United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 4 September 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Dayton 2 for Kosovo (Srpski Telegraf/Tanjug)
• Mogherini: Chance of reaching agreement within months is realistic (Beta)
• Community of Serb Municipalities could be part of the final agreement (Tanjug)
• Joint letter of Serbian Orthodox congregations and organizations in the US to senators, members of Congress and administration officials (NSPM/KosSev)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Pacolli not to attend informal meeting in Banja Luka; Dodik: Pacolli is not welcome in Banja Luka (BHT1)
• OHR: Entities do not have right to secession and exist on ground of Constitution of B&H (N1)
• B&H HoR to discuss request for Mektic's removal on Tuesday (RTRS)
• B&H HoP’s CLAC defines proposal of amendments to Law on Criminal Procedure of B&H (FTV)
• Retrial in case of Oric and Muhic starts before Appellate Division of Court of B&H; B&H Prosecutor Janjic receives death threats (BNTV)
• ‘Quick Response 2018’ begins in Butmir (N1)
Croatia
• Croatian Navy vessel joins NATO operation in Mediterranean (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev-Page: All political stakeholders to put Macedonia’s interests as priority at upcoming referendum (MIA)
• Dimitrov: Upcoming referendum will be successful (MIA)
• Xhaferi meets Head of OSCE/ODIHR referendum observation mission Petersen (MIA)
• Mogherini: Opportunities for opening EU accession talks to be seized now (MIA)
• Dimitrov-Scherbak: EU-, NATO-oriented Macedonia wants strong relations with Russia (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Hahn: We should leave Serbia and Kosovo to discuss the issue of territory (European Western Balkans/RFE)
• Western Balkans: Dateless accession perspective (EURACTIV)
• Kosovo-Serbia land swap could send whole region into turmoil (RT)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 3 September 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic, Hahn: Preservation of regional stability needed (Beta)
• Dacic: Delineation one of the ideas, there are no other (Tanjug/TV Pink)
• Dacic: Dialogue precondition for regional stability (RTS)
• Djuric: Unity needed for solution to Kosovo issue (RTS)
• Alliance for Serbia (SzS) officially formed (Beta)
• Djilas: The future lies in cooperation (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OHR expresses support to open letter sent to Mogherini by former HRs (FTV)
• Osmanovic: It would be irresponsible to draw a parallel between Kosovo and B&H; Issue of internal organization of B&H will have to be raised soon (Dnevni list)
• Consistent and wise politics of SBB regarding protection of B&H borders (Dnevni avaz)
• Crnadak: RS and Kosovo are not connected; No reason for RS position within B&H to be obstacle for agreement between Serbia and Kosovo (Oslobodjenje)
• Palmer: Official Washington respects RS (BNTV)
• Dacic: Official Sarajevo obstructs B&H-Serbia border demarcation (Hayat)
• Issue of the border between B&H and Serbia: statements and reactions (ATV)
Croatia
• Croatia hosts 13th Dubrovnik Forum; main topics were issue of migrations, rise of populism and threats to EU's fundamental values (N1)
fYROM
• Zaev and Vucic discuss implementation of 'one stop shop' project at border crossing (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU eyes Kosovo and Serbia enlargement deal (EUobserver)
• US-backed Kosovo land-swap border plan under fire from all sides (The Guardian)

