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Belgrade Media Report 1 February

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LOCAL PRESS

• No statement from Vucic’s meeting with Quint, EU representatives (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Vucic’s meeting with Quint representatives most difficult ever (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucevic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo’s independence (TV Happy/Beta)
• Dacic: Kurti’s decision to ban Dinar undermines dialogue (TV Pink)
• Drecun: Kurti will not stop (RTS)
• Raid on Serbian infirmary in Pristina unprecedented act of violence (Office for KiM)
• Vucic informs Russian Ambassador about Pristina’s latest decision (N1)
• US Ambassador says no one asking Serbia to recognize Kosovo (FoNet)
• DS in favor of the opposition accepting seats in the parliament to boycott its work (Nova/Beta)
• Movement Dveri urges all opposition parties to form caretaker government in Belgrade (Beta)
• Unity is crucial for the opposition (Demostat/Beta)
• Jerkovic: I will request an internal monitoring body for Belgrade (TV Pink/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H HoP rejects to discuss amendments to B&H Election Law in urgent procedure (RTRS)
• SDA: Decisions passed by B&H HoP are result of agreement reached by SNSD and HDZ B&H at meeting in private property in Laktasi (N1)
• B&H HoP adopts amendments to Law on HJPC; Proposal of Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing Terrorist Activities was sent for harmonization (N1)
• EUD welcomes adoption of amendments to Law on HJPC and Civil Service Law, regrets failure to adopt Law on Prevention of Money Laundering (BHRT)
• Kristo, Kosarac and Helez discuss EU path of B&H with Sattler (BHT1)
• Brkic meets Varhelyi, Makovec in Brussels, discuss EU path of B&H (Dnevni list)
• Dodik: US Embassy is not authorized to agree solutions on behalf of B&H and its peoples (RTRS)
Croatia
• Government clarifies investigations bill; Journalists remain opposed (HRT)
Montenegro
• Nikolic in Washington: Russian aggression against Ukraine threatens the stability of the Western Balkans, Montenegro knows where the greatest danger is coming from (CdM)
• Sehovic in Washington: Montenegro must resist the malignant Russian influence, preserving the alliance with the USA is a priority (CdM)
• PM Spajic: I want all parliamentary majority representatives in executive power, I am not interested in showing symbols (CdM)
• Seshadri to Spajic: We’re happy about re-directing focus on economy, it’s the only way to move forward (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Grkovska: US partnership key in dealing with malign influences in the Balkans (MIA)
• Xhaferi – Qehaja: North Macedonia and Kosovo working to enhance economic and good-neighborly policies (MIA)
• Mexhiti on Kurti meeting: AA has never hid its meetings, party and Taravari’s sole goal is European Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• Gjiknuri visit to Washington, meetings with American congressmen (Radio Tirana)
• US Embassy to Tirana on the assembly’s delegation visit to US: Pleasure to see the elected Albanian representatives together (Radio Titana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 1, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Constitutionality, legality, decision-making are not negotiable (RTK)
• EU asks again Kosovo to resolve dinar issue through dialogue (Klan)
• Hoti: We didn’t get answer in Vienna why Serbia not opening archives (Klan)
• Svecla and Krasniqi in Mitrovica North : Serbia’s threats do not scare us (Koha)
• Bislimi: EU should be driving force for Western Balkans as well (RTK)
• Gervalla in Germany, discusses cooperation in security field (RTK)
• Hamza: There are sufficient funds for defendants in the Hague (EO)
• Haradinaj at White House National Security Council (media)
• Ramadani: KFOR did not allow Krasniqi to enter Zvecan municipality on Monday (media)
• Serbian inscriptions on Albanian houses in Kroi i Vitakut neighborhood (RTK)
• Kosovo police remove billboard with Serbian flag in Kroi i Vitakut (Reporteri)
• Limaj on opposition: I don’t know if they want to keep Kurti in power (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Hill: The Ohrid Agreement does not imply that Serbia recognizes Kosovo (N1, NMagazin, Beta, Bujanovacke)
• Vucic to address public tomorrow (Danas, RTS, media)
• Vucic: I informed Botsan-Kharchenko about Pristina’s latest unilateral move (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Kurti’s decision to ban dinar undermines dialogue (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, TV Pink)
• National Bank of Serbia: There can be no talk of an agreement with the CBK, a solution only through political dialogue (Tanjug, RTV, Kosovo Online)
• Prosecution: Two suspects Illegally provided medical services in Pristina (KiM radio, RTS)
• Center for Peace and Tolerance (CPT): The action in the Center in Pristina instills fear and endangers the safety of Serbs (KiM radio, Kosovo Online)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Detention of health workers exposes the criminal nature of Kurti’s regime (N1, NMagazin)
• EU concerned over fallout of Kosovo central bank decision (N1)
• Kosovo Central Bank: Komercijalna Bank voluntarily stopped operations (Beta, N1)
• Serbian DefMin says conscription not about Kosovo (N1, RTS)
• KoSSev editor in chief asked Vucic whether he agreed to abolish the dinar in Brussels; Petkovic reacted on X (N1, NMagazin, Kosovo Online)
• JUGpress: “EULEX informed about incidents with armed forest thieves, KFOR and the Serbian Army do not respond” (NMagazin)

International:

• What is (or was) Open Balkan? (Kosovo 2.0)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 1, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Bislimi: CBK regulation to enter into force on Thursday, facilitated transition (RFE)
• Svecla informs about raid of NGO inside a police station in Pristina (RFE)
• Stoltenberg: NATO most successful alliance (Albanian Post)
• Haradinaj asks Rounds to support Kosovo in Partnership for Peace (media)
• Serwer: Trump’s election would be misfortunate for the Balkans (KTV)
• Grenell: Kurti to stop unilateral moves that risk safety of U.S. troops (media)
• Osmani speaks to Al Thani, discuss excellent Kosovo-Qatar relations (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• No statement from Vucic’s meeting with Quint, EU representatives (Tanjug, media)
• Petkovic: Vucic’s meeting with Quint representatives most difficult ever (Tanjug, RTS)
• Vucic to speak with White House officials, and with Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti, Blic)
• Eparchy of Raska-Prizren: Banning dinar will block normal life in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Tanjug, KiM radio)
• KP search clinic used by Kosovo Serbs in Pristina (N1, RTS, media)
• Starovic: The remaining Serbs in Pristina are denied basic medical services (Tanjug)
• The Serbian People’s Movement submitted documents for the registration of a new political party (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio, Caglavica Media Center)
International Media:
• Grenell: Kosovo’s PM Albin Kurti Is Putting American Lives At Risk (thepavlovictoday.com)

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