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Belgrade Media Report 6 February

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LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia submitted an urgent request to the UNSC (RTS)
• Vucic meets with Chinese Ambassador: I delivered letter to President Xi about Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Hybrid war waged against Serbia: Scheme shown (TV Happy/B92)
Dacic: Serbia submits request for emergency session of UN Security Council due to situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Summit of Friends of Western Balkans takes place in Rome; Group say their goal is to keep Western Balkans membership in EU high on agenda (RTS)
• Stano: Lajcak working on dialogue, Pristina should avoid unilateral steps (Tanjug/Beta)
• Serbian parliament holds inaugural session (N1)
• Lazovic: Opposition forced SNS to indefinitely suspend parliament session (N1)
• Displaced Kosovo Serbs block Albanian vehicles from crossing at Merdare (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Trial of Dodik formally begins with reading of indictment (BHT1)
• Cvijanovic: It makes no sense to have trial for non-execution of Schmidt’s decision because –Schmidt is not legitimate HR in B&H (O Kanal)
• Viskovic on Dodik’s trial: I believe that B&H was buried today (O Kanal)
• HNS Main Council says they support southern gas interconnection and point to lack of implementation of Mostar Agreement (BHT1/O Kanal)
• NS Presidency calls for fulfilling conditions for opening of accession negotiations with EU before discussing electoral reform (Dnevni avaz)
• Time is running out for implementation of Laktasi agreement, analysts hold Bosniak politicians responsible for its non-implementation (Nezavisne)
Montenegro
• Milatovic with German Minister Ana Learmann: Germany’s unequivocal support for Montenegro’s European integration path (CdM)
• Gorcevic and Learmann: Govt aims to obtain closing benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24 (CdM)
• Macron hosted Spajic: Four pillars of cooperation between Montenegro and France were announced (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Xhaferi: In case of opposing positions AA ministers should institutionally state if they feel they belong in government or not (MIA)
• Xhaferi meets EU member states’ ambassadors: Support for commitment to holding democratic elections (MIA)
Albania
• Rama: Kosova should coordinate with allies, but has the right to implement the Constitution (Radio Tirana)
• “Friends of Western Balkans” meeting in Rome/ Hasani: Let’s enhance cooperation to expedite the integration of the region (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 6, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Enforcement of regulation only through accounts in Kosovo banks (RFE)
• Is the Association becoming meaningless? (Radio Free Europe)
• Roth: Serious doubts about EU and US strategy to deescalate (Albanian Post)
• Rizvanolli: Investments in Trepca will be a priority (Gazeta 10)
• Kurti: Measures that are launched will boost economic growth (RTK)
• Court postpones execution of decision on property exchange (Koha)
• D4D: Media in Serbia publish news about public persons in Kosovo, Kosovo media translate them without verifying (EO)
• Unknown persons demolish machine for documents withdrawal in Zvecan (Koha)
• Serbian police again stop lawyer that laid flowers at Jasharaj cemetery (Express)
• Osmani wishes Charles III rapid and full recovery (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Gorazdevac residents: This has crossed all limits; we don’t even have money for medicine (Kosovo Online, KiM radio, Radio Gorazdevac)
• Clinical Hospital Centre: Decision on dinar threatens to terminate medical treatment of Serbs, drive them out of Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
• Sarkovic on Kosovo police raid in Vidanje, Klina municipality (Kosovo Online)
• Milivojevic: If West prevents UNSC session it would mean they support Kurti’s policy (RTS)
• Vucic hands over letter for Chinese President Xi to Ambassador Li (Tanjug)
• Atiq: Call opened for reconstruction of houses for “non-majority communities” in Mitrovica North municipality (KoSSev)
• Trial to Svecla and others for throwing tear gas in Kosovo Assembly postponed (Kosovo Online)
• Serbia gets new Parliament (Tanjug, N1)
• Selimi: Kosovo Government with all its forces meddles in North Macedonia elections (media, social media)
• EP draft resolution calls for international investigation into Serbian elections (N1, media)

Opinion:

• Bogdanovic on the situation in Kosovo: “The only thing left is for them to take our lives” (N1, Danas, KiM radio)

International:

• ‘Worse Than Death’: Male Wartime Rape Survivors in Kosovo Speak Out (BIRN)
• Kosovo accused of raising ethnic tensions by banning use of Serbian dinar (The Guardian)
• ‘She is just a woman and that is brave enough’ (Kosovo 2.0)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Kurti meets German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius (RTK)
Kurti gathers accredited ambassadors in Kosovo, discuss CBK Regulation (media)
Kurti handed to ambassadors documents to present factual situation (media)
Lajcak: I am closely following developments related to new CBK Regulation (media)
Kadiu to EU: Since when legality and constitutionality are worrying and contribute to escalation(Albanian Post)
Rama: Kosovo has right to implement Constitution (RTK)
Bislimi called again for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (Koha)
Gervalla presents Kosovo’s successes to EU and WB ministers (RTK)
Germany to increase number of KFOR soldiers in coming months (Albanian Post)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: “Kurti is going for open ethnic cleansing of Serbs” (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbia submits request for extraordinary UNSC session over Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
Dacic: Request for urgent UNSC session due to overall situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
UN received Serbia’s request to convene extraordinary UNSC session (Kosovo Online)
Dacic: We want EU integration, recognition of Kosovo unacceptable (media)
Rector Arsic: Abolishing dinar jeopardizes survival of University, but also of Serbs (Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
Lajcak: I am closely monitoring developments regarding CBK decision (Kosovo Online)
Indictment raised against two Serbs for hooliganism in northern Kosovo (N1, BETA, Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
German DefMin: Progress in Kosovo-Serbia relations needed (N1)

nternational Media:

Germany vows security support amid Kosovo-Serbia tensions (Deutsche Welle) 
Kosovo Court Acquits Serb of Wartime Assault (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Prosecution only Partially Investigated the Over 53-Million-Euro Extra Payment for Motorway (Prishtina Insight)
Kosovo Government Faces Backlash Over Media Licensing Draft Law (Prishtina Insight)

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