United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 26 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic and Thaci again in Brussels in two weeks (Blic)
• Mogherini: Vucic-Thaci dialogue difficult yet encouraging (Beta)
• PM: Serbia's readiness for compromise isn't weakness (Tanjug)
• Vucic, Liberian President discuss coop, situation in Kosovo (Beta)
• "EU's shuttle diplomat is not inclined toward Belgrade" (Vecernje novosti)
• Dacic: Person for shuttle diplomacy already exists and that’s not a secret (Prva TV)
• Montgomery: Without the ZSO I would not make any further concessions (Tanjug)
• Rule of law hampers Serbia more than Kosovo in the accession talks, experts say (RTV)
• Dacic and Moore: Good and stable relations between Serbia and Great Britain (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• UK’s Moore holds separate meetings with CoM Chairman Zvizdic and Federation of B&H PM Novalic (FTV)
• Dodik: ‘British spies’ are wiretapping me and Vucic; Reactions (N1)
• B&H CoM discusses issue of increased influx of migrants (Hayat)
• RS President Dodik: No reception center for migrants will be set up in RS (ATV)
• IOM regional coordinator Auweraert: Danger that migrants will remain stuck in B&H (Glas Srpske)

Croatia
• Plenkovic: There will be no reception centers for migrants in area of Croatian southeast neighborhood (Dnevni list)

fYROM
• President Ivanov fails to sign law ratifying name agreement (MIA)
• Government: Ivanov’s decision expected, but does not affect implementation of name agreement (MIA)
• Macedonia has no Plan B, says PM Zaev (MIA)
• FM: Political decision this week on start of EU negotiations is crucial for Macedonia (MIA)
• Macedonia expects heightened US support: deputy minister (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Islamic migratory onslaught in the Balkans (Chronicles magazine)
• EU SUPERSTATE: Germany to back EU accession talks for Albania and Macedonia (express.co.uk)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Problems will be solved in peace, I'll address nation (RTS)
• Mogherini on the talks: Intensifying of work agreed (B92)
• Dacic: The issue of Kosovo is not a done deal (RTS, Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: It is important to intensify dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug)
• Ljajic: It's no secret that Serbia is absolutely ready for a compromise (RTS, Tanjug)
• Serbia to open two more chapters in EU accession talks (B92)
• Interview with Zoran Zaev: I believe referendum will succeed (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Serb political parties from RS reach agreement on joint Serb list for upcoming general elections in Federation of B&H (FTV)
• Dodik: I am not interested in election of Bosniak member of B&H Presidency, each people should have its authentic representative (Dnevni list)
• Council of Europe delegation to visit B&H and urge politicians to find way to hold local elections in Mostar (Vecernji list)
• Dodik: British who arrived in B&H are specialists for destabilization (ATV)
• Assistant Secretary of State Mitchell: Common goal of USA and EU is to reform Western Balkans (Dnevni list)

Croatia
• Pope Francis, Trump, Putin and others congratulate Croatia’s Statehood Day (Hina)

Montenegro
• Brajovic: Opposition should tell us about its plans (Pobjeda)

fYROM
• Macedonia expects EU talks date, NATO invitation following Greece's consent (MIA)
• Sekerinska sends letter to NATO counterparts asking support for Macedonia’s membership invitation (MIA)
• Greece to send letters to EU and NATO today (MIA)

Albania
• Albania-Greece ready for a maritime agreement (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kotzias: Europe must keep its word to North Macedonia and Albania (EURACTIV)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 22 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic says will go to Brussels, not optimistic due to statements from Pristina these days (Beta)
• Djuric and Arifi today in Brussels, mediator Angelina Einhorst (RTS)
• Vucic thanks Liberia for decision on Kosovo, invites President Weah to visit (Beta)
• Dacic: At least 10 countries reexamining their recognition (Tanjug)
• German Ambassador: We support both sides in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Tadic: In Vucic’s Serbia it is no longer possible to tell the truth from the lies (Danas)
• "Now what" - Serbian minister asks Europe (TV Pink)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Federation of B&H HoR adopts amendments to Law on Constituencies and Number of Mandates in Federation of B&H Parliament (TV1)
• Operational HQ for Issue of Migrations in B&H discusses activities and measures in dealing with influx of migrants (TV1)
• RS President Dodik: RS will not accept stationing of migrants who were intentionally let into B&H (N1)
• Covic: I consider that EU will not adopt any decision that would result in creating migrant centers on B&H territory (TV1)

