United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 14 November 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Chepurin: UNSCR 1244 legal framework for resolving Kosovo issue (Tanjug/RTV)
• Schieb: Germany opposes delineation (N1)
• Ljajic: If nothing else, then let EC admit that CEFTA doesn’t exist (Politika)
• Serbia was humiliated in Paris, France messed up (Tanjug/B92/Le Figaro)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H HoR Collegium fails to reach consent on scheduling inaugural session (N1)
• Dzaferovic: SDA will be part of parliamentary majority, and not only at B&H level (BHT1)
• Milovan Bjelica says that signing of petition for early party elections in SDS will start soon (ATV)
• Bosic comments on division within SDS: This is attempt to ruin opposition in RS (TV1)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Progress in the Balkans is at stake (CDM/Le Figaro)
fYROM
• Gruevski calls from Hungary, he asks for political asylum (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Xhaferi: Gruevski’s MP status to be re-examined in parliament (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Dacic: I will protest at Security Council session over Pristina’s decision on army (Sputnik)
• The name deal and Kammenos’s endgame (ekathimerini.com)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 13 November 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Solution for Kosovo in compromise of two sides (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Serbia grateful to Greece for not changing stance on Kosovo (B92/Tanjug)
• Drecun: No need to rush with a solution (RTS)
• EU: Mogherini wants dialogue to lead to comprehensive agreement (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik and Covic agree on joint participation of SNSD and HDZ B&H at all authority levels (RTRS)
• Pro-Bosnian bloc has majority over SDA in both Federation of B&H Parliament and Parliament of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
fYROM
• A warrant has been issued for Gruevski (Meta)
• The court has temporarily frozen the property of those accused in the Empire case (Meta)
• Parliamentary committees vote in favor of the four constitutional amendments (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Osmani: Macedonia will succeed to finalize EU accession talks by 2025 (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Kosovo and Albania to sign customs unification (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo's President Says Agreed With Trump On Need For Comprehensive Agreement With Serbia (RFE/RL)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 12 November 2018

LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic on his meetings in Paris (RTS)
• France puts Thaci next to Putin WW1 ceremony scandal in Paris (B92/TV Prva)
• French ambassador offers apology to Vucic and to Serb nation (TV Prva/RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Preparations for Putin’s visit underway (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President Dodik expects from new parliamentary majority in RSNA to pave way to constitutional reforms (TV1)
• Presidency of B&H needs to be epicenter of political activities (Nezavisne)
• SDS boards in Bijeljina, Doboj, Zvornik, Teslic and Sarajevo-Romanija expect leadership to resign and support cooperation with SNSD (ATV)
• SDS leader Govedarica: Someone is attempting coup within SDS (BN TV)
• HR Inzko sends letter to B&H CoM asking them to ignore laws and parliamentary procedure and implement grant funds for Ganic’s private university (RTRS)

Montenegro
• Did Becic and Abazovic deceive Hahn? (CDM)

fYROM
• Dimitrov: Being part of NATO does not mean bad relations with Russia (Nezavisen vesnik)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Vucic, Thaci Exchange Angry Statements After Brussels Meeting (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Dialogue to resume when Pristina withdraws illegal decisions (RTS/Beta)
• Brnabic: International community to be made aware of conduct of Pristina (Beta)
• Dacic: Pristina doesn’t want dialogue, they want us to accept ultimatum (RTS)
• Drecun: Pristina’s unilateral moves destabilize the dialogue (RTS)
• Ambassador Scott: Serbia and NATO have same strategic goal – free Europe (Beta)
• Russia speaks on EU mediated Kosovo dialogue (B92/Sputnik)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• So-called civic parties are forming political alliances without Croats and SDA in Zenica and Sarajevo (Vecernji list)
• Representatives of six parties in ZDC agree on forming parliamentary majority without SDA (BHT1)
• SDP B&H, DF, NS, NIP, SBB B&H and NBL discuss formation of authorities in SC without SDA (BHT1)
• Izetbegovic: Excluding SDA’s from talks on formation of authorities at different levels is by no means good (TV1)
• Izetbegovic calls for national reconciliation, most political leaders dismiss his statement and continue to reject possibility of coalition with SDA (Dnevni avaz)
• Newly-elected Serb member of B&H Presidency Dodik says priority in his work at new post will be departure of HR (RTRS)
• Dodik: RS reps will attend manifestations of Austrian Embassy when its reps start attending manifestations on RS Day (ATV)
Montenegro
• Tannock: I’m disappointed in the Democrats, URA (Dnevne novine)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Federica Mogherini hosted a meeting of the High Level Dialogue with President Thaçi of Kosovo and President Vučić of Serbia (EEAS)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 8 November 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• UN welcomes Thaci’s and Vucic’s determination (Beta)
• Vucic: Belgrade expects EU to stop Pristina’s CEFTA violation (Beta)
• Brnabic thanks Comoros for support to territorial integrity of Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dacic: KFOR mandate to be in line with UNSCR 1244 (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Pristina in Interpol as an arsonist in a powder mill (RTS)
• SPC: Against division of Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vucic: I disagree with SPC stands, but this will not change my opinion (Tanjug/RTV)
• Committee for Kosovo and Metohija: Possible new unilateral actions by Pristina (FoNet)
• Milivojevic: Dialogue continues because of Kurz (B92/TV Prva)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik refuses to meet with Austrian Ambassador Pammer (TV1)
• Dzaferovic sends protest letter to RS government over report to UN SC (TV1)
• NDP leaves Alliance for Victory, Cavic confirms he will participate in talks with SNSD (ATV)
• SDS leader Govedarica decides to expel Doboj Mayor Petrovic from SDS (ATV)
• EU wants to keep its troops in B&H (N1)
• Officials condemn Kosovo’s tax increase on B&H goods (N1)
Croatia
• Croatia supports Kosovo on its journey to NATO (Hina)
fYROM
• Second stage of constitutional revision begins in parliament (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Committee proposes that Gruevski’s mandate be abolished (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Balkans deal on war missing an 'investment in peace' (AFP)