LOCAL PRESS

• Stoltenberg, Vucic speak by phone (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika/Novosti)
• Strong strategic partnership between Serbia, People's Republic of China (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Dacic: Pristina to make EU bid (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucevic: KFOR must make up for Serb police officers in northern Kosovo and Metohija (TV Pink)
• Petkovic: Gathering in north Kosovo and Metohija magnificent (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic with Chinese Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Serbia, Greece committed to additionally improving cooperation (Tanjug/RTV)
• Stano: De-escalation priority for Kosovo (N1)
• KFOR: We remain vigilant, all parties to maintain dialogue (KoSSev)
• Harshest condemnation of threats directed at daily Danas (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic announces meeting with eight opposition political parties (Nova BH)
• Zvizdic on formation of new authorities (O Kanal)
• Six political parties in ZDC sign coalition agreement (Nova BH)
• Dodik announces rapid formation of new RS government led by Viskovic (N1)
• Office of Serb member of B&H Presidency requests establishing of communication chain, calls for responsibility due to failure to agree on vote of B&H mission to UN (RTRS)
• Russian Embassy to B&H regrets B&H votes against resolution on fight against Nazism (Nezavisne)
• Chinese Ambassador to B&H Ping visits Banja Luka; Ping: Issue of existence of Office of High Representative is causing big controversies in B&H (ATV)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic returns Law on President to parliament for re-decision (CdM)
• Milatovic urges Abazovic to dismiss Ivan Vukovic? (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• PM Kovachevski calls for national unity over EU accession (All media)
• Mickoski: No majority for constitutional amendments, early elections a logical sequence of events (All media)
• Ahmeti: Opening issues of the past does not serve the future nor future generations (MIA)
• AA fully support country’s EU integration process: leader (All media)
• Public prosecutors elect new head of prosecution office for organized crime and corruption (All media)
• Osmani attends CEI foreign ministers meeting in Sofia (MIA)
• FM Osmani meets new US Ambassador Aggeler (All media)
Albania
• Rama hosts the US Ambassador to the UN (Radio Tirana)
• Thomas-Greenfield: Ready to cooperate with Albania on women in decision-making (Radio Tirana)
• Assembly of Albania speaker reacts over the tensions in the north of Kosova (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 7 November 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: After 10 years, a tough decision to leave Kosovo institutions was made (TV Pink)
• Brnabic: Government fully supports Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Dacic: Masks should fall and to see whether the Brussels agreement exists or not (RTS)
• Petkovic: Serbs clearly said – they are leaving institutions in Pristina until formation of ZSO begins (RTS)
• Petkovic: Serbs will demonstrate resistance to Kurti's unilateral decisions in a democratic, peaceful way (RTS)
• Extraordinary overall relations between Serbia, China (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Time for EU to declare whether there is Brussels agreement or not (Tanjug)
• Vucic discusses situation in Kosovo with Russia, Chinese Ambassador (Beta)
• Vucevic: KFOR not to allow Pristina sending of Albanian police to north of Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Hill asks Vucic that Serbia act responsibly (Beta)
• Borrell urges Pristina to respect obligations, Serbs to return to institutions (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA Collegium calls on pro-Bosnian parties gathered around 'Movement for State' in RS to join forces with them in interest of state of B&H (BHT1)
• Konakovic: SDA is excluded from all combinations on authority formation (Avaz)
• RS government submits supplement to its 28th Report for UN SC (ATV)
• Borenovic, Trivic send messages of support for Serbs in Kosovo (BNTV)
• Dodik’s Cabinet condemns voting of B&H Mission in UN against Russian resolution on fight against glorification of Nazism (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic met Bilcik: Dialogue and compromise are necessary among political actors that share European values (CdM)
• Jovanovic: Supreme state prosecutor to be elected without political calculations (MINA)
• Savnik: DPS-SD coalition beats opposition in Bijela, voting at two polling stations next Sunday (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Iotova: Skopje needs to complete the process of constitutional changes as soon as possible (Alsat-M)
• Bulgarian MFA: Amendments to laws on associations and political parties restrict rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia (All media)
Albania
• The American Ambassador to the UN meets President Begaj; Topics revealed (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj telephone conversation with Osmani: Continue dialogue with Serbia; Important to preserve peace and territorial integrity of Kosovo (Radio Tirana)
• Tensions in Kosovo/ Xhacka: This is not the moment to give up and boycott; Dialogue is needed more than ever (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic cancelled all visits abroad; government session tomorrow, meeting with SPC Synod and Russian and Chinese Ambassadors (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Vucic shocked by Borrell statement, may cancel trips abroad (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Not optimistic after today talks (Tanjug/RTS)
• Brnabic: We will respond to French-German plan with non-paper (Tanjug/RTS)
• EC supports German-French proposal for solving Belgrade-Pristina dispute (Beta)
• Petkovic: Djuric suspended because he stood up for Serbs (Tanjug/RTS)
• We will not tolerate the persecution of the Serb people (Tanjug/B92)
• KFOR ready to intervene if stability, freedom of movement are threatened (Beta)
• Orlic and Cypriot Ambassador: Kosovo and Metohija - Not Sui Generis case, but dangerous precedent (RTV/FoNet)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OHR comments Alkalaj’s statement regarding Schmidt’s decisions: The time for calculated political manipulation is over (AJB)
• Sattler comments on Alkalaj’s speech: Extension of EUFOR’s mandate is crucial and everything else will be quickly forgotten (FTV)
