United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 11 April 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Good meeting with OSCE Chiarman Borg (RTV)
• Brnabic meets with Borg (Tanjug/RTV)
• OSCE reliable partner of Serbian government in further reform process (Tanjug/RTV)
• Brnabic: Opposition MPs showed lack of respect (N1)
• Opposition MPs walk out of meeting with Brnabic (N1)
• Purchase of Rafale jets no violation of Serbia's military neutrality – MoD (Tanjug/Beta/Politika)
• Petkovic: Osmani is resorting to lies, she cannot stand Vucic's success in Paris (Tanjug)
• Greece's position on so-called Kosovo remains unchanged (ANA/Tanjug)
• OSCE: It's up to voters in northern Kosovo and Metohija to decide whether to cast their ballots (Tanjug)
• Freedom House: Serbia experiences historic decline (N1)
• Lutovac: Opposition asks OSCE to appoint mediator for talks with government (Danas)
• NADA coalition won’t attend parliament’s Collegium session (N1/Beta)
• Soft power against Srebrenica Resolution (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Sattler discusses European path and progress of B&H with HDZ B&H leader Covic in Mostar (BHT1/FTV)
• Dodik meets with French senators in Paris: If Schmidt intervenes in relation to property, RS will declare independence (RTRS/O Kanal/BHT1)
• RS opposition favors Schmidt’s election law over RS election law (ATV/RTRS/Nova BH)
• B&H HoP’s work blocked (BHT1)
• Draft resolution on genocide in Srebrenica published (FTV)
• Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial Center announces that it will use all resources to advocate adoption of resolution on genocide in Srebrenica in UN (FTV)
• Dodik: By pushing the resolution on Srebrenica, Bosniak politicians will destroy any possibility of agreement with Serbs (AJB/TV Russia 24)
• Nesic: Helez is fascinated by Dodik and he is trying to imitate him, no decisions on NATO integration can be made without RS (Glas Srpske)
• Helez answers Nesic: Be happy if RS survives at all (Radiosarajevo.ba)
• Zvizdic announces arrival of NATO battalion as support to EUFOR (Avaz)
• Anonymous NATO officials confirms: NATO troops to arrive in B&H (Politicki.ba)
• Zvizdic’s announcement denied: NATO battalion is not coming to B&H (Istraga.ba)
Montenegro
• Mitsotakis to Spajic: Montenegro a bright spot in WB, EU must value your results (CdM)
• Zenovic: Most of commitments from EU agenda must be completed by next year end (MINA)
• PM’s Cabinet: Abazovic’s govt. illegally spent €350,000 on lobbying (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Dimitrievski: Macedonia needs unifier as president (MIA)
• Siljanovska Davkova: Expertise and competence can lead the country out of chaos (MIA)
• Pendarovski: We’ll defeat Mickoski in the first round of elections (MIA)
• Mickoski: I'll accept TV duel with Pendarovski when he becomes SDSM president (MIA)
Albania
• Happy Fitr Bajram/ Head of Muslim Community: May the world find peace and tolerance prevail (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj congratulates Eid al-Fitr from Elbasan: Let's inherit religious harmony among generations (Radio Tirana)
• Wisner: Celebrating 15 Years as NATO Allies: Stronger and more united than ever (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 8 April 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: I believe in great things we can do today in Paris (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Dirty game in the United Nations (TV Informer/Politika)
• Vucic sent a clear message from the SNS Presidency session: Don't worry, especially you from N1, we will win (B92)
• Brnabic: The opposition wants to internationalize the crisis (TV Pink)
• Vucic signs electoral list ‘Aleksandar Vucic – Belgrade tomorrow’ (Tanjug)
• Commission approves Aleksandar Vucic - Belgrade Tomorrow electoral list (Tanjug)
• Vucevic, Brnabic meet with Peach (Tanjug)
• Apostolovic: CoE membership for Pristina unacceptable (RTV/Tanjug)
• EU: Failure to fulfil obligations will have serious consequences for Serbia, Kosovo on teir EU path (Beta)
• CeSID: Election boycott cold cost both government, opposition dearly (Blic)
• Population census in Kosovo starts, fines for refusing to provide information up to 2,000 Euro (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Orban meets with RS officials; Dodik and Orban discuss EU path of B&H (ATV)
• Dodik: RS and Hungary have developed good friendship in all spheres of life and we want to continue and deepen it (RTRS)
• Becirovic calls on Vucic to stop with genocide denial (O Kanal)
• Becirovic accuses Vucic of spreading untruths about events of war in B&H; Cvijanovic says Becirovic is clearly hurt by truth, so he would prefer to deny President of Serbia and RS officials right to speak and think (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic’s Cabinet denies allegations that it ignored Permanent Mission of B&H to UN (Oslobodjenje)
• Interview with Ambassador Sattler; Threats, escalations, rhetoric and actions that lead toward divisions, serve nobody’s interests; We would like for B&H to join SEPA (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik: Local elections 2024 will be the first ones implemented in line with RS Election Law (ATV)