LOCAL PRESS

• US also to take Kosovo off the UN Security Council in September (Novosti)
• Dacic: Pristina lost support of great powers (Blic)
• Odalovic: The figure of 10,250 missing shows how serious the problem is (RTS)
• Sava Janjic: Delineation is a model in line with the ethnic cleansing policy (Vreme/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic: Instead of changing borders, it is necessary sign border demarcation agreements (TV1)
• Three former High Representatives address Mogherini and warn that possible change of borders between Serbia and Kosovo could lead to instability in B&H (TV1)
• Governments of RS and Serbia adopt 16 conclusions and sign a number of inter-govt. memorandums and agreements at joint session in Trebinje (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic meets with Palestinian President Abbas, calls for respecting of all UN resolutions and stopping of violence (TV1)
• NATO’s Gottemoeller discusses Western Balkans with EU defense ministers (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Prime Minister warns about rise of populism in EU (Hina)
Montenegro
• Rudovic announces formation of Montenegrin opposition alliance (Pobjeda)
• Radulovic: Guests from Serbia don’t swallow terrible lies (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Danielsson: Referendum offers unique opportunity for citizen to shape their future (MIA)
• Zaev expects vast citizens’ support for Macedonia’s future (MIA)
• Pendarovski: Macedonia expects to join NATO in Q1 of 2020 (MIA)
• IRI poll: 57% support EU, NATO membership under the name 'Republic of North Macedonia' (MIA)
• Slovenia's support for the Euro-Atlantic integration of Macedonia reaffirmed (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian deported from Italy for connection with ISIS (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo premier warns border change with Serbia ‘would mean war’ (Irish Times)
• Serbia, Kosovo and the Prospect of Partition (Geopolitical Futures)
• Kammenos: The Greek people will have the last word on FYROM-Greece accord (To Vima)

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: We have to discover the fate of the missing (Tanjug)
• Brnabic, Fabrizi discuss Constitutional amendments and Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• US Embassy in Belgrade: Scott in Pristina in order to hear stands of officials (Tanjug)
• Mitchell expresses support for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (FoNet)
• Vucic to Keefe: Serbia will not accept humiliating solution for Kosovo and Metohija (FoNet)
• Arifi: Merging Presevo Valley with Kosovo is like the fall of the Berlin wall (Beta)
• Hahn: Progress in Serbia-Kosovo talks, early for more (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Could exchange of territories between Serbia and Kosovo affect B&H’s territorial integrity? (TV1)
• B&H politicians say possible border demarcation between Serbia and Kosovo can have no effect on B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Bosnia not to be mentioned in Serbia-Kosovo negotiations (Fena)
• European Parliament delegation visits B&H (TV1)
• Security and defense of Western Balkans discussed at informal meeting of EU Ministers of Defense (BHT1)
• Inzko: Voters in B&H should not once again believe in illusion that their ethnic group is under attack (Nezavisne)
• Concerns in EU parliament over situation in Bosnia (N1)
Croatia
• Croatia looking for 2,525 missing persons (Hina)
• Croatia supports inclusion of Western Balkans in EU defense policy (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegro ruling parties welcome Rudovic’s idea (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Zaev: 30 September referendum – process for strengthening Macedonia’s independence (MIA)
• 30 parties join forces to campaign for 'Yes' vote in name referendum (MIA)
• President Ivanov to be in New York for UN GA on name referendum day (MIA)
• FM Dimitrov attends informal ministerial meeting in Vienna (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• In Bosnia-Herzegovina Jihadists More Welcome Than Russian Writers (Strategic Culture Foundation)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 29 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Wadephul: Redrawing of borders not good (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Attitude towards missing must be sincere (Tanjug)
• Support of OSCE Mission to process of Constitution amendment (Beta)
• KFOR Commander: We operate under UNSCR 1244 (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Mektic: Ruling authority is preparing incidents in RS ahead of elections (TV1)
• SNSD: Prosecutor’s Office should check Mektic’s claims about incidents ahead of elections (TV1)
• Ivanic: OSA B&H could not have prevented Prilepin from entering B&H (ATV)
• Austria to deploy additional 150 soldiers in B&H as part of EUFOR (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Prime Minister meets with German Chancellor Merkel (Hina/N1/HRT)
Montenegro
• Markovic: Dacic’s statement is rude and not worthy of any comments (RTCG)
fYROM
• Dimitrov meets NATO Deputy Secretary General, affirms Macedonia's determination to join the Alliance (MIA)
• US Congressmen meet Sekerinska, congratulate Macedonia on NATO membership invitation (MIA)
Albania
• Meta interview regarding Belgrade – Pristina dialogue: Dialogue aims at accepting reality, not altering it! (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo and Serbia: A dangerous but not unprecedented Balkan land swap (London School of Economics)