Belgrade Media Report 30 June

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LOCAL PRESS

• Lajcak: Pristina’s decision changes the topics, we must not allow a crisis (N1)
• Dacic in conversation with Lajcak: The only right way is dialogue and compromise between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)
• Petkovic with Lajcak: Belgrade is consistently committed to the peaceful resolution of disagreements in the region (RTS)
• Vucic: The goal is a new “Storm”. A general attack on northern Kosovo on October 1st (B92)
• French Ambassador: Failure to impose sanctions on Russia affects Serbia’s image in Europe (RTV)
• Vucic: We will have great progress in the future; Abazovic: You are more than welcome in Montenegro (RTS)
• Dacic with Abazovic on the development of bilateral relations (RTS)
• Prime Minister: New government to focus on energy (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President Cvijanovic: Dzaferovic’s motion regarding RS Law on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices yet another attempt to achieve political goals through B&H CC (RTRS)
• Viskovic: RS Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices already formed (RTRS)
• OHR: RS Law on Medicines and Medical Devices violates B&H Constitution and BiH Law on Medicines and Medical Devices (FTV)
• EP’s Picula says majority of EU members see B&H as insufficiently functional, weak and without capacities to adopt reforms that would turn it into credible candidate (Dnevni avaz)
• HDZ B&H’s Kristo is candidate for Croat member of B&H Presidency (O kanal)
• HDZ B&H leader Covic announces new format of talks with Oliver Varhelyi, SDA and SNSD leaders (BHT1)
• Kojovic: Any future ethnic divisions and inventing unsustainable legislative constructions whose goal is to grant constituent status to HDZ B&H instead of Croat people cannot and will not pass (Oslobodjenje)
• NATO Heads of State issue joint Declaration, agree on new measures to help their partners including B&H (Hayat)
• Dzaferovic: NATO’s messages about B&H are good, Milanovic’s initiative has failed (Nova BH)
Croatia
• Croatian President Milanovic addresses NATO summit in Madrid: B&H is security issue; West has shown ‘middle finger’ to B&H (N1)
• Plenkovic: Milanovic’s ideas presented ahead of NATO summit were completely unacceptable (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: DPS and SDP familiar with Fundamental Agreement and they had no objections; meeting with Porfirije today (CDM)
• Bogdanovic: It’s not true that DPS has no objections to agreement with SPC (CDM)
• Vujovic: It’s nasty when PM brutally, without blinking an eye, lies that SDP has no objections to such an agreement with SPC (CDM)
• Djukanovic: Clear message on the importance of the Western Balkans for the EU, support for the region in the fight against malignant influences (CDM)
• Djukanovic with Michel: Montenegro is a reliable partner of the EU and a promoter of European values (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Prime Minister Kovacevski again rejected the French proposal (Libertas)
Albania
• Stalemate between Sofia and Skopje holding hostage Albania, US: Ready to facilitate compromise (Radio Tirana)
• Rama meets Biden: The best words for the role of Albania in the Security Council and NATO (Radio Tirana)

