United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 19 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic and Thaci on Sunday in a new round of dialogue in Brussels (RTS, Tanjug)
• FM says Serbia is aware of Pristina's "secret list" (TV Prva, B92)
• Hoti stirring up Fascist dreams of a Greater Albania (B92)
• Kosovo problem should be solved quickly - German ambassador (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President Dodik and Serbian Minister of Defense Vulin discuss improvement of cooperation in field of defense (TV1)
• Komsic: Serbia is ‘arming’ Dodik’s separatist regime (TV1)
• HDZ 1990, HSP B&H and HS sign agreement on joint participation of these parties in upcoming elections (FTV)
• SDP Presidency welcomes Venice Commission’s opinion that election of Federation of B&H HoP delegates can be regulated at entity level (Dnevni list)
• SDS sends proposal of amendments to Law on Excise Duties through urgent procedure (BN TV, TV1)
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Croatia
• EU remains neutral in Croatia-Slovenia arbitration dispute (Hina)
• US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Croatia (Hina)

fYROM
• Macedonia in EU remains fYROM: spokesperson (MIA)
• Berlin urges all sides to support Athens-Skopje agreement (MIA)
• FM Dimitrov: EU's political focus on region shouldn't be sidelined (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Slovenia to sue fellow EU member Croatia over border ruling (Reuters)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 18 June 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Mogherini expects Vucic, Thaci to join dialogue on community of Serb municipalities, final agreement (Beta)
• Hahn: Positive development in atmosphere in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug)
• Pristina is shunning dialogue, says Serbian official (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Slovakia’s decision not to recognize Kosovo’s independence a token of friendship (Beta)
• France wishes the EU-brokered talks between Belgrade and Pristina to continue as soon as possible (Beta)
• Brnabic: EU should pressure pristine into applying Brussels agreement (Tanjug)
• Vucic accuses Jeremic of undermining Serbian authorities before talks with Kosovo (VIP)
• Dacic: Goal of false news is to destabilize and weaken Serbia’s position over Kosovo (RTS)
• Dacic: We must see Trump - but it's going to cost us (B92)
• DS decided to participate in the formation of the “Alliance for Serbia” (RTS)
• EU deliberately hinders Serbia’s progress? (Vecernje Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS President Dodik and Serbian President Vucic meet in Belgrade (RTRS)
• Comments on the “Position of US with regard to MAP Activation for B&H” (RTRS)
• SDA, SBB B&H, SDP, DF, ‘Nasa Stranka’ to propose to Federation of B&H Parliament law on constituencies and number of mandates in Federation of B&H Parliament (TV1)
• Croat officials reject agreement reached by SDA, SBB B&H, SDP, DF and Our Party (Dnevni list)
• Political parties in RS fail to reach agreement on formation of single Serb list in Federation of B&H for upcoming general elections (N1)
• Prices of fuel in B&H will decrease (FTV, RTRS)

Montenegro
• Return to the Parliament (CDM)

fYROM
• Macedonia, Greece sign historic deal ending long-running name dispute (MIA)
• The implementation of the Agreement with Greece begins (MIA)
• Zaev: The country proud of choosing 'uniting' solution (MIA)
• UN's Nimetz: Name deal required wise leadership and strategic vision (MIA)
• EU's Mogherini: Name agreement 'an inspiration' for many in the region (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE stages rally in Bitola against name agreement (MIA)
• Hahn: It is inappropriate for the president to refuse a conversation with the prime minister, responsibility is needed (Meta)
• Borisov and Zaharieva cancel meetings with Ivanov (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Erdogan’s “Trojan Horse” In Macedonia (MEO)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 14 March 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian opposition accuses Vucic of preparing unrest in Kosovo (VIP)
• Brnabic: Vucic is fighting for the compromise and security of citizens (RTS)
• Vucic pleads with Germans to "hear Serbia out" (Tanjug)
• Czaputowicz: Both Serbia and Kosovo should be EU members (Beta)
• EP draft report calls for advancing rule of law, media independence, aligning foreign policy (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: 40 UK intelligence officers come to B&H masked into military unit and will be tasked to wiretap, monitor and draft information for media (RTRS)
• Ivanic too votes for path to NATO (Vecernje Novosti)
• Fuel prices expected to be reduced both in Federation of B&H and RS (N1)

