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Belgrade Media Report 26 January

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Kosovo’s Svecla can only dream of a Serbian embassy in Pristina (Beta)
• Stano: No progress on dialogue means no progress on EU accession (Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• O’Brien: Finding evidence of what happened in Belgrade election takes time (Beta/Politika)
• NDSS: Putting voter rolls in order, freedom of media minimum conditions for elections (Euronews Srbija/Beta)
• CRTA: Other rights will be jeopardized and undermined if election rigging is allowed (N1)
• CRTA: A narrow majority in Belgrade doesn’t fit the ruling party’s needs (Politika/Beta)
• Giaufret: Progress in Serbia-Kosovo normalization expected this year (Nedeljnik/Beta)
• Petition to dismiss Mitrovica mayor submitted (KoSSev/N1)
• Billboard with photos featuring images of deserving persons removed in Zvecan (RTS)
• Albanian capital pays for gym in southern Serbia (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• ‘The Troika’ schedules meeting on changes to B&H Constitution for Monday; Konakovic: I will talk with Murphy because their opinion is important for us (FTV)
• Dodik comments on Konakovic’s call for another meeting to discuss changes to B&H Constitution: We are not ready to erase ethnic prefixes (N1)
• SDA and DF say they will not take part in Monday’s meeting of parliamentary parties (FTV)
• Covic: Next month or two represent the turning point for the future of B&H (RTV HB)
• Konakovic: I found out that Komsic asked the EU not to open negotiations with B&H; Komsic denies allegations (Klix.ba)
• Dodik: US are most sensitive to election process, yet they want to interfere in our election process (ATV)
• Murphy: Southern Interconnection project is of crucial importance for B&H for many reasons; I will not speculate about sanctions (Oslobodjenje)
• Peach: London condemns threats of secession of RS, RS cannot be an ‘independent state’ (O Kanal)
• Cvijanovic: EU and UN legal framework does not recognize protectorate that exists in B&H (Srna)
Croatia
• Anusic: The security situation in Southeast Europe is not satisfactory (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski, Xhaferi highlight importance of commitment to European future (MIA)
• Kovachevski: SDSM will form gov’t with clear European vision, elections are the best poll (TV Kanal 5/MIA)
• Pendarovski visits Macedonian soldiers participating in KFOR mission in Kosovo (MIA)
• Pendarovski meets Kosovo counterpart Osmani-Sadriu in Pristina (MIA)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 26, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Belgrade’s destructiveness must not translate into slower EU integration for Kosovo (EO)
• Bislimi: We sent Banjska report to EU; let prosecution publish it (Albanian Post)
• After Oct 26, Kurti didn’t ask for additional discussions on Association or send comments to Brussels (Express)
• Stoltenberg: Fragile situation, with potential tensions in Kosovo, Bosnia (RFE)
• Who wants early elections? (RFE)
• 374 businesses registered in north of Kosovo, around 280 paid taxes (RFE)
• Pajaziti: PDK has no responsibility for the Association (TeVe1)
• Hoti: We’ll meet Serbian delegation on Jan 31; hoping to get archives (media)
• Kosovar arrested in Serbia no longer worked for Interior Ministry (Indeksonline)
• Over 20,000 electricity bills issued for January in north of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano: New elections in northern Kosovo should be held as soon as possible (Euronews Serbia)
• KoSSev: Northern mayors consider possibility of filing appeal to court, to declare instruction for their replacement unconstitutional
• KoSSev: Zeqiri refutes himself, filing of appeal not considered
• O’Brien: Finding evidence of what happened in Belgrade election takes time (N1, Beta)
• Petkovic informed Ambassador Gori that ”Pristina wants to expel Serbs with the decision to cancel the dinar” (Kosovo Online)
• Lucic: Problems of MTS.doo to be discussed in Pristina as of Monday (Tanjug)
• Odalovic: Pristina’s decisions provoke and make lives of Serbs in Kosovo difficult (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Vucic: Serbian embassy in Pristina “Svecla’s bad dream” (Kosovo Online)
• Lawyer: Proceeding against Sladjan Trajkovic unlawful (Euronews Serbia)
• Rasic responds to Strpce municipality authorities: ”Prosecutor’s Office is seriously knocking on their door” (KiM Radio)
• Pendarovski: KFOR important for stability of Kosovo and entire region (KiM radio, Danas, Beta)

International:

• Kosovo Removes Billboard In Volatile North With ‘Honorary Citizens’ Vucic, Djokovic, Putin (RFE)
• ‘It Is In the Best Interest Of All Impacted Parties,’ That Kosovo PM Albin Kurti Takes US Position On Suspension Of Serbian Dinar Seriously (thepavlovictoday.com)
• Kosovo Navigates Formidable Challenges in Ambitious Bid for Digital Transformation by 2030 (Prishtina Insight)
• Government Of North Macedonia Resigns Under Roadmap For General Elections (RFE)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 26, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

O’Brien: Leaders of the Balkans to do more to take the region forward (RFE)
Kurti meets Pendarovski, “strengthening good neighborly relations” (media)
State Department comments again on “ban” of Serbian dinar (Express)
CEC chief: Received petitions from municipalities; need time to verify them (EO)
Atiq: Petition was signed with pressure from the Serbian List (RTK)
EU: Looking forward to the investigation report about Banjska (media)
Abbott calls for better communication with affected communities (media)
Hoxhaj asked if changes can happen to Special Court after U.S. elections (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Petitions to recall mayors in northern municipalities submitted to CEC (RTS)
Reactions to billboard removal in Zvecan (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, social media)
US on abolishing dinars: Constructive engagement of Pristina and Belgrade would bring lasting benefits for citizens (Kosovo Online, The Pavlovic Today)
Serbian Democracy submitted petition against land allocation to Kosovo Interior Ministry in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
Ugljanin says there is no law on referendum, MA decision on land allocation valid as it is approved by ministry (KoSSev)
New deadline given to Serbs to remove tent in Leposavic by 15.00 hrs today (Kosovo Online)
Hearing in case of Sladjan Trajkovic postponed (Radio KIM)

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