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Belgrade Media Report 29 January 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 29 January 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic calls EU to stop provocation from Pristina (N1)
• Vucic not interested in EP recommendations, decision on elections (Beta/Politika)
• Brnabic claims Europe disinterested in investigating Serbian elections (TV Happy/Beta)
• Petkovic: Vucic underlined difficult position of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Pristina’s decision to ban Dinar aimed at ethnic cleansing of Serbs (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbia committed to cherishing memory of victims of Holocaust (RTS/Tanjug/RTV)
• Excellent cooperation of Serbia, Hungary in field of defence (Tanjug)
• Serbian anti-terrorist police in exercise with US Green Berets (FoNet)
• Protest held in front of constitutional court, RTS in Belgrade (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day marked in RS; Dodik: Holocaust is one of the darkest and most shameful periods of European history (RTRS)
• Muslim-Jewish peace initiative signed in Srebrenica (Hayat)
• Court of B&H confirms first-instance verdict sentencing Fadil Novalic to four years in prison, Fahrudin Solak to six years in prison and Fikret Hodzic to five years in prison in ‘Respirators’ affair (FTV)
• Izetbegovic comments on second-instance verdict in Novalic case, claims Novalic did not do anything that exceeded powers of PM during pandemic (FTV)
• Court of B&H rejects motion of Dodik’s defense for recusal of seven judges (RTRS/ATV)
• Investigation against Commission for Concessions of B&H launched due to failure to act in line with decision of B&H CC (BHT1)
• Bauer: Dodik did not change his opinion after war and decided to support Russia, he did so before war in Ukraine (ATV)
• Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto pays visit to B&H (FTV/BHT1)
Croatia
• Croatia’s FM expresses support for Bosnian Croat leader Dragan Covic after US accused him of obstructing gas connection (Hina)
Montenegro
• Stoltenberg: Montenegro is a valuable member of NATO, Spajic: We are ready to be a stable partner (CdM)
• Bauer: For leaders in the Balkans to be responsible for their countries, it is not enough to “sit back” and wait for the EU and NATO to do something (MINA/Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Parliament elects caretaker government led by Talat Xhaferi with 65 votes in favor (MIA)
• Parliament names deputy ministers in caretaker government (MIA)
• Believe gov’t will remain committed to national priorities and work in citizens’ interest, says outgoing PM (MIA)
• President Pendarovski hosts reception for new gov’t members (MIA)
Albania
• Rama: Ali Ahmeti, historical lesson for all of us and the generations to come (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj congratulates Xhaferi: Albanians, an important factor for the stability and future of North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
• Nikola congratulates Talat Xhaferi on his position as Prime Minister of North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 29, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 29, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Hovenier urges enforcement of cash operations regulation be postponed (media)
• EU calls on Kosovo to resolve issue of Serbian Dinar through dialogue (Klan)
• Mustafa against talks in Brussels about use of Dinar in Kosovo (Gazeta Blic)
• EU confirms Lajcak visit to Pristina, “dialogue a key topic” (Reporteri)
• Kurti: Kosovo neither forgives nor forgets Serbia’s crimes (Albanian Post)
• Kosovo and Türkiye sign military framework agreement (media)
• Kastrati: PDK aims to be the leading party in the next elections (media)
• AAK calls for extraordinary assembly session on healthcare (Lajmi)
• Parallel municipalities that operated illegally in Dragash closed (media)
• Kosovo buses pelted with stones while traveling through Serbia (Indeksonline)
• Police confiscate 3 hunting rifles, 3 radios and 2 knives in Leposavic (media)
• Daughter of Serbian opposition politician pays homage in Prekaz (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets Lajcak, says it is necessary to establish ZSO, hold elections in northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Petkovic: During meeting with Lajcak, Vucic emphasized difficult position of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• SNV: “Hold on a bit Mr. Kurti, put portraits of Djokovic and Krivokapic back, those of Vucic and Djuric we leave to you” (KoSSev)
• Vorgucic about Kurti: If someone speaks Serbian and beats you at the same time, it doesn’t mean much to us (N1)
• What happened to the tent in Leposavic? (KoSSev)
• Endangered cultural and historical monuments in Kosovo: Barbed wire does not protect against political games (KoSSev, Insajder, KiM radio)
• Spahiu on banned official visits (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Time is the Enemy for Kosovo’s New War Crimes Institute (BIRN)
• Sandulovic’s daughter on being stopped by Serbian agents (Euronews Albania)
• Bilčik: The problems of Serbia’s elections can never be resolved inside the EU institutions (EWB)
• Talat Xhaferi, Taboo-Breaker who Became North Macedonia’s First Albanian PM (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 29, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Quint embassies statement on recent regulation of Kosovo Central Bank (media)
• Lajcak to visit Serbia today, Kosovo tomorrow (RTK)
• Xhaferi elected head of caretaker government in North Macedonia (media)
• Bauer: Not enough to expect EU and NATO to do everything in Balkans (Lajmi)
• Car of president of Leposavic municipal assembly set on fire (RFE)
• Lajcak: Busy week in Brussels (media)
• Lajcak meets Von Cramon, discuss developments in Kosovo and region (media)
• Kosovo leaders’ messages on Holocaust Remembrance Day (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic to meet Lajcak (media)
• Quint calls for suspension of CBK regulation due to concern over its impact on K. Serb community (KoSSev)
• Mijacic: A strong message would be for the Central European Bank to prohibit the euro in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, N1)
• KP suspects arson after Leposavic MA president’s car partially torched (KoSSev)
• In Ljubozda returnee village seven houses robbed since the beginning of the year (Kosovo Online)
• Vasic: Milosavljevic and Zaric’s unfounded detention a clear message to all Serbs who want to return to Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Jevtic: Attacks on Serbian returnees are a result of the policy of the regime in Pristina (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Czech minister: Kosovo’s political scene united on nationalism (N1, Beta, KoSSev)
• Kurti: No former Kosovo PM maintained dialogue with Serbia as much as I do (Beta, N1)
International Media:
• North Macedonia’s Parliament Elects First Ethnic Albanian PM (RFE)

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