United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 26 September 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Unreduced presence of UNMIK in KiM of crucial importance (RTS)
• Dacic: I'm interested in talks with those who recognized KiM (Tanjug)
• Pacolli suprises Brnabic in UN (Tanjug)
• Chepurin: No one can force recognition of Kosovo (Beta)
• Ljajic: The US has changed its stance, but I'm not optimistic (B92, TV Prva)
• Hahn says regional integration important for Western Balkans (N1 Belgrade)
• Serbia’s office for Kosovo condemns attacks on Serb property (Beta)
• Dacic, OSCE Secretary General meet in New York (Beta)
• EU rep on shortcomings in Serbia's anti-corruption effort (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Vucic claims to have proof of interference of foreigners with elections in RS; RS President Dodik backs his claims (RTRS, ATV)
• Session of UN General Assembly begins; Crnadak meets Hahn, Western Balkans Foreign Ministers (BHT1)
• B&H Presidency Chairman Izetbegovic informs UN Secretary-General Guterres about situation in B&H (TV1)

Croatia
• President, Foreign Ministers Attend UN General Assembly (Hina)

Montenegro
• Darmanovic on Kosovo: Do not disrupt the architecture of the Balkans (RTCG, VOA)

fYROM
• Think carefully what kind of speech you will make at UNGA, Zernovski tells Ivanov (MIA)
• PM Zaev on Prespa Agreement and constitutional changes (MIA)

Albania
• Campaigning for a Seat in Security Council (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Threat of New Cold War Looms Large in Balkan Vote (Bloomberg)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 25 September 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: My Kosovo policy is defeated (Blic)
• "Vucic has been told he can drag out Kosovo solution" (Tanjug, Blic, Vecernje Novosti)
• Dacic: National priority to achieve political solution for KiM (Tanjug)
• United States encourages continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• Vucic: Interference of certain Western powers in elections in the Republika Srpska (RTS)
• Brnabic at the Trump’s reception (B92, PrvaTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik meets Strache and Gudenus in Vienna; Strache says Austrian Government wants to help RS in all areas (RTRS)
• Serbia Minister Vulin: We want to work and make progress, not wage wars (Glas Srpske)
• Police find larger quantity of pistols, rifle, silencers on migrants in Sarajevo (N1)

Croatia
• President meets with UN Secretary General; borders in the territory of the former Yugoslavia must stay carved in stone (Hina)

Montenegro
• Pazin: Montenegro is ready to close eight chapters (CDM)

fYROM
• MoI takes all necessary measures for upcoming referendum to be carried out in orderly manner (MIA)
• Ivanov: No politician has mandate to negotiate over identity of a nation (MIA)
• Dimitrov: Ivanov's boycott us shying away from responsibility (MIA)
• Dimitrov: Parliament tasked with constitutional amendments (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Imagine the Balkans Without Balkanization (Bloomberg)

LOCAL PRESS

• EC calls on Belgrade and Pristina to avoid provocations (Beta)
• US Ambassador Kyle Scott: Kosovo solution cannot be imposed from outside (FoNet)
• Lavrov: support for Belgrade - Pristina dialog, observance of resolution 1244 (Beta)
• Popovic: EU-sponsored Kosovo talks without results (Beta, Vecernje Novosti)
• Russian - Serbian presidential meeting in Moscow in early October (Beta, N1)
• PM, FM travel to NYC for UN General Assembly (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov pays visit to Sarajevo (Nezavisne novine)
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov pays visit to Banja Luka (Nezavisne novine)
• Izetbegovic was against meeting of B&H, Serbia. Turkey and Russia (N1)
• Dodik deems Lavrov's visit as successful; confirms he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi (ATV)
• Reactions to Friday’s visit of Lavrov to B&H (ATV, N1)
• Sarovic, Cavic and Borenovic hold press conference in Belgrade (RTRS)
• OSCE/ODIHR issued a report warning that the constitutional crisis is possible after elections (Dnevni avaz)

Montenegro
• USA reaction to the arrest of Joseph Assad (CDM, Pobjeda)

fYROM
• Agreement is crucial for country’s future, I am FOR and I count on you: Macron tells Macedonian citizens (MIA)
• Macedonia begins screening process for EU negotiations on Thursday (MIA)
• Stoltenberg: We wait for you in NATO (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia to host NATO Disaster-Response Exercise (BIRN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 21 September 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Vucic received no support, Brussels won't see him soon (Tanjug)
• Serbia urges EU to react to Haradinaj’s statement on abolition of border with Albania (PinkTV)
• Fabrizi without answer to Haradinaj's threat (Tanjug)
• Vucic: If I have said what Haradinaj said, United Nations Security Council would have been called four times by now (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia is always ready for dialogue, but we need to know what we are talking about (Tanjug)
• Hahn: Belgrade-Pristina agreement specific, not precedent (Beta, Pobijeda)
• German FM: Belgrade&Pristina need harmony, not border change (Beta)
• Kosovo looking for guarantee, deal in exchange for KLA court? (Blic)
• OSCE: Serbs and Albanians to get to know each other better (Beta)
• No one pushes Serbia to NATO (Beta, Tanjug, VIP)
• Study on Albania in the Serbian media presented (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Russian MFA: Lavrov is coming to Sarajevo in order to confirm Russia's commitment and support to territorial integrity of B&H and support to DPA (N1)
• Comments on Lavrov's visit (BNTV)

Croatia
• Hrast MP criticizes Serb minority MP for failing to distance himself from harmful rhetoric from Serbian leaders (HRT)

Montenegro
• Djukanovic: Perpetrators of attack on Lakic must face justice (CDM)

fYROM
• Zaev-Pence: Prespa Agreement secures Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic integration (MIA)
• Austrian Chancellor Kurz again urges people to vote at referendum (MIA)
• French diplomat Le Roy voices support for referendum - precondition for Macedonia’s EU, NATO membership (MIA)
• Ahmeti-Robertson: September 30 decision is historic (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Partition in Kosovo will lead to disaster (foreignpolicy.com)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 20 September 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Everyone will support Belgrade-Pristina agreement, even with agreed change of border (VIP)
• Serbian official has "public and open" question for EU (B92)
• Scott: U.S. supports Vucic and Thaci, relies on Mogherini's wisdom (Beta)
• Serbia’s gov. promises many investments to Kosovo Serbs (Beta)
• Dacic meets with high official of Foreign Office (Beta)
• Money and weapons main terrorism threat for Serbia (N1 Belgrade)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Reactions to Govedarica’s statement he is going to look up to Karadzic (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: Lavrov visit major for Republika Srpska (Srna)
• Lavrov’s visit to RS will represent expression of support to DPA (EuroBlic)
• UK Ambassador Field: We want strong, stable and prosperous RS (Nezavisne)
• B&H CEC informs Prosecutor’s Office of B&H about reported irregularities related to registration of voters (Hayat)

fYROM
• German Defence Minister: Seize this unique opportunity (MIA)
• Zbogar: We want to see your country as full-fledged EU member (MIA)
• Speaker Xhaferi meets members of EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (MIA)

Albania
• Meta meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of American State (ADN)
• Basha meeting with US Official, Elisabeth Millard (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Lavrov visit adds to tensions in Bosnia’s elections (BIRN)