United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 2 August 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic with Chen Bo: When we see off sincere friends of Serbia, we do it with sadness (B92)
• Vucic: Very good relations with N. Macedonia confirmed (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic talks with Peach over phone (Beta/Tanjug/RTS)
• Vucic receives Syrian Ambassador, thanks for support to Serbia's sovereignty (Tanjug/RTS)
• Potential for strengthening partnership with UK in energy, innovation, infrastructure (Tanjug/RTV)
• Brnabic receives new B&H Ambassador (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic receives farewell visit from Chinese Ambassador (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic to Hovenier: We know where the borders in Kosovo and Metohija are, they are in accordance with UN Charter (RTV/Tanjug)
• Pasalic speaks to ICRC about position of arrested Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Beta)
• Pro-European opposition: Ruling majority trying to turn parliament into a reality show, but has brought opposition together (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• US Embassy: OFAC sanctions have serious consequences (Dnevni avaz)
• OHR commends US’ sanctions against RS officials (BHT1)
• EU Delegation: US and EU share the same strategic goal of fight against corruption and organized crime (Dnevni avaz)
• Russian Embassy criticizes US’ sanctions (RTRS)
• RS politicians comment on US sanctions against RS officials (ATV)
• FB&H politicians comment on US sanctions against RS officials (Klix.ba/Dnevni list)
• Sattler meets with Zvizdic: EU path of B&H does not have alternative (Dnevni avaz)
• Sattler and Spiric discuss EU path of B&H (BHT1)
• Goganovic meets delegation of US European Command; Lasica promises that US support to B&H’s Euro-Atlantic integration process will continue (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Plenkovic attends summit of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (HRT)
Montenegro
• Becic: Democrats agree that Milatovic should nominate Spajic as prime minister designate (CdM)
• Knezevic: We’re ready to make concessions, but parliament speaker should be from For the Future of Montenegro bloc (CdM)
• Bosniak Party will support Spajic for prime minister designate (CdM)
• Escobar: Montenegro has unique opportunity on its road to EU, we look forward to govt whose members back NATO’s support for Ukraine (MINA)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Xhaferi: Debate on need for constitutional revision scheduled to finish on 31 August, vote can be postponed or not take place (MIA)
Albania
• The fight against corruption, EU preliminary report: Albania should further improve the legal and institutional frame (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 1 August 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Gratitude to China’s consistent and principled stance on issue of Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vucevic receives Chinese Ambassador on farewell visit (RTV/Tanjug)
• Significant space for intensifying cooperation with UK (RTV/Tanjug)
• Orlic receives newly-appointed UK Ambassador (RTV)
• Momirovic: New era in Serbia-Uganda relations (Tanjug)
• Ban on entry of Serbian goods to Kosovo and Metohija still in force (RTS)
• Djilas: Vucic deceived Belgraders, I won’t negotiate with him again (Beta)
• Ukrainian Ambassador: Grain deal termination might be useful for Serbia (Beta)
• Botsan-Kharchenko spreading misinformation about grain deal (Demostat/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• US blacklists Viskovic, Stevandic, Cvijanovic and Bukejlovic (AJB)
• Stevandic: Being on the US blacklist for democratic rights to vote for RS parliament decisions, I consider to be protection of the RS and DPA (BHT1)
• Viskovic assesses US sanctions as hypocritical, he argues that he and other officials in RS act in accordance with Dayton Peace Agreement (RTRS)
• Dodik: US did not elect RS officials, they cannot remove them either (Oslobodjenje)
• Kovacevic: US sanctions are shameful and scandalous (RTRS)
• Vulic: By imposing sanctions, gentlemen from the US clearly said that they are working on unpacking of DPA and are helping Sarajevo to reach its desired goal - Islamic B&H (RTRS)
• Dodik: RS would appreciate Serbia's position that Christian Schmidt was not appointed in accordance with procedures (RTRS)
• Kavazovic reacts to criticism against him by RS officials: They have no right to curse genocide victims, we have the right to protect out land, our dignity and freedom (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Milatovic continues consultations on the candidate (CdM)
