United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 6 December 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Our focus education and schools, not arms and army (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I’m convinced there’ll be no war (B92/TV Pink)
• Vucic and Stoltenberg to be constantly in direct communication (N1)
• Dacic: Soon less than 100 countries that recognize Kosovo (Blic/Beta)
• Ljajic: EU has chance to tell Pristina to abolish taxes on 17 December (TV Pink/Beta)
• Drecun: Yellow House case in report and testimonies of Albanians who took part in human organ trafficking (RTS)
• Kuburovic: Belgrade persistently replied to all inquiries by Pristina (RTS/FoNet)
• Schieb on Chapter 31: It means to impose sanctions against Russia (RTV)
• Alexander Chepurin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia: Solution for Kosovo and Resolution 1244 Inseparable (CorD Magazine)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• NATO’s green light for some historic success - others against the activation of the MAP for B&H (BHT)
• Two-day session of PIC SB ends (N1)
• B&H Presidency members meet with Palmer and Cormack in Sarajevo (TV1)
• SIPA arrests former commander of RB&H Army 4th Corps Drekovic (N1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic meets Rama to talk EU membership and cooperation (Hina)
fYROM
• Stoltenberg: NATO expects Macedonia to become member in February 2020 (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Dimitrov encouraged by NATO support (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Fleckenstein and McAllister support the Prespa Agreement and the reconciliation process (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• NATO Ministerial, Bushati stresses Western Balkans importance (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following conversations with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, and Mr.Ramush Haradinaj of Kosovo (NATO)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 05 December 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• European Commission: Tariff problem can be solved, Hahn asked Pristina to do it (Beta)
• Meeting with UNMIK regarding the agreement (Vecernje Novosti)
• Chepurin: Pristina's moves "result of nervousness and dead-end" (Tanjug)
• Scott: The EU and the United States united - abolish the tariffs (Tanjug)
• Vucic and Kurz discuss current political situation (Beta)
• Djuric: Formation of Kosovo army threat to security of Serbia and the region (RTS)
• Drecun: Belgrade can’t prevent creation of Kosovo’s army (N1)
• Brnabic: I hope Serbia won't have to use army - but it's an option (Tanjug)
• Moscow: Formation of Kosovo Army violates UN Security Council resolution (Tanjug)
• CIA sending ship full of arms to Kosovo army (Vecernje Novosti)
• Selakovic: Citizens must understand how serious our situation is (Prva TV)
• Minister Joksimovic meets Bundestag's MP (Beta)
• UNMIK knew all along about atrocious crimes against the Serbs in KiM, purposely kept quiet and refused to give the evidence to the authorities (Kurir)
• Serbia opening two new chapters on December 10 (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik leaves meeting with PIC over absence of RS flag in the room (N1)
• Komsic: Problems between Belgrade and Pristina cannot affect B&H (Dnevni list)
• Palmer: Dodik remains under sanctions of US (TV1)
• B&H gets green light for NATO's plan activation (N1)
• Dodik: I will stick to RSNA resolution on military neutrality (BN TV)
• Reactions of other B&H officials to activation of MAP for B&H (RTRS)
• RS President Cvijanovic meets Serbian President Vucic in Belgrade (TV1)
Croatia
• CEI Summit in Zagreb ends; Hahn calls for abolition of Kosovo’s customs tariffs (HRT)
• Croatia strongly in favor of Albanian EU Accession Negotiations (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev: Macedonia has support of the European countries for Prespa Agreement (Nezavisen dnevnik)
• 2/3 of the steps towards the changes in the Constitution have been done (Meta)
• Zaev receives Croatia's support for EU integration (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Rama in Zagreb calls for opening of Accession Talks (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Tensions soar in the Balkans over plans for Kosovo army (AP)
• Serbian PM: Armed intervention in Kosovo an option (AP)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 04 December 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Hahn: I offered ideas to Belgrade and Pristina (B92, Beta)
• Joint Letter of Serbia and B&H to EU Members (RTS)
• Vucic: We are driven into corner (Tanjug)
• Djuric: The announced formation of the army is the biggest threat to peace (Tanjug)
• Serbian president asks China and Russia for help (RTS)
• Vucic wants United States to warn Pristina (Tanjug)
• Jeremic: Introduction of taxes agreed by Vucic and Thaci (VIP)
• Kozarev and “Partizan” prevented from entering Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Macron’s visit to Belgrade postponed (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS officials announce constitutional changes (Oslobodjenje, Vecernje Novosti)
• Referendum on judiciary once again in Assembly (Glas Srpske)
• BH Bloc and SDA fail to reach agreement on formation of coalition (BHT1)
• PIC SB to hold two-day session in Sarajevo and discuss situation in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Stoltenberg: I expect Ministers will support readiness of NATO to accept first annual national program of B&H on Wednesday (Hayat)
• RS President Cvijanovic to meets Vucic in Belgrade on Tuesday (RTRS)

