United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 10 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Kosovo referendum, early elections? Nonsense (B92/Beta)
• Selakovic: Kosovo issue is being resolved every day, we have nothing to wait (RTS)
• Moscow: Russia firm regarding Kosovo (Beta)
• US Embassy in Belgrade: Farsightedness and flexibility needed for sustainable solution for Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Significance of OSCE Mission in Kosovo in accordance with mandate (Beta)
• Djuric: Solving Kosovo issue peacefully only (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• PDP, SDS deny Dodik's claims, stressing that they are not planning attempt to annul elections in Banja Luka (RTRS/BNTV)
fYROM
• Zaev–Scaparrotti: NATO membership offers prosperous future to Macedonia (Republika)
• SEC opens Voter’s List for public inspection ahead of name referendum (Republika)
• AJM: Referendum is being abused in order to restore government financed campaigns in the media (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo appoints fugitive from Serbia as constitutional court judge (Reuters Staff)

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Partition is Dacic’s stance, government yet to decide (Tanjug/B92/Beta)
• Vucic to Montenegrin officials: Thank you for taking such good care of Serbia (Beta)
• Serbia, B&H to strengthen economic and political cooperation (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Dacic: Those who live in enclaves don't think it's part of Serbia (Prva TV/Tanjug/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Mektic says there are many misinformation, speculations re migrant crisis in B&H, there is lack of cooperation at regional level (TV1)
• First session of Coordination Body for Monitoring Movement of Illegal Migrants in RS held in Banja Luka (BHT1)
• Bihac Mayor Fazlic expresses support to announced protest over migrant crisis (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatian Foreign Ministry reacts to Serbian President’s comparison with Nazism (Hina)
• Dozens of migrants caught crossing from Bosnia to Croatia to Slovenia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Attacks on Montenegro serve as a way of blurring the recognition of Kosovo (CDM)
fYROM
• Opposition VMRO-DPMNE's stance on referendum to be revealed by 10 September, leader Mickoski says (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbs and Croats still segregated in Vukovar's schools (Deutsche Welle)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 7 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Serbia is tolerant enough to have a premier with Croat roots (B92/Tanjug)
• Vucic: There is no easy or painless solution for Kosovo and Metohija, but it is necessary as soon as possible (B92/RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: Maximalist goals of Pristina an obstacle for compromise (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic meets Minister Mektic and representatives of police agencies in B&H; Migrant crisis in focus of talk (N1)
• USC MoI responds to cantonal PM Rosic, explains that it has no authority to ban arrival of migrants in USC (Nezavisne)
• There is no exact information on number of migrants in B&H (RTRS)
fYROM
• Alliance for Albanians to support name referendum: party official (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonian opposition set to boycott name referendum (emerging-europe.com)
• Experts: Bulgaria expands Trans-Balkan line in bid for TurkStream's second line (Daily Sabah/Anadolu Agency)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 6 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Remembrance Day for killed, exiled Serbs in Operation Storm (Beta/RTS/Tanjug)
• President addresses Serbs in Kosovo in open letter (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic: There is no better time for resolving the Kosovo issue (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Drecun: To use change of US stand towards Kosovo (RTS)
• DSS breaks off coalitions with SNS (RTS/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: We need Croatia to strongly stand by Croats of B&H (TV1)
• Dodik convinced that Serb people will find strength to unite into single state during this century (RTRS/TV1)
• Ceremony honoring Serb victims of Oluja held in Banja Luka (N1)
• Izetbegovic: Issue of Kosovo and status of RS are being linked in vain (N1)
• Ivanic: I do not support Dodik’s thesis about connecting statuses of Kosovo and RS (BNTV)
• Ivanic says it is necessary to improve security at B&H borders to prevent further arrival of migrants (TV1)
Croatia
• Generals Gotovina and Markac receive state decorations (Hina)
• Croatia's ministers react to Vucic's statement (Hina)
• Pupovac: We expect a culture of peace (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev: Macedonia needs wise politicians to ensure better future for the country (MIA)
• EC urges all political stakeholders to contribute to implementing Skopje-Athens name deal (MIA)
Albania
• Vasili against Thaci on Kosovo border issue (ADN)
• Berisha against Thaci: Do not use Presheva for trade (ADN)
• Presheva Issue, Thaci strong replies with Berisha (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Putin's Waning Clout in European Backyard Exposed by Greek Spat (Bloomberg)
• Problems mount for migrants on new Balkan route into EU (The Irish Times)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 3 August 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Kosovo will be debated in UN regardless of what the British want (Beta)
• Drecun: UK’s decision irresponsible (Beta/N1)
• Drecun: Pressure and step towards Greater Albania (Tanjug)
• Dodik: If Kosovo is admitted to UN, then RS too will ask for chair (Novosti)
• Prorokovic: Essentially - this is Greater Albania idea being realized (Tanjug/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic: Serbia and Croatia are purchasing aircrafts and rocket systems, but when I speak about strengthening military industry, they say I am preparing for war (Glas Srpske)
• EUD to B&H: Croatia should solve border dispute with B&H before constructing Peljesac Bridge (BHT1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Peljesac Bridge is being constructed on Croatia's territory (HRT1)
• Serbs to prevent Bosnian lawsuit against Croatia? (Hina)
fYROM
• Zaev in Pelince: Let's choose the future on Sept. 30 (MIA)
• Xhaferi: Macedonia yet again faced with 'fateful' decision (MIA)
• Ivanov: We want to join EU, NATO, but only with our own name, dignity and honor (MIA)
Albania
• Minister warns free movement Albania-Kosovo begin soon (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonia Opposition Still Wavering Over ‘Name’ Referendum (BIRN)