Belgrade Media Report 29 June 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 29 June 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Lajcak: ZSO to be discussed at the next meetings within the dialogue in Brussels (RTS)
• Rakic with Lajcak: It is the obligation of Pristina to form the ZSO as soon as possible (RTS)
• Abazovic arrived in Belgrade; meets with PM Brnabic (RTS)
• Patriarch Porfirije holds ST. Vitus day liturgy in Gracanica monastery (Beta)
• Vucic says chooses path of wisdom over road of great courage on St. Vitus day (Beta, RTS)
• Hill asks Vucic for Serbia to clearly condemn Russia’s aggression on Ukraine (RTS)
• Giofre: We wish that Serbia demonstrates EU values in these difficult times (VIP)
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REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Law on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the RS enters into force (ATV)
• OHR: RS Law on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices is unconstitutional; Its implementation would mean formation of parallel institutions (AJB)
• US Embassy: RS Law on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices usurps competencies of state agency, regulated through state law (AJB)
• Dzaferovic demands B&H CC to assess constitutionality of RS Law on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (Nova BH)
• Dodik: Dzaferovic can do whatever he wants; We will do our thing (N1)
• B&H Presidency member Dodik reacts to B&H CC’s ruling on transfer of competencies: RS will implement everything planned (O kanal)
• Pandurevic, Nesic: B&H CC is not consistent in its practice (Nezavisne)
• HDZ B&H Presidency discusses candidates for General Elections; Covic announces meeting between EU Commissioner Varhelyi and representatives of three constituent peoples in Brussels (FTV)
• SDA sends letter to EUD Head Sattler, protesting over concept of talks with representatives of constituent peoples (BHT1)
• Komsic: Instead of sanctioning Covic and Dodik, Varhelyi is inviting them to Brussels to listen to their plans about B&H’s dissolution (FTV)
• Picula: EU must help B&H get status of candidate, linking demands of Croats to Dodik’s policy is wrong and can only harm B&H Croats (Nezavisne)
• Mostar City Council does not include SDP B&H’s proposal to change names of five streets named after Ustasha officials, forms interim commission to propose new names (FTV)
Croatia
• Croatia receives massive payment from European Commission (HRT1)
Montenegro
• Montenegro, Serbian Orthodox Church agree on working version of Fundamental Agreement (CDM)
• Krivokapic: Today we see who did not want to sign the Fundamental Agreement (CDM)
• Content of the working version of the Fundamental Agreement between the Government and the Serbian Orthodox Church (CDM)
• Biden to Djukanovic: Montenegro is always on the right path (CDM)
North Macedonia
• The EU in the Balkans has followed the course of historical mobbing (Libertas)
Albania
• Premier goes to Spain to attend NATO’s Madrid Summit (ADN)

Belgrade Media Report 28 June

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LOCAL PRESS
• Petkovic: Peacefully mark Vidovdan, Pristina is trying to provoke Serbs (RTS)
• Petkovic: Pristina bans entry to Kosovo and Metohija Ruzic, Kisiceva, Udovicic, Jovanovic (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: One of the returnees from Vitomirica was arrested in Pec (RTS)
• Lajcak to pay a three-day visit to Belgrade from Wednesday (Tanjug)
• Vucic with Hill: An open conversation about the geopolitical situation, but also practical issues (RTS)
• Bilcik: Serbia facing important decisions (FoNet)
• German Ambassador: Serbia should respond with us to Russia’s aggression (FoNet)
• US Ambassador calls Serbia to align with EU policies (Beta)
• Commissioner Varhelyi calls EU to help Serbia align with Union policies (N1)
• Socialist to continue cooperation with Vucic’s SNS (Beta, TV Prva)
• Meeting of a part of opposition held, with notable absences (Nova)
• Dveri Leader: European integration of Serbia have failed, we need new foreign-policy orientation (VIP)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• AFET discusses EU enlargement; EU Commissioner Varhelyi states it is time for B&H to be granted EU candidate status, but it needs to show results (FTV)
• HR/VP Borrell writes blog post commenting EU Summit: We must make effort to reform EU decision-making (Oslobodjenje)
• Participants of Pan-European Congress speak about EU integration of Balkans, status of EU candidate for B&H (Dnevni list)
• NATO summit to kick off in Madrid on Tuesday; Stoltenberg announces adoption of new support packages for NATO partners, including B&H, Moldova and Georgia, as well as Mauritania and Tunisia (BHT1)
• B&H Constitutional Court overturns RSNA conclusions on transfer of competencies (BHT1)
• Dodik: B&H Constitutional Court is institution that tries to meddle in everything (ATV)
• B&H HoR Speaker Zvizdic reacts to B&H CC’s ruling related to transfer of competencies: It is another victory for B&H (Nova BH)
• SDP’s Magazinovic confirms HDZ B&H’s proposal of changes to Law on Elections not on B&H HoR’s agenda (Dnevni list)
• B&H HoR adopts B&H budget amounting to BAM 1.07 billion, SDA discontent with amount of B&H CoM’s budget reserves (FTV)
• Independent Trade Union of Civil Servants and Employees in B&H Institutions protest demanding signing of branch collective agreement, increase of salaries for state-level civil servants and adoption of B&H budget (O kanal)
Croatia
• Milanovic expected to meet Finnish counterpart, Swedish PM during NATO Summit (Hina)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: It’s not my problem if someone wants to overthrow Govt. because of agreement with SPC; I’ll deal exclusively with state issues (CDM)
• Mihailo submitted to Abazovic the request of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church for negotiations on a contract with the state (CDM)
• Djukanovic: Montenegro has no more time to lose (CDM)
• Djukanovic attends NATO Summit in Madrid (CDM)
North Macedonia
• Osmani: Dimitrov signed a protocol in which we accept the Bulgarian point of view towards the Ilinden uprising (Libertas)
• US welcomes France’s efforts to lift Bulgarian veto, ready to facilitate compromise (Libertas)
Albania
• Varhelyi: First Intergovernmental Conference with Albania within days (ADN)

