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Belgrade Media Report 15 March 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 15 March 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic after the meeting with Soder: We proposed 7 important things (B92/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Kurti cannot break Kosovo Serbs’ ties with their state (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic: Inadmissibility of any attempts by “Kosovo” to achieve membership in the Hague Conference (Tanjug/RTV)
• Orlic: New Serbian parliament to have six deputy speakers (Tanjug/RTV)
• Escobar with Kurti on Dinar issue: I hope Kosovo govt will be flexible (KoSSev/N1)
• Jovanovic: We are waiting for authorities’ response to call for dialogue (N1/Beta)
• Opposition party files criminal complaint against two ministers (Beta)
• Serbian Patriarch: We will speak Serbian, not gender-sensitive language (Beta)
• NATO report: Presence in Kosovo remains key to stability of Western Balkans (Beta)
• Serbian government extends decision on protection of displaced Ukrainians (Beta)
• Stano: Chief negotiators of Belgrade, Pristina to meet in Brussels Tuesday (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik, Covic and Niksic at panel discussion ‘The Future of B&H: On the Path to the EU’ in Vienna; Dodik: B&H will stop being a colony after 21 March (RTRS)
• Commissioner Varheyli: If Council adopts proposal, EC will immediately start with preparing of negotiating framework (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic: B&H will receive the invitation next Thursday, and it is necessary to prepare to make much bigger steps forward than was the case until now (Dnevni avaz)
• Ambassador Arnaut: Germany will continue to provide help to B&H regarding preparations for EU negotiations (N1/Dnevni list)
• 4th session of the SAPC ends in Strasbourg: Institutions of B&H lack capacity for accession negotiations (Dnevni list)
• RS government adopts Action Plan for alignment of RS regulations with EU acquis (BHRT)
• US Embassy: Annual Threat Assessment warns of Dodik’s provocative steps (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: All scribblings from the US are created by US Embassy in Sarajevo, with Murphy at helm; Murphy is trying to stuff as much garbage as possible on the RS (RTRS)
• Dodik: It is ridiculous for US to impose sanctions against my associates because of celebration; Additional statments (RTRS)
Croatia
• 10th convocation of Croatian parliament dissolved by unanimous vote (HRT)
• Milanovic to announce election date (HRT)
Montenegro
• Mandic: Continuation of parliamentary session on 18 March, it’s time for compromises and mature decisions (CdM)
• Spajic: No political instability, question for Democrats is whether they will leave government (CdM)
• Forty-six percent of Montenegrin citizens support NATO, 44 percent of them support leaving the Alliance (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Escobar: North Macedonia should be immediate candidate for EU membership (MIA)
Albania
• Begaj in Azerbaijan, meeting with his counterpart Aliyev: Energy and tourism, at the top of the agenda (Radio Tirana)
• Albania becomes a member of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 15, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 15, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Successes of Kosovo and its people shared successes with U.S. media)
• New round of dialogue between chief negotiators on March 19 (RFE)
• CoE doesn’t confirm Kurti’s dates, says more steps in the process (Kallxo)
• COMKFOR Ulutas welcomes decision on Decani Monastery (Voice of America)
• Haliti: Decision on Decani Monastery late; Association too can be condition (RTK)
• Decani Monastery could take another property 2 kilometers away (Albanian Post)
• Gervalla: Internationals shocked when they saw report on Banjska attack (media)
• Vogel comments on Szynuog’s remark about Banjska investigations (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Escobar for RFE: Kurti refused proposal on dinar (RFE, KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Stano: Discussions continue in Brussels on the abolition of the dinar in Kosovo (N1)
• Justice Minister Haxhiu: We implemented the unjust constitutional decision because of the membership in the CoE (Kosovo Online)
• Hill: Clear and sharp messages from Escobar to Kosovo, dinar latest issue, formation of CSM is fundamental (Euronews, Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media)
• Aliu confirmed removal of Serbian roads signs will continue, an avalanche of reactions on both sides – Cyrillic at center (KoSSev)
• Antonijevic: Decision to change signboards violently and poorly carried out (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian Peoples’ Movement criticizes Kosovo Government action to remove signboards in Cyrillic in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Inscriptions in Albanian language painted over on bilingual boards set yesterday in North Kosovo (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
• Zigmanov: Serbs in Kosovo face violations of their civil and political rights (Tanjug, Danas, FoNet)
• Escobar and Hovenier met Bishop Teodosije, Abbot Sava in Visoki Decani Monastery yesterday (KoSSev, social media)
• Lajcak due to meet Vucic in Belgrade (media)
• Soder: Serbia key state for W Balkan stability, important partner for Bavaria (Tanjug)

International:

• ‘Worst Day of My Life’: Kosovo Serbs Still Scarred by 2004 Unrest (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 15, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Escobar: U.S. has worked in favor of Kosovo, we hope Kosovo will listen to our concerns (media)
Kurti to Escobar: It is necessary that Serbia be held accountable for attack in Banjska (Koha)
EU announces meeting at level of chief negotiators in Brussels on March 19 (RTK)
NATO presence in Kosovo necessary for maintaining peace (media)
Escobar: We will hold government responsible for security of Serbs in Kosovo (Koha)
QUINT welcomes implementation of decision to register the lands of Monastery (RTK)
U.S. Ambassador to Serbia: Establishment of Association is a matter of time (media)
Maqedonci meets the British ambassador, discuss security in Kosovo (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

Escobar after meeting Kurti: Emergent humanitarian issue, Pristina to be flexible on Tuesday (KoSSev, media)
Kurti after meeting Escobar: I stressed need to hold Serbia accountable for attack in Banjska (KoSSev)
Serbian List on changed signboards: They installed Albanized names of Serbian places (Radio KIM, media)
Language Commissioner: The order of languages on signboards had to be reversed (Radio KIM)
Pantic Pilja: Emergency meeting at Council of Europe on March 27, voting on Bakoyannis report (Kosovo Online)
Dacic meets with HCCH Secretary General (Tanjug)
Stoltenberg’s report says NATO crucial to Western Balkan stability (N1)
Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons: International community respects Albanian victims more than Serbian ones (Kosovo Online)

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