• RS government assesses imposition of amendments to B&H Election Law as unacceptable; calls on all members of bodies for implementation of elections from RS to submit their resignations (BNTV)
• President of RS Election Commission prepared to resign in line with conclusions of RS government (ATV)
• Official Gazette of B&H publishes Schmidt’s decision on changes to Election Law of B&H (EuroBlic)
• HDZ acts contrary to US stances; Submits proposal law on ‘Southern Interconnection’ which completely eliminated ‘BH-Gas’ from the project (Istraga.ba)
Croatia
• Milanovic awards decorations to HVO units from B&H; Say that ‘Herzeg-Bosnia’ was necessary for the Croats and because without it they would not survive (HMS)
Montenegro
• Survival of the Committee on Comprehensive Election Reform uncertain (CdM)
• Mandic said to be in favour of Montenegro leaving NATO (CdM)
• Knezevic: We won’t recognize Kosovo; Zivkovic: You recognized it when you signed agreement (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Opposition de facto blocked its own country on EU path (MIA)
• Siljanovska-Davkova says will highlight citizens’ issues and interests, veto parliament’s legislation if necessary (MIA)
• Osmani: Tackling Russian influence and corruption by certifying public officials (MIA)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic with Schimdt: Serbia strongly advocating cooperation, stability (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Brnabic: We will respect opposition’s decision if it chooses to boycott elections, but we will not allow riots (TV Happy)
• Brnabic meets with Braathu (Tanjug/RTV)
• Dacic on Pristina’s admission to the CoE: Here it will not be declared on justice and law, but on force (RTS)
• Pantic Pilja: CoE membership for so-called Kosovo would violate international law (Tanjug/RTV)
• Serbia to send non-paper to all CoE member states (Novosti)
• Varhelyi, Vucic welcome approval of Growth Facility (N1)
• Lajcak: Some gaps bridged, discussions to be continued soon (Tanjug)
• Borrell: EU concerned over Dinar ban’s consequences on Kosovo Serbs (Beta)
• SSP: Government accepted opposition’s request for talks to buy time (Beta)
• Serb List: Serbs will not take part in Kosovo census (FoNet)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Everything Schmidt tells Vucic about property is lie (ATV)
• Other RS officials comment on state property issue and HR’s stance on it (RTRS)
• Radoncic comments Schmidt, Vucic meeting underlining its importance (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik announces resolution of issue of banks for RS officials that are under US sanctions (RTRS)
• Orban meets Kristo; Kristo thanks Orban for Hungary’s support on EU path of B&H (BHT1/RTRS)
• Delegation of Hungarian government led by Orban arrives to Banja Luka (ATV)
• Corrigenda of HR’s decision enacting Law on Amendments to Election Law of B&H (Slobodna Bosna)
• Dodik: RS will adopt its election law by 20 April; Schmidt gave CEC the right to appoint all presidents of polling station committees and to transfer them to the status of professional civil servants; That will never happen (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Schmidt’s intention is to control CEC and influence election results (RTRS)
• HR Schmidt rules out possibility of removal of politicians, says he would rather work through dialogue (N1/Dnevni list)
• Izetbegovic: Until party embodied by Dodik changes its attitude towards state of B&H and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, there will be no improvement for country (FTV)
• Radoncic comments current political developments: Dodik should not be underestimated, he is very serious, but not consistent (Dnevni avaz)
• MEP Strik visits B&H, meets Becirovic and representatives of B&H parliament (Oslobodjenje)
• Cvijanovic sends letter to Guterres, Francis and heads of missions of UN member states about recent actions of Lagumdzija (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Paris: Krapovic discussed with Lekorni the modalities of development of defense cooperation between Montenegro and France (CdM)
• Raspopovic-Edtstadler: EU is not complete without the Western Balkans, Montenegro has a chance to become the next member (CdM)
• Gorcevic: We are determined to deliver the results we set with our partners from the EC within the given deadlines (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• US military exercise in North Macedonia from 12 April to 19 July (MIA)
Albania
• NATO's 75th anniversary, Begaj: Without the Alliance, there would be no global security (Radio Tirana)
• The Innovation Center is inaugurated. Rama: Strengthening national capacities in the field of security and defense (CdM)

LOCAL PRESS

• UN session on Kosovo on 22 April (RTS/Tanjug)
• Brnabic calls Belgrade City Assembly elections (N1/Tanjug/B92)
• Petkovic: We reiterated our proposal, no solution reached (Tanjug/RTV)
• Kurti additionally raises tensions by visiting north of Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Kurti’s visit demonstration of force to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV)
