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Belgrade Media Report 17 April 0224

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 17, 2024

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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)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 17, 2024

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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)

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