Belgrade Media Report 17 April 0224
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Wednesday 17 April 2024
LOCAL PRESS
• Shameful: PACE adopted the recommendation that so-called Kosovo becomes its member (Novosti/B92)
• Council of Europe’s vote: Spaniards with Serbia, Greeks betrayed us (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Today is a day of shame in PACE (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic, Mecacci discuss ODIHR recommendations for advancement of electoral process (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• RIK President Dimitirjevic, ODIHR’S Mecacci agree Comission has already implemented a series of ODIHR recommendations (Beta)
• Brnabic: The best meeting so far; The elections will be held when they are legally due, which is 2 June (B92)
• ODIHR says Serbian election law amendments are not reform (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 25th International Economy Fair Mostar begins (N1/RTRS/FTV)
• Lajcak-Kristo meeting (NAP.ba)
• Dodik denies genocide again: They constantly lie about 8,000 victims (Avaz/RTRS)
• Vucic: I will always support RS and Dodik; Serbia is in no way responsible for the alleged genocide in Srebrenica (RTRS/N1/ATV/FTV)
• Izetbegovic: Serb leaders are putting mortgage of crimes committed by individuals on shoulders of Serb people (N1)
• Kosarac meets Sattler: Interfering of foreigners is main obstacle on B&H’s EU path (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Montenegrin MPs voted completely different at PACE (CdM)
• Janovic: How much longer do we have to wait for some ministers to show up in parliament? (CdM)
• Popa: Political problems might affect the stability of the government (MINA)
• Katnic and Lazovic ordered detention of up to 30 days (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: We made peace with neighbors, cannot allow previous government to come back (MIA)
• Taravari in Debar: Out with the old, bring in new President, gov’t, Constitution, for a country loved by all (MIA)
• Vankovska: Shame that presidential candidates will not commit to public debate (MIA)
• Mickoski in Dojran: Great awakening, citizens united around idea of change (MIA)
• Beyer: Next government expected to adopt constitutional changes by year end (TV Sitel)
Albania
• Rama: Albania is listened to by the leaders of the great powers, we are a point of balance in the region (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla-Osmani: Albania to persistently lobby until Kosovo achieves official membership in CoE (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 17, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 17 April, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Serbia blocks around 300 Kosovars at border with Croatia (media)
• MFA and MIA call on citizens of Kosovo: Avoid at all costs passage through Serbia (media)
• Apart from Croatia, Kosovars are also blocked in Hungary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs QUINT (media)
• Zulfaj on blocking of Kosovars in Serbia: “little Putin” cannot stand success of Kosovo (Koha)
• Von Cramon: Serbia should release the Kosovars, stop embarrassing itself (media)
• Kusari-Lila: Serbia should be removed from Council of Europe (Klan Kosova)
• Hoxhaj condemns behavior of Serbian Police (media)
• Kandic on PACE vote for CoE: Serbia’s opposition is an own goal (EO)
• Pacolli: Parties in Brussels are discussing how to find a way for Serbia to legally bring money to Kosovo (media)
• U.S. Embassy flag at half-mast, Hovenier: Recent killings of women show urgency to do more (media)
• Osmani commemorates Poklek massacre; “six-month-old victim called Liberty” (Telegrafi)
• Police arrest one of the leaders of group that blackmailed women (Koha)
• Retrial: 35 years imprisonment for man who killed his wife in 2022 (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucevic: Voting in Strasbourg continuation of the festival of hypocrisy (KiM radio, RTS)
• Pantic Pilja: In PACE, it was shown that international law means nothing, they trampled on everything they advocate for (Kosovo Online)
• Elek: Members of the CoE trampled on international law and the rule of law (Kosovo Online, TV Most, Tanjug)
• Kurti from Strasbourg: No need to talk about A/CSM, when Serbs are boycotting the Assembly (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Gogic: Growth Plan will be reason for another promise from Kosovo to form CSM (Kosovo Online)
• Trajkovic and Gogic on Kosovo and CoE: It’s part of geopolitical regrouping, nothing to do with Kosovo and Serbia (N1)
• Vehicle of a driver of Provisional Authority President in Leposavic set on fire (Kosovo Online)
• Drecun: What follows the CoE adoption of the recommendation for the admission of Kosovo is very dangerous (Blic, Blic TV)
• KP on the shooting on the Gracanica-Laplje Selo road: Attempted murder, two people arrested (Kosovo Online, KiM radio)
Opinion:
• Are the Kosovo media repeating the mistakes of 2004? (KoSSev)
• UN Resolution on the Balkans Would Be a Mistake (Real Clear World)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 17, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• PACE recommends Kosovo to be invited to become member of CoE (media)
• Kurti optimistic about Kosovo’s membership at Council of Europe in May (media)
• Haxhiu: Maximal punishments for killers; hate speech in social media to be monitored (EO)
• Osmani meets Svecla, Haxhiu and Hoxha on latest killings of two women (media)
• Osmani declares Wednesday day of mourning (media)
• Reactions continue after killing of woman in Peja (media)
• Fotovat: Men to be involved in discussions for protection of women in Kosovo (RFE)
Serbian Language Media:
• PACE adopts opinion on Kosovo application to CoE (N1, media)
• Dacic: A day of shame at Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Kosovo Online)
• Miroslav Aleksic: Admission of Kosovo to CoE consequence of disastrous policy (N1, RTV)
• Brnabic: Maneuvering space in CoE small but truth and justice on our side (Tanjug, media)
• Lajcak: Next steps in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue discussed with Vucic in Mostar (Tanjug, media)
• Serbian List: Kurti continues with repression, denies right to medical treatment for Serbs (Kosovo Online, media)
• Serbian List meets Szunyog and Markovec: EU to act proactively and prevent escalation of situation carried out by Pristina (KoSSev, media)
• Vucic speaks with Aliyev about pressure on Serbia (media)
• UNMIK reacts to another femicide case in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media)
International Media:
• Vote Puts Kosovo One Step from Accession to Europe’s Chief Rights Body (Balkan Insight)
• After Another Femicide, Kosovo President Declares Day of Mourning (Balkan Insight)
• Elections and Reporting on Missing Girl Spur Digital Rights Violations Across Region (Balkan Insight)