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Belgrade Media Report 17 July 2023

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 17 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Albin Kurti is not interested in peace or what the US thinks of him (The Pavlovic Today/B92)
• Brnabic: Government’s goal to facilitate flow of goods, people for better life for citizens (RTS/Tanjug/Politika)
• Serbia extremely appreciates Venezuela’s principled position on Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Serbia, Venezuela sign agreement on abolishment of visas (Tanjug/RTV/RTS/Beta)
• Dacic: Still no evidence against Vulin from US, and I don’t expect it to come (Politika)
• Petkovic meets with Hungarian Ambassador to inform him of the difficult political and security situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Cochard: Serbia, France brotherly peoples, France will accelerate Serbia’s EU accession (Beta)
• Serbia Against Violence protest held in Belgrade (Beta)
• Lajcak: I am working on preparing next meeting between the representatives of Belgrade and Pristina (RTV/Tanjug)
• Djilas: The government is desperately trying to defend Vulin (Nova)
• New tranche of humanitarian aid to Ukraine (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbia gets new Green-Left party (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Law on Publishing Laws and Other Regulations in the RS will come to force on Monday (AJB)
• Konakovic: Cvijanovic’s one more pointless attack against work I do and against me personally (Dnevni list)
• RS politicians, analysts comment on Konakovic’s move (RTRS)
• B&H CC accepts Knezevic’s request for early retirement (BHT1)
• Dodik: The RS will come out even stronger from the current political crisis in B&H and no one will defeat it (ATV)
• Kovacevic: The RS is not violating DPA; Being against the false HR and unconstitutional CC is not abandoning but defence of Dayton (ATV)
• Konakovic asks Szijjarto to lobby with RS politicians to end crisis in B&H (BHT1)
• Picula: Removal of Dodik should be condition for B&H’s EU integration (Avaz)
• Students and NGOs in Serbia criticize the decision to give scholarships to two Sarajevo students (AJB)
Montenegro
• State Election Commission announced final election results, SDP’s objection dropped as baseless (CdM)
• For the Future of Montenegro: We’re ready for talks with Europe Now (CdM)
• Carapic: Negotiations over new govt next week, we’ll invite For the Future of Montenegro as well (RTCG)
• Vujovic: Constitutional Court can’t reject SDP’s appeal (MINA)
• Jelusic: I’m convinced that URA won’t be part of new govt. (TV Adria)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Open Balkans future is bright, say Kovachevski and Brnabic (MIA)
• No mines if citizens against it, concessions given at time of VMRO-DPMNE’s government: PM (MIA)
• Bulgaria has no new conditions for North Macedonia, says country’s MFA (MIA)
Albania
• Balluku meets with Escobar in Washington: Ready to help solve the crises in the region (Radio Tirana)
• Balla assumes the position of Interior Minister; Next week to present priorities (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 17, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 17, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Rama gathers leaders of region, Kosovo expected to be represented by Bislimi (Klan)
• Bislimi’s participation at informal meeting of regional leaders, refused (Reporteri)
• Mehaj calls on citizens to contribute to Security Fund: To guarantee a safe Kosovo (media)
• Citaku to Kurti: Your approach is harming Kosovo (media)
• Hoti: Kurti’s non-participation in the meeting in Tirana, lack of seriousness (media)
• Albanians of Presheva Valley demand justice (RTK)
• CDRF on the fight in Parliament: Bislimi was a guest, had no right to tear photo of opposition (media)
• Association of Municipalities has not received membership application from Mitrovica North (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• A lot of what I’ve seen in the north reminds me of Northern Ireland, that’s why the dialogue is important (KoSSev)
• Detention of Dejan Pantic extended for two more months (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus)
• Lawyer: Nemanja Vlaskovic from Leposavic released on bail (Radio KIM)
• Serbian journalists associations request Kosovo police to stop mistreating Serbian media outlets journalists (Radio KIM)
• Dacic: Still no evidence against Vulin from US, and I don’t expect it to come (BETA, Politika, N1)
• Serbian PM: Open Balkan has a bright future, I don’t think Rama is against it (N1, BETA)
• Vucic: Our ties with US a priority in Kosovo crisis (Tanjug)
• Mitrovica North MA: Land parcel near firefighter station allocated for use of Directorate of emergency situations (KoSSev)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 17, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

Kosovo buys Bayraktar drones; Kurti: Kosovo now even safer (media)
Lajcak mentions meetings with Bislimi and Krasniqi (media)
KFOR: Kosovo institutions responsible for reducing police presence in north (Express)
Task Force investigating at least five ministers and one deputy minister (Betimi per Drejtesi)
Two shocks bombs thrown at house in Mitrovica North (Koha)
Rama to gather leaders of region in Tirana on Monday, not known if Kurti will attend (media)
Albanian neighbors after Serb house burnt: We never had any bad words (RFE)

Serbian Language Media: 

Serbian President Vucic: Albin Kurti is not interested in peace or what United States thinks of him (The Pavlovic Today, media)
Abbott: I am concerned over specificities of agreement on de-escalation, we need to see more of EULEX instead of special police (KoSSev)
Kurti refers to detained Serb from north as “notorious criminal” at KP graduation ceremony address (KoSSev, media)
Serbian List, Petkovic react to Kurti’s remarks on Kosovo police being continuation of KLA (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, Radio KIM, media)

International Media:

Kosovo buys Turkish Bayraktar drones (Reuters)
 After BIRN’s Investigation, Member of Ruling Party Arrested by Police (BIRN)

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