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Belgrade Media Report 4 March 2024

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2024

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 4, 2024

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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)

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