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Belgrade Media Report 8 March 2024

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 8 March 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia to chair GPAI (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic meets with CDU’s Shpan, OSCE PA’s Lopatka in Bucharest (Tanjug)
• Strengthening regional cooperation for successful energy transition (Tanjug/RTV)
• Strengthening traffic connections with Bosnia and Herzegovina with help of EU (Tanjug)
• NDSS: All local elections should be held on the same day and no sooner than 2 June (TV Insajder/Beta)
• Djilas: Entire genuine opposition should run in elections in one column (Nova/Beta)
• ProGlas calls for agreement on election conditions (N1)
• CRTA: Public pressure needed for government to carry out ODIHR recommendations (Vreme/Beta)
• Andjelkovic: Opposition would be betraying voters by running in elections under Vucic’s conditions (Beta)
• NALED: Ten recommendations for future Serbian government (Beta)
• Konrad: Problem with abolishment of Dinar must be resolved (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Niksic, Bradara, Dodik comment on adoption of reform laws (FTV)
• Varhelyi commends B&H CoM for adopting Proposal of Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest (O Kanal)
• Sattler welcomes adoption of Proposal of Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest in B&H CoM (Hayat)
• Konakovic meets Varhelyi: ‘3 + 1’ conditions set before B&H by the EU must be implemented (FTV)
• Morris: It is reasonable to expect more American sanctions for those who undermine the peace, stability and territorial integrity of B&H (O Kanal)
• Kristo attends EPP Congress, meets EU officials (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Plenkovic calls for opening of negotiations with B&H at EPP Congress in Bucharest (Vecernji list)
• Plenkovic comments on when the parliamentary elections will be held in Croatia (HRT)
Montenegro
• Protest in Cetinje: Mandic works for another country against his own; “This is not your country, Aleksandar of Serbia. But this is our country, Montenegrin greengrocers” (CdM)
• Verbal conflict between Zivkovic and Nikolic with Mandic, security also responded (CdM)
• Becic: The NATO alliance is richer for a country that is ready to respond to all challenges (CdM)
• The cooperation of the Ministry of Defense with the NATO Agency for Support and Procurement will encourage the strengthening of further modernization of the Army (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Opening rehabilitation centers for wounded Ukrainian soldiers generally acceptable idea, Pendarovski’s office says (MIA)
• Osmani: Bulgaria’s MFA summoned Ambassador because of 1999 agreement signed by VMRO-DPMNE (Kanal 5 TV/MIA)
• Gjorgiev: Macedonian-Bulgarian history commission holds regular meetings, no progress so far (MIA)
Albania
• Rama condemns Russia for the missile attack in Odesa: Imprudent and dangerous (Radio Tirana)
• Basha to present the Resolution for the Reconstruction of Ukraine to the UN (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 8, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 08, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: Feminist policies are advancing democracy (RFE)
Kurti congratulates Sweden on becoming 32nd member of NATO (media)
Osmani on Sweden in NATO: Strengthens European peace and security (media)
New UK Ambassador reconfirms support for EU-facilitated dialogue (media)
Elshani on Banjska: We confiscated 55 RPGs, they fired seven or eight (media)
Kosovo “needs a law on the currency” (RFE)
Two premises owned by Zvecan deputy mayor set on fire in north (media)
Awareness-raising campaign for census starts today (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric: Kurti causes crisis because he is not faced with adequate consequences (RTV, Tanjug)
Zecevic: International community not ready to pressure Kurti in the right way (RTS)
Filipovic: Cooperation between Serbia and NATO continuously good, important for preservation of peace in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Antonijevic: For membership in Council of Europe, Kosovo needs to meet broader set of standards (Kosovo Online)
German Ambassador: Transition period necessary (N1, BETA)
New Serbian parliament to elect speaker on Monday (Tanjug)
Kosovo police said business premises in Zvecan set on fire (KoSSev)
Vucevic: Belgrade elections should be called as soon as possible (media)

Opinion:

Yugoslavia Pioneered Abortion Rights in Constitution Long Before France (BIRN)

International:

Women in Albanian Textile Sector Pay High Price for Lek’s Rally (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 8, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:
• Krasniqi: No space for decisions from Milosevic period In Kosovo (Koha)
• CEC to discuss today verification of signatures for dismissal of mayors (Koha)
• Szunyog: KPC bill to be in line with Venice Commission recommendations (media)
• KFOR examines RPGs found in Banjska: We are securing the area (RTK)
• Nemec: Visa procedures for Kosovo Serbs will be completed in spring (media)
• Konjufca: Lithuania can contribute to Kosovo’s international subjectivity (media)
• Bislimi welcomes new UK ambassador: Kosovo on development trajectory (RTK)
• Elektrosever invites citizens to sign contracts with it (Klan)
Serbian Language Media:
• Education workers in Silovo concerned over CBK’s decision (Kosovo Online, RTV Puls)
• Conflicting opinions on petitions in north: Krasniqi convinced elections will soon be held, Uglanin skeptical (Kosovo Online)
• CEC to discuss verification of signatures to dissolve mayors in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, media)
• Nemec expects visas for Serbian MIA Coordination Directorate passport holders to be waived by spring (KoSSev)
• KFOR says it is examining grenades found in Banjska, Zvecan (N1, media)
• Vucic: Serbia to chair GPAI (Tanjug)

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