• US Embassy: It is disappointing that Alkalaj gave priority to narrow political interests instead of state interests of his country (O Kanal)
• UK Embassy: HR has our support in use of his powers when necessary (Oslobodjenje)
• UN SC extends mandate of ALTHEA mission in B&H; Borrell, HR Schmidt welcome this decision (RTRS)
• Tegeltija: Three agreements represent success of German diplomacy, i.e. of Chancellor Scholz (BNTV)
• Troika claims to have majority in all assemblies, Houses of Peoples (Nova BH)
• SDS leader Sarovic and entire SDS Presidency resign over poor election results (N1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: We can’t hold parliamentary elections without Constitutional Court, let’s unblock it on 20 November (CdM)
• Djukanovic: No one has the right to remain silent (Gradski Portal)
• Bilcik: MNE doesn’t have legitimate govt., elections needed asap, situation very serious (CdM)
• Picula worried about events in MNE: Constitution is the foundation of the rule of law (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski in Berlin: Common regional market to attract more foreign investments, promoting development (All media)
• Kovachevski: Energy diversification and transition an investment into the future (MIA)
Albania
• Berlin process/Rama: Today the region is more united! EU: 1 billion euros to the Balkans for the energy crisis (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Do you want someone to spy on our Army (RTS/Tanjug)
• Serbian Armed Forces down drone in wider Mt Kopaonik area (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucevic: The drone came from the direction of Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTS/Politika)
• We have nine Kosovo derecognition notifications (Tanjug/B92)
• CoE Bureau didn’t proposes Pristina request for admission (Novosti)
• Dacic with Irish Ambassador: Serbia opposes membership of Pristina in CoE (RTS)
• Petkovic: Harsh violation of agreement (RTS)
• Serb policemen will not take part in action in northern Kosovo and Metohija (Kosovo Online/RTS)
• Drecun: Dangerous that the drone recorded critical military and civil infrastructure (RTS)
• Western Balkan leaders sign three mobility agreements (Tanjug)
• Council of EU to call on Serbia to align with bloc's foreign policy (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HR Schmidt submits 62nd Report to UN Security Council (Avaz)
• UN SC discusses situation in B&H, unanimously adopts decision to extend mandate of EUFOR (AJB)
• Alkalaj addresses UN Security Council, harshly criticizing actions of HR (FTV)
• Dodik: Delegation from B&H that will attend UN SC’s session was not approved by B&H or authorized by relevant institutions (RTRS)
• Media carry final results of General Elections 2022 (Nova BH)
• Borenovic: Court’s decision to reject appeal of RS opposition parties is unjust (Glas Srpske)
• Schmidt: Action must be undertaken to further improve integrity of election process (FTV)
• RS opposition holds another protest in Banja Luka in front of RTRS (BNTV)
• FB&H HoP appoints Taletovic as ninth judge in FB&H CC (FTV)
Montenegro
• DPS: Give up on President Law, we’re ready for agreement on Constitutional Courtꓼ otherwise, we’ll be forced to apply democratic methods of extra-institutional action (CdM)
• Constitutional Court the only relevant body to assess constitutionality of the law, says Spajic (MINA)
• Milatovic: Podgorica residents to get new administration on 19 December (CdM)
• Czech Embassy worried about violation of the Constitution: It could provoke destabilization of constitutional and legal order of MNE (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Parliament adopts amendments to laws on associations and political parties (Alsat-M/Sitel/Telma/TV21/Fokus/Makpress)
Albania
• Sunak reacts to Rama's comments: We thank Albania for the fight against traffickers (Radio Tirana)
• Nikolla: Albanians an important factor for the Europeanization of North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 2 November 2022

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: We will shoot down every drone (RTS)
• Vucevic: Drones were coming from several directions (RTS)
• Odalovic: Kurti is a ticking time bomb and those who created him must restrain him (RTS)
• Continuous strengthening of friendly relations of Serbia and China (Tanjug/RTV)
• US support for European integration of Serbia (Tanjug/RTS)
• Miscevic meets with Giaufret (Tanjug/RTV)
• Orlic with Ukrainian Ambassador: By defending its own territorial integrity, Serbia also defends others (Tanjug/RTV)
• Orlic and Botsan-Kharchenko: We appreciate Russia’s principled stance on Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Cochard: We are not guided by logic of blackmail in relations with Belgrade (Tanjug/RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC expected to publish election results on Wednesday; B&H Court rejects SNSD’s demand to annul order of B&H CEC on recounting of ballots (Nova BH/N1)
• RS opposition expresses dissatisfaction with election results, announces protest and speaks of election irregularities (RTRS/BNTV)
• Cvijanovic: Reports of RS government sent to UN Security Council represent balance to false information about B&H that has been presented by High Representatives for years (RTRS)
• Grlic Radman warns Stoltenberg that NATO unity might be jeopardized if Croatia deprived of participation in peace mission in B&H; Komsic sends letter to Stoltenberg (N1/O Kanal)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Work of State Prosecutor’s Office mustn’t be carried out under anyone’s influence (CdM)
• Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Election of President of Montenegro; Erakovic: It’s an attack on MNE, citizens won’t stay silent (CdM)
• Trampling the Constitution to adopt amendments: Here’s what President Law says (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Besa attempts to initiate Albanian political parties to a meeting (Sitel/Alsat M)
• Osmani calls for breaking the circle with Bulgaria in regard to opening of cultural clubs (Kanal 5/Sitel/Telma)
• New ambassadors to Turkey and EU present diplomatic platforms before parliamentary committee (MIA)
Albania
• Integration Commission, chief negotiator Dhuka: EC report on Albania reflects progress compared to the Balkans (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka working visit to Ankara at the invitation of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Cavusoglu: Economic cooperation will increase (Radio Tirana)
• US-Albania strategic dialogue, Ambassador Yuri Kim: Ready to do more for democracy and defence (Radio Tirana)