United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 6 October 2020

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic proposes Brnabic as prime minister-designate (RTS/Tanjug/B92)
Contract on construction of Fruska Gora corridor signed (RTV/Tanjug)
EC presents economic and investment plan for Western Balkans (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dzaferovic with Meta, Rama: B&H and Albania are two friendly countries which do not have serious open political issues (BHT1)
Cvijanovic does not believe current convocation of B&H CEC is capable to implement elections properly (RTRS)
Serbs in Mostar one step away from goal (Nezavisne)
US Senators Brown, Portman present resolution on occasion of 25th anniversary of DPA (BHT1/ O Kanal)
Montenegro

Djukanovic sends an invitation for consultations on prime minister-designate (CdM)
Krivokapic with Milacic: New government to be committed to the interests of Montenegrin citizens (CdM)
Dealing with the past is a prerequisite for strengthening mutual trust (CdM)
Albania

President of B&H on official visit in Tirana, meets with President Meta (Radio Tirana)
Amendments to the Electoral Code approved by 97 votes in favor (Radio Tirana)
The new CEC is created; Ilirjan Celibashi elected Chief Commissioner with 106 votes in favor (Radio Tirana)
EPP accuses Premier of spoiling April elections with Electoral Code vote (ADN)
Majority failed to seek common ground in Political Council; US Embassy (ADN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 2 October 2020

LOCAL PRESS

Djuric: Hoti’s provocations must not remain without an EU response (RTS/RTV/Politika)
Komsic accuses Dacic of advocating Serb-Croat unity in fight against B&H; Dacic slams Komsic and says he is grandson of Chetnik with identity crisis (Politika)
Mihajlovic: UN strong partner in gender equality (Tanjug/RTS)
Time To Bring The Process To An End (CorD)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Varhelyi presents draft Economic and Investment Plan for Western Balkans (RTRS)
All participants of Brussels talks satisfied with results (FTV)
Messages coming from Brussels are encouraging (ATV)
Inzko: I agree with US Ambassador, B&H Constitution needs to be updated (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia

Milanovic slams Izetbegovic over recent visit to Zagreb (HRT)
Montenegro

Vulin is openly promoting Greater Serbia (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia

Bulgaria moves to solidify its claim on Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Republika)
Albania

United opposition’s proposal to SP: OSCE / ODIHR should be accepted as a mechanism for resolving disputes (Radio Tirana)
MP Hajdari proposes Political Council meetings’ boycott until lists’ opening (ADN)

LOCAL PRESS

Serbian state leadership attends marking of Chinese National Day (RTV/Tanjug)
Dacic: Apostolova informs EU about serious problems faced by Kosovo war crimes court (TV Pink/Tanjug)
Further development of comprehensive cooperation between Serbia, Israel (RTS)
Joksimovic, Schieb: Rule of law, dialogue crucial criteria for progress on EU path (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

B&H Presidency members visit Brussels (N1)
Dodik says revision of Dayton Peace Agreement was not discussed at meetings in Brussels as focus was on economic issues (RTRS)
Avaz analyzes change in stance of Dzaferovic and Komsic regarding ‘Mini Schengen’ (Dnevni avaz)
Milanovic: Attitude towards Croats in B&H could become serious problem, Croats will not be minority (FTV)
Croatia

Milanovic did not meet with Izetbegovic because Izetbegovic insisted that Dzaferovic meets with him first, which Milanovic refused (Novi list)
Milanovic: Trump is a rabble-rouser who ruined USA's international reputation (Hina)
Montenegro

Djukanovic: Nationalist opposition and SPC want to turn Montenegro into Serbian state (CdM)
Albania

Speaker Ruci addressed parliaments of EU member states, vows for implementing the reforms (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 30 September 2020

LOCAL PRESS

Godfrey: Washington agreement shows political commitment, carries huge benefit (Nova S)
Angola does not recognize Kosovo (RTV/FoNet)
Israel interested in developing overall relations with Serbia (Tanjug)
Djuric: Serbia will neither implicitly nor explicitly recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo (RTV/Tanjug)
Stano: EC works daily to set Belgrade-Pristina new round of talks (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Izetbegovic on Zagreb meeting: Sincere talks lasted for hours (Fena)
Komsic says he would like official Zagreb to back off little from B&H and not to interfere in issue of changes to B&H Election Law (ATV)
Dacic comments Dodik’s visit to Zagreb, calls Bosniak leaders ‘hypocrites’ in regards to their policies on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict (N1)
SDA officials Dzaferovic, Izetbegovic express support to Azerbaijan (EuroBlic)
Montenegro

Krivokapic starts making plans about posts in a new government (CdM)
Knezevic suggests withdrawal of the Freedom of Religion Law prior to formation of new government (CdM)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Risi: KFOR is still dealing with a complex security situation in Kosovo (EWB)

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Signed must be implemented, but not according to Pristina’s regulations (RTV/Tanjug)
Dacic: EU plays the deaf and dumb mediator; Conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh can be a warning for all in the region (RTS)
Djuric: If the ZSO idea is dead, then the possibility of success of dialogue is also dead (TV Prva)
Abazovic: It is logical that my coalition wants functions in security services (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

All three B&H Presidency members to pay official visit to Brussels on Tuesday (N1)
Dodik: Time when only one side in B&H was blamed by EU and international factor for everything has passed, new dialogue is necessary (RTRS)
Komsic: I was slightly surprised with the invitation to visit Brussels, this meeting was not initiated by B&H (FTV)
Tegeltija: B&H could confirm its participation in initiative ‘Mini Schengen’ by end of this year (ATV)
Komsic on meeting of SDA and HDZ B&H leaders with Plenkovic: I am against this type of communication, because Croatia obviously observes us as territory and not as country (FTV)
Croatia

PM: Important to talk with the representatives of all peoples in B&H (Hina)
Plenkovic, Covic and Izetbegovic discuss the rights of Bosnian Croats (HRT)
B&H's Croat leader: Bosnia can't function without equality of Croats (Hina)
Montenegro

The Law on Freedom of Religion to be suspended as soon as possible (CdM)
Albania

Opposition Draft on the Electoral Code / Yuri Kim: The opposition took over the responsibilities and continues to stay engaged (Radio Tirana)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Migrants pitch tents in Serbia, prepare to cross into EU states (Reuters)