United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 10 September 2019

LOCAL PRESS

• Government, opposition raise the tone of a voter registration debate (Beta)
• SNS: Serbia ready to implement all OSCE recommendations for election setting (FoNet)
• SNS: Good voter registration debate with opposition (Beta)
• Socialists: Dialogue with opposition makes no sense without Alliance for Serbia (Beta)
• Movement of Free Citizens wants gov't to pledge to implement election recommendations (Beta)
• Opposition parties differ over dialogue with ruling bloc (Beta)
• New Party: Decision to run depends on OSCE mission (Beta)
• Jeremic: Our gov't won't honor Vucic's Kosovo deal (Beta)
• Lutovac and Obradovic do not have much faith even in the OSCE (Blic)
• Serbia's response to the Croatian reaction to Serbia's reaction (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: NATO wrote most disgraceful chapters of history since the end of WWII by bombing the RS and Serbia (ATV)
• Ceremony "Exodus and persistence" in honor of Serbs killed in Vozuca begins (Srna)
Croatia
• Croatia protests against Serbia servicemen's attempt to enter Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Palmer: Russia wants disorder; Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is possible (RTCG)
• Djukanovic to Palmer: Without integration, perspective of the WB is undesirable (CDM)
• Montenegro is the most successful multi-ethnic country in the region (CDM)
• Djukanovic hopes for the improvement in relations with Russia (CDM)

Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev and Mickoski will meet today to discuss the Prosecution law (Nezavisen vesnik)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 9 September 2019

LOCAL PRESS

• Senators: You'll have to give something in order to gain something in return (B92, Tanjug)
• Metropolitan Amfilohije: Belgrade will recognize Kosovo, shame on Vucic (Beta)
• Zeman won't rule out eventual Czech withdrawal of Kosovo recognition (Beta)
• Vucic: Foreigners paying Serb candidates to run against Serb ticket (Beta)
• Convincing Victory of SNS in Medvedja (Tanjug)
• Opposition leaders: Boycott of elections is a necessity (Politika, Blic, Beta, N1)
• Brnabic: EU enlargement equally important to Balkans and Europe (RTS)
• Serbian officers banned from Croatia (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik says he would accept EU Commissioner Hahn’s invitation for meeting with members of B&H Presidency (ATV)
• Komsic and Dzaferovic send letter to Commissioner Hahn (BHT1)
• HDZ B&H leader Covic: Agreement on authority formation in B&H was obstructed by blackmails of Bosniaks (Hayat)
• 77th anniversary of Ustasha crimes against Serbs in Stari Brod takes place (ATV)
• Plenkovic, Vucic, Krsticevic comment on recent incident at Bajakovo border crossing (ATV)
Croatia
• Serbian army personnel try to enter Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegrin President to receive Matthew Palmer (CDM)
• Montenegro only gained benefits from restoration of independence (Pobjeda)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev congratulates Independence Day: Long live North Macedonia! (Republika)
• Pendarovski: Let’s renew unity shown at onset of independence (Republika)
• Katica will be dismissed after Sept. 8th- Independence Day (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: From what I heard, there is no evidence that Katica Janeva took money in “Racket (Republika)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic to meet with US senators today (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Unity of Serbs in Kosovo is not a matter of a party affiliation but a matter of survival (Prva TV)
• Djuric: Terribly important for the Serbs to be united around Serb List on Kosovo elections (B92)
• Antonijevic: Progress in talks regarding campaign financing (Beta)
• Brnabic: Opposition hiding fact that it does not enjoy popular support (Tanjug)
• Leader of New Party quits dialog on electoral conditions (Beta)
• Movement of free citizens: No conditions for elections, EU mediation needed (Beta)
• Jovanovic: I proposed forming transitional government at talks (Beta)
• Dveri leader: We will topple government on streets for rejecting opposition demands (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Deadline for implementation of agreement on formation of B&H authorities expires, SNSD leader Dodik announces SNSD’s political platform as response to blockade (ATV)
• Izetbegovic: Most influential IC officials have been engaged in seeking formula for adoption of ANP, which remains stumbling block for authority formation (ATV)
• Bakir Izetbegovic wishes for indefinite technical mandate (EuroBlic)
• EU Commissioner Hahn invites B&H Presidency members to meeting in Brussels on Friday (TV1)
• IC reactions regarding the formation of authorities (Oslobodjenje)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: North Macedonia may face turbulent situations (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Cakaj: Preliminary confirmation for Albania on accession negotiations opening (Radio Tirana)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• U.S. Senator sends message to Montenegro: Your enemy is our enemy (Sputnik)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic with Orban in Budapest (RTS)
• Dacic: Number of UN Members that recognized Kosovo to be less than half by year’s end (Tanjug)
• Moscow will insist on Resolution 1244 regarding Kosovo, Russian envoy says (FoNet)
• Fourth roundtable between authorities and opposition (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: Prominent IC representatives are working on setting of continuation of talks (Dnevni avaz)
• RS President Cvijanovic: RS will not give up on interests and will of citizens for political Sarajevo (RTRS)
• Niksic and Radoncic agree that snap elections would be best solution to current deadlock in formation of authorities in B&H (TV1)
• Dismantling of half of Parliament is futile (Dnevni avaz, EuroBlic)
Croatia
• Slovenia says accepting border arbitration would facilitate Croatia's Schengen entry (Hina)
• Hot autumn awaits Balkan region. Foreign embassies in fear of Kosovo scenario (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: We want more investors from the USA (CDM)
• Graham: Montenegro’s future is with developed democracies (Antena M)
• Bregu: Without WB, the EU is incomplete (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Expectations of getting a date for the start of negotiations with the EU (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Kostelancik conveyed US strong messages to the Albanian politicians (Radio Tirana)
• Beyer confirms Germany’s stance against ideas for border change in the Balkans (Radio Tirana)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Bled Strategic Forum: EU urged to deliver, Western Balkans to show more solidarity (EWB)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 4 September 2019
LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Meeting with Palmer positive (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Dacic - Prime Minister? “Firstly jump, and then say hop” (Tanjug/B92)
• Belgrade seeks EU’s reaction to announced Pristina travel ban on Vucic (Beta)
• Serbian government forms working group, Stefanovic in charge of elections (Novosti)
• 1 in 5 Million organizers call voters, parties to support election boycott (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Those who ignore stance of Serbs on NATO will be ones who will sign ‘death sentence’ for B&H (EuroBlic)
• Izetbegovic: ANP does not mean NATO membership; We will join NATO if all three sides come to agreement (TV1)
• Komsic: Crisis in B&H can be solved by acting rationally and logically (Hayat)
• Palmer meets Minister Crnadak on sidelines of Bled Strategic Forum (BHT1)
• US Embassy to B&H: Politicians have an obligation to act in accordance with Constitution of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Bled Strategic Forum: EU should offer clear answer if it wants further enlargement to Western Balkans (N1)
Croatia
• Bled Strategic Forum: Croatia and Slovenia advocate further EU enlargement (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Bled Strategic Forum - Palmer: North Macedonia is in NATO and EU (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Mogherini: Think of the Balkans (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Djukanovic was the only one who remembered Russia and Serbia (Kommersant)