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Belgrade Media Report 22 April 2024

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 22 April 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Today, on UN Security Council session on Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia is represented by Vucic (B92)
• Vucic on the vote for the Resolution on Srebrenica: They knew that Russians and Chinese would veto it (B92)
• Dacic: UNSC another opportunity for Vucic to talk about all the problems faced by Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (TV Pink)
• Vucic after the meeting with O’Brien: We agree on little regarding Kosovo and Srebrenica (Beta)
• Brnabic meets with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (Tanjug)
• Porfirije with O’Brien and Hill: Kosovo and Metohija – part of Serbia (Tanjug/RTV)
• Djuric: Serbia asking for Resolution on Genocide in Srebrenica to be withdrawn (Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• Kurti’s escalating moves lead Serbs toward humanitarian disaster (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Serbia Against Violence participating in 2 June elections under new name (N1)
• Ferguson: The term ‘genocide’ does not imply collective responsibility of Serbs (Politika)
• Nebenzya: Danger of new conflict looming over the Balkans (Politika)
• Diplomatic breakthrough through pressure and blackmail (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Konakovic calls on representatives of UN countries to support proposed resolution on Srebrenica genocide (AJB)
• B&H Presidency members Becirovic and Komsic thank UN SG Guterres on support and measures in fight against genocide denial (Hayat)
• Novakovic Bursac: Term ‘genocide’ must not be used without caution (RTRS)
• Dodik: RS is not spite but freedom (ATV)
• EUD to B&H condemns denial of genocide during RS parliament session and at “Srpska is calling you” rally (O Kanal)
• US Embassy: Denial of Srebrenica genocide by Dodik and other leaders from the RS at RS parliament session and rally in Banja Luka is reprehensible and irresponsible (N1)
• Russian Embassy strongly criticizes US’ policy in B&H and the world (Oslobodjenje)
• Konakovic comments rally in Banja Luka: The entire world saw the image of genocide deniers (Dnevni avaz)
• Niksic: B&H will survive, everything else will perish (Dnevni avaz)
• “Western Balkans in the EU” conference ends in Ljubljana (N1)
• Dodik attends Serbian Army’s tactical military exercise ‘Vihor 2024’ at ‘Pester’ training ground; says Serbia shows ability to progress in all fields (Nova BH)
Croatia
• Plenkovic candidate for President of EC as von der Leyen loses support among conservatives (Jutarnji list/Bild)
• Constitutional Court rules President Milanovic cannot be prime minister (HRT)
• President Milanovic responds, calling ruling groundwork for a coup (HRT)
Montenegro
• Milatovic: Vucic should have chosen his words better, Gorcevic’s statement in parliament a mere political platitude; Mandic owes an answer (RTCG)
• Mandic and Knezevic at Serbian Army’s military exercise (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Final day of presidential campaign ahead of Wednesday vote, parliamentary campaign resumes (MIA)
Albania
• Begaj, support to Malta in humanitarian diplomacy and interreligious dialogue (Radio Tirana)
• NATO PA delegation visits the Kucova Air Base (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 22, 2024

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 22 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti to non-majority communities: You’re a value and identity of our state (media)
• Government: EU should remove unfair measures, Kosovo met its obligation (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila: Serbia is obstructing integration of Kosovo Serbs (media)
• Tahiri: EU should lift measures, people are being penalized (Kallxo)
• AAK: Referendum revealed Vucic’s heavy influence on Serbs (Indeksonline)
• Rohde: Boycott requested by Serbian List, regrettable and destructive (Klan)
• Osmani-Vucic confrontation, Security Council to meet on Kosovo today (RTK)
• Kurti meets Glavchev in Sofia as part of Vienna Economic Forum (media)
• Hoxhaj proposes for Assembly to support UN resolution on Srebrenica (media)

Serbian Language Media: 

• The Ohrid Agreement entered the negotiation framework for Serbia’s membership in the EU (RTS)
• Serbian Democracy: EU to look again at its requests for de-escalation which Pristina did not fulfill (KoSSev)
• The UN SC in NY today on Kosovo, Vucic to represent Serbia (Tanjug, media)
• Dacic: The UN SC session another opportunity for Vucic to point out the problems of the Serbs in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTV, Kosovo Online, media)
• Sentic: Special forces in the Leposavic municipality during voting; respecting the rights of Serbs remains a challenge after the failed referendum (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• European Parliament plenary session begins, visa liberalization for Serbs in Kosovo on agenda (Tanjug)
• Roundtable on ”the occupation and (high) treason of Kosovo and Metohija” (Beta, NMagazin)
• Confiscated weapons and marijuana worth around 70,000 euros in Suhareke/Suva Reka, four people arrested (KoSSev)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 22, 2024

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Albanian Language Media:

Election Commission: Initiative to remove the mayors in north has failed (media)
Kurti to EU: Removal of mayors was key condition, lift the measures (media)
Osmani: Serbia illegally interfered in elections of another country again (media)
U.S. Embassy regrets that Serbs did not take exercise the right to vote (Klan)
Barbano: EULEX monitoring situation in coordination with KP and KFOR (media)
Szunyog: We are observing the elections in the north (media)
Krasniqi: Serbian List wants monopoly over politics of Serbs in Kosovo (RFE)
Krasniqi: Evident Serbian List, Belgrade ordered boycott, fearing failure (media)
Zubin Potok Mayor: Serbian List does not dare face reality (Telegrafi)
Haziri: Government should be greatly concerned by the boycott (media)
Serbian Minister walks out when Kosovo receives award at Venice Biennale (media)
Police find weapons and ammunition in house in Zvecan (media)
Arifi claims he was “arbitrarily” dismissed from post of Presevo Mayor (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

Serbian List: Kurti’s farce over; the unity of the Serbian people has been demonstrated (Danas)
Petkovic: Today’s fake referendum a picture of Kurti’s democracy (Radio Mitrovica sever)
Starovic: Boycott of the fake referendum the best non-violent response of Serbs to oppression (Kosovo Online)
The referendum in the north ended peacefully and without voters (N1, KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
Deutsche Welle on the recall of the mayor: Elected with 100 votes, 6,800 needed for removal (Kosovo Online, DW)
Surlic: The Pristina referendum in the north of Kosovo designed to fail (RTS)
Manojlovic on the failed referendum in the North: Well-coordinated killing of energy (KoSSev)
A lost opportunity to pave the way for the election of new mayors in the north of Kosovo, says Democracy in Action (NMagazin, Beta, KiM radio)
An explosion in the yard of a Serbian house in Kosovska Kamenica (RTS)
Vucic after the meeting with O’Brien: We agree on little regarding Kosovo and Srebrenica (Beta, N1)

International Media: 

Serb majority in N. Kosovo boycotts vote on removing ethnic Albanian mayors (France 24)
North Kosovo Serbs boycott referendum on removing ethnic Albanian mayors (Reuters)
Kosovo*: Its Footnote Is Both A Blessing And A Curse (RFE) 

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