Belgrade Media Report 27 June 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 27 June 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Direct conflict? Vucic: We will have a worse world war than it was (B92, Tanjug)
• Vucic: 16 EU members asked that Serbia impose sanctions against Russia at summit (Beta)
• EU conclusions on Western Balkans: EU membership perspective without tangible progress (Beta)
• Democratic party leader: Brussels apparently not insisting on democracy, but alignment with foreign policy (Blic)
• Vucic and Karen Donfried discuss bilateral relations, EU accession (Tanjug)
• Vucic on Serbia’s membership in the EU: Everything depends on the geopolitical situation (RTS)
• Lavrov: EU is anti-Russian alliance which forces other countries to join its foreign policy measures, Serbia is protecting its independence by refusing to do so (Vecernje Novosti)
• Thursday’s EU-Western Balkan meeting showed that ‘Open Balkan’ initiative is more stable than EU, it exposed confusion and chaos of EU enlargement policy (Vecernje Novosti)
• Latest rejection of Western Balkans was hard to swallow because gates were open for ‘Eastern partners’ (Politika)
• Mihailo Jovanovic: I was returned from Jarinje without explanation (RTS)
• Lajcak is coming to visit Pristina (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Some EU leaders observe B&H as a colony and not as a partner (FTV)
• Cvijanovic: EU does not want to see the reality, their decisions are disincentive (ATV)
• Dzaferovic, Komsic comment on B&H not getting status of EU candidate (N1)
• HNS welcomes European Council’s conclusions, Covic blames politicians in Sarajevo (AJB)
• SBB leader Radoncic: European Council decision represents red card for leaders of SNSD, SDA and HDZ, but also yellow card for voters (Dnevni avaz)
• Other reactions to failure to grant EU candidate status to B&H (N1)
• IC Officials on B&H not getting status of EU Candidate (BHT1, N1)
• Picula appointed as new rapporteur for EU’s enlargement strategy: It is necessary for EU to help B&H obtain candidate status as soon as possible (FTV)
• B&H HoR set to discuss on Monday changes to Law on Elections; Covic will again lose (Hayat)
Croatia
• Milanovic and Plenkovic enter verbal conflict over failure of EU leaders to give candidate status to B&H (HRT1)
• EU leaders endorse Croatia’s entry into Euro Area (Hina)
• Zelenskyy thanks Croatia for helping with its experience in defense of country (Hina)
• The government in Montenegro has been rocking dangerously, everything is revolving around the Serbian Orthodox Church again (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• The Fundamental Agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church shakes the foundations of the Government of Montenegro (RSE)
• Abazovic: The agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church will be fast, we can make good use of the Open Balkans (Analitika)
• Open Balkan a step backwards, debate needed in Parliament (Pobjeda)
• If the Government decides to take out a mortgage of the ‘Serbian World’, it’ll end up like the one of Krivokapic (Pobjeda)
• Reinke: We back Open Balkans without footnotes, aligned with EU principles (MINA)
• Djelosaj: The Open Balkans put an end to the mutual recognition of Serbia and Kosovo (RTCG)
• Picula is writing recommendations for a new enlargement strategy: The EU to encourage the acceleration of Montenegro’s accession process (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: French proposal not rejected, only the disputed part about Macedonia (TV21)
Albania
• Rama: EU needs the Balkans as much as Balkans need EU (Radio Tirana)
• President Meta and Speaker Nikolla react on Bulgaria’s decision to lift veto on North Macedonia (Radio Tirana)
• PM Rama shares the album with the most important events of the week (Radio Tirana)