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Belgrade Media Report 11 January 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 11 January 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic meets with US Ambassador: Open discussion about further improvement of Serbian-US relations (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic: Everyone is arming themselves, we are not lagging behind (Tanjug)
• Vucevic: Political pressures on Serbia continue (RTS)
• Serbia Against Violence demands annulment of elections (Beta)
• CRTA on deadlines for contesting election result in Belgrade (Beta/Beoinfo)
• Brnabic: CRTA is Djilas’s political platform (N1)
• Defence to seek throwing out of indictment against Kosovo Serb – lawyer (Tanjug)
• Cvijanovic: RS Day is creating divisions without reasons, many have problem with fact that RS was created in peace (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Incidents reported in B&H in last few days (FTV/Nova/Klix.ba)
• HR Schmidt meets ‘Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves’ discuss tensions raised over unconstitutional celebrations of RS Day, especially safety concerns raised by returnee communities (Klix.ba/FTV)
• Dodik: It is impossible to understand hysteria against Serbs and RS in Muslim part of FB&H (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: By celebrating the RS Day, the RS has sent the message of love, peace and freedom to the whole world (RTRS)
• Prosecutor’s Office of B&H follows events related to RS Day and is set to establish if there are elements of criminal responsibility (BHT1)
• Details of draft election law of RS (EuroBlic)
Montenegro
• Djurickovic: Does Montenegro plan to send an apology to B&H (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• FM meets Saudi speaker, discuss bilateral relations and economic cooperation (MIA)
• President Pendarovski meets Saudi speaker Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (MIA)
• Speaker Xhaferi meets Saudi counterpart Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj hosts reception for diplomatic corpse (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 11, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 11, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: First basic agreement, implementation annex, then Association (media)
• Osmani thanks United Arab Emirates for abolishing visa requirements (media)
• 2024 starts with mass “internal reorganization” of Kosovo Tax Administration (EO)
• Gjoshi asks western ambassadors to react to govt’s criticism of court (Nacionale)
• Sources: Kurti strips SIU from competencies on terrorism (Albanian Post)
• Molliqaj: Closer we get to autonomy for Serbs, Kurti talks of war more (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Decision on land expropriation in north annulled; Nenezic: After judgment becomes final, we’ll send a request to remove bases (KoSSev)
• Rapajic: Decision of court in Pristina positive step, but I do not expect changes (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Kurti continues systematic and institutional oppression of Serbs (Tanjug, media)
• Friedman: Crucial issue not Kosovo, but Serbia emerging as economic power (N1)
• Sandulovic case: From post on visit to Jashari complex, arrest, Vulin, BIA to the West (KoSSev, DW)
• Trial of Zlatan Arsic continues (Kosovo Online)
• Abolishing visas for Kosovo Serbs: When could negotiations start (N1, Radio KIM)
• Bilcik: It is high time for Pristina to solve major issue (Radio KIM)
• Lawyer: Detention of Dragisa Milenkovic extended for two more months (Tanjug, media)

Opinion:

• Serbian Democracy is Paying a Price for Western Geopolitical Interests (BIRN)

International:

• Serbian opposition leader left partly paralyzed by attack, say family (The Guardian)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 11, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti welcomes Irish PM at Pristina Airport (media)
• Foreign Ministry: Dakaj confirmed Serbia accusing him of war crimes (media)
• Candles to be lit for “victims of Serbian genocide in Kosovo” on Jan 15 (media)
• Begaj: Non-recognizing countries should recognize Kosovo (media)
• Haxhiu forecasts early elections if Kurti doesn’t form Association (Express)
• Gjinovci: Armed conflict in Kosovo is inevitable (KTV)
• BIA denies that Sandulovic was tortured (Koha)
• NATO: Reintroducing compulsory military service, Serbia’s matter (RFE)
Serbian Language Media:
• Court in Pristina annulled government’s decision on land expropriation in northern Kosovo (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Radovic: Krasniqi’s statement inaccurate, we have not received necessary documentation to initiate petition (Kosovo Online)
• BIA refutes Sandulovic: No unlawful physical force was used (KoSSev)
• NATO Office in Belgrade on obligatory military service in Serbia (N1, RFE)
• Is there a connection between seizure of Serbian properties in Kosovo and competencies CSM should have? (Kosovo Online)
International Media:
• A Chronicle of Investigations: Stories of Journalists that Documented Injustices (Balkan Insight)

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