• Armenia thanked for support of Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Very good cooperation with UN team to Serbia (Tanjug)
• Kreni-Promeni: Yet to decide whether to run for election (N1)
• Andjelkovic: Opposition to boycott elections, spark massive protests (Beta)
• KFOR Bronze Sabre 2024 exercise ends (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC Chairwoman Hadziabdic: Funds for local elections in B&H secured (FTV)
• Amidzic: B&H Ministry of Finance and Treasury did not comply with request of CEC resulting from imposition of changes to Election Law (ATV)
• Pandurevic: SNSD officials in Sarajevo implement Schmidt’s decisions; Crnadak: This is hypocritical policy of SNSD (BNTV)
• Dodik says RS will not implement decisions imposed by Schmidt, announces adoption of RS Election Law (Oslobodjenje/BNTV)
• UN’s Nderitu on changes to Election Law: Everyone in B&H deserves a future in which there is no space for denial of genocide (Slobodna Bosna)
• Gutic Bjelica: Orban's upcoming visit to RS will bring significant developments in economic cooperation between Budapest and Banja Luka (ATV/RTRS)
Croatia
• Milanovic: As long as US Embassy oppresses B&H Croats, they will be getting the middle finger from me (Vijesti)
• Plenkovic: Only those who run in the election can aspire to the office of prime minister (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegro to vote for the admission of Kosovo to the Council of Europe (CdM)
• Bosniak party will support the Resolution on the condemnation of Israel's crimes in Palestine (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: Commitment to Euro-integrations to boost resilience to potential Russian influences (MIA)
• Osmani: NATO's open-door policy, EU enlargement key to dealing with Russian security threats (MIA)
• Osmani – Peach: Country's NATO membership strengthens Alliance's Southern Flank (MIA)
• Xhaferi - Peach: North Macedonia and UK partners and allies committed to security through unity (MIA)
• Petrovska – Peach discuss security, defense cooperation in NATO (MIA)
• Xhaferi - Strik: Strong support for North Macedonia to resume EU integration efforts (MIA)
Albania
• Albania 15 years in NATO, US Embassy to Tirana: Proud to work in regional and global security efforts (Radio Tirana)
• Election Commission and OSCE, a greater engagement of voters (Radio Tirana)
• Establishment of the Assembly Committee against Disinformation, Nikolla letter to State Department official: We welcome your assistance and experience (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 3 April 2024

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Discussion with Hill open, substantial (Tanjug/RTV)
• UNSC session on new report on UNMIK scheduled for 22 April (RTS/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: We are sorry, we did not reach an agreement. I'm calling the elections (Tanjug/B92)
• Opposition: No agreement, government does not want fair electoral conditions (N1)
• Mojsilovic visiting Cyprus (Beta/Tanjug/Politika)
• N1 finds voters registered at homeless kids’ day care (N1)
• Genocide accusations are new phase of aggressive policy (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Cvijanovic: There is rather hypocritical relation of West towards security situation in B&H (RTRS)
• Dodik rejects announced UN Resolution on Srebrenica, denies existence of state-level coalition (N1)
• Dodik announces lawsuit against US gov't for sanctions against individuals in RS (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: US sanctions are violating several laws and basic human rights (UNA)
• US Embassy in Sarajevo says they will continue to use their competences in order to call for responsibility of individuals and companies for destabilizing conduct (ATV)
• RS, FB&H banks close accounts of everyone on US blacklist (ATV)
• Konakovic attends Conference about Ukraine in The Hague; Holds bilateral meetings with EC and The Netherlands officials (Dnevni avaz)
• NATO headquarters in Sarajevo organizes reception on occasion of 75th anniversary of North Atlantic Alliance; McGaha: Partnership between B&H and NATO continues to deepen (FTV)
Croatia
• US Embassy: Milanovic's claims are absurd, US policy towards B&H has been consistent (N1)
• Milanovic says he will not initiate a change to the presidential election model (Hina)
Montenegro
• Vucurovic: Government reconstruction possible in June (RTNK)
• Montenegro and Albania foster good neighborly relations through the IPA cross-border cooperation program (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• SEC: 1.814.317 voters registered for presidential, 1.815.350 for parliamentary elections (MIA)
• Presidential candidates sign Code for Fair and Democratic Elections (MIA)
• Pendarovski: Euro-Atlantic integrations, fostering interethnic relations for a democratic and prosperous country (MIA)
Albania
• Conference on Ukraine in The Hague/ Hasani: Albania supports Ukraine for achieving a just peace (Radio Tirana)
• An Albanian parliamentary delegation pays a visit to Pristina (Radio Tirana)
• The opening of the Kucova Air Base and the 15th anniversary of Albania’s NATO membership, Major General Lisa Hou's visit to Albania (Radio Tirana)