LOCAL PRESS

• Peace in Ukraine, compromise with Albanians (Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: Withdrawal of recognition bothers the West (Tanjug/TV Happy)
• Djuric: Arifi can negotiate something that his grandfather left him (RTS/B92)
• Strengthening cooperation between judicial institutions of Serbia, China (RTS/Tanjug)
• Changing format would disturb Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• German government toppling would be bad news for Balkans (B92/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Two-thirds of delegates from Bosniak Caucus in Federation of B&H HoP ask for urgent session to discuss proposal of Law on Constituencies and Number of Mandates (TV1)
• One of SDS’ candidates for parliament of B&H is standing trial for genocide in Srebrenica (Oslobodjenje)
• Parliamentary commissions for education of RS, Serbia hold thematic session to harmonize school curricula for ethnic group of subjects (BHT1/N1)
Croatia
• Germany wants to stop migrants at Croatian-Slovenian border? (Vecernji list)
fYROM
• EC screening for Macedonia to focus on Chapters 23 and 24 (MIA)
• Zaev wants opposition to rejoice accession talks date (MIA)
• Zaev: Referendum question yet to be defined (MIA)
• Parliament revote of law on ratification of name agreement on July 5 (MIA)
Albania
• Accession talks, Balla: Albania is closer than ever (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Balkans should build on momentum, focus on reforms – EU ambassador (EurActiv)
• Macron's European ambition begins in the Balkans (European Council on Foreign Relations)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin: In agreement with Vucic, I refrained from going to KiM (Tanjug)
• Bishop Amfilohije says Kosovo status can’t be decided at referendum (RTS, Beta)
• Mihajlovic: The one who separates the Serbs on Vidovdan does not think well to Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Another country set to revoke Kosovo recognition (RTS)
• Ristic to Putin: Vucic to end up like Djindjic if he tries to achieve peace (VIP)
• SNS Officials: Vucic “Threatened with Murder” (VIP, PINK, Danas)
• Jeremic party says agreement to let Kosovo into UN is act of treason (VIP)
• Serbian Justice Minister: All recommendations of Venice Commission to be accepted (RTV)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Thesis about Croats being endangered went down the drain when Constitutional Court ruled that Serbs are not equal in parts of country in which Croats are majority (Nezavisne)
• Conference on regional cooperation in Western Balkans takes place in Banja Luka (N1)

Croatia
• Croatia ready for border talks with Slovenia (Hina)

Montenegro
• Reasons of Becic and Abazovic’s visit to Brussels aren’t very clear (Pobjeda)

fYROM
• Stoltenberg: Without the finalization of the agreement, your country can not join NATO (MIA)
• European Council backs opening accession talks with Macedonia (MIA)
• Zaev: Clear accession talks date, screening begins around July 20 (Telma TV)
• Zaev-Hahn: Intensive work ahead of Macedonia for successful EU accession talks (MIA)
• EU path set out, keep up reform pace, Tusk urges Zaev (MIA)

Albania
• Rama to Opposition: We haven't failed (ADN)
• Ambassadors Council: 2019 Does not mean opening negotiations (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Attempts are made to provoke Serbia into conflict (Sputnik)
• Is two too little or just right for Serbia? (EURACTIV)

