United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 17 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Americans trying to remove every trace of UNSCR 1244 (B92/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Slap to peacekeeping efforts and return to policy of pressures (Tanjug/RTV)
• Turkey will support any agreement reached by Serbs and Albanians (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Visit of Putin confirms traditional friendship with Russia (Beta)
• Kingdom of Lesotho withdraws recognition of Kosovo’s independence (Beta)
• Grushko: EU to pressure Pristina (Beta/Izvestia)
• Scott: US policy on Kosovo is no news (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• No significant changes in election results for members of B&H Presidency and RS President (ATV)
• US Embassy, OHR react to Covic’s conditioning of formation of authorities with changes to Election Law (FTV)
• Dodik: When I arrive in B&H Presidency, I will not accept MAP activation, nor B&H’s accession to NATO (Srna)
• SNSD, SDA and HDZ B&H might be main parties that will form authorities at state level (EuroBlic)
• SDS’ Mektic: Some people in SDS have been dishonest, if they wanted SDS to cooperate with SNSD, they should have said so before elections (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Plenkovic pleased with talks with Macron (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev 'ready' to reach consensus with everyone, including opposition leader (MIA)
• US disappointed with VMRO-DPMNE's leadership, Mitchell tells Mickoski (MIA)
• NATO accession talks begin; up to parliament if Macedonia becomes a member (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia: 16+1 Summit focuses on linking W. Balkan states (Anadolu)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 16 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Whatever Kosovo is for US - for us, it’s something else (B92/Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• Brnabic: Scott’s statement scandalous (Beta/RTS)
• Mihajlovic responds to Scott’s statement (Tanjug)
• Patriarch Irinej: I still think that Vucic is fighting as a lion for Kosovo (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HDZ B&H Presidency sets amending of Election Law of B&H as key precondition for party’s future partners in formation of authorities (BHT1)
• US Embassy: It is irresponsible to hold election results hostage in order to achieve political interests (TV1)
• B&H politicians comment on Covic’s condition (TV1)
• Parliamentary majority in RS parliament will depend on SNSD, which might have up to 31 mandates (N1)
• Dodik: Hiding report on massacre of more than 1000 Serbs is crime against truth and justice (Srna)
Croatia
• Croatia conveys concern to EU on Croats’ inability to elect representatives in B&H (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegro doesn’t have a list of personae non- grata from Serbia (RTCG)
• Russian Ministry: We had nothing to do with the coup attempt in Montenegro (CDM)
fYROM
• Parliament to resume debate on constitutional revision on Tuesday (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Mogherini: FYROM name change deal will transform entire South-East Europe (EurActiv/AMNA)

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Forget about Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja (B92/Tanjug)
• UNSCR 1244 remains binding international legal framework for resolving the Kosovo issue (Politika/Sputnik)
• Dacic: Right-wing forces on the rise in Croatia (Beta)
• Vulin: We support idea of delineation with the Albanians (Tanjug)
• Lutovac: Kosovo agreement not about status (N1)
• Russia urges OSCE to respond to crimes against Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug/TASS)
• CIA hid documents about massacre of 1,000 Serbs (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC updates preliminary results of elections (Hayat)
• Russian Foreign Ministry congratulates B&H CEC on properly organized elections (Dnevni list)
• Lavrov congratulates newly-elected RS President Zeljka Cvijanovic (RTRS)
• Covic: Change of Law on Elections is absolute condition for formation of authorities (Vecernji list)
• Komsic comments cooperation with neighboring countries and peaceful protest walk in Mostar (TV1)
• Wigemark content with fact three newly elected members of B&H Presidency express will to jointly pay visit to Brussels (TV1)
• Dodik says he will oppose a lawsuit against Croatia (Srna/Vecernji list)
Croatia
• Croatia's leaders support Bosnian Croats' demands for equality (Hina)
