LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Kosovo is Serbia’s biggest EU problem (Beta/TV Pink)
• Dacic: How long will Albanians be tolerated in not fulfilling obligations (RTS)
• Stefanovic: I don’t expect Kosovo to join Interpol this year (Beta)
• Vulin: I hope Montenegrin officers know where they are (Tanjug/B92)
• Kocijancic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue ongoing (Beta)
• Scott expresses condolences to Serbian war victims (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Not a single world power interested in situation in B&H (Dnevni list)
• Covic repeats request for changes to Election Law or there will be no formation of authorities (TV1)
• SNSD and SDS close to joint authorities (EuroBlic)
• Leaders of SBB B&H, NBL and NiP meet, discuss formation of authority (Dnevni avaz)
• RS waiting for agreement in Federation of B&H, all cards on table in Federation of B&H (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatian MoI will not allow entrance of unregistered migrants (N1)
fYROM
• Robertson: Stars align for Macedonia, not to repeat in next 40 years (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• The knot will be cut by elections (ekathimerini.com)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 23 October 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Presence of UNMIK necessary for dignified life of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Beta/Politika/RTS/Novosti)
• Dacic: Keeping current dynamics and format of UN SC sessions on UNMIK’s work (Beta)
• Brammertz to Vucic: Regional cooperation isn’t good (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Kosovo’s admittance in Interpol – catastrophe for the entire world (Tanjug/Kurir)
• Gojkovic in Duma: Russia’s support invaluable (RTS/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• CEC publishes election results; political parties have three-day deadline to file complaints (FTV)
• HDZ B&H leader Covic and SNSD leader Dodik agree on formation of ruling coalition (TV1)
• DF, SDP B&H and NS working on coalition agreement (Dnevni list)
• SDA, HDZ B&H, SNSD, DNS and SP RS have 21 MPs in B&H HoR, it would appear Izetbegovic will have to find necessary votes to secure parliamentary majority (Dnevni list)
• Inzko advocates faster granting of EU candidate status to B&H (TV1)
Croatia
• Former Prime Minister sentenced to prison for war profiteering (Hina)
fYROM
• Palmer: Eighty votes in favor of Prespa Agreement chart Macedonia’s path to European future (MIA)
• MoFA rejects claims of Russian counterpart institution on decision to initiate constitutional revision (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• (North) Macedonia, the price of a name (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 22 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: No red lines set by US administration (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: We are trying to close Pandora’s box (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Serbia appreciates Slovakia’s principled position on non-recognition of Kosovo (B92)
• Popovic Ivkovic: So-called state Kosovo is not for Interpol (Kurir/Tanjug)
• Austria against Kosovo army, Pristina’s Interpol membership (B92/Tanjug)
• Tanaskovic: Pretensions for Serb to become “Kosovo” via historical forgeries (Radio Belgrade)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik and Covic agree on urgent formation of program coalition (BHT1)
• Cvijanovic: Authorities need to be formed as soon as possible (RTRS)
• SDA Srebrenica calls on international institutions to oppose Head of Srebrenica Municipality (RTRS)
• Matthew Palmer says B&H represents serious concern of US, expresses hope new authorities will be formed rapidly (TV1)
• Izetbegovic refuses to approve signing of memorandum of understanding with US on intelligence data exchange (Dnevni avaz)
fYROM
• Parliament endorses decision to initiate constitutional revision (MIA)
• Zaev: Draft-amendments together with opposition (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kammenos: ANEL Will Leave Greek Coalition Government Over Macedonia Name Deal
• (Greek Reporter)
• Pyatt should answer Kammenos’ charge that FYROM MPs were bought off (ToVima)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 19 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic discussed Belgrade-Pristina dialogue with Palmer (Beta)
• Djuric: Territory swap with Kosovo not excluded (Beta)
• Dacic in Strasbourg: CoE should continue status-neutral engagement in Kosovo (Beta)
• Vulin to talk to KFOR about "Kosovo army" (B92/RTS)
• US and German envoys differ on Kosovo-Serbia border change (Beta)
• US Embassy exerting pressure on B&H Prosecutor’s Office to issue indictment against Dodik (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik will be first Chairman of B&H Presidency in its new convocation (ATV)
• List of new MPs in Federation of B&H HoR, according to results of general elections in B&H (FTV)
• SDP B&H Presidency decides to first try to form cantonal authorities without HDZ B&H and SDA (FTV)
• SDA: Small parties are trying to spite SDA by excluding it from authority formation talks (Oslobodjenje)
• HDZ B&H’s plan ‘B’ is to block work of B&H CoM due to Komsic’s election victory (FTV)
Croatia
• Plenkovic discusses Bosnia and Herzegovina at EU Summit (Hina)
Montenegro
• Bosniaks want Njegos and Kis out of schools (Dan)
fYROM
• MPs have key responsibility in steering political direction of country: MEPs (MIA)
• US Deputy Assistant Secretary Palmer to visit Macedonia on Monday (MIA)
• Sekerinska meets Gottemoeller and Hahn in Brussels (MIA)
• West wants Macedonia in NATO at any price, says Russian MoFA (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• State Department thanks departing Greek FM Kotzias (Greek Reporter)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

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Thursday 18 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Region needs stronger EU role (Tanjug)
• Van der Belen: Serbia has to solve border issue before EU membership (Beta/Tanjug)
• Peter: EU will not lose interest in Kosovo even if EULEX leaves (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Preda: Blockade of implementation of election results would not be good message for citizens (Fena)
• Ivantsov expects process of forming authorities at all levels in B&H to start as soon as possible (ATV)
• Political parties present names of those who will represent them in B&H Parliament (FTV)
• Dodik and Cvijanovic send telegram of condolences to Russia (Srna)
fYROM
• Government wants to define constitutional amendments together with opposition (MIA)
• Manoilovski: The state should back any VMRO-DPMNE MP who will vote for constitutional changes (MIA)
• Mickoski replies to Mitchel’s letter: It is always darkest before the dawn, agreement is unacceptable (Meta)
• US State Department: We urge leaders in the Macedonian parliament to rise above partisan politics (MIA)
• Macedonia and NATO begin formal accession talks in Brussels (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Blockmans: 2025 is not a realistic date for enlargement (European Western Balkans)