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Relations with Vatican with no open issues (Beta)
• Dacic: Pressures will not accelerate compromise regarding Kosovo (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Ljajic: Frozen conflict is continuation of agony (Tanjug/Kurir)
• Mihajlovic: Outcome of dialogue depends on both sides (Tanjug)
• Scott: I hope for the compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, perhaps even this year (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Head of Bosniak Caucus in Federation of B&H HoP Catic announces request for Federation of B&H HoP session to discuss Proposal Law on Constituencies (Oslobodjenje)
• Jadovno victims killed in NDH in WWII commemorated; Croatian police arrest member of ‘Јadovno 1941’ Association and RS Army Colonel Dane Lukajic for war crimes (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Becic and Abazovic’s Initiative will wait until autumn (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev: EU accession talks a historic decision (MIA)
• Zaev: EU to launch screening process for Macedonia next month (MTV)
• Mogherini and Hahn: A clear EU path ahead (MIA)
• Osmani: Time for opposition to choose sides in Euro-integration process (MIA)
• Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE not backing off EU and NATO trajectory (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU Migration Summit Pledges Cooperation With Balkans (Balkan Insight)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin banned from entering Kosovo (RTS)
• Vucic, Wess Mitchell discuss Belgrade Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Dacic with Lavrov in Moscow (Tanjug)
• Palma to Putin: Here's the jersey, here's the land ... (Tanjug)
• "We are waiting for an apology because of Plenkovic and Serbia aggressor" (Vecernje novosti)
• Hague case against Jojic and Radeta ceded to Serbia (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Council of EU adopts seven conclusions on B&H (Hayat)
• MPs, officials comment on conclusions of Council of EU (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: Ivanic openly defends UK intelligence officers because they come to create pre-election atmosphere to present him to people as eligible (RTRS)
• Federation of B&H President Cavara: Bosniaks hope that OHR will impose Law on Constituencies (Vecernji list)
• Operational HQ for Migration Issues in B&H convenes (N1)
• B&H will not become migrant collection center (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: RS cannot organize centers for migrants (TV1)

Croatia
• Croatia to send warship to the Mediterranean Sea to fight terrorism (T portal)

fYROM
• Mickoski: Macedonia did not receive a date for negotiations, but a date for an assessment (MIA)
• EC starts preparatory work for Macedonia, Albania negotiations (MIA)
• Luxembourg FM Asselborn gives insight into the compromise over Macedonia's accession talks (MIA)
• Zaev to meet Tusk, Hahn and Stoltenberg in Brussels (MIA)
• EU commissioner Hahn believes in successful referendum (MIA)
• Official announcement for NATO invitation expected tomorrow, says Pendarovski (MIA)
• Spasovski: Macedonia in no position to host migrant camps (MIA)

Albania
• Accession talks, Rama accuses opposition: Sadists and vulgar! (ADN)
• Bushati for Negotiations: There are no extra conditions (ADN)
• EU Ambassador in Tirana Vlahutin: Albania Received 3 positive decisions by EU (ADN)
• Fleckenstein promises support for Albania till end (ADN)
• Albanian and Kosovo's Police, Cooperation during touristic season (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Fresh tensions in the relations between Kosovo and Serbia (IBNA)
• Greece’s support for fYROM (Ekathimerini)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 27 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Compromise on Kosovo, and referendum, still far away (Tanjug)
• Vucic: We are prepared for compromise, will not allow crimes against Serbs (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Attack on Serbian young man mining of peaceful resolution of problem (Tanjug)
• EU's Serbia draft: Kosovo, warning over Russia and visas (Beta)
• Vucic, Moore discuss regional situation, Moore supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Morocco continues to support Serbia's territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Vucic regarding Macedonia name issue: We want peaceful resolution of dispute (RTS)
• Croatia's PM responds to SRS MP accusations at PACE, Serbia’s delegation lodges protest (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Federation of B&H HoR holds theme session on EU path of B&H; Representatives of HDZ B&H-HNS B&H Caucus boycott session (N1)
• Dodik: We have two states of Serb people – RS and Serbia (ATV)
• Russian Ambassador Ivantsov: It is natural that harsh rhetoric appears in pre-election period, I see no security threat for B&H (TV1)

Croatia
• Serbian representative at Council of Europe insults Croatia (Hina)

fYROM
• EU to open accession negotiations with Macedonia in June 2019 (MIA)
• EC starts preparing accession negotiations as of tomorrow, says Hahn (MIA)
• Government: Macedonia received a date for negotiations, positive changes were recognized (MIA)
• PM Zaev: Yet another major recognition for our country (MIA)
• Dimitrov: The path will be narrow and steep, with rain and strong wind, but we’ll make it (Meta)

Albania
• EU Foreign Ministers block the opening of Accession Negotiations (ADN)
• Rama: We received the date for entering the EU ‘port (Top Channel)
• Negotiations postponed due to Government's links with crime, SMI Says (ADN)
• Accession Talks, Rama accuses opposition for slinging dirt (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Russian Ambassador cancels Srebrenica visit amid genocide row (BIRN)
• EU ministers postpone Albania and Macedonia accession decision (Politico)