Belgrade Media Report 23 January
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: They will not let Serbia enter EU without resolved border issue (TV Happy/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Dialogue once Belgrade gets information on Ivanovic’s murder (RTS/Beta)
• Dacic: For us to suggest to Russia to let Kosovo enter UN – this is a mirage (RTV)
• Vucic, Covic discuss improvement of Serbia-B&H relations (Tanjug)
• Joksimovic: EU integration supported by 52 percent of Serbian citizens (Beta)
• Prosecution: We received request for cooperation with Kosovo Prosecution (Tanjug)
• Coalition around Djilas officially formed (Blic)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Credible enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans: Negotiations on B&H’s membership in EU only in 2023 (Dnevni avaz/TV1)
• SDP to withdraw from talks on changes to Election Law organized by EU Delegation, US Embassy and OHR (Dnevni avaz)
• PACE to discuss Resolution on B&H this week (TV1)
• Federation of B&H parliament session postponed (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Croatia calls for swift probe into Kosovo Serb leader’s murder (Hina)
• Bosniak parties prompting Croats to demand third entity in B&H (Hina)
• Plenkovic to address European Parliament on future of Europe (Hina)
• Croatia and US set to intensify bilateral cooperation (Hina)
Montenegro
• Civic opposition created by some embassies and NGOs (CDM)
• There are 54 political parties in Montenegro (Dnevne novine)
• Pejovic: EU access negotiations more complex today (CDM)
fYROM
• Law on languages in parliament next Monday (MIA)
• Government says it is analyzing UN mediator’s proposals (MIA)
• Kotsias: The talks at Davos will show in which direction we are heading (MIA)
Albania
• Meta meets with Haradinaj (ADN)
• Basha’s invitation: Let’s end the two-standard governance (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Japan, China and the western Balkans (The Japan Times)
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