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Belgrade Media Report 25 March 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 25 March 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia does not accept occupation, orders from outside (RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Vucic: NATO showed it worked with Pristina all the time (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
• Quint Ambassadors, Norway on 25th anniversary of NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (Beta/Politika)
• Dacic: Security situation in Serbia stable (RTS/Tanjug)
• NATO bombing of Serbia of 1999 warning to humankind (Tanjug/Politika/RTV)
• Response to Kurti: Head of Commission for Military-Technical Agreement reacts (Tanjug/Politika)
• Kosovo will probably join CoE; Serbia could leave organization (TV Prva)
• Dacic and Brnabic’s fierce reaction to von Cramon’s statement regarding CoE (N1/FoNet)
• Pantic Pilja: Bakoyannis has recommended CoE admission for so-called Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Security Council meeting scheduled to mark anniversary of NATO bombing (RTS)
• Trilateral discussions conclude in Brussels, bilateral meeting underway (Tanjug)
• Opposition on government’s call for dialogue: Talks necessary (Danas/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Minister Nesic confirms precautionary measures were strengthened in B&H following attack in Moscow (BHT1)
• Sattler says EU Council’s decision historical achievement of B&H (FTV)
• RS officials hold press conference, Dodik says European Council’s decision is confirmation that Dayton structure of B&H is functioning and that its composition of two entities and three constituent peoples can be propulsive (ATV)
• Becirovic: We are facing transformation process in which B&H legislation needs to be harmonized with EU acquis (O Kanal)
• Dodik – Cvijanovic: Europe has to answer question how come that “false HR can ban legally elected RS President from having talks and deciding on fate of country he lives in” (RTRS)
• Dodik: There is no EU path of B&H without RS, B&H Constitution will not be changed (Nezavisne)
• United States Congress passes law entitled ‘Maintaining Dayton Peace Agreement through Sanctions’ (N1/FTV)
• Nesic, Milicevic, Banjac condemn NATO for bombing FRY in 1999 (Glas Srpske)
• Dodik: Serbs and Russians are close to each other thanks to Orthodox faith, as well as preservation of their own identity (ATV/RTRS)
• Konakovic meets Croatian officials: Compromise and dialogue in B&H paid off, European narrative comes first (FTV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic reminds of Croatia’s assistance to B&H, expresses support to Covic’s stances on Southern Interconnection (HMS)
• Milanovic: Accession negotiations with B&H should have started long ago (N1)
• Plenkovic rejects Milanovic’s accusations (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Rakocevic tells NATO partners: Montenegro needs both elections and pro-Western majority (CdM)
• DNP: We fully encourage Vukicevic to vote against Kosovo’s entry to the Council of Europe (CdM)
• Montenegro officials express deep regret for the innocent victims in Moscow (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Presidential candidates allowed to hold one public event until beginning of campaign (MIA)
Albania
• 25 years since the NATO started the airstrikes against former Yugoslavia, Begaj: They saved Kosova and stabilized the Balkans, Osmani: The hope began for us (Radio Tirana)
• NATO’s intervention in Kosovo, decisive in undoing genocidal ambitions (Radio Tirana)
• EU membership, Begaj meeting with his Montenegrin counterpart (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 25, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 25, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: A rule of law governance for all and without difference (media)
• Kurti commemorates Kosovo Albanian civilians killed in Kacanik in 1999 (media)
• 25 years since the massacre at Krusha e Madhe (Albanian Post)
• Meeting about the dinar has started in Brussels (media)
• German ambassador demands full implementation of agreements (RTK)
• Joseph: CoE membership would be a start for both Serbs and Albanians (media)
• Kusari-Lila: We do not support motion of no confidence (RTK)
• The PDK demands investigative commission for single-source contracts (media)
• AAK demands parliamentary debate and Kurti’s resignation (media)
• Hovenier meets leaders of economic chambers of Kosovo and Serbia (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Meeting of Belgrade, Pristina delegations begins in Brussels (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• UN SC session on NATO bombing anniversary scheduled, format still unknown (RTS)
• Mijacic on Pristina’s letter to Bakoyannis: They promised to implement everything that should have been implemented already (Kosovo Online, social media)
• CBK decision makes lives of persons with disabilities additionally difficult (Radio KIM)
• Movable fence in front of Zvecan municipality removed, Cyrilic signboard as well (Radio KIM, Radio konakt plus)
• Vucic: Pristina and international community worked together all the time (Kosovo Online, media)

Opinion:

• Recalling a Bombing 25 Years Ago (RealClearPolitics)

International:

• Love Under Fire: How an Ethnically-Mixed Couple Survived the Kosovo War (Balkan Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 25, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:
• Kosovo leaders’ messages on 25th anniversary of NATO aerial campaign (media)
• Kosovo authorities: Kosovo’s status in NATO PA advanced (media)
• O’Brien: We made it clear to Serbia that use of force against Kosovo unacceptable (media)
• Kosovo pledges to form Association after Council of Europe membership (Koha)
• Bislimi: Serbia destructive approach by refusing to sign agreement (media)
• Kosovo, Serbia chief negotiators to meet in Brussels today (media)
• Kurti hosts ambassadors of Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbia marks 25 years since beginning of NATO bombing (N1, BETA, RTS, media)
• Vucic speaks at Remembrance Day ceremony, says Serbia will not join NATO (Kosovo Online)
• Anniversary of NATO bombing of Serbia commemorated in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
• Vucevic: Global views on 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia changing (Tanjug, FoNet)
• Anniversary of NATO bombing of Serbia, Western ambassadors mourn innocent victims (N1, Hina)
• Russian MFA: NATO intervention against FRY an act of gross violation of international law (RTS)
• Von Cramon reacts to Vucic’s statement that Serbia will leave Council of Europe (N1, FoNet)
• Dacic, Brnabic react to von Cramon’s statement on Serbia and Council of Europe (N1, FoNet, social media)
• Dacic: No threat of terrorism in Serbia (N1)
• Serbian flag on the Zvecan fortress was taken down then returned, again (KoSSev)
• Dacic concludes visit to Moscow (Tanjug, media)
International Media:
• ‘I thought it Was a Celebration’: Six Months On, Kosovo Citizens Recall Banjska Bloodshed (BIRN)

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