• Thousands attend Vukovar protest (Hina)
• Plenkovic: Institutions should deal with war crimes (N1)
• Chancellor Merkel to help solve Slovenia-Croatia border dispute (Hina)
fYROM
• Mogherini: Prespa Agreement is a unique opportunity, may happen never again (MIA)
• Tsipras: Prespa Agreement – unique, irreplaceable opportunity for two nations (MIA)
• Pence’s letter to Zaev: Referendum confirms immense commitment to Macedonia’s European future (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Zoran Zaev and the burden of the Balkan past (To Vima)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 12 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic on Komsic’s statement about Kosovo (Tanjug/B92)
• Serbia receives status of associate member of Francophonie (Beta/RTS)
• Serbian, Spanish parliament delegations walk out of Vienna conference over Kosovo (Beta)
• Djuric: There is no solution for Kosovo and Metohija without agreement with Serbia (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Kosachov: Support to decision of Serb people and UNSCR 1244 (Radio Belgrade)
• EP’s Reports on Serbia and Kosovo: What kind of solution was actually supported? (Tanjug)
• Stoltenberg: It’s important to cooperate in the future despite disagreement on 1999 (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC updates preliminary election results (N1)
• Dzaferovic does not want to go under flag of RS (N1)
• Peaceful march held in Mostar over Komsic’s election as Croat member of B&H Presidency (FTV)
• Dodik rejected Komsic’s proposal for relaxation of relations within B&H; Komsic is causing problems with Croatia and Serbia (TV1)
• Inzko: Dodik should be given opportunity to show what he will do in Presidency of B&H (Vecernji list)
• Moscow counts on quick formation of government in B&H (Srna/Sputnik)
• Prosecutor’s Office of B&H issues indictment against Dudakovic and 16 others for crimes against humanity in Krajina (BN TV)
Montenegro
• Montenegro is making progress in the European integration process (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev: We should overcome party and political prejudices and take care of country’s future (MIA)
• Prespa Agreement enjoys full support of EU (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Post-elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: heavy politics (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 11 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic on the solution for Kosovo: I cannot go against the will of the people (Tanjug/B92/RTS)
• Dacic: Komsic is already provoking (Tanjug)
• Dacic, Scott exchange views on 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (Beta/RTS)
• Stefanovic: We are most disappointed with EULEX (Beta)
• German opposition group demands a referendum before further EU enlargement (FoNet/DPA)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CEC updates election results (N1)
• B&H CEC: Number of around 500,000 invalid ballots is not surprise, but trend (N1)
• Komsic: For me, Kosovo is an independent state (Nezavisne/DW)
• Komsic: I'm loyal to B&H, not Croatia (N1)
• Covic has problem with Bosniaks, not with me (Oslobodjenje)
• Ljubic: Komsic’s election is neither legitimate nor constitutional (TV1)
• US Embassy: Election of Zeljko Komsic is in line with Constitution and Law on Elections (Dnevni list)
• Dodik says he will not work with people who are part of SNSD-DNS-SP coalition, who worked against interests of coalition (RTRS)
• Parties that signed agreement have significant election results (Dnevni avaz)
• Radoncic: SBB B&H does not want to cooperate with SDA, but we are willing to support coalition of other parties as opposition (Dnevni avaz)
• Leaders of PDA, A-SDA, 'Justice and People' and Independent Bloc sign agreement on joint participation and talks on forming authorities at all levels of government in B&H (TV1)
• Dodik starts preparing his office in building of Administrative Center of RS Government in Istocno Sarajevo (TV1)
• US Embassy to B&H: US has not interfered with election process in B&H (BNTV)
Croatia
• Peljesac bridge will be built despite Komsic’s lawsuit threat (Hina)
Montenegro
• Croatia will not block Montenegro on the EU path (RTCG)
fYROM
• Veljanoski: You don’t have a two-thirds majority to change the Constitution (MIA)
• MEP Valjgl: EU supports Macedonia’s government to proceed with implementation of Prespa Agreement (TV Klan Macedonia)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Name deal puts further strain on coalition (ekathimerini.com)