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Belgrade Media Report 23 January 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 23 January 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Establishing free labor market in countries of Open Balkans (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Vucic: I discussed Pristina’s announcement with O’Brien (Tanjug/RTV/Politika)
• Serbia successful example for solving issue of national minorities (Tanjug/Politika/RTS/RTV)
• Taking over the remains of monastery – open repression towards Serbian heritage in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• O’Brien: Kosovo, Serbia should get to work on Ohrid deal implementation (Beta)
• Hill on Euro as Kosovo’s new currency: Avoid unnecessary surprises (Beta/Politika)
• Electoral commission assigns mandates to new Serbian MPs (Tanjug/RTS)
• Veselinovic, Lajcak discuss Serbian election irregularities in Brussels (Beta)
• Enough signatures for removal of mayors in Zvecan and Zubin Potok collected (RTS/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic confirms he sent the proposal of amendments to Election Law of B&H to coalition partners at level of B&H, He proposes changes when election of Croat member of B&H Presidency is in question (O Kanal)
• SDP representatives say they will analyse HDZ B&H’s proposal, but for them priority is implementation of ECHR’s judgments (AJB)
• SDA: Proposal presented by Covic is in favour of SNSD and HDZ B&H that do not want fair and transparent elections (BHT1)
• Three Bosniak delegates in B&H HoP threaten to block everything that was agreed upon at recent meeting of political leaders in Laktasi if it comes to parliamentary procedure (ATV)
• Dodik: Germany, with its unilateral policy and interference in everything that exists in B&H, shows that it is not benevolent towards peoples who live in B&H (Glas Srpske)
• Dodik: RS is going with belief that representatives of ‘The Troika’ will remain dedicated to common goal in connection with which there is consensus of all parties, which is European path (RTRS)
• OHR: B&H authorities must align B&H Election Law with international standards on transparency and integrity of election processes and good practices applied in democratic elections (BHT1)
• Dodik: The OHR has nothing to do with European path of B&H or with European values (Oslobodjenje)
• US Embassy: Change of Election Law only through Constitution (Oslobodjenje)
• Plenkovic meets HDZ B&H delegation and pays visit to Head of IZ B&H, Reis Kavazovic (Klix.ba)
• Western Balkans leaders meet with EU and US officials in Skopje to discuss new EU Growth Plan for Western Balkans, sign joint statement committing to promotion of regional economic integration through common regional market (BHT1)
• B&H joins 47 countries signing the statement: We call on the Russian Federation to stop its war of aggression and withdraw immediately its troops from the territory of Ukraine (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik and Cvijanovic: Lagumdzija acted without approval of B&H Presidency (Srna/RTRS)
Croatia
• Grlic Radman: It is necessary to closely monitor the situation in Montenegro (HRT)
Montenegro
• Spajic: The growth plan for the Western Balkans is an opportunity for everyone, to start as soon as possible (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski: Growth Plan connects aspirations to reality (MIA)
• Marichikj: Accelerated EU-integration for North Macedonia and Western Balkans through EU’s Growth Plan (MIA)
• O’Brien: Closer to the EU than ever, let’s focus on practical work (MIA)
• O’Brien: Citizens will have clear choice between vision that knows how to go to Europe and something else (MIA)
• Open Balkans countries sign protocols on free access to labor markets (MIA)
• Kovachevski says sufficient time to complete formalities for Sunday’s caretaker gov’t vote (MIA)
Albania
• Rama’s message before the Skopje meeting: Let’s get as close as possible to the EU (Radio Tirana)
• The New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, Rama: The only colour is that of the EU flag if we want to achieve this (Radio Tirana)
• Skopje, Rama meets US Assistant State Secretary James O’Brien (Radio Tirana)
• Hasani meets McAllister: Supporting Albania’s European future (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla meets the EU Ambassador: Cooperation in the Assembly facilitates the advancement towards the EU (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 23, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 23, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We have to support each other (RTK)
• Montenegro to consider increasing number of soldiers in KFOR (Albanian Post)
• IMF: Kosovo with lowest per capita income in Europe, according to purchasing power (Reporteri)
• Government signed memorandum for creation of new jobs for non-majority communities (media)
• Kosovo joins northern sub-group of European region in World Customs Organization (Klan)
• Konjufca and Basha meet at Council of Europe (media)
• Balla and Svecla visit joint police training center (RTK)
• UK ambassador donates a drone and other professional equipment to TAK (media)
• Serbian nationalist messages with map of Kosovo in Srebrenica (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Due to ban on importing Serbian goods in Kosovo, damage is about 150 million euros (KoSSev)
• Specialist Court extends detention of Shala for two more months (Kosovo Online)
• Nemec: Debate on Serbian elections aimed at initiating independent investigation (N1)
• Brnabic meets with Braathu, Hill (Tanjug)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 23, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Joint statement of leaders of Western Balkans 6 (media) 
Ulutas: KFOR is ready to respond to any threat (media)  
Osmani meets Szynuog, discuss cooperation between Kosovo and EU institutions (media)  
EU: Agreement is binding in its entirety (Koha)
Gervalla: I am not critical of the EU, but of the bureaucrats within it (TeVe1)
Lajcak talks about dialogue with representatives of opposition in Serbia (media)
Kurti remembers 26th anniversary of Serbian attack against Jashari family (media)
Rama about dinner with Kurti and Vucic: Communication was positive (Klan)
Tahiri: Joint conclusion that elections in Serbia were not free (Gazeta Express) 

Serbian Language Media:

Western Balkan leaders committed to European standards (N1)
Vucic: I discussed Pristina’s announcement with O’Brien (Tanjug)
Hill on abolishing dinar in Kosovo: Avoid such unnecessary surprises and unilateral acts (RTS, media)
Rasic says payment transactions issue to be resolved, no reason for fear (Radio KIM)
Petition to recall mayor submitted in Leposavic as well (KoSSev)
KFOR Commander met representatives of religious communities, discuss their role in promoting peace and tolerance (KoSSev)
Election Commission assigns mandates to new Serbian MPs (media)
Vucic says he expects new government by March 15 (BETA, N1)

International Media:

BIRN Fact-Check: EU-Funded Projects Suffer Most from ‘Measures’ against Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Serbian Environmentalists Alarmed by Renewed Talk of Rio Tinto Mine (Balkan Insight)

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