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Belgrade Media Report 16 February

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LOCAL PRESS

• Sretenje Constitution proclaimed freedom, independence and peacefulness (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Ceremony for the Statehood Day: Vucic presented medals to deserving individuals (B92)
• Fight for freedom of Serbian people still ongoing (RTS/RTV)
• Vucic: Meeting with Cameron good, useful (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucevic: Kurti creating impossible conditions for survival of Kosovo Serbs (TV Prva/RTV)
• Office for KiM: devastating that crime Livadice is a closed case (Office for Kosovo and Metohija)
• Dacic thanks Ambassador for Egypt’s understanding regarding Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
• Kosovo Serb detained, beaten by Pristina’s police (Tanjug)
• ProGlas publishes conditions needed to resolve post-election crisis (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Orasac: Serbia marks Statehood Day; Dodik attends ceremony (ATV/RTRS)
• Palace of Republic illuminated in colors of Serbian flag; Flags of Serbia and RS displayed across RS (RTRS)
• Sattler in Banja Luka: Changes to B&H Election Law are one of key priorities; B&H needs compromise at this moment (ATV)
• US Embassy: Mr. Dodik continues to practice policy of blockade and blackmail while seeking to blame others for lack of progress (Avaz)
• Dodik: Murphy lives in parallel universe (RTRS)
• Russian Embassy: We are not interested in opinion of US Embassy with regard to European perspectives of B&H (Srna)
Montenegro
• DPS, SD, DUA and HGI press criminal charges against Mandic, BS refused to do it (CdM)
• PES Pljevlja: Dario Vranes obliged to solve accumulated problems and stop creating unnecessary crises and tensions (CdM)
• Rakocevic: Everyone should take a polygraph test to determine who is giving away secret information (CdM)
• Nebojsa Rodic – new diplomat, same dangerous narrative (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Election campaign for 8 May parliamentary elections to begin on 18 April (MIA)
• Election campaign for 24 April presidential polls to begin on 4 April (MIA)
• Xhaferi says ‘not feeling the need’ to comment decisions of political parties (MIA)
• SDSM to nominate own presidential candidate (MIA)
Albania
• Albania completes the mission in the Security Council, Rama: Gratitude for the invaluable support of the USA (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: The USA has a direct interest in Albania and Kosovo, without it there would be no independent state of Kosovo (Radio Tirana)
• Rama-Blinken: Your visit in times of turmoil, an important sign of friendship and partnership (Radio Tirana)
• Blinken: Albania the strongest supporter for Ukraine, Rama an exceptional partner for the USA (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 16, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Biden congratulates Osmani on Kosovo independence day (media)
• Krasniqi meets Hovenier, “crucial to safeguard partnership with U.S.” (media)
• Ismaili meets Guerot, briefs on new cash payment operations regulation (media)
• Quint, EU ambassadors meet representatives of Kosovo Serb community (media)
• Joint meeting with Kurti and Vucic not on Borrell’s agenda (RFE)
• Ahmeti: Kosovo got here through cooperation with international community (KSP)
• Montenegro Deputy PM Gjeloshaj to visit Kosovo (media)
• VV MPs want IMC board dismissed, because of return of “Arena Sport” (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Quint ambassadors and head of EU delegation in Kosovo with representatives of Serbs (KiM radio)
• Borrell announced separate meetings with Kurti and Vucic in Munich (Beta, Danas)
• Vucic in Munich with Cameron and Hahn (RTS)
• Vucevic: Kurti creating impossible conditions for survival of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug, TV Prva)
• 23 years since bomb attack against Nis-Express bus in Livadice, memorial service held in Laplje Selo (KoSSev, media)
• Office for KiM: Devastating that the Livadice crime is a closed case (RTS, media)
• Serbian List: We demand those responsible for crimes against Serbs be urgently found and punished (Kosovo Online)
• Abolition of dinar directly affects salaries, pensions, and social assistance for about 95,000 people (DW, Danas, KoSSev)
• Derikravic continues hunger strike, his representative says his condition deteriorates (KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Sentic visits Visoki Decani Monastery, says Constitutional Court decision on monastery’s land to be implemented without delay (KoSSev, media)

Opinion:

• Weller: Serbia’s great challenge to Kosovo (Koha)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 16, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Blinken on Kosovo-Serbia relations: Dialogue, the only right path (media)
Blinken asks Serbia to adhere to its commitments, reach normalization agreement with Kosovo through dialogue (media)
Hovenier: CBK regulation has affected partnership between two governments (media)
Kurti travels to Munich to participate in Security Conference (media)
Von Cramon calls Bislimi’s statements against Serbian NGOs as false and dangerous (Albanian Post)
Rama criticizes Kosovo: Uncoordinated actions may gain a few votes, but not the future (media)
Abdixhiku: Kosovo has become hostage to populist madness (Koha)
Krasniqi to Kurti: You do not have legitimacy to destroy relations with USA (Albanian Post)
Hoti: Failed politicians threaten democratic world by escalating situation (Koha)
Haradinaj criticizes Kurti: His behavior and actions are wrong (RTK)
Issuance of Japanese visas in Pristina begins (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

Blinken: Dialogue the only way forward for Belgrade and Pristina (KoSSev, media)
Hovenier: It is simply not true that current situation has not affected relations between Kosovo and US (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
Von Cramon says statements of Kosovo authorities dangerous, put targets on NGOs (KoSSev, media, social media)
Vucic: Loud silence following statement from Albania is uncomfortable (media)
Dacic: Serbia struggling to maintain freedom (N1)
Concrete blocks placed around police station in Leposavic (Kosovo Online)

International Media:

​On Recent Developments in Kosovo (U.S. Mission to the OSCE)
Staff Shortage Keeps Children’s Trauma Ward in Kosovo Empty (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Court Sentences Arsonist of Journalist’s House to Four Years (Balkan Insight)

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