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Belgrade Media Report 20 February

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LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia to keep rejecting anti-Russian sanctions despite Western pressure — Vucic (TASS/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic thanks Tokayev for Kazakhstan’s stance on Serbia’s territorial integrity (TanjugRTS)
• Dacic: Inadmissibility of so-called Kosovo’s request for CoE membership (Tanjug/RTV)
• Brnabic: I see no victory in postponement of Belgrade city assembly session (Tanjug/RTV)
• Fila: We have a majority in Belgrade, but didn’t want to form city government (TV Nova/Beta)
• Sapic: Belgrade city assembly to be inaugurated by 3 March, if there’s no majority, new elections follow (Beta)
• Andjelkovic: Vucic ready to bargain to avoid international investigation (Beta)
• Stano: New round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue not yet in sight (Beta)
• Wang: China to continue to support Serbia in safeguarding its sovereignty (Xinhua/Tanjug/RTS/RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik meets with Lukashenko in Minsk: Belarus is always ready to support the RS (RTRS)
• Dodik meets Golovchenko in Minsk; Golovchenko announces Belarus will assist development of RS (RTRS)
• Vukanovic: By meeting with Lukashenko and lower-level officials, Dodik is attempting to show that all doors, in the East and the West are still open to him (Nova BH)
• Zvizdic: Dodik’s visit to Belarus is latest example of paradox in which one is standing up for European values, while at same time visiting president who rules his country in anti-democratic way (BHT1)
• Konakovic: President Erdogan is true friend of B&H (Anadolu/Slobodna Bosna)
• Munich Security Conference: HR Schmidt underlines necessity for B&H to prioritize its Euro-Atlantic integration efforts (BHRT)
• Kristo to meet with EU GAC members in Brussels (BHRT/Nova BH)
• Konakovic meets with B&H EU Ambassadors to discuss lobbying for opening of accession negotiations between B&H and EU (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik: I have strong impression that coalition partners in the FB&H will lose this chance of B&H on the EU path; This time, RS will not take role of culprit (ATV)
• Kovacevic: If Schmidt imposes changes to B&H Election Law, RS will immediately pass its own Election Law (RTRS)
• Session of HNS Presidency in Mostar; HNS calls on political leaders for dialogue and compromise (FTV)
• Covic says issue of Election Law of B&H is priority in terms of B&H’s European path, Bosniak people must be discouraged from voting for Croat member of B&H Presidency (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Eleven riotous revolutionaries insulted the Prime Minister and the Croatian Democratic Union (HRT)
• Croatia’s FM: Putin must show readiness for dialogue for war in Ukraine to end (Hina)
Montenegro
• Spajic – O’Brien: Montenegro is future Europe’s Singapore (CdM)
• Spajic: We want BS in government, I’m convinced no one will have anything against it (CdM)
• Vucurovic: ZBCG has nothing against entry of BS into Government (Gradska TV)
• Nenezic- Gerasimenko: Bar extends a hand of solidarity to Ukraine, launched initiatives to support the Ukrainian diaspora and refugees (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Avramovska Madikj – Malenica: Croatia to aid North Macedonia’s Euro-integration path (MIA)
• Marichikj – Verola: Italian support for North Macedonia’s progress on EU path (MIA)
Albania
• OSCE, a comprehensive support for the Constitutional Court of Albania (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 20, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca: O’Brien’s statement is concerning (media)
• Sarrazin: Window not closed yet; Kosovo, Serbia to implement Ohrid deal (DW)
• Gervalla says she never asked for Rohde’s removal: Untrue and absurd (media)
• ESI background paper: Invented pogroms (media)
• Gervalla meets German Vice Chancellor (media)
• Sources: Agreement near between LDK and AAK in Pristina (Indeksonline)
• Hoti: Unprecedented deterioration of budget structure in last 3 years (media)
• Tahiri: North without state sovereignty and with increased protectorate (media)
• Rohde: Delighted that Foda takes charge of Kosovo national team (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• A team of lawyers submitted a request for an assessment of the constitutionality of the CBK Regulation, requesting a suspension until the court’s decision (KoSSev)
• Communities in Serbian areas could not receive social assistance and child allowances today because of CBK decision (Kosovo Online)
• Janjic: Kurti completely ignores reality in Kosovo (Euronews in Serbian, media)
• Analysts on Osmani’s statements, Kurti’s goal not to establish ZSO (Kosovo Online)
• My word worth more than someone else’s firm promise – Vucic tells TASS (Tanjug)
• Vucic speaks by phone with Kazakhstan’s Tokayev (Tanjug)
• Rada Trajkovic says her income blocked by executors (KiM radio, Danas)
• ”Borrell was supposed to visit Kosovo on February 26, the trip was postponed after the talks in Munich” (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Transparency Questions over ‘Secret’ Kosovo Lobbying Contract (BIRN)
• Minority Serbs protest Kosovo’s decision to abolish the Serbian dinar currency (Independent)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 20, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Osmani: Cooperation with allies never leads Kosovo on wrong path (media)
Osmani: Friendship with USA, deep-rooted testament (media)
Stano: A new round of high-level dialogue is not on horizon (Koha)
Government accuses again Serb NGOs in north of pushing Belgrade’s agendas (Koha)
Austria continues to support Kosovo towards European integration (RTK)
OSCE talks about dinar issue with Kosovo Serbs’ representatives, including Lista Srpska (Express)
Gervalla asked Germany to remove Ambassador Jorn Rohde from Kosovo (Albanian Post)
Haziri: EU and U.S. mobilized to close agreement within 45 days (teve1)
Kamberi: Internationalization of the Valley issue requires coordination (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

Dacic: Pristina’s application for CoE membership unacceptable (Tanjug)
Serbian List calls on international community to protect Serbs in Kosovo (N1, BETA, media)
Serbian Democracy meets Davenport, demands prevention of repression (Radio kontakt plus)
Zeqiri: We will soon be moved to Zubin Potok municipal building (Kosovo Online)
Where did the issue of ousting mayors in northern Kosovo get stuck; who benefits from delay? (Kosovo Online)
Stano: No announcements to make at this stage about Belgrade-Pristina dialogue meeting (Tanjug, media)
Wang: China to continue supporting Serbia in safeguarding its sovereignty (media)
Valuable donation of Raska-Prizren Diocese to Clinical Hospital Centre (CHC) in Mitrovica North (Radio KIM)

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