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Belgrade Media Report 30 January

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LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic expects nothing positive from European Parliament (Beta)
• Vucevic: Serbia to adequately respond to Turkey’s military deal with Pristina (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Lucic: Pristina trying to throw out MTS from the market in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Vucevic: We are not preparing for wars but we will be ready to defend Serbia (Tanjug/RTS)
• Lajcak: State of play in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue discussed with Vucic (Tanjug/Politika)
• O’Brien welcomes Lajcak’s efforts, says what is expected of Vucic, Kurti (FoNet)
• Stefanovic: Prime Minister’s statement that investigation into election was not requested at EP and CoE is false (Beta)
• Support of international financial institutions of extreme importance (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Representatives of parties that make up parliamentary majority at B&H level hold first meeting regarding amendments to Constitution of B&H (O Kanal)
• SDA officials criticize meeting of representative of ruling B&H coalition (BHT1)
• DF’s Djonlagic, HDZ 1990’s Cvitanovic, PDP leader Borenovic comment on the meting ‘The Troika’ organized (Hayat)
• HR Schmidt welcomes domestic efforts to advance election reform and insists on respect for high international standards (Dnevni avaz)
• Sattler meets members of B&H HoR Commission for Fight against Corruption, calls for adoption of reform laws (Glas Srpske)
• Novalic claims to be a victim of politics and foreigners; US Embassy: Mr. Novalic’s accusations are ridiculous (N1)
Montenegro
• Spajic: In Brussels, they see progress, a new chance for Montenegro (CdM)
• The intergovernmental conference between Montenegro and the EU has been completed: the current dynamic of reforms leads to the European family (CdM)
• Varhelyi: We cannot work for you, but we offer help (RTCG)
• Ivanovic in Washington on security issues, the perspective of the Western Balkans, Ukraine… (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski – Xhaferi: Caretaker gov’t to focus on fair, democratic elections, remaining functional, serving citizens (MIA)
• Pendarovski signs bill on Macedonian language into law (MIA)
• Mitreski – Geer: Strong support from EU to complete parliament’s activities until elections (MIA)
Albania
• Foreign Minister of Turkey visits Albania, holds meetings with Prime Minister Rama and representatives of businesses (Radio Tirana)
• Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister, Fidan: Trade flow between Turkey and Albania to reach the value of 2 billion dollars within 2024 (Radio Tirana)
• The Constitutional Court gives the green light to Albania’s agreement with Italy over immigrants (Radio Tirana)
• Hasani congratulates Xhaferi: Success to the first Albanian Prime Minister in the history of North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
• DP leader Basha congratulates Xhaferi on his election as the first Albanian Prime Minister in North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 30, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Central Bank Governor Ismaili meets Hovenier (media)
• Woelk: Politics taken towards Kosovo by EU is deeply unfair, unjust (media)
• Haradinaj says decision to ban Serbian Dinar in line with EU standards (media)
• Baraliu: They’re asking for Serbia to have a say in CBK decisions (KTV)
• German Defense Minister to visit Kosovo on February 5 (Gazeta Express)
• TI: No political will to give up from interference in judicial affairs (media)
• Rohde: Integration of north is important for KOSTT sustainable business (media)
• Serwer: Lajcak didn’t say word about Belgrade-sponsored Sept 24 attack (media)
• Hoare: Trump return, Serbia’s goals – threat for Kosovo, Western Balkans (media)
• Four Serbs suspected of attacking CEC premises in north plead innocent (Koha)
• Police in Zvecan find bags with sand, were used for trenches, roadblocks (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: We are concerned about the military agreement between Pristina and Turkey, we will respond adequately (Danas, Beta)
• Serbs to be left without dinar in Kosovo: Can decision be suspended? (Radio KIM)
• Dragana Miletic dismissed from the post of vice president of Leposavic municipality (RTK2, RTKlive, Kosovo Online)
• Party of Kosovo Serbs demands urgent investigation into events in Leposavic municipal building (Radio KIM)
• Thaci’s lawyers requested to withdraw from the case (Kosovo Online)
• Witnesses at Thaci’s trial: KLA in 1999 kidnapped, mistreated and murdered civilians in Prizren and Podujevo (KoSSev, BETA)
• Four Serbs accused of terrorism pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing held today (KiM radio)
• Lawyer of Milun Milenkovic: It would be fair to approve bail measure (Radio KIM)
• Ulutas met the head of UNMIK in Pristina (Kosovo Online)
• Mladenovic: Language rights violated in almost all institutions (KiM radio, Radio Gorazdevac)
• Serbia drops on the Transparency International CPI (N1)
• The Assembly of Serbia constitutive session scheduled for February 6, before the EP votes on the resolution and the Serbian elections (Danas, FoNet)

Opinion:

• A few words about the course of the struggle against lawlessness: We must fight (KoSSev)

International:

• Little Change in Balkan Corruption Perceptions Bar Decline in Bosnia (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 30, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

O’Brien: U.S. demands full implementation of agreements (media)
Lajcak announces next Kosovo-Serbia meeting at level of chief negotiators (Reporteri)
Israel to lift visas for Kosovars, Osmani calls it a positive development (RTK)
Haxhiu meets head of EULEX, discuss reforms in justice and vetting (media)
Haradinaj at U.S. Department of State, meets Escobar (media)
CEC starts verifying signatures from citizens’ petition in the north (Koha)
Kurti and Svecla visit Police Inspectorate (media)
Weber: West aware that Serbia’s high levels are involved in attack in Banjska (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

Lajcak met Vucic, says they discussed next steps in normalization of relations (Kosovo Online, social media)
Andric Rakic: Implementation of cash operations regulation would mean recognition of Serbian institutions in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
Lucic: We explained that Competition Authority operates contrary to European practise norms and regulations (Kosovo Online)
Protest over timber poachers from Kosovo held in Kursumlija (N1)
Portal: Plaque of Kosovo institutions placed on center for social welfare, firefighters’ station in Zubin Potok (KoSSev)
Vucevic: We are not preparing for wars, but we will be ready to defend Serbia (Tanjug)

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