United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 5 August 2019
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic in Krusedol: You got rid of the Serbs - does this make you happy or successful? (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Somalia on the way of re-examining decision on independence of Kosovo (TV Pink)
• Kosovo’s admission into Interpol: Violation of international law (RTV)
• Djilas will not participate in election dialogue unless it is open to the public (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Sarovic: All masks fell off with Izetbegovic's confession that Dodik and he worked on transfer of competences of RS to level of B&H (BNTV)
• Izetbegovic claims Dodik is conditioning authority formation (BNTV)
• SNSD: Latest SDA’s offer is nothing new, we do not accept any political blackmails (RTRS)
• Authority without conditioning (Oslobodjenje)
• Doboj used by migrants as flow-through zone (Oslobodjenje)
• Veritas: International community keeps silent as it did 24 years ago (Srna)
Croatia
• Plenkovic and Grabar-Kitarovic: Croatia marks with pride the 24th anniversary of the magnificent military and police operation Storm (Hina)
• SNV: Croatia must assume responsibility for crimes committed in Operation Storm (Hina)
Montenegro
• Dialogue in Montenegrin way (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Tug of war between Serbia and Kosovo after Macedonia arrests a war crimes suspect (Republika)
Albania
• Albanian President to Parliament: Election Decrees Constitutional, Should be Enforced (Exit.al/ADN)
• CEC meeting failed, Mediu asks dismissal of four members (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia slams Israeli envoy for celebrating Croatian ‘pogrom’ (The Times of Israel)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 2 August 2019
LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric on change of authority in Pristina: Serbs have nothing special to hope for (RTS)
• China continues to support Serbia’s sovereignty (RTS)
• Dacic discusses Kosovo with Serbian Ambassadors in US, Sweden, Argentina and Algeria (RTS/Tanjug)
• Botsan-Harchenko: We will support solution for Kosovo that we can defend in Security Council (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik comments possibility of authority formation at B&H level without SNSD: We will return to original Dayton (RTRS)
• US Embassy: Secession is not part of DPA or Constitution, any attempt represents violation of these documents; OHR: Secession represents violation of DPA (Oslobodjenje/N1)
• Mektic: Croatian police officers are forcibly returning illegal migrants to B&H's territory; Komsic: Croatia needs to withdraw police from B&H (N1)
Croatia
• Grabar-Kitarovic: Operation ‘Oluja’ saved B&H (HRT1)
• Slovenia: EU should not pamper Croatia regarding border arbitration ruling (Hina)
Montenegro
• There won’t be technical government (CDM)
Albania
• Head of State willing to meet with Premier anywhere (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Russia wants to have military base in the RS, exchange of territories that would lead to division of B& H is still possible (Die Welt)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 1 August 2019

LOCAL PRESS

• Ljajic: Without 260 million Euros in eight months over taxes (Novosti)
• Strengthening of Serbian-Russian cooperation in all spheres (RTS/Beta)
• Drecun: New evidence for Haradinaj’s crimes in Yellow House case (Politika)
• New pressures on Serbia over the burning of US Embassy and the Bytici brothers case (Politika)
• Djilas: Organizers wanted meeting behind closed doors (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Croatian Ambassador: President Grabar-Kitarovic’s alleged statement about B&H is false (TV1)
• Wigemark: I do not consider that B&H is unstable country (TV1)
• US Embassy: B&H remains reliable partner in dealing with security challenges (Dnevni avaz)
• B&H Presidency adopts 2019 state budget (BHT1)
• Izetbegovic says he offered SNSD leader Dodik to accept reduced annual national program for NATO MAP activation, and it is now up to Dodik to make next move (BHT1)
• Dodik: B&H has shown that it is incompetent and unnecessary country (RTRS)
• UNMIK forensic knew about "the yellow house" (Srna)
Croatia
• Grabar-Kitarovic resolutely dismisses Jerusalem Post allegations (Hina)
• Croatian FM: It is not common to comment on unverified statements (N1/HRT1)
Montenegro
• Democrats will be part of the Committee (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Besa winks at VMRO-DPMNE, but it is still far from love (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Merkel's 'Shakes' Perceived As EU Tremors In The Balkans (RFE/RL)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 31 July 2019
LOCAL PRESS

• Gratitude for continued support of the Kingdom of Cambodia for Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Serbia committed to cooperation in the field of foreign and security policy with the EU (RTS)
• Drecun: Abolishment of taxes necessary for resumption of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• SNS MP denies any talks with opposition (Beta)
• SzS denies negotiations held between government, opposition (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Izetbegovic is culprit for failure to form authorities at B&H level (TV1/Srna)
• Croatian President Grabar-Kitarovic claims B&H is unstable country controlled by militant Islam and connected to terrorist groups (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Grabar-Kitarovic calls for raising relationship with Israel (Hina)
• Von der Leyen: Croatia is exceptionally successful story (Hina)
• Croatia, B&H and Serbia strengthening cooperation in search for war missing (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Hahn: EU members view North Macedonia more favorably than Albania when it comes to opening accession talks (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Dimovski: Census to be held in 2021, instead of next year (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Serbia will demand the extradition of former KLA member, reactions in Kosovo (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• President warns no EU integration without free elections (ADN)
• Hahn praises the work done by the government to clean up and strengthen the judicial system (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Political Quarrels Cloud North Macedonia Special Prosecution’s Future (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia sincere, dependable partner of France (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• NATO respects Serbia’s sovereign right to choose partners (RFE/Beta)
• Vulin comments NATO statement (RTS)
• Serbian authorities, opposition meet behind closed doors (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Sarovic says his intention is not to pave his own way to post of B&H CoM Chairman (Hayat/Avaz)
• Boskovic: DF undermines foundations of this state and does everything to turn Federation into entity of one people (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• Holocaust must not be forgotten, Croatian President says (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Political dialogue in North Macedonia is expected to resume after the holidays (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: Law on the Public Prosecution should not be conditioned on early elections (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Greek Defense Minister: Only way to challenge the Agreement is to create a legal argument if one of the parties violates its terms (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Rama: We are not becoming part of Europe to bring on headache to European leaders, but we want to build a European country (Radio Tirana)