United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Monday 2 March 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Albanians cannot be the only people of Europe with two states (Tanjug/Politika) • Vulin: Albanian politicians trying to provoke conflict (RTS) • Drecun: US needs to clarify its position on Kosovo (RTS) • Lutovac calls for unification of Democrats (Beta) • Palmer: Belgrade-Pristina talks are not about border changer, but about recognition (Danas) • Zakharova: Western media’s decisive role in decision to attack Serbia (Tanjug/B92/Sputnik) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Bosniak Presidency member: elected officials must respect the rule of law (Fena) • The authority will be compiled of the elections winners (Srna) • Dmicic: Amending of constitution may be regulated military neutrality (Srna) Croatia • Croatia ratifies Protocol on North Macedonia's NATO accession (Hina) Montenegro • Montenegro ratified the Protocol for the accession of North Macedonia to NATO (CDM/RTCG) • The Prevlaka border dispute needs bilateral solution (Pobjeda) Republic of North Macedonia • Stevo Pendarovski is officially SDSM's presidential candidate (Nezavisen vesnik) • Mickoski: The Zaevism has offered devastated bluffer Pendarovski for presidential candidate (Republika) • Former Ambassador to Brussels is the latest presidential candidate (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • Meta meets Haradinaj (ADN) • President expresses gratitude to Albanians in North Macedonia (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Opinion: Serbia-Kosovo land swap will open Pandora's box (DW) • Protests in Montenegro, Serbia, Albania urge EU to help defend rights (The Irish Times)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: We're capable of intervening - but that was nothing (Tanjug/B92) • McAllister: Abolishing taxes is the first step to Serbia-Kosovo agreement (Beta) • Dacic, Joksimovic with McAllister (Beta) • Opposition: We told McAllister we are united in protests (Beta) • Dacic: Serbia, Albania can solve Kosovo issue by compromise (Tanjug) • Stefanovic to Interpol: Only change is that many are giving up from recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug) • Jeremic: Most Serbs will never accept independence of Kosovo (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • B&H House of Peoples: Izetbegovic Chairman, Covic and Spiric deputies (Srna) • Bosniak, Croat Presidency members host Independence Day reception (Fena) • B&H Prime Minister congratulates Independence Day (Fena) • Dodik: 1 March is private holiday of Bosniaks in B&H (Srna) • Viskovic: Who wants war, may they have it at home (Srna) • Covic: There is no obstacle for the Council of Ministers to be formed soon (Nezavisne) • Izetbegovic: Coalition between SDA and SBB more plausible than the one with DF (Srna) Croatia • Most parties support NATO membership for North Macedonia (Hina) • Is this the end of Milo Djukanovic's rule? (Index) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev meets Chancellor Kurz: Austria remains a great friend and supporter of the Republic of North Macedonia (Republika) Albania • SMI 'seeks' dialogue through President Ilir Meta (ADN) • Democrats on the Electoral List, Refuse MPs Mandate (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Vucic Wants Opposition to Boycott Serbia’s Elections (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Medvedja was and will remain Serbian (Tanjug/B92/RTS) • Tenth session of governments of Serbia, Republika Srpska held (RTS/Tanjug) • Brnabic: Further intensification of cooperation between Serbia, RS (RTS) • Gojkovic meets with McAllister (RTV) • McAllister to Serbian MPs: EU cannot be complete without Serbia (RTS) • Trepca Director: We will not apply Pristina’s legal decisions (RTS/Tanjug) • Bjørnstad: I would be surprised with Belgrade–Pristina deal in June (Beta) • Serbian government to use name North Macedonia (RTS/Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • The constitutive session of the House of Peoples of the B&H parliament: Delegates are Izetbegovic, Covic, Radoncic (Oslobodjenje) • Cvijanovic: RS will know how to react to all attacks (Srna) • Dodik: The first RS constitution - one of foundations on which RS rests even today (Srna) • Cvijanovic: First constitution set foundation of freedom and RS’ existence (Srna) • Cubrilovic: Constitution - best foundation for preservation of RS (Srna) • Deputy Defense Minister of B&H met with Military Delegation of Russian Federation (Fena) Montenegro • Opposition to get back to its obligations in parliament (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev and Ahmeti agree on a joint candidate for the presidential elections (Nezavisen vesnik) • Ivanov appoints generals ahead of presidential elections (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • EP delegation ‘fails’ with Albanian opposition (ADN) • DP leader for protests: I do not care what internationals say (ADN) • Opposition’s protests will continue until the removal of government (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo PM Ignores US Calls to Scrap Tariffs (BIRN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Wednesday 27 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo Serbs want to leave Kosovo institutions; Vucic asks them to wait for response from state for 45 days (RTS/Tanjug) • Djuric: Not a single solution in sight (RTS) • US wants resolution of Kosovo problem by year’s end (Srpski Telegraf) • Brnabic to Schieb: Abolition of taxes precondition for continuation of dialogue with Pristina (Beta) • Slovakia will not recognize Kosovo and continues to support Serbia’s EU path (RTV/Tanjug) • Dodik: If Kosovo joins the UN, Republika Srpska will also invoke that right (RTS) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Forming Council of Ministers depends only on SDA (Srna/Vecernji list) • Kovacevic: B&H may rest on consensus, not on blackmails (Srna) • Single route agreed (Srna) Montenegro • The Montenegrin opposition not giving up, it is seeking a technical government (RTCG) • A technical government is a helping hand for the DPS (RTCG) • Russia’s trying to deter WB from Euro-Atlantic aspirations (Pobjeda) Republic of North Macedonia • Coalition partners clash instead of choosing a consensual presidential candidate (Meta) • Government spokesmen insist everything is fine after tensions develop between SDSM and DUI (Republika) Albania • Opposition's protest turns violent (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • The Brief – Mapping out the Balkans? (EurActiv)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Tuesday 26 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Haradinaj makes his private Serb cabinet minister (Beta/B92) • Brnabic: Taxes biggest obstacle to normalization of relations (RTS/Tanjug/Beta) • Mihajlovic: First section of Nis-Merdare highway to start by year’s end (Beta) • Presevo valley to be included in dialogue (FoNet) • Kocijancic: There is no “Balkan Spring” (Tanjug) • NGOs advocate harmonization regarding Kosovo and EU integration acceleration (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Dodik: Zvizdic is certainly not the one to set conditions (Srna) • Bosniaks use NATO as excuse to prevent Serbs appointments to State government (Srna/N1) • Answers to additional questions submitted to European Commission (Srna) • Cubrilovic: Constitution should be amended under broad agreement (Srna/Glas Srpske) • Zvizdic: B&H will not be assembly point in the Balkans (Srna) • Presidency Chairman opens Economic Forum 2019 (Fena) • Izetbegovic - Kukic: Constructive and comprehensive meeting between SDA and PDA (Fena) Croatia • Interior Minister visits North Macedonia, discusses migration (Hina) Montenegro • It’s not up to Russia to decide who will become NATO member (Pobjeda) • Ministry of Defense of Austria: Foreign policy and cooperation will provide security of the region (Partner) Republic of North Macedonia • Xhacka: The Western vision culminated with the signing of the Prespa Agreement (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Time for Europe’s longest-serving ruler to go (politico.eu)