LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Pristina to halt implementation of Washington agreement (RTS/Tanjug)
Vucic: EU has no sufficient will for enlargement (Tanjug)
Vucic: If the Albanians decide to launch an offensive, we won’t hesitate (RTS/B92)
Orban: European countries need Serbia more than Serbia needs EU (RTS)
Veterans of the so-called KLA came up with a secret list (RTS/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bled Strategic Forum starts, B&H assessed as one of specific challenges when it comes to EU enlargement (BNTV/N1)
They discussed European path of B&H as tourists (Glas Srpske)
Dodik reacts to Dzaferovic’s request to HR to remove Dodik: it is obvious that they expect that Schmidt does what they want, which did happen in previous years (ATV)
RS politicians react to Dzaferovic’s call for removal of Dodik (RTRS)
Milanovic: Komsic and Dzaferovic are not people of honest intentions (Al Jazeera Balkans)
Montenegro

Sekulovic: We have information that there are extremists on both sides planning radicalization in Cetinje (Vijesti/CdM)
Bugajski: Balkans at another historical crossroads (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

Zaev: Hope remains that Bulgaria will form a government, so that a decision can be made to start negotiations by the end of December (Republika)
Varhelyi: EU must not betray the Balkans (Republika)
Jansa and Varhelyi expressed support for Macedonia’s EU accession during their meeting with Zaev (Republika)
Radev warns that the country is under growing pressure over Macedonia (Republika)
Census to be launched on Sunday (Republika)
Albania

Rama conducts a wide-raging cabinet reshuffle (Radio Tirana)
New Legislature / Meta decrees the date (Radio Tirana)
Negotiations, Rama to Bulgaria: Open the way for us to start talks with the EU! Varhelyi: Europe cannot fail with the Balkans as it's with Afghanistan (Radio Tirama)
Sassoli: EU should reconsider Balkan membership approach (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic's address from Slovenia: Angela Merkel is coming to Serbia (B92)
Vucic, Lajcak meet tete-a-tete to discuss Brussels dialogue (Tanjug)
Relations between Serbia, Turkey at extremely high level (Tanjug)
Vucic meets with Cavusoglu (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
Selakovic: Serbia open to strengthening of ties with Turkey (Tanjug/Politika)
Borrell: Agreement on normalization with Serbia basis for solving Kosovo’s legal status (Beta)
Different reactions to Dodik’s initiative to engage in dialogue about B&H’s future with Turkey, Serbia and Croatia as mediators (RTS)
Schmidt cannot remove Dodik (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dodik attends session of B&H Presidency but votes against every item of agenda (BHT1/O Kanal/Oslobodjenje)
Dodik addresses press conference in Istocno Sarajevo (BHT1/O Kanal/BNTV)
Sarovic and Borenovic accuse Dodik of violating agreement of RS-based parties and RS parliament conclusions on boycott of B&H institutions (BNTV)
Vulin: Dzaferovic showed face of executioner of B&H and peace, because no one has done more to destabilize country than him (N1)
B&H Ministry of Defense and B&H AF host delegation of US senators on Zuc hill above Sarajevo (N1)
US Congress delegation discusses reform priorities and opportunities for B&H with Nelson and Schmidt (O Kanal)
Counter-productive blockade (Oslobodjenje)
Montenegro

Vukovic: DPS MPs will be in Cetinje on 5 September (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

Dendias gives thanks for the changed signs on museum, monuments of Philip and Alexander (Republika)
Albania

Rama strongly criticizes NATO: It has a responsibility to save the Afghans! (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic speaks with Kofod (Tanjug/RTV)
Denmark dedicated to European integration of Serbia (Tanjug)
Selakovic: Belgrade has chance to be center of world on 11-12 October (TV Pink)
Stefanovic: Defense cooperation with Russia at an all-time high (Tanjug)
Escobar is Biden’s new ‘special man’ for Balkans (Politika/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Erdogan: The condition is for Serbs, Bosniaks and Croats to unite (N1)
RS opposition leaders warn that any unpacking of Dayton Agreement would cause new crisis (N1/BNTV)
Dodik: RS opposition leaders are making things up, no one mentioned 'Dayton 2' (RTRS)
Salkic: I did not expect anything new from RS opposition (Hayat)
Izetbegovic: No new agreements on future of B&H to be reached in format Dodik demands (Nova BH)
Milanovic: Dodik’s initiative on involving officials of Turkey, Serbia, and Croatia in talks on B&H future well-intentioned but unrealistic (Nova BH)
Komsic: No one has ever called Croatia criminal state, no need for Milanovic to twist our words (Nova BH)
Cubrilovic: Conclusions of leaders of parties allow Serb representatives to vote in joint institutions of B&H if this puts in danger interests of RS (Srna/ATV)
Montenegro