• Zivkovic: For now, no one has support of 41 MPs to get mandate (CdM)
• Mandic: It is natural and normal that position of parliament speaker belongs to us, I don’t know how Spajic convinced Milatovic that he had 41 signatures (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Xhaferi to follow DUI ministers, withdraw from post (MIA)
• Grubi: DUI resignations open path for VMRO-DPMNE endorsement of constitutional changes (MIA/T7)
• Osmani: Ready to meet their every demand so constitutional changes can be adopted (Telma TV)
• Kovachevski: We protect interests, rights, language, culture of Macedonians abroad (MIA)
Albania
• One Stop Shop between Albania and North Macedonia, Rama meets Kovacevski (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj welcomes the new Ambassador of Germany, Bergner (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 31 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic says Kurti wants to drag Serbia into a conflict with NATO (TV Prva/Beta/N1/RTS)
• Vucic: Gratitude to Museveni for supporting sovereignty of Serbia throughout its territory (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Dacic: No reason to call for snap elections in Serbia (TV Pink)
• Drecun: Elections are not way out of crisis in Kosovo, since there is still no ZSO (Tanjug/RTV)
• Continuation of China’s support to Serbia’s territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Simic: In the US everybody aware of Kurti’s responsibility for situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS)
• Djilas says Vucic’s policy on Kosovo is wrong (Beta)
• Ukrainian Embassy: Serbia should urge Russia to stop aggression, we did that to stop NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 (Beta)
• New Serbia Against Violence protest held in Belgrade (Beta)
• Another Serb in Kosovo and Metohija accused of an alleged war crime (Tanjug/Ekonomija online)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dacic: The only ‘spirit of Dayton’ is the consistent application of the original ‘letter of the Dayton’ (Glas Srpske)
• Dodik: I am not Russian, I am not American player, my only goal is to preserve and protect the RS (Glas Srpske)
• Cvijanovic: Veto is not a whim, but a reaction to plain, insolent policy that comes from Sarajevo (Glas Srpske)
• RS and Serbia will jointly commemorate Day of Remembrance of martyred and exiled Serbs in ‘Oluja’ operation (RTRS)
• RS officials condemn Kavazovic’s message that Bosniaks will not give up and that they will fight for every inch of B&H (ATV)
• Komsic and Becirovic ask B&H Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently invite Vranjes for consultations; Cvijanovic expresses support to Vranjes; Konakovic comments on the case (BHT1)
• Visit of US officials Finer and Chollet postponed until further notice (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Croatian PM: Open issues straining relations with Serbia (N1)
• President and government spar over protocol (HRT)
Montenegro
• Milatovic to start consultations on PM-designate today (CdM)
• Ibrahimovic talked to Bilcik: New govt should be committed to following the European agenda (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• DUI-nominated ministers submit resignations, effective once VMRO-DPMNE votes for constitutional amendments (Kanal 5)
• Ahmeti: All DUI ministers resign to unblock country's European future (MIA)
Albania
• US Embassy on 101st anniversary of diplomatic relations between US-Albania/ "Strong strategic alliance between US and Albania (Radio Tirana)
• 101 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations Albania-USA/ Rama: Friends and allies (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj on 101st anniversary of USA-Albania relations establishment/USA has always been by our side (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 27 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• OSCE support for strengthening media independence through the adoption of quality laws (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: Kosovo Premier creating alibi for new actions against Serb people (Beta/RTV/RTS/Politika)
• Odalovic: Kurti is obsessed with northern Kosovo, it will not be able to last long (RTS)
• Vucevic meets with Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug)
• Dacic receives B&H's new Ambassador to Serbia (Tanjug)
• Army’s Trade Union: Vucic yet to learn what a 21st century army should look like (Beta)
• Djilas: SNS lose 20 percent of voter support (TV Nova S/Beta)
