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Belgrade Media Report 16 April

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LOCAL PRESS

• Amendments of Serbia, Hungary and Italy rejected: Belgrade files complaint (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbian delegation voted against draft opinion on membership of so-called Kosovo in Council of Europe (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic: It has been established that Serbia is in no way responsible for the genocide (B92)
• Brnabic: Imposing of Srebrenica Resolution is peak of legal violence (TV Happy)
• Dacic: PACE expected to adopt recommendation to admit Kosovo (TV B92)
• Vucic, Lajcak discuss developments in Kosovo and Metohija, position of Serbs (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Spain confirms it will vote against membership in CoE of so-called of Kosovo; Hungary will also vote against membership of so-called Kosovo in the CoE (Tanjug/RTV)
• Excellent cooperation between Serbia, ODIHR (Tanjug)
• EU Ambassadors adopted updated text for Chapter 35 with Serbia (Tanjug)
• Odalovic: CoE with Kosovo’s admission would end a dishonorable mission (RTS)
• Brnabic refuses to suspend election proceedings, calls for continued talks (Beta)
• Serbian Foreign Ministry sends note of protest to Croatian Embassy (Politika)
• Zagreb protests attack on Croatians in Serbia, Vucic condemns incident (N1/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: After UN Resolution on Srebrenica, there is no reason for RS to remain in B&H (ATV)
• SDA: Dodik’s statements are most direct threats to Bosniaks since Karadzic’s threats (Hayat)
• Ruling coalition in RS meets, calls for rally in Banja Luka as response to Srebrenica resolution (BHT1)
• RS opposition parties not going to attend the rally (BNTV)
• Srebrenica Assembly sends letter to UN, claim Resolution on Srebrenica will not contribute to inter-ethnic relations in B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Fitschen about Srebrenica Resolution: Resolution pays respect to victims of genocide (Oslobodjenje)
• Komsic and Cvijanovic meet with Lajcak, participants conclude that authorities in B&H need to intensify political dialogue (BHT1)
• Covic: B&H needs functional parliamentary activity as well as that of B&H CoM; It is necessary not to close doors to EU (FTV)
• Komsic: Dodik’s focus is on state property; Plenkovic is more dangerous than Milanovic (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Montenegro’s performances at NATO forums are pro-Western, I advise them to focus on themselves (Index.hr)
Montenegro
• Nikolic: Why is the minister hiding whether he received a protest note from B&H and why is he relativizing the announced support of Minister Gorcevic to Kosovo for membership in the Council of Europe (CdM)
• Spajic in Brussels: Montenegro can be a successful EU story (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: North Macedonia is co-sponsor of resolution of UN on Srebrenica genocide (MIA)
• Dacic calls Osmani’s statement on Srebrenica genocide resolution ‘insolent’ (MIA)
• Pendarovski: Mass turnout on 24 April, 8 May; we expect nothing less than two victories (MIA)
• Osmani in Debar: North Macedonia to join EU in five years; no government without vetting (MIA)
• Siljanovska Davkova: We lack constitutional patriotism (MIA)
Albania
• “Albania, Kosova’s advocate”, Begaj: Full of hope for a successful vote in the Council of Europe (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 16 April, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani’s message to members of PACE on Kosovo’s membership vote (media)
• PACE committee rejects all amendments of Serbian, Italian members (media)
• Woman killed in Peja, “situation is alarming” (media)
• Hoxha: Radoicic’s group is free; there is threat of another attack in north (KTV)
• Rohde on Palkowitsch appointment: Testament of growing partnership (media)
• EU conditions Serbia’s integration with normalizing relations with Kosovo (RFE)
• Osmani: At first govt meeting, I’ll propose withdrawal from Open Balkan (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: PACE expected to adopt recommendation to admit Kosovo (N1, media)
• PACE Political Committee approved no amendments filed by Serbia, dismissed those from Italy related to CSM (KoSSev, media)
• Biljana Pantic Pilja: PACE Committee voted against our amendments, we will file objection (Tanjug)
• Gathering because of armed persons appearing in Suvi Do village, near Lipljan (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Xharra: More than 700 police officers with criminal offenses part of Kosovo police (Kosovo Online)
• Protest over the murder of women, demands to confront Osmani: Enough with the conference, introduce a state of emergency (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic meets with Lajcak in Mostar (Tanjug, social media)
• Dacic, Bayramov discuss strategic partnership between Serbia, Azerbaijan (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: A new round of dialogue on Thursday (Tanjug)
• EU ambassadors adopted the updated text for chapter 35 with Serbia (Tanjug, RTS, media)

International:

• Wider Europe Briefing: Kosovo could finally get in the Council of Europe (RFE)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 16, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: Justice for victims and punishment of criminals is foundation of peace (RTK)
Slovenian President: We support you towards membership in the Council of Europe (RTK)
Begaj: It is Albania’s duty to be a good lawyer for Kosovo (RTK)
Gervalla: Giant step towards CoE membership, on Tuesday (RTK)
​​Zulfaj: Membership in CoE should not be linked to dialogue, we expect positive vote (Koha) 
Svecla meets EU official, raises concerns about Serbia’s successive public threats (Koha)
Settlement of disputes with Kosovo, condition for Serbia also in purchase of armaments (Koha)
Kosovo convenes Security Council: Serbia owns thousands of Iranian drones (Koha)
Palokaj: Italy proposed to introduce Association as condition for Kosovo’s membership in CoE (Koha)
MFA: Three Kosovars evacuated from Israel (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

Serbian delegation seeks postponement of Pristina’s CoE admission (Tanjug, KoSSev)
Pantic Pilja: Through amendments, we are trying to mitigate Opinion of Dora Bakoyannis (Kosovo Online)
Spain will not vote for Kosovo admission to Council of Europe (Kosovo Online, media)
PIK launched investigation into report from a Serb beaten up by Kosovo special police in Zubin Potok (KoSSev)
Bisevac on beating of Stevanovic: Citizens are afraid, result of it is that they are leaving (Radio KIM)
Vucic starts visit to BH on Air Serbia flight to Mostar (N1)

International Media: 

Hague Prosecution Demands 28 Years for Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ (Balkan Insight)

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