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Belgrade Media Report 21 February 2024

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 21 February 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: The movement is important. I’m only interested in Serbia, that we save Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Vucic talks with Michel about relations between Serbia, EU (Beta)
• Brnabic: Government ready to cooperate with ODIHR, international probe would be loss of sovereignty (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Kurti creating obstacles in dialogue through unilateral moves (TV Pink)
• Djuric: We have exposed Kurti’s disinformation systematically (Tanjug/Politika)
• Ambassador says Russia wants Kosovo issue back in UN SC (Sputnik/N1)
• Stano dismisses reports Borrell has postponed trips to Belgrade, Pristina (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kristo meets members of GAC, expresses conviction EU Council will open accession negotiations with B&H in March (RTRS/Nova BH)
• Kristo meets Commissioner Varhelyi; Varhelyi: B&H authorities need to engage in solving of open issues so that the EU related reforms can be resumed (N1)
• Edtstadler after meeting with Kristo: B&H is committed to the process of joining the EU (Klix.ba)
• Dodik pays visit to Tatarstan: If opportunity presents itself, I will meet with Putin (RTRS)
• Lukashenko: B&H, Moldova, Georgia and Serbia will be drawn into NATO, in line with the Ukrainian scenario (RTRS)
Croatia
• Grlic Radman with Bulgarian FM Gabriel: I especially appreciate Bulgarian support to European path of B&H (Vecernji list)
Montenegro
• Special Envoy of France for the Western Balkans: The government’s work in the first hundred days is impressive (CdM)
• Zivkovic with Troccaz: Full commitment to EU membership, concern about the reconstruction of the government with anti-European parties (CdM)
• Maslenikov: Spajic made a rather interesting statement, the expansion of the EU to the Balkans means drawing the countries of the region into a confrontation with Russia (Russian Izvestiya/CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Toshkovski and Bojmacaliev meet Slovenian Ambassador Presker (MIA)
• ELECTIONS 2024 / Dashtevski: Parliamentary elections campaign to continue during presidential campaign silence (MIA)
• Kovachevski: Electoral Code amendments ready, SDSM to support them once on parliament agenda (MIA)
Albania
• Zelensky in Tirana/ Rama: Erdogan to deliver his message at Southeast European countries Summit (Radio Tirana)
• Erdogan: Albania and Turkey, factors of peace in Europe and the Balkans (Radio Tirana)
• Peleshi: The Military Cooperation Agreement with Turkey, an expression of the close relationship between the countries (Radio Tirana)
• Albania-Turkey/ 6 agreements and memoranda of understanding signed (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 21, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 21, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Budget for municipalities this year is 40% higher than 3 years ago (RTK)
• Konjufca: The U.S. sees Kosovo from a much higher level (RTK)
• Central Bank Governor meets with Austrian Ambassador Schnetzer (media)
• Krasniqi: Allegations that process for electing new mayors in north is dragging on, unfair (Kallxo)
• Ajeti reports to Committee that supervises the KIA (RTK)
• Maqedonci visits Finland, security of Kosovo also discussed (RTK)
• Kurti denies accusations of unequal treatment of municipalities (Kallxo)
• Trial against Milan Jovanovic, accused of war crimes in Kosovo, begins (Koha)
• Ambassadors go to Prime Minister Kurti’s office (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Nenezic: Dinar is just an excuse to open issue of remaining Serbian institutions in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Serbian NGOs from Kosovo: Systematic and orchestrated attacks by GoK officials on the civil sector (Beta, NMagazin, KoSSev, KiM radio )
• Less and less dinars in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Education staff express protest in Mitrovica North, say they cannot withdraw salaries because of CBK decision (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric: We have exposed Kurti’s disinformation systematically (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Kurti is putting obstacles in dialogue with Belgrade with unilateral moves (RTV)
• Dacic: SPS supports establishment of movement (Tanjug)
• Vucic receives new head of CoE office in Belgrade (Tanjug)
• Swiss daily: Fewer and fewer Serbs in Kosovo – and in Serbia as well (DW)

International:

• Ethnocentric Yugoslav War Commemorations Taint the Future, Experts Warn (BIRN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 21, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti meets Turkish ambassador, discuss cooperation (RTK)
• Stano: We do not comment on everything someone in Kosovo says (Express)
• KFOR Commander: Attacks in Banjska and against KFOR, unacceptable (Dukagjini)
• Gervalla in Salzburg talks about Kosovo and security situation (media)
• CBK: Money withdrawal and deposit, according to new Regulation; no additional restriction for the dinar (Reporteri)
• Macron’s congratulations on independence “with Association inside”, and “decisive” deadline (Nacionale)
• Osmani and Konjfuca, “reserved” on dinar issue, appear more worried after U.S. blow (Nacionale)
• Haradinaj: There should not be disagreements with partners on security matters (Koha)
• Osmani: Kosovo, center of innovative ideas (RTK)
• Sandulovic: Borrell and Lajcak should understand Vucic is working against EU and NATO (media)
• Kosovar NGOs pay homage to Russian opposition leader Navalny (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: Consultations on the new Government to start from Monday (RTS)
• Stano dismisses the claims that Borrell postponed the trip to Belgrade and Pristina: Absolute nonsense (Tanjug, RTS, media)
• Telecommunication interference removed, normalized freight traffic on Jarinje (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic, Michel discuss Serbia-EU relations, situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS, Danas)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Russia supports the return of the Kosovo issue to the UN Security Council (N1, media)
• CBK says that there are no restrictions on the withdrawal of dinars, but not whether there are enough dinars for payments (Kosovo Online)
• Lawyer Arsic: A request submitted to the Constitutional Court for a review of the constitutionality of the CBK decision regarding the dinar (Kosovo Online)
International Media:

• Economist Democracy Index for 2023: Montenegro advances, Albania declines (EWB)
• Röpke: Inclusion of CSOs from candidate countries in the EESC an important step in gradual EU integration (EWB)
• Kosovo Press Council Updates Code of Ethics to Combat AI Risks (Prishtina Insight)

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