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Belgrade Media Report 15 April 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 15 April 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: World powers will lobby for a resolution on Srebrenica, we will oppose it more strongly than they think (RTS)
• Vucic writes to 14 European leaders on process of admitting Kosovo into CoE (Beta)
• Dacic: Adoption of resolution on Srebrenica in UN would open Pandora’s box (Tanjug)
• Serbia stands for de-escalation, compliance with agreements on Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Belgrade elections will certainly be held on 2 June (TV Happy/Beta)
• Petkovic: Beatings and arrests of Serbs “recommend” so-called Kosovo for CoE membership (Tanjug/RTV)
• Milicevic prohibited from visiting Jasenovac (Tanjug/RTV)
• Harshest protest to Croatia for banning Milicevic from visiting Jasenovac (Tanjug/RTV)
• Cochard: Resolution o genocide in Srebrenica not directed against any country (RTS)
• Opposition proposes electoral activities stop (Beta)
• N1 learns: Serbian govt close to deciding to hold all local elections on 2 June (N1)
• ODIHR Director: Full support of election process in line with international standards (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Srebrenica resolution and Kosovo’s attempts to become a member of Council of Europe will mark Serb relations with other nations in region (Srna/RTRS)
• Komsic: There is nothing problematic in text of UN resolution on Srebrenica (Hayat)
• Dodik: The RS knows its path, and will have an answer to behaviour of Bosniak politicians and their Western sponsors (N1)
• Murphy meets Becirovic, warns any attempt by entity to secede will not be tolerated by US (BHT1)
• US Embassy in B&H: Creation of a parallel electoral system in the RS would be unconstitutional and anti-Dayton; USA will not stand by while Dodik implements his secessionist agenda (BNTV)
• OHR’s reacts to RS authorities’ efforts to create parallel election system (Nova BH)
• Political representatives of Bosniaks from region meet in Sarajevo to discuss topic ‘Position and status of Bosniaks in the region’ (N1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: We will not stop until Croats in B&H are guaranteed legitimate representation in terms of election of Croat member of Presidency (Vecernji list)
• Election officials and volunteers make big push ahead of Election Day (HRT)
• Plenkovic condemns Iranian attack on Israel, Milanovic says he won’t take sides (HRT)
Montenegro
• After meeting in Sarajevo, a joint statement of political representatives of the Bosniaks issued (CdM)
• Atlantic Alliance: Ambassador Maslennikov confirms mechanisms of Russia’s hybrid action in Montenegro (CdM)
• Camouflage nets and stretchers for use in the war in Ukraine can’t be sent through Serbia anymore (RFE/CdM)
• Montenegrin soldiers will train members of the Ukrainian armed forces (RFE/CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski vows to remain the same, President of all (MIA)
• Osmani says can complete most important integration processes for country (MIA)
• Vankovska: President of all citizens, no more divisions (MIA)
Albania
• Rama in Paris/ Macron: You have our support to guide you through negotiations swiftly (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla: Lobbying for Kosova to become an official member of the CoE (Radio Tirana)
• Rama condemns Iran’s attack against Israel: Unprecedented, it poses a risk of irreversibly destabilizing the region (Radio Tirana)
• Iran’s attack on Israel/ Begaj: Any escalation, danger to peace and security in the Middle East (Radio Tirana)
• Peleshi: Albania, a proud and reliable ally of NATO (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 15, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 15 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• International Forum for Women Peace and Security starts in Prishtina (media)
• Clinton: Kosovo has made “important progress” toward gender equality (RFE)
• Gervalla: Vote tomorrow will pave way to Kosovo’s membership at CoE (RTK)
• MFA: Serbia’s propaganda in full opposition with reached agreements (media)
• Bislimi meets deputy director of European Foreign Service, emphasizes need for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak expects Bislimi and Petkovic to be “open-minded” in the following meeting (Albanian Post)
• Statistics Agency: Census expected to conclude before targeted date (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media: 

• Vucic: Pristina prepared a trick with A/CSM (KoSSev, RTS)
• Starovic: There is no normalization while north is occupied by Kosovo police (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Lawyer files appeal over Sofronijevic’s detention (RTS)
• Serbian List: Arrest of Sofronijevic and beatings of Stevanovic “new values” for CoE (Radio KIM, Danas, BETA)
• Serbian Democracy: A Serb beaten by special forces in the village of Bube; KP: Case reported, PIK takes over the investigation (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Why Serbs in the north don’t want to take part in the census? (Radio KIM)

Opinion:

• Dimitrijevic: Crème de la crème of journalists from Albanian community seek to glorify their values through their reporting, that’s where we differ (KoSSev)

International:

• Prosecution Investigates Claims of Professor’s Sexual Harassment after BIRN Investigation (Prishtina Insight)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 15, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti expects Kosovo to join Council of Europe in May (Gazeta Express)
• Knaus: Important week in Strasbourg for Kosovo at Council of Europe (media)
• Participants from 40 countries to attend Women, Peace, and Security Forum (Kallxo)
• Osmani: Traces of sexual violence of Serbian criminals weigh on lives of citizens (Koha)
• Kurti meets Oliphant, discuss strengthening Kosovo-Canada relations (media)
• Reactions to murder of 21-year-old woman in Ferizaj on Friday (media)
• Albanian American Civic League reacts to Vucic’s statement (media)
• Osmani condemns attack on Israel, “peace efforts must prevail” (media)
• Kurti condemns Iran attack on Israel, “world needs to prioritize ending hostilities” (media)

Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic: Beatings, arrests of Serbs obvious values which Kosovo recommends for the CoE (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, X)
• Vucic: All violators of Serbia’s constitutional order will be prosecuted, arrested and tried (Kosovo Online)
• Kurti: “20,000 victims of sexual violence – part of the Serbian genocide”; Petkovic: Stop lying, the number 20 times smaller (KoSSev)
• Ethnic Serb, wounded during a 2021 special police action, arrested at Brnjak; Office for KiM: Sofronijevic’s arrest instigated by the US and the EU (KoSSev)
• SL: The arrest of Sofronijevic continues the terror against the Serbian people (Kosovo Online)
• The “Cuska” case verdicts to be announced at the end of the month (KoSSev)
• Spain against Kosovo’s accession to the Council of Europe (Kosovo Online, Blic, Tanjug)
• Dacic with Szijjártó: Hungary will vote against Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe

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