Belgrade Media Report 4 March 2024
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 4 March 2024
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: West wants Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s independence and puppet regime in Belgrade (Beta/RTS)
• Vucic: They want to abolish Serbia as a state (B92)
• Brnabic offers Germany assistance in implementing ODIHR recommendations (Beta)
• Roth replies to Brnabic: ODIHR never confirmed such enormous irregularities in Germany (N1)
• Dacic holds series of meetings at Antalya Diplomacy Forum (Tanjug)
• Dacic, Lavrov meet in Turkey: We want Serbia to develop good relations with Russia (Beta)
• Vucic continues consultations, meets with representatives of SPS-led list (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: EU will help us implement ODIHR recommendations (N1)
• Veselinovic: No sensible reason for Belgrade vote to be held in April (Beta/Nova)
• Pensioners: It’s high time to stop Pristina’s decisions (TV Most/RTV/Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• EUD welcomes progress on EU path, calls for adoption of remaining laws (Oslobodjenje)
• Cvijanovic comments on visit of Foreign Ministers of Austria, Italy and Germany: It is important for the EU to change certain things in its approach (RTRS)
• Hungary offers assistance of their diplomatic bodies in securing positive response from European Council (Dnevni avaz)
• Covic: There is possibility that we say on Monday or Tuesday that a level of harmonization is reached (Dnevni list)
• Niksic: If law on conflict of interest is adopted this week, only remaining condition would be law on courts; Changes to Election Law are not condition for opening of EU talks (Dnevni avaz)
• Antalya Diplomacy Forum: Erdogan meets B&H Presidency delegation, says preservation of unity, peace and stability of B&H (O Kanal)
• Dodik: Successful talks with large number of important politicians at Antalya Diplomacy Forum prove that RS is recognized as important interlocutor (ATV)
• HR Schmidt addresses panellists in Antalya (N1)
• Dodik: Montenegrin President Milatovic’s statement about knowing only B&H without entities insults RS and denies DPA (ATV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Croatia strongly supports B&H and Croats in it (Hina)
Montenegro
• Varhelyi: Whoever wants power in Montenegro, will have to follow European course (MINA/Vijesti)
Republic of North Macedonia
• SDSM Congress confirms Pendarovski’s candidacy for second presidential term (MIA)
• Kovachevski: Pendarovski showed true meaning of president, EU membership in during his second term (MIA)
Albania
• 580th anniversary of the League of Lezha, Begaj: Union, essential for the protection of freedom and common values (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: Southern Gas Corridor has made Europe safer (Radio Tirana)
• Seven countries, Greece included, address a letter to the EU for the fastest possible integration of the Western Balkans in the Union (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 04, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Our membership in EU structures, response to Serbia threats (media)
• Osmani welcomes opening of NATO Tactical Air Base in Albania (media)
• Begaj: Banjska proved how fragile security is in our region (media)
• Maqedonci: Air base in Albania, NATO’s message for Western Balkans (media)
• Haradinaj on NATO air base in Albania: A base for regional security (media)
• Baerbock: Security and stability of Western Balkans, crucial for EU (RFE)
• Konjufca: Government can propose draft statute for Association (RTV21)
• Svecla on reports about Russia arrest warrants for Kosovo police officers (Kallxo)
• Gashi: Fake news concerning security of Kosovo – the main problem (Kallxo)
• Kurti meets anthropologist Janet Reineck (media)
• Jaksic, Trajkovic to Vucic: You suffered a debacle in Banjska (media)
• Gruhonjic: West’s reaction to terrorism on September 24, serious slap to Vucic regime (Albanian Post)
Serbian Language Media:
• Mijacic: An opportunity for OSCE to conduct an impartial study on security in Kosovo with special emphasis on Serbs and impact on migration (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• How Serbs in Kosovo live one month after dinar was abolished (RTS)
• Principals of primary schools in north: CBK regulation made regular teaching impossible (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian Democracy files appeal to Ombudsperson over rejection of petition against allocation of land to Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs (social media)
• KDI criticizes CEC and MLSGA – Why process of verifying signatures to recall mayors takes so long (KoSSev)
• Filipovic: It is important that KFOR’s mandate is fulfilled in line with UN Resolution 1244 (Radio KIM, EWB)
• Milicevic: Government of parties currently in opposition would respect fact that Serbs live in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Lawyer: Detention of Zarko Zaric extended for two more months (Kosovo Online)
• Fahri Musliu: ”Vucic would not end his political career if he recognized Kosovo independence” (KiM radio, Media Center)
Opinion:
• The Myth of Rising Defence Spending in Balkans Needs Unpacking (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Kosovo Journalist Chronicles Rigged Trials of Milosevic’s ‘Ferocious Regime’ (BIRN)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Leposava, one of the last remaining Serbs in Pristina dies (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 4, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani and Erdogan reconfirm deepening of relations (RTK)
• Kurti: We still have problems on the border with Serbia (RTK)
• Kurti participates in opening of PES campaign for European elections (RTK)
• Krasniqi asks Lajcak to play a role in lifting measures against Kosovo (RTK)
• Ukrainian ambassador in Albania: Recognition of Kosovo, a matter of time (media)
• Reuten: EU has surrendered to two destabilizers like Vucic and Dodik (media)
• PDK calls for elections: Government characterized by corrupt affairs (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: The situation will be increasingly difficult; we need unity to save Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, RTV)
• Elek: Due to the dinar ban, employees at the CHC in Mitrovica North are at risk; a shortage of food for patients (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, RTS)
• SL: Kurti’s attacks are proof that we are working in the interest of the Serbs (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Dacic meets Lavrov in Antalya (N1)
• Peach: Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should create a multi-ethnic future (KiM radio, Tanjug)
• National Convention on the EU: Vucic’s claims about conspiracies are a distraction from certain topics (N1)