Belgrade Media Report 29 December 2017

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Friday 29 December 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Vucic not interfering with my job (Nedeljnik)
• Vulin: Threat from Pristina will endanger peace in region (Tanjug)
• Brussels gives no precise answer about date for Community (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Dayton 2 unrealistic (Beta/N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA holds New Year’s press conference (TV1)
• Radoncic: 2017 was year full of conflicts and lies, SBB B&H has strategic problem with SDA (TV1)
• Dodik organizes reception on occasion of RS Day (RTRS)
• Cormack: It is high time for politics to stop with pressures over economy and judiciary (Dani)
fYROM
• Xhaferi: Opposition to return to parliament, no need for elections (MIA)
• Sela: Zaev gets new ministerial post, but loses serious partner (Telma)
• AA office-holders tender resignations (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE starts procedure for changing the statute (Republika)
• Ombudsman: Arrest of MPs constitutes violation of parliamentary immunity (Republika)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia expects Russian top diplomat’s visit in February (TASS)
• Government and Opposition Trade Blows Over FYROM Name Dispute (Greek Reporter)

Belgrade Media Report 03 January 2018

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Wednesday 3 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: EU Serbia’s strategic direction, but not at any cost (Beta/Politika)
• Vucic on Kosovo (Novosti)
• Stefanovic: US and EU should take stance on threats out of Pristina (Tanjug/B92)
• Telephone numbers in Kosovo and Metohija unchanged (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Kuburovic: ICTY documents to be available to Serbian judiciary (Tanjug)
• Avramovic: Draft declaration nearly complete (Novosti)
• Issue of missing Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija primary (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Not even 100,000 Muslim votes will help SzP if I decide to run (EuroBlic)
• Vulin: There is no ‘Dayton 2’, only Dayton which is signed and Serbia is guarantor (Srna)
• Inzko: It is incredible and unacceptable that issues such as third entity and alleged statehood of RS are still appearing 22 years after Dayton (Dnevni list)
• B&H Prosecutor’s Office appeals against first-instance verdict in Oric case (RTRS)
• Srebrenica to host conference on rights of returnees on January 9 (TV1)
Croatia
• Austria and Netherlands worried about Croatian-Slovenian border dispute (T portal)
• Hague Tribunal on Praljak courtroom suicide: “No omissions in procedure were found” (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Russia has returned to the region again (RTCG)
• Kacin warns: Russia’s not the only one aspiring to interfere in regional affairs (Pobjeda)
• Stoltenberg: Montenegro represents the Balkans’ greatest exporter of stability (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Zaev: Time for work, not elections (MIA)
• Ivanov: Greece should stop holding Macedonia hostage for admission to NATO (Meta)
Albania
• Opposition reacted over the detainment of two opposition supporters (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Commission Sees 2018 As Balkans’ Year of Opportunity (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 04 January 2018

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Thursday 4 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Patriarch Irinej: Serbia cannot give Kosovo (Politika/TV Hram)
• Stefanovic: Electoral list to be submitted once Belgrade elections have been called (Tanjug)
• Gojkovic: Last date for elections in Belgrade is 18 March (Beta/Dnevnik)
• Belgrade elections to be called by 1 February (Tanjug)
• Stanojkovic: We are investigating 750 cases from Kosovo and Metohija (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• International community might urge HR Inzko to use Bonn Powers (Nezavisne)
• Next big crisis in B&H will be related to marking of RS Day (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• “Slovenian fines for Croatian fishermen in Bay of Piran are meaningless” (Vecernji list)
• EC calls on Croatia and Slovenia to continue dialogue (HRT)
Montenegro
• Montenegro in the EU before 2025 (MINA)
fYROM
• Zaev: The dinner with Boutaris is a message that there is a will for solving the name dispute (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Slovenia-Croatia border dispute underlines fragility of EU’s Balkan project (The Irish Times)

Belgrade Media Report 05 January 2018

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Friday 05 January 2018

LOCAL PRESS
• Popovic: Grant equal status to Russians clearing NATO bombs (Vecernje Novosti)
• Mihajlovic: The opinion by the PM is being awaited regarding the humanitarian center (Vecernje Novosti)
• Vulin: In case of war, Serbia would be respected for its strength (Tanjug)
• Hoyt Yee: Serbia must enter reforms faster (Blic)
• Action plan for EU chapter 23 to be reviewed by fall (RTS, Tanjug)
• Ugljanin invites Chief of EU delegation for talks on Bosniaks’ position (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President Dodik says RS welcomes January 9 in state of institutional stability (RTRS)
• RS President meets member of German Bundestag Neu (RTRS)
• Zvizdic: B&H CoM will remain in its current convocation until end of mandate (TV1, FTV)
• US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Yee says BiH does not need ‘Dayton 2’ (N1)
• B&H CoM unanimously adopts Rural Development Strategy (BHT1)

Croatia
• MEP Ruza Tomasic wants Croatian Police and Armed Forces to intervene in Savudrija (Novi list)
• PM says border solution is closer than it appears (HRT)

Montenegro
• New coalition: Lekic and Krivokapic making a pre-election deal in Podgorica (CDM)

fYROM
• Hoyt Yee: Both Skopje and Athens express political will for name dispute settlement (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• USA holds dinner for Jerusalem UN vote, invites Kosovo, not Albania (top-channel.tv)

Belgrade Media Report 08 January 2018

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Monday 8 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We will resolve problem of Serbs and Albanians (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Difficult talks on Kosovo await us (Blic)
• Selakovic: Goal of declaration is preserving of insignia and identity (RTS)
• Vucic to respond to accusations on 14 January (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Amfilohije’s statements – ordered attack (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Kosovo is not a topic where Amfilohije will divide people on patriots and traitors (Tanjug)
• Appeal for Defense of Kosovo and Metohija presented (FoNet)
• SNS: Political show of DSS (Tanjug)
• Egypt could withdraw decision to recognize Kosovo (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik calls on Ivanic to secure participation of B&H AF in marking of RS Day (ATV)
• Ivanic: Request should have been submitted at least 30 days before event (TV1/N1)
• Ivanic: RS created as will of Serb people (Nezavisne)
• NATO HQ: Participation of B&H AF members in solemn activities must be in line with law regulations (Dnevni avaz)
• Covic: To complete changes to Election Law’ (EuroBlic)
Croatia
• Slovenia wants European Commission to pressure Croatia on border arbitration (Index)
• Solving border disputes precondition for EU membership of Croatia’s neighbours (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Montenegro influenced neighboring countries on their EU path (Dnevne novine)
• Metropolitan Amfilohije: Vucic’s policy may lead to betrayal of Serbia and Kosovo (Dan)
fYROM
• Zaev: Readiness exists both in Skopje and Athens to find solution by mid-2018 (MIA)
• Boshnjakovski: We will not be bidding with the name until we will have something concrete (Meta)
• Greece’s ruling SYRIZA advocates mutually acceptable, composite name for settling Skopje-Athens dispute (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Commission expects ‘concrete’ results on Macedonian name dispute (EurActiv)
• Secret talks over FYROM naming issue (To Vima)