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Belgrade Media Report 26 July 2023

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 26 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Authorities in Pristina do not want elections, detained Serbs harassed (Beta/Politika)
• Joint military exercise held in Pasuljanske Livade (Beta/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Vucic to B&H Ambassador: Belgrade supports B&H integrity and RS within it (Beta)
• Vucic welcomes UK’s new Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Vucic receives credentials of new Cypriot Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Gratitude to Palestine for principled position regarding non-recognition of “Kosovo” (Tanjug)
• Orlic: Strengthening friendly relations between Serbia and Suriname is a permanent commitment (RTV/Tanjug)
• Forty-three Serbs join the police ranks in north Kosovo (Beta/Kossev)
• Serb Survival Initiative President says over 1,000 Serbs have moved out of north Kosovo (Beta)
• Kosovo flags raised in Mitrovica North (N1)
• Slavica Djukic Dejanovic elected Minister of Education (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS ruling politicians commend Monday’s meeting of SNSD, HDZ B&H and ‘The Troika’ (ATV/O Kanal)
• Representatives of RS opposition criticize agreement reached by ruling coalition leaders (BHT1)
• Trivic: Dodik was withdrawing like a coward and acting in a defensive way at meeting on Monday (Nova BH/FTV/O Kanal)
• FB&H politicians, political parties comment on meeting of ruling coalition at state level (BHT1/Hayat)
• B&H HoP adopts Proposal Law on Freedom of Access to Information (Hayat)
• RS reps in B&H CoM pass decision to file criminal reports against competent officials at B&H Ministry of Finance and Treasury and B&H Ministry of Defense for spending funds from budget reserve without decision of B&H CoM (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Triggering a veto is not just a caprice (RTRS)
• Kristo meets Sattler; Kristo: Progress on EU path is possible through dialogue, mutual respect and consensus (BHT1/Nezavisne)
• Dodik meets Milanovic on Hvar island, they discuss current situation in B&H (Avaz)
Montenegro
• Ibrahimovic after meeting with Spajic: When we agree on principles, discussion about the distribution of ministries will begin (CdM)
• What BS proposed to PES (CdM)
• Djukanovic: Current govt obviously doesn’t tolerate any critical thinking and to our collective misfortune, shows signs of dictatorship, totalitarianism and repression (CdM)
• Popa: Civil society should be allowed to act freely, without unnecessary political pressures (Antena M)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Committee on Constitutional Affairs supports proposal for constitutional changes (MIA)
• Osmani: Country at a critical point, time to take responsibility (TV21)
• Judicial Council elects 25 new judges, swears in new member (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj receives Letters of Credentials from the new Ambassador of the French Republic, Catherine Suard (Radio Tirana)
• Ambassador of Switzerland, Ruth: Albania is moving ahead with the diversification of renewable energy sources (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2023

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: It is logical for measures to be removed before the new elections (Koha)
• Szunyog: EU measures towards Kosovo remain unchanged (RTK)
• Osmani: Threats to policemen in the north come from Serbia and its criminal groups (media)
• Kurti: Internationals should be vocal against Belgrade’s pressure against integration of Serbs (Koha)
• Hovenier: Intimidation against young police officers is unacceptable (Koha)
• Rohde: Stop intimidation of Serbs who were employed in Kosovo Police (media)
• Haradinaj: Threats to policemen in the north, unacceptable (media)
• Serbs welcome work of new policemen from this community in northern municipalities (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo imposes the 11th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus (Klan)
• Criticism of Kosovo’s contract for lobbying in America returns – what did Serbia sign? (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: Kurti wants to create environment of fear and drive Serbs out of Kosovo (Radio KIM, TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Arsenijevic: More than 1000 Serbs left northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Head of EU Office in Pristina: There will be negative consequences if requests and expectations of EU are not respected (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Nis-Merdare motorway to boost development (Tanjug)
• Giaufret: “Peace Highway” to be backbone of regional road network (Tanjug, media)
• Ambassadors in Pristina: Intimidation campaign against new Serb members of KP should stop immediately (KoSSev)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo’s Other Deadlock: LGBT Rights in a Time of Strife (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 26, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

Public Pulse Brief shows growing satisfaction with government’s work (media)
EULEX chief reacts to threats against new Serb police officers in north (Telegrafi)
EU asks Kosovo to announce elections in north “as soon as possible” (RFE)
Citaku slams Bislimi for “setting conditions” (media)
Analysts: Measures to be removed gradually, there is a compromise for elections (RTK)
Haradinaj meets Szunyog, express concern over “government’s legislative agenda” (media)
Who is the White House official that will visit Kosovo? (Albanian Post)
Rafuna criticizes government for lack of capital investments (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

Two Kosovo flags hoisted in front of Mitrovica North municipality (KoSSev)
EULEX chief: Any intimidation of non-majority communities membres in Kosovo police unacceptable (N1, KoSSev)
Rakic-Andric on EULEX chief statement about Kosovo police (Kosovo Online, social media)
Vucic: Pristina does not want elections, we ask EULEX to take part in saving lives of Serb detainees (RTS)
Serbia sending firefighters to Greece (N1)

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