• EC’s official: Pristina and Belgrade far from de-escalation, normalization (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Opposition in both B&H entities, Helez criticize agreement of partners in power at B&H level to approve purchase of building for B&H ITA in Banja Luka (N1/BHT1/Nova BH)
• Dodik: RS opposition launched persecution of me and some FB&H parties like SDA agreed to join in (Nova BH/AJB/Glas Srpske)
• Executive Board of RS Academy of Sciences and Arts points out that illegal decisions of Schmidt and B&H CC are main generators of political crisis in B&H (RTRS)
• Vukanovic: Agreement that Dodik reached with partners at B&H level during the recent meeting in Sarajevo is nothing but capitulation and national humiliation (BNTV)
• Zakharova: Christian Schmidt was neither before nor now High Representative in B&H (RTRS)
• TI B&H: B&H fully implemented only one out of 14 priorities defined by EC, deterioration in regards to democracy and human rights registered (BNTV)
Montenegro
• New convocation of Montenegrin parliament constituted (CdM)
• Abazovic neither confirms nor denies that Sukovic’s murder was planned, nor whether he himself was also a target (CdM)
• What ZBCG seeks from PES (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Marichikj: Trying to convince opposition this is the right step (Kanal 5/MIA)
• All political forces to work together for EU future of North Macedonia, Pisonero (MIA)
Albania
• Krifca at the UN summit: Albania, an important regional and European exporter (Radio Tirana)
• US investments tripled over the last 3 years (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 26 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Authorities in Pristina do not want elections, detained Serbs harassed (Beta/Politika)
• Joint military exercise held in Pasuljanske Livade (Beta/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Vucic to B&H Ambassador: Belgrade supports B&H integrity and RS within it (Beta)
• Vucic welcomes UK's new Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Vucic receives credentials of new Cypriot Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Gratitude to Palestine for principled position regarding non-recognition of "Kosovo" (Tanjug)
• Orlic: Strengthening friendly relations between Serbia and Suriname is a permanent commitment (RTV/Tanjug)
• Forty-three Serbs join the police ranks in north Kosovo (Beta/Kossev)
• Serb Survival Initiative President says over 1,000 Serbs have moved out of north Kosovo (Beta)
• Kosovo flags raised in Mitrovica North (N1)
• Slavica Djukic Dejanovic elected Minister of Education (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS ruling politicians commend Monday’s meeting of SNSD, HDZ B&H and ‘The Troika’ (ATV/O Kanal)
• Representatives of RS opposition criticize agreement reached by ruling coalition leaders (BHT1)
• Trivic: Dodik was withdrawing like a coward and acting in a defensive way at meeting on Monday (Nova BH/FTV/O Kanal)
• FB&H politicians, political parties comment on meeting of ruling coalition at state level (BHT1/Hayat)
• B&H HoP adopts Proposal Law on Freedom of Access to Information (Hayat)
• RS reps in B&H CoM pass decision to file criminal reports against competent officials at B&H Ministry of Finance and Treasury and B&H Ministry of Defense for spending funds from budget reserve without decision of B&H CoM (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Triggering a veto is not just a caprice (RTRS)
• Kristo meets Sattler; Kristo: Progress on EU path is possible through dialogue, mutual respect and consensus (BHT1/Nezavisne)
• Dodik meets Milanovic on Hvar island, they discuss current situation in B&H (Avaz)
Montenegro
• Ibrahimovic after meeting with Spajic: When we agree on principles, discussion about the distribution of ministries will begin (CdM)
• What BS proposed to PES (CdM)
• Djukanovic: Current govt obviously doesn’t tolerate any critical thinking and to our collective misfortune, shows signs of dictatorship, totalitarianism and repression (CdM)
• Popa: Civil society should be allowed to act freely, without unnecessary political pressures (Antena M)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Committee on Constitutional Affairs supports proposal for constitutional changes (MIA)
• Osmani: Country at a critical point, time to take responsibility (TV21)
• Judicial Council elects 25 new judges, swears in new member (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj receives Letters of Credentials from the new Ambassador of the French Republic, Catherine Suard (Radio Tirana)
• Ambassador of Switzerland, Ruth: Albania is moving ahead with the diversification of renewable energy sources (Radio Tirana)