United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 28 August 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Serbia ready to normalize relations with Pristina (Beta)
• Vucic: Kosovo deal is crucial (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Historical success achieved (RTS)
• Dacic: Acceleration of Brussels dialogue (Tanjug/RTV)
• EC: Belgrade and Pristina are responsible for the content of the agreement (Tanjug)
• Merkel and Trump discussed Western Balkans (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H officials condemn attack on journalist (RTRS)
• US Embassy to B&H, OSCE, OHR, EUD condemn attack on journalist (TV1)
• RS President Dodik demands info from B&H Presidency on decision to ban Russian writer Prilepin to enter B&H (ATV)
• B&H FM Crnadak sends memo to B&H Executive Intelligence Committee asking for information about ban on Prilepin’s entry into B&H (TV1)
• Meeting of Prime Ministers of Western Balkan states held in Durres (FTV)
• Kurtz warns of influence over Western Balkans (Srna)
Montenegro
• Markovic: We must do everything to keep the young people on Western Balkans (CDM)
fYROM
• US congressmen commend Macedonia’s reform progress (MIA)
• Hahn: Citizens of Macedonia should choose between EU membership and isolation (MIA)
• Referendum campaign: Number of parties, amount of funds to be known Wednesday (MIA)
• OSCE/ODIHR to deploy 270 observes to monitor name referendum (MIA)
Albania
• Albania-Kosovo joint governments meeting in Peja (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Merkel: We support dialogue, but territorial integrity is important (European Western Balkans)
• Serbia-Kosovo possible border changes explained: What's at stake? (euronews)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 27 August 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: No details before all is agreed (Beta)
• Djuric: Vucic to visit places in Kosovo no president has visited (Tanjug/Prva TV)
• Vulin: Delineation is the only way to stop creation of Greater Albania (Beta/B92)
• Arsic: Albanians from Medvedja don’t want to join Kosovo (Novosti/B92)
• SPC to hold a special meeting about Kosovo and Metohija? (Tanjug/B92)
• Ivanic: Bosniaks need leader for historical step forward (Politika, by Mladen Kremenovic)
• Bieber: Vucic and Thaci don’t want quick Kosovo solution; silence in EU dangerous
• (N1)
• EC: Belgrade and Pristina need room for agreement (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: RS will not allow introduction of silent sanctions against Russia (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: Ban to Prilepin to enter B&H is outrageous and part of hysteria against Russia (RTRS)
• Ivanic demands explanation for ban against Prilepin (BNTV)
• RS officials react to ban against Prilepin (ATV/RTRS/TV1)
• Trilateral meeting between B&H, Serbia and Turkey to take place in Banja Luka on September 4 (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croat minority praises Serbian President (Hina)
fYROM
• Only majority MPs certain to take part in referendum campaign so far (MIA)
• International support for the name deal with Greece and EU and NATO membership (MIA)
Albania
• Emigrants blocked in Italy, Albania: Ready to help (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU commissioner goes against Merkel on Balkans borders (EUobserver)

Friday 24 August 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We will all lose something in agreement with Albanians (Tanjug, Beta)
• Vucic: Serbia not close to being offered northern Kosovo by someone (Tanjug, RTS)
• Dacic: Kosovo is Fiction, it does not exist in reality (TV Prva)
• Dacic: Demarcation in B&H is not on Serbian agenda (Vecernje Novosti)
• Security situation in Kosovo complex, chief commanders say (Beta)
• Vucic: Croatian minority in Serbia got all they requested (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• OSA bans Russian writer Prilepin to enter B&H due to security risk (RTRS)

Croatia
• Slovenes begin lobbying in proceedings against Croatia (Poslovni Dnevnik)

fYROM
• Spasovski: Minor forces' want to see Macedonia's referendum fail (MIA)

Albania
• Bushati meeting with Presevo's Valley officials (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Bosnia seeks alleged war criminal’s extradition from Serbia (BIRN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 23 August 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: There is no border between Serbia and Kosovo (Prva TV)
• Next Vucic-Thaci meeting of key importance (Prva TV)
• Foggo: I'd be glad to hear plans of Vucic and Thaci (Blic)
• Ivanic: Dodik taking advantage of Bosnian Serbs' problem (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• US Embassy in B&H reacts to Dodik’s statement about agreement signed between B&H CoM and USAID (ATV)
• Dodik: US Ambassador to B&H is interfering with internal matters of B&H (RTRS)

Croatia
• Croatia extradites war crimes suspect to Bosnia (Hina)

fYROM
• US commends name agreement, hopes for successful referendum in Macedonia (MIA)
• Zaev-Merkel: Upcoming referendum reflects citizens’ vision for Macedonia’s future (MIA)
• EU’s Hahn: Forthcoming referendum – a choice between EU future and isolation (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Land Swap No Magic Wand for Serbia’s Albanians (BIRN)
• A Balkan border change the West should welcome (Politico)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 20 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: We don’t have the right to leave the problem of Kosovo and Metohija to future generations (Politika)
• Drecun: US wants guarantees about B&H (Tanjug)
• Kozarev: They are attacking every attempt of compromise over hatred (Tanjug)
• Dveri: Vucic to inform the parliament about negotiations (FoNet)
• Ivanic: It is clear that new Report on Srebrenica does not aim to deny anyone’s victims (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President says time has come for Serbs to come out with clear political and national program and demands, which might be their goal in this century (RTRS)
• Dodik says commission which should prepare report on Srebrenica and suffering of Serbs in Sarajevo must be independent (RTRS)
• Bosniak Caucus vetoes conclusions regarding Report on Srebrenica (N1)
• Djokic: New commission on Srebrenica has one goal only – to establish truth and nothing else (RTRS)
• Russia is not going to deliver weapons to B&H (Oslobodjenje)
Montenegro
• "There are no protected individuals in the fight against crime and corruption " (RTCG)
fYROM
• Sekerinska: Defense Ministry to allocate approx. MKD 60 million for referendum campaign (MIA)
• Zaev meets SEC members ahead of name referendum (MIA)
• Ahmeti: All in favor of Macedonia's EU and NATO integration will support referendum (MIA)
• Sekerinska: In just a year, Macedonia becomes trusted partner of NATO, neighbors and allies (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo, Serbia Mull Territorial Swap to End Dispute (Voice of America)