UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 20, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Three border crossings with Serbia remain blocked for trucks and buses (RFE)
• European Parliament President: Situation in the north must de-escalate (Gazeta Metro)
• Kurti-Vucic meeting; analysts says dialogue only way to overcome situation (Telegrafi)
• Osmani and Haradinaj with messages on World Refugee Day (media)
• Surroi reacts to Grenell about “potential idea of removing NATO troops in 2020” (media)
• Gashi: Attacks against reporters extending Prime Minister Kurti’s narrative (Kallxo)
• Case initiated for throwing of Molotov cocktail at police car in Leposavic (media)
• Austrian reporter: EU sanctions against Kosovo taken seriously as it seems (Nacionale)
• CDHRF: Serbia is not allowing anyone to visit the police officers (Kosovapress)
• Populism is threatening societies and countries in the region (Kosovapress)
• Hasani on Rama’s proposal: Philosophically equal to project for Kosovo’s partition (T7)
• Abazovic: I have asked Kurti not to get into conflict with internationals (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: I will not talk to Kurti until each arrested Serb have not been released (TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Orban asked Vucic to release Kosovo police officers (NMagazin, Beta)
• Protests in northern Kosovo continue (Kosovo Online)
• Colleagues of arrested Vukasinovic talk to KoSSev, claim that he is innocent (KoSSev)
• Truck drivers from Serbia: We are blocking all trucks from Kosovo until they let us go (N1)
• Members of the Serbian opposition Miroslav Aleksic and Aleksandar Jovanovic in Zvecan (KiM radio)
• Serbian opposition Zvetnici party supports truck drivers blocking the roads (Kosovo Online)
• Odalovic: KFOR must order the withdrawal of special units from northern Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
• Behind Lajcak's sudden departure to Washington for "intensive talks on urgent steps" (Blic)