Belgrade Media Report 27 May 2024
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 27 May 2024
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Purpose of Srebrenica Resolution to deliver a blow to Serbia (TV Prva)
• Vucevic: I conveyed concern over UNGA resolution to Tajani (Tanjug)
• Gratitude to Italy for supporting Serbia on its European path (Tanjug)
• Djuric, Brnabic thank African states for support in UN (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic: Only use for those who proposed it is that 11 July will be on agenda (Tanjug)
• Dacic: UN Resolution on Srebrenica genocide illegal on two counts (RTS)
• Improving, strengthening economic relations with Cyprus (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Granting Pristina associate membership in NATO PA dangerous precedent – Serbian delegation (Tanjug/RTS)
• Serbian parliamentary delegation urges NATO not to grant Kosovo associate member status (Beta)
• MEP says at least part of the opposition needs to run in local elections in Serbia (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OHR: HR Schmidt welcomes Resolution adopted by UN GA with the aim to acknowledge and commemorate Srebrenica genocide (AJB)
• Russian Embassy: Statistical advantage in number of votes is not criterium of the truth (Srna/RTRS)
• Dodik: Initiative on peaceful disassociation in B&H is legal and legitimate (Srna/RTRS)
• Reactions to Dodik’s proposal of “peaceful disassociation” from B&H (Nova BH)
• US Embassy to B&H warns ‘disassociation’ from B&H is ‘RS secession by another name’ (AJB)
• UK Embassy, EUD to B&H react to Dodik’s announcement on disassociation of RS from B&H (BNTV)
• Reactions in RS to statements coming from US, UK Embassies to B&H, EUD: RS will exist (RTRS)
• Covic: Adoption of Srebrenica Resolution has caused new crisis in B&H (O Kanal)
• USA and EU launch project focused exclusively on foreign information manipulation and interference (Klix.ba)
• Dodik: Grlic Radman should at least remain silent after Croatia sponsored Resolution on Srebrenica (RTRS)
Croatia
• President and Prime Minister clash over UN resolution (HRT1)
• Foreign Minister repeats that Croatia was not an aggressor in B&H (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Spajic: Montenegro won’t benefit from non-binding Srebrenica Resolution (CdM)
• Montenegro: DNP Presidency suspends support to Montenegrin government due to Resolution on Srebrenica (AJB)
• Vuksanovic criticizes Montenegrin government for voting in favor of Srebrenica resolution (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Vucic: I was hurt by North Macedonia’s vote on Srebrenica resolution (MIA/TV Prva)
• Stoilkovski: Talks on forming government under way, based on principles (MIA)
• Dimitrov for Kathimerini: Good that New Democracy, VMRO-DPMNE don’t intend to destroy bridge we put so much effort into building (MIA/Kathimerini)
Albania
• President of Slovenia, Natasha Pirc Musar: Slovenia, a staunch supporter of Albania and Western Balkans’ accession into EU (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
NATO Parliamentary Assembly approves advancement of Kosovo’s status (media)
Osmani: NATO is Kosovo’s destiny (RTK)
Konjufca: Kosovo is NATO’s success story (media)
Kusari-Lila calls vote for Kosovo in NATO GA an important step (RTK)
Maqedonci: Kosovo only one step away from NATO membership (media)
Szunyog: Kosovo should lift ban on Serbian products as soon as possible (Koha)
OSCE, EUSR welcome CoE’s legal opinion on IMC draft law (media)
Zeqiri: Criminal groups convinced one part of residents not to accept me as mayor (EO)
Population census, KAS: Kosovo is expected to have 1.6 million inhabitants (RTK)
Opposition with different positions on early elections (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: Voting on Srebrenica resolution signal to those wishing to push Kosovo to UN (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Delegation at NATO PA: By admitting Kosovo living conditions of Serbs additionally deteriorated (Kosovo Online)
Petkovic: Admission of Kosovo as NATO PA associate member yet another award for terror against Serbs (Kosovo Online)
Ponos: Kosovo’s entry into NATO was a priority of the most powerful, the language of our delegation was for domestic use (N1, Danas)
Vucevic thanks Cyprus for not voting for Srebrenica resolution (Tanjug)
Ana Marija Ivkovic: As tensions in Kosovo grow, so does misinformation (Radio KIM)
Vlajic: War in the region still going on, only it’s fought with narratives (N1)
KAS: Kosovo will have 1.6 million inhabitants; Gracanica: Not all households were enumerated (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 27, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Data from population census, a basis for better decisions (RFE)
• PDK leader sends letters to VV, LDK and AAK leaders for early elections (media)
• LDK’s Rukiqi: Kurti’s resignation only way to new elections (EO)
• KFOR denies it negotiated the withdrawal of terrorist group from Banjska (media)
• Gervalla: Serbia has turned again into real threat for the whole region (media)
• Rohde: Kosovo has a diverse and interesting culture (media)
• 360 Serbs applied to convert drivers’ licenses to Kosovo licenses (EO)
Serbian Language Media:
• KFOR denies negotiating withdrawal of attackers from Banjska (KoSSev, N1, media)
• Office for KiM: A hand grenade planted in the yard of a Serbian family, new pressure (RTS, media)
• Serbs in Kosovo physically, legally, and politically endangered, said the Serbian Assembly delegation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Kosovo Online, RTS, media)
• Milicevic: The census will be used for political purposes, there was no will for it to be inclusive (Kosovo Online)
• Europol: Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks (KoSSev)
• EU media: Resolution on Srebrenica forced in a divided UN General Assembly (N1, Beta)
• “While we were watching the UN meeting on Srebrenica, lithium mining was approved”: Activists start a storm on social networks (N1, KoSSev)