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Belgrade Media Report 9 February 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 9 February 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic addresses UN Security Council: Widespread attacks directed against Serbs (B92/Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• UN SC permanent members call on Pristina to delay decision on Dinar ban (Beta)
• Vucic after UN Security Council session: People must know that we will fight for them (Tanjug/B92/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic on UNSC session: The world has heard for the first time that what is Kurti doing is crime against humanity (RTS)
• Dacic: Vucic demonstrated statesmanly approach to protecting national interests (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Resolution 1244 is very much alive (RTS)
• Pisonero: We expect Serbia to implement recommendations from ODIHR report (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Resolutions come and go (Beta/Tanjug)
• Opposition officials in Strasbourg hail adoption of EP resolution (Beta/N1)
• Aleksic: Accepting mandates does not mean recognition of election results (Insajder/Beta)
• Serb property set on fire in Odanovce village, Office for Kosovo and Metohija: It was most likely arson (RTV/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Coalition partners at B&H level form working groups to harmonize laws important for EU path, demand EU to give precise date for beginning of EU accession negotiations; Statements of Dodik, Covic, Niksic (FTV)
• B&H Presidency adopts decision to initiate negotiation process between B&H and Frontex; Nesic welcomes this decision (Hayat/Dnevni avaz/FTV)
• Dodik and Eichhorst discuss reforms; Dodik: B&H must get full sovereignty in its acting (ATV)
• Konakovic responds to Dodik: Dodik can block and stop this process on EU path only if interest of Russian people is more important to him than interest of Serb people (Oslobodjenje)
• Becirovic reacts to Dodik’s latest statements: It is impermissible that any politician undermines the role of B&H CC (NAP.ba)
• Dodik: Becirovic is Islamic radical who advocates B&H where Sharia law would apply (RTRS)
• Ambassador Murphy says O’Brien’s criticism of meeting in Laktasi was not ‘slap in face’ of ‘The Troika’, notes it is up to High Representative to decide when and how he will use Bonn powers (Politicki.ba)
• Luhrmann meets Konakovic; Konakovic expresses gratitude to Germany (Oslobodjenje)
• Kristo meets Luhrmann; Kristo: It is extremely important for B&H to receive decision on opening of accession negotiations at upcoming meeting of European Council in March (BHT1)
• Borenovic meets Luhrmann in Sarajevo, he says that ruling coalition at B&H level is not interested in serious reforms on European path and fight against corruption, but only in division of positions (BNTV)
• Cvijanovic sends verbal note to German Embassy regarding organization of meeting with Luhrmann (RTRS)
• Slovenian President Pirc Musar pays visit to B&H: Slovenia supports B&H’s path to EU (BHT1)
Montenegro
• Milatovic: Montenegro in the EU is in Austria’s national interest (CdM)
• Mandic: One part of the reconstruction of the government as soon as possible – the other after the summer (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Toshkovski – Wahl: Interior Ministry to ensure fair, democratic elections (MIA)
• Toshkovski – Geer: Cooperation with EU delegation to continue with undiminished intensity (MIA)
Albania
• Rama meets the EIB Vice-President, increase of investments in Albania (Radio Tirana/RTSH)
• President Begaj decrees the dismissal and appointment of 10 ambassadors (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 9, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 9, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• CBK launches the toll-free line for citizens 0800 222-55 (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti’s address at the UN Security Council session (media)
• Zulfaj: Kurti asked for the fourth time for the agreements to be signed (media)
• Kadiu: Broadcast in Serbia stopped when Kurti started his speech (media)
• Rama: A pointless session of the UN Security Council (media)
• PDK: Kurti’s wrong policy made western powers agree with Russia, China (Koha)
• Hoti: Last night for first time allies criticized us at a UNSC session (media)
• Kupchan: Kurti and Vucic are making solution difficult by playing nationalist cards (RFE)
• Rohde calls for a four-month transition phase for dinar prohibition (RTK)
• Ramadani: U.S. named group that attacked on September 24 as paramilitary (RTK)
• WB security discussed between Kosovo MPs and German delegation (Koha)
• Juratovic: Serbs manipulated by Kosovo and Serbia, Vucic under tension (Ekonomia)
• OSCE: Resignation of Serb judges and prosecutors, setback for justice system (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• CBK opened ‘toll-free line’ for Serbs to get informed about regulation, but we were unable to get a line (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Serbia spoke with facts about problems in Kosovo, Kurti responded with personal insults (Kosovo Online, media)
• Elek: Vucic pointed out everything Kurti does to our people in Kosovo (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: Thursday’s UNSC session historic, truth about Kosovo was heard (Tanjug)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: UNSC session a glimpse of hope (Tanjug)
• Szunyog: EU expects that Pristina does more on de-escalation and implementation of agreements (Tanjug)
• Rohde: Kosovo Government to postpone CBK for four months (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Abbott: CBK regulation unilateral and harmful action (Kosovo Online)
• Member of Serbian Gendarmerie arrested at Jarinje (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Kosovo Looks to Commercial Banks to Enable its Euro-Only Rule (Balkan Insight)
• Hoti: Momentum for Kosovo-Serbia Agreement Has been Lost (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 9, 2024

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Albanian Language Media: UN Security Council session on situation in Kosovo (media) Gashi: Banjska showed Serbia orchestrated, and funded the attack (Paparaci) Bislimi meets MPs from German Bundestag (media) Serbian reporter Radomir Dimic arrives in Kosovo (RTK) Serbian Language Media: UNMIK Head Caroline Ziadeh addressed UNSC session on Kosovo (RTS, media) Vucic at UNSC: Unbearable […]

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