Croatia
• Summit of South-East European Initiative begins in Zagreb (HRT)

fYROM
• Parliament adopts third draft amendment of the Constitution (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• European parliament adopts a number of Western Balkans resolutions (Emerging Europe)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 03 December 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Solomon Islands withdrew the recognition of Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug)
• Kosovo's Hoxhaj claims calling for pact against Serbia in region (RTS, Beta)
• Vucic claims announcements of Kosovo’s new steps lead to “certain and complete disaster” (VIP)
• President of Cyprus will write to European leaders over Pristina’s move (Beta)
• Hahn visits Belgrade, Pristina to discuss Kosovo customs tariffs (Beta)
• Obradovic: Demarcation with Kosovo agreed (RTS)
• NATO chief comments on "border correction" idea (Beta)
• Vucic and Dacic find it hard to believe that Oric is not convicted (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency Chairman Dodik condemns Hoxhaj’s statement on creation of pact against Serbia (RTRS)
• B&H FM Crnadak: Pristina should commit to fulfilling its obligations from Brussels agreement and not care about RS and B&H (N1)
• Oric: I expect from Aleksandar Vucic to publicly apologize for falsely accusing me of horrendous war crimes (Face TV)
• Delegations of SDA and HDZ B&H meet to discuss formation of new authorities in B&H (TV1)
• SNSD’s Dodik, Cvijanovic, Viskovic meet and discuss formation of new RS Government (ATV)

Montenegro
• Officials of Montenegro did not discuss the "pact" against Serbia (MINA)
• Appellate Court rejected appeals of Medojevic and Knezevic (CDM)
• Montenegro soon opens Chapter 27 (CDM)

fYROM
• Parliament adopts draft amendment to change the name with 67 votes ‘in favor’ (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Stoltenberg: Gruevski is not an issue for NATO (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo’s Rival Leaders Compete for US Support (BIRN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 30 November 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Rakic: Vucic wants peaceful protests regardless of Pristina’s further actions (B92/Tanjug)
• Jevtic: Pristina conducts a policy of populism (RTS)
• Ljajic: Solution only with political pressure from international community (TV Pink/RTV)
• Chepurin: Haradinaj’s text a caricature (Novosti)
• Government adopts Proposal to amend Constitution (Beta)
• Montenegrin opposition MP taken from parliament to prison (Beta/Tanjug)
• Montenegrin parliament annuls parliamentary decision from 1918 to unite with Kingdom of Serbia (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kosovo’s decision on 100% taxes for products from Serbia and B&H stipulates that bills should include term Republic of Kosovo (TV1)
• EP passes Resolution on Serbia jointly with amendment on recognition of Srebrenica genocide as condition for country’s EU accession (TV1)
• Bosniak member of B&H Presidency Dzaferovic welcomes EP’s report on Serbia (N1)
• Still no decision either from B&H CEC or B&H CC on manner of formation of Federation of B&H HoP (BHT1)
• SDP B&H, DF and NS ready to negotiate with HDZ B&H on formation of authorities (Hayat)
• ZDC parliamentary majority formed without SDA and HDZ B&H (BHT1)
• Dodik will request participation of B&H Armed Forces Third Regiment in parade on occasion of RS Day (Glas Srpske)
• War Crimes court acquits former Srebrenica commander Naser Oric again (N1)
Croatia
• In a puzzling statement, Croatian President denies trying to topple government (Hina)
fYROM
• European Parliament votes in favor of Gruevski’s extradition from Hungary (Nezavisen vesnik)
• European Parliament call for opening accession talks with Macedonia in June 2019 (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• S&Ds: The Gruevski affair undermines credibility of EU enlargement policy (European Interest)