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Belgrade Media Report 19 January 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 19 January 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We will use all available means against banning of dinar in Kosovo (Beta/Tanjug)
• Vucic meets with Von der Leyen, other officials in Davos (Beta/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Petkovic: Pristina using Euro wildly and wants to abolish the Dinar as the only legal currency (RTS)
• Opposition party: Ban of Dinar in Kosovo consequence of Serbian government’s unending concessions to secessionists (Beta)
• SPN files request to annul Belgrade city elections (N1)
• Lavrov: EU rewriting Kosovo-Serbia agreements to deprive Serbs of rights (Beta/TASS)
• Djukic: End of EU’s soft approach to Vucic (Beta)
• Official Gazette issue no.1 with report on elections published, dated 3 January (Insider)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• State-level coalition meets in Laktasi (BNTV)
• Dodik: ‘The Troika’ advocates the US’ and the UK’s interests (RTRS)
• HR Schmidt’s underscores the critical need for B&H leadership to prioritize reforms and move towards Euro-Atlantic integration (Klix.ba)
• Dodik: What Schmidt and UK have to do with B&H’s European path (RTRS/O Kanal)
• Chairwoman Kristo in Davos: B&H expects opening of negotiations for EU membership soon (Dnevni avaz)
• B&H CC holds plenary session without judges from rank of Serb People (Nova BH)
• Meeting of B&H CC without judges from RS represents attack on constitutional order (RTRS)
• Minister Helez files criminal report against Dodik because of marking of unconstitutional 9 January (N1)
• Dodik comments on activities of UK company ‘Adriatic Metals’ in Vares and says that this is how RS property would also be stolen if it were on B&H level (ATV)
• Issue of Southern Interconnection (Klix.ba/Faktor)
Croatia
• Milanovic: No one should be afraid to reveal information about crime in the government (HRT)
Montenegro
• Continuation of Montenegro’s support to Ukraine (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Accelerated EU integration of Western Balkans to positively impact security, political processes and reform agenda (MIA)
Albania
• Hasani in Podgorica: Visible progress in cooperation with Montenegro (Tirana Times)
• CSU strategic forum in Bavaria, Rama: Albania an example of success in the region (Radio Tirana)
• Peleshi: Albania, a reliable NATO member (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 19, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 18, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti in Davos: Kosovo, a success story (media)
• Osmani meets Barbano, discuss security developments and rule of law (Klan)
• Gervalla: Lajcak failed dialogue process, entered without strategy and vision (Reporteri)
• EU requests clarifications from Kosovo regarding CBK’s decision (media)
• Kearns: Serbia’s path is increasingly authoritarian (RTK)
• Collection of signatures for dismissal of Zvecan mayor begins today (Koha)
• Zvecan mayor: Petition unfair, elections were democratic and accepted (Express)
• Hoti: Deepening of crisis, consequence of government’s inadequate measures (media)
• Serbian lawyer who visited Jashari family graves Thursday, says he was detained for 4 hours by Serbian BIA (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano: EC analyzes and seeks clarification on Pristina’s decision on payment transactions (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Belgrade started with diplomatic talks to prevent termination of payment transactions (N1, FoNet)
• Mijacic: 87.000 beneficiaries in Kosovo dependent on Serbian budget, implementation of regulation to induce poverty (KoSSev)
• Stojanovic on ban of dinar, official Belgrade’s reaction (Radio KIM)
• Zvecan residents expect elections to choose their own representatives (Kosovo Online)
• Swimming for Holy Cross organized at Gazivode lake (KoSSev)

International:

• Kosovo’s Ruling Party Steers Capital Expenditure to its Own Municipalities (Balkan Insight)
• Evidence-Tampering Denied at Trial for Kosovo Serb Politician’s Murder (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Institutions Silent on Enforcing Euro-Only Rule in Serb Areas (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 19, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Osmani: Kosovo together with its allies will stop any possible attack from Serbia (media)
Bislimi: Only Euro is used for banking transactions in Kosovo (RTK)
Purchase of weapons from USA, focus of meeting between Osmani and Hovenier (RTK)
KSF members travel to UK to train Ukrainian troops (Klan Kosova) 
Montgomery: Purchasing Javelin system, a right decision (VoA in Albanian) 
Kurti meets “Philips” and “Meta” representatives in Davos (media) 
Tahiri: If Kurti approves Association draft statute, he will have problem staying in Kosovo (Telegrafi)
PSD: We turned down AAK’s offer to join the coalition (Kallxo) 
Serbian attorney in Prekaz: No one will stop us on the path of reconciliation (RFE) 
Roth publishes letter of 24 senior MPs, tells Vucic “you are totally isolated” (media) 

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic met von der Leyen (Tanjug)
Dacic: Serbia not giving up on principles of international law, UN Charter (Tanjug, media)
Lavrov: EU rewriting Belgrade-Pristina agreements to deprive Serbs of rights (BETA, N1)
Vucic on banning dinars in Kosovo, EU’s request to permit Svecla visit southern Serbia (N1, BETA, Tanjug)
Drecun: Payment transactions termination biggest threat to Kosovo Serbs yet (media)
Barbano: EULEX monitored petition, everyone exercised their rights in safe and organized manner (Kosovo Online, social media)
Rohde: Collection of signatures process should commence promptly in two other northern municipalities (Kosovo Online, social media)
Vuksanovic: Collection of signatures to recall mayor starts in Zvecan (Kosovo Online, KoSSev)

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