Croatia
• President wants to chair EU together with Prime Minister (Hina)

fYROM
• Address of President Ivanov over Macedonia-Greece name agreement (MIA)
• Government: Citizens, not Ivanov, deciding on Macedonia's future (MIA)
• PM Zaev: Government obliged to enable citizens to present their opinion on name agreement (MIA)
• FM Lavrov hopes name deal will be supported by the people of Macedonia and Greece (MIA)
• Joint press statement by NATO Secretary General and European Council President on solution to name dispute (MIA)
• Austria's Kurz says sees clear prospect for Macedonia in EU (MIA)
• Slovenia’s President Pahor hails Macedonia name deal (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Main opposition escalating attack on government deal with Skopje (IBNA)
• Macedonians Protest Against Name Deal with Greece (BalkanInsight)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 13 March 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• President Appeals: Do not join the Army of Kosovo (MONDO, Tanjug)
• Vulin: Setting up Kosovo army is unacceptable for Serbia (Beta)
• Vucic's Cabinet: We did not get a call for dialogue (Tanjug)
• “Angry at himself” for allowing highway blockade” (VIP)
• Vucic wishes happy Russia day to the country's citizens, President (RTS, Tanjug, VIP)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Head of OSCE Berton: Crisis is not inevitable, Election Law can be resolved within an hour (Dnevni list)
• OHR stances are in collision with Federation of B&H Constitution and Election Law (Vecernji list)
• Federation of B&H Minister Vujanovic and fuel distributors agree on reducing fuel prices in Federation of B&H no later than by end of week (FTV)
• Protests over increased fuel prices continue in RS, RS Government to discuss this issue on Thursday (BNTV)

Montenegro
• They respect and value Vujanovic's work (RTCG)

fYROM
• Zaev: No longer fYROM, the name Republic of Northern Macedonia has been agreed on (Meta)
• Zaev: Implementation of the name deal (MIA)
• Zaev refers to minority issue in name deal, possibility of early elections (MIA)
• Republic of North Macedonia with Macedonian language and identity (MIA)
• No one has the right to hinder Macedonian future: Zaev and Dimitrov tell Ivanov (MIA)
• UN’s Nimetz welcomes name deal (MIA)
• EU's Mogherini: EU to open accession negotiations with Macedonia (MIA)
• Leaders and officials congratulate Athens and Skopje over name agreement (MIA)
• MEP Vajgl: Name deal opens Macedonia’s road to EU, NATO membership (MIA)
• Mickoski: Opposition VMRO-DPMNE views the name deal as ‘capitulation’ (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE's Mickoski calls for urgent meeting with Ivanov and Zaev (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Greek PM faces domestic backlash over Macedonia name deal (Reuters)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic discusses attacks on Serbs in Kosovo with U.N. official (Beta)
• UNMIK will continue in Kosovo, say UN officials (B92)
• Djuric meets with U.N. representatives (Beta)
• Chepurin: Crimea is Russia; Kosovo is Serbia (Politika)
• Protests against fuel price increase continue (VIP)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Talks of political leaders on Election Law of B&H expected to continue this week (N1)
• SNSD’s Petrovic: SNSD, DNS and SP RS launch initiative for formation of joint Serb list in Federation of B&H (RTRS)
• Izetbegovic announces ‘purge’ in SDA’s membership; Bringing Kosovo and RS in connection is merely a message for the IC (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik popular, Ivanic moderate (EuroBlic)
• Drivers block traffic in Banja Luka, Mostar out of protest against high fuel price (N1)

Croatia
• Dacic says developing good bilateral relations in interest of Serbia, Croatia (Hina)
• Deadline approaching for EU’s response to Slovenia's complaint against Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Support for reforms and upcoming membership (RTCG)
fYROM
• Agreement on Northern Macedonia, signing over the weekend in Prespa (MIA)
• Construction of Macedonia-Kosovo border crossing kicks off (MIA)
Albania
• Fleckenstein: Five key priorities have been fulfilled (ADN)
• Wadephul: Albania has not fulfilled priorities (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Greek coalition partner will not back name deal that includes term ‘Macedonia’ (Ekathimerini)