tirana (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 20, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 20, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Three border crossings with Serbia remain blocked for trucks and buses (RFE)
• European Parliament President: Situation in the north must de-escalate (Gazeta Metro)
• Kurti-Vucic meeting; analysts says dialogue only way to overcome situation (Telegrafi)
• Osmani and Haradinaj with messages on World Refugee Day (media)
• Surroi reacts to Grenell about “potential idea of removing NATO troops in 2020” (media)
• Gashi: Attacks against reporters extending Prime Minister Kurti’s narrative (Kallxo)
• Case initiated for throwing of Molotov cocktail at police car in Leposavic (media)
• Austrian reporter: EU sanctions against Kosovo taken seriously as it seems (Nacionale)
• CDHRF: Serbia is not allowing anyone to visit the police officers (Kosovapress)
• Populism is threatening societies and countries in the region (Kosovapress)
• Hasani on Rama’s proposal: Philosophically equal to project for Kosovo’s partition (T7)
• Abazovic: I have asked Kurti not to get into conflict with internationals (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I will not talk to Kurti until each arrested Serb have not been released (TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Orban asked Vucic to release Kosovo police officers (NMagazin, Beta)
• Protests in northern Kosovo continue (Kosovo Online)
• Colleagues of arrested Vukasinovic talk to KoSSev, claim that he is innocent (KoSSev)
• Truck drivers from Serbia: We are blocking all trucks from Kosovo until they let us go (N1)
• Members of the Serbian opposition Miroslav Aleksic and Aleksandar Jovanovic in Zvecan (KiM radio)
• Serbian opposition Zvetnici party supports truck drivers blocking the roads (Kosovo Online)
• Odalovic: KFOR must order the withdrawal of special units from northern Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Behind Lajcak’s sudden departure to Washington for “intensive talks on urgent steps” (Blic)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 20, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:
Roads toward three border crossings with Serbia remain blocked (Telegrafi)
COMKFOR: Situation in North cannot be resolved militarily, but politically (Albanian Post)
Escobar and Lajcak in the U.S. on the resumption of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)
Osmani: Criminal groups in the north must be brought to justice (media)
Svecla says “criminals who receive orders from Belgrade” will face justice (RTK)
Union chief says policemen in Serbia are well and not being mistreated (KTV)
Haxhiu: Serbia should hand over the war criminals (Koha)
Five TV stations stopped broadcast for 5 minutes, solidarity with Klan Kosova (Reporteri)
Ministry: Klan Kosova can perform activities until IMC decision (media)
Hoti: Resignation of Kurti govt would save Kosovo’s economic and political stability (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Arrests of Serbs do not stop, truck drivers and local residents blocked roads after Jarinje crossing and near Kursumlija (RTS)
Another Serb sent to one-month detention (KoSSev)
Ristuccia: Situation in northern Kosovo still tense, we call for dialogue (Tanjug)
Petkovic reacts to Svecla’s remarks on arrests, says arrested Serbs are innocent (Kosovo Online, social media)
Vucic welcomes Hungarian PM Orban (N1, FoNet)
International Media:

NATO Ready to Act to Save Kosovo’s Peace, Calls for De-Escalation (Reuters)
Brussels urges Vucic and Kurti to be ‘more reasonable’ and engage in talks to diffuse tensions (euronews)
Kosovo frustrated over Western threats blames Serbia (Euractiv)
NATO Chief Urges De-Escalation As Serbia, Kosovo Leaders Downplay Crisis Talks (RFE)
EU, NATO urge Kosovo, Serbia talks, de-escalation (Daily Sabah)
How Kosovo’s prime minister became America’s ardent frenemy (politico.eu)
Kosovo Serbs Protest Arrests of Serbs Suspected of Attacking Journalists (BIRN)

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