LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: They will try to bring us to a fait accompli (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
Stefanovic: Announcement of abolishment of borders threatens stability of region (Tanjug)
Dacic: Great powers already discussing Kosovo (Politika)
Djuric: Decision to remove borders with Albania unveils Pristina’s support for Greater Albania (Beta)
Ljajic: Pristina’s new measures to bring trade to complete halt (Tanjug)
Chepurin: We will continue to offer support to Serbia (Politika/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
B&H parliament’s Commission for Preparation of Appointment of B&H CoM fails to elect commission leadership (N1)
Cvijanovic: Intention is to keep current composition of B&H CoM in power (ATV/RTRS)
Oric claims that Serbian President Vucic wants to kill him (TV1)
Montenegro
Engagement in NATO missions mandatory for Montenegrin soldiers (CDM)
fYROM
Ivanov: Pandora’s Box is open and now everyone has the right to deny what’s ours (Meta)
Baily: I am deeply upset about false rumors that the US is influencing the Macedonian judiciary (Meta)
Albania
Lleshi signs agreement with Kosovo (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Thousands flood the streets of Belgrade in fourth straight weekend of anti-government protests (euronews)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 27 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Meleșcanu: Romania to continue to support Serbia’s territorial integrity (Politika)
• Dacic: Dialogue will likely continue in different format (Tanjug/B92/Nedeljnik)
• Vucic: Blatant lie, nobody asked us to get involved in RS (B92)
• Stefanovic: Mektic’s claim more than scandalous (RTS/Tanjug)
• US aircraft monitoring Raska as well? (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Justice for David related issues (TV1/N1/BHT)
• Dodik: I feel deep sympathy with pain of Dragicevic family (RTRS)
• SC Assembly appoints new SC government (FTV)
• Civic bloc of parties led by SDP B&H reach agreement on principles of distribution of posts in Tuzla Canton (FTV)
• Russian Ambassador to B&H Ivantsov: NATO is violating Dayton principles (Glas Srpske)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Putin comments on upcoming visit to Serbia (TASS)
• Marinelli: Serbia-NATO partnership is getting stronger in all areas (EWB)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 26 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Rosu not allowed to north without KFOR, Serb community’s consent (Beta/TV Pink)
• Brnabic: Mockery made of all agreements (RTS)
• Dacic: Armed Albanian formations cannot enter northern Kosovo (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric: Kosovo Albanians in panic (FoNet)
• Drecun: Different interpretation as to who can go to the north without consent (Tanjug)
• Upcoming visit by Putin confirms good relations between Serbia, Russia (RTS/Tanjug)
• Lavrov: Moscow ready for further close cooperation on Kosovo issue (Tanjug/RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS MoI’s special police forces arrest Dragicevic and other members and supporters of ‘Justice for David’ group, including opposition politicians and journalists (FTV)
• B&H CoM Chairman-Designate not nominated yet, SNSD says obstructions are coming from Federation of B&H (TV1)
• Dodik: If parties in Federation of B&H do not care about functioning of B&H, I care even less (TV1/ATV)
• Delegations of SDA and SBB B&H fail to reach agreement on joint formation of authorities (TV1)
fYROM
• Zaev confirms he will not run for presidential election (MIA/Telma)
• Xhaferi will not run in upcoming presidential elections (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Putin to visit Serbia in January — Kremlin (TASS)
• Tannock: Any deviation between UK and EU policies towards WB would be damaging (European Western Balkans)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 24 December 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Putin in Serbia on 17 January, we’ll talk about everything (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: No change of format of dialogue (RTS)
• Stankovic: No official mention of exchange of territory (Danas)
• Rosu can go to northern Kosovo and Metohija without KFOR’s approval (Politika/Beta/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic and Dzaferovic respond to statements made by Dodik during meeting with President Vucic in Belgrade: It is impossible to achieve right to self-determination (TV1)
• Cvijanovic meets Brnabic in Banja Luka; Cvijanovic, Dodik, Brnabic attend donor night (N1/RTRS)
• Legal deadline by which B&H Presidency was supposed to appoint new Chairman of B&H CoM expires (TV1/RTRS)
• If Law on Elections is agreed upon, authorities in FB&H, as well as in state, can be formed in one month (Vecernji list)
• RS 2019 budget adopted (Srna)
• Grabar-Kitarovic: Croats in B&H are in unenviable position where they cannot be guaranteed full and real equality (Vecernji list)
fYROM
• President Ivanov signs the amnesty law (Republika)
• Bulgarian President Radev objects to the name “North Macedonia” (Republika)
• Mickoski: Zaev is dismantling Macedonia piece by piece (Republika)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian president expresses support for Prespes accord (ekathimerini.com)
• Russia’s OSCE envoy urges Kosovo to reverse its decision on creating army (TASS)

LOCAL PRESS

• Trump to Vucic: We value your leadership, seize this moment (Tanjug/B92)
• Serbian president thanks Putin for stance on Kosovo (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Trump’s letters are support, but also slap to those who are stopping (TV Prva/RTV)
• Odalovic: Pristina endangered dialogue, important to use the following days (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Thaci: Customs tariffs are consequence of behavior of official Sarajevo towards Kosovo (Dnevni avaz)
• Bosniak political factor obstructs formation of B&H CoM (RTRS)
• Wigemark meets B&H HoR Collegium; Radmanovic criticizes Mogherini (Hayat)
• Radoncic with Wigemark (Dnevni avaz)
• Cristian Dan Preda: B&H must earn EU candidate status (BHT1)
• European Commission publishes report on fulfillment of visa-free requirements by Western Balkans countries (Nezavisne novine)
• B&H’s Commission for NATO Integration holds session, no quorum for adoption of decisions (ATV)
• Dodik: RS citizens will decide about NATO integration of B&H (ATV)
• Zvizdic: Those who are against NATO membership base their conclusions on decisions of bodies which are not competent for international policies or NATO integration (FTV)
• Zvizdic: Croatia is not B&H mentor (FTV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic rejects proposals to ban Serb minority political party (Hina)
• Croatia announces another round of aid for Croats in B&H (HRT)
fYROM
• Maslov: Russia doesn’t oppose Macedonia’s new name, it opposes NATO membership (Meta)
Albania
• Islamic Republic of Iran responds to expulsion of diplomats from Albania (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Balkans in 2019: Change Must Come from Within (BIRN)