Montenegro
• Montenegro must face the migrant crisis bravely (CDM)

fYROM
• May: Agreement with Greece opens doors to EU and NATO for Macedonia (Meta)
• Athens Mayor Kaminis to visit Skopje today (MIA)
• Sugareski: No refugee camps will be built on Macedonian soil (MIA)

Albania
• Netherlands blocks Accession Talks for Albania (ADN)
• Fleckenstein: Germany will say 'yes' to the opening of negotiations (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• VMRO-DPMNE calls for a coup (IBNA)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 21 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Frozen conflict "no solution for Kosovo" (B92)
• MPs in the Parliament comment statement by the PM regarding KiM (RTS)
• Vucic: There's no stick that can make me listen to rubbish (B92)
• Djuric: We are going to Brussels to fight for Serbia (RTS)
• Djuric: Kosovo isn't Thaci's to give away (Tanjug)
• Liberia annuls letter of recognition of Kosovo (B92)
• Dacic: Thaci wants to set borders because they do not exist (Beta, Tanjug)
• Objections to Serbia in the EU Progress Report (RTS)
• Dacic: We have not congratulated Macedonia because there is nothing to congratulate (Beta)
• Vucic with Croatian envoy: Missing persons most important humanitarian issue (B92, Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Federation of B&H HoR adopts amendments to Law on Constituencies and Number of Mandates in Federation of B&H Parliament (N1)
• Izetbegovic: Opportunity for temporary solution missed because of HDZ B&H’s rejection (Dnevni list)
• RTRS claims to have documents of foreign intelligence agencies which prove that foreigners meddle in internal politics in B&H (RTRS)
• Ivantsov: Opinions about Russian influence in B&H are just malicious (RTRS)
• EC submits more than 600 follow-up questions to B&H (TV1)

Croatia
• US and Croatia discuss global security and Europe’s energy diversification (Hina)

Montenegro
• Hahn welcomed Becic and Abazovic (CDM)
• Becic and Abazovic want radical reform of the election law (Pobjeda)

fYROM
• Parliament sends name deal to Ivanov (MIA)
• Dimitrov: President is obliged to sign bill after second Parliament vote (MIA)
• Ivanov: I stick to my position on name agreement, initiate impeachment procedure (MIA)
• Macedonia's invitation to be officially discussed at the NATO Summit in Brussels (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU Ministers approve Albania’s accession negotiations (Top Channel)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 20 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: "Vucic made brave move - before, Kosovo was Serbia, period" (Tanjug)
• DSS: Brnabic’s statement scandalous (Danas)
• Vucic wonders if Albanians would like piece of Hungary, too (Tanjug)
• Ljajic: Hoti’s adventurous border mapping (RTS)
• The new format of Kosovo dialogue includes America and Russia, Germans looking for a special negotiator instead of Mogherini (Blic)
• Vulin: KFOR is Serbia's sole partner in securing administrative line between Serbia and Kosovo (Beta)
• Idea to build migrant camp in Balkans "taken off table" (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Representatives of SDA, SBB, SDP and DF in Federation of B&H HoR sign proposal of law on constituencies and number of mandates in Federation of B&H Parliament (FTV)
• Croat politicians slam Proposal of Law on Constituencies in Federation of B&H (Vecernji list)
• CEC of B&H organizes conference ahead of elections (Hayat)
• B&H Minister of Security Mektic informs EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs about migrant crisis in B&H (N1)
• Map with placement of 34,000 migrants (Dnevni list)

Croatia
• PM applauds EC’s decision to remain neutral on Slovene lawsuit (HRT)
• Prime Minister hosts Dragan Covic in Zagreb (HRT)

Montenegro
• "We will not be in the working group of the US Embassy" (RTCG)
• Becic and Abazovic with Han today (RTCG)

fYROM
• MPs give green light for the fast-tracking of Agreement with Greece (Meta)
• Zaev: Citizens to have the final say; If necessary, impeachment of Ivanov (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Fails to Welcome Macedonia-Greece Name Deal (BIRN)