Krivokapic: I won’t go to Cetinje on 5 September, I promised EU ambassadors, ban on enthronement is the last resort (CdM)
Government's goal is crime-free Montenegro and full EU membership (gov.me)
Abazovic on the occasion of 30 August: Long live European, civil and ecological Montenegro (gov.me)
Republic of North Macedonia

Zaev tells EU it has moral obligation to ensure Macedonia begins its accession talks (Republika)
Mickoski: We will delegitimize the ruling coalition at the local elections, and will lead a new coalition in parliament (Sitel TV)
Albania

Rama interview for ANSA: We will be part of the EU at all costs (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: I still have not made the decision on whether I will attend enthronement of Moteropolitan Joanikije (RTS)
Patriarch spoke about the situation in Montenegro: I feel sad (B92)
Selakovic: Gratitude to Vietnam for principled and active support to Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Tanjug)
Petkovic: More than 1,600 still missing (Beta)
Escobar to succeed Palmer as US Western Balkans envoy (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Erdogan, B&H Presidency members discuss infrastructural projects, economic cooperation (N1)
Dodik: Situation in B&H could be resolved through mediation of Erdogan, Vucic and Milanovic (RTRS/BNTV)
Nesic: Serb parties did not agree on any type of ‘Dayton 2’ (BNTV)
Komsic on Dodik’s statement about DPA (Hayat)
Dodik: I believe Erdogan is deeply aware about division within B&H (ATV)
We intend to raise trade with B&H to one billion Euros (Dnevni list)
FB&H, RS agree on model for distribution of IMF funds (N1)
Schmidt is guest in B&H (Srna)
Inzko’s decision can lead Srpska do independence (Glas Srpske)
Croatia

Grlic Radman on Dodik’s call: Croatia views B&H as country with European perspective (HRT1)
Montenegro

Krivokapic, Erdogan: The future of relations between Montenegro and Turkey is in richer economic cooperation (gov.me)
Djukanovic and Erdogan: Relations between Montenegro and Turkey are friendly (CdM)
Djukanovic: I urge relocation of Joanikije’s enthronement outside Cetinje (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

Cooperation agreement with the Alliance for Albanians and Alternative is a historic step for both Macedonia and VMRO-DPMNE, says Mickoski (Republika)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 27 August 2021

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic presents preliminary draft of joint law to Dodik (Tanjug/RTS)
Dacic: Shifts in the first track dialogue, resumption of talks with EP on 17 September (RTS)
Petkovic: Resumption of technical dialogue at beginning of September (Tanjug/RTV)
Lajcak meets technical delegation chiefs Petkovic and Bislimi (N1)
Vucic received an invitation (Novosti/B92/Blic/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Erdogan to visit B&H on Friday (FTV)
Sarovic: Dodik does not have SDS’ consent to attend meeting with Erdogan (BNTV)
Agreement between Dodik and Erdogan is all that is waited for (Oslobodjenje)
Covic meets with Konakovic, says broader consensus of all political parties in B&H needed for adoption of changes to B&H Election Law (FTV)
Changes to Election Law blocked, and maybe elections too (Glas Srpke, by Darko Momic)
Lukac: Inzko’s law will not be implemented on RS territory (Glas Srpske)
FB&H government defines criteria for distribution of BAM 200 million to Cantons from arrangement with IMF (BHT1)
Montenegro

Press release from 35th Cabinet session (gov.me)
Press release from Defense and Security Council's session (gov.me)
URA: Metropolitanate should give up on Joanikije’s enthronement in Cetinje (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia

Osmani: For now, we will shelter 750 Afghans, but that number fluctuates (Republika)
Albania

US ambassador Yuri Kim thanked Albania for the hospitality shown towards the Afghan refugees (Radio Tirana)