Daily Media Highlights Monday 28 May 2018 LOCAL PRESS • Brnabic: Everyone forgets I am a technocrat Prime Minister (FoNet) • Dacic on Kosovo partition, Ivanovic murder, lobbying (B92/TV Prva) • Stefanovic: No readiness of Pristina to resolve case of Ivanovic’s murder (Tanjug) • Stefanovic: We must never give up from Brussels agreement (Radio Belgrade) • Ghana will reconsider issue of status of Kosovo (RTS/Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • B&H CEC: 72 political parties, 39 independent candidates submit application for taking part in October elections (N1) • Businessman Pavlovic to run for post of RS President (TV1) • RS President Dodik meets with Russian President Putin (RTRS) • Kosarac: If SDA wants unitary B&H, we will fight for independence of RS (Oslobodjenje/ Srna) • Croatian parliament adopts Law on Management of State Property, B&H could lose valuable property in Croatia (TV1) Croatia • MPs vote in Tolusic and Horvat as new Deputy PM and Economy Minister (HRT) • B&H protests Croatia’s state property management plans (Hina) Montenegro • Montenegro’s ruling party wins Podgorica elections (CDM) • Wilson: Djukanovic will lead Montenegro into the EU (TV Pink M) fYROM • Dimitrov and Kotzias defend national interests in New York, head to Brussels to continue dialogue (MIA) • Majority of the EU member states support opening accession negotiations with Macedonia (MIA) • A year after Zaev's win, Cabinet to reshuffle on Friday (MIA) Albania • DP, urgent meeting with allies after the latest protest (ADN) • US Ambassador denounces pressures on judges for Tahiri case (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • BiH's SDP party elects candidate for upcoming general elections (Xinhua)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Friday 25 May 2018 LOCAL PRESS • Brnabic: Serbia appreciates support of EP in process of European integration (RTS/Beta) • Vucic: I oppose frozen conflict even though 80 percent of Serbian citizens support it (RTS/Novosti) • Joksimovic: Serbia ready to open five chapters (Beta/Tanjug/FoNet) • Dacic: EU is our key goal; as many chapters as soon as possible (Beta/Tanjug/B92) • Drecun: We are not satisfied with the overall result of EULEX (RTS) • Vulin: No formation of Army of Kosovo (Tanjug) • Xhaferi: Macedonia and Serbian have common goals (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • What Inzko answered to B&H CC (Klix.ba) • Dodik: Register all beneficiaries of funds from foreign governments and foundations (RTRS) • Izetbegovic: We will have to reorganize and simplify system in B&H (TV1) • Komsic submits candidacy, coalition with Civic Alliance (Hayat) • Sepic and Ahmetovic candidates of Independent Bloc (EuroBlic) • Cavic: SzP coalition agreement harmonized (BNTV) • Court of B&H confirms 14 years in prison to Azra Basic for war crimes against imprisoned Serb civilians (RTRS) • They are creating Serb list for Federation of B&H (EuroBlic) • Palmer expresses concern over increasing nationalist rhetoric in B&H (Dnevni avaz) • US House Committee on Armed Services approves funds for greater military cooperation with Western Balkans (FTV/Glas Srpske) Croatia • President meets with US Attorney General Sessions (Hina) • Sessions praises relations with Croatia (Hina) • Grbin and Hajdas Doncic report Plenkovic for conflict of interest (HRT) Montenegro • Serbian media fail again: Border control unchanged (Pobjeda) fYROM • Macedonia becomes full-fledged member of Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (MIA) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Greece, FYROM Seek to Solve Name Riddle in New York Talks (Greek Reporter) • ND slams Tsipras over comments on FYROM name dispute (ekathimerini.com)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Thursday 24 May 2018 LOCAL PRESS • Chinese President ready to take relations with Serbia to new level (Tanjug) • Brnabic: Serbia committed to development of friendly relations with Macedonia (Beta/Tanjug) • Vulin: SPC recommendations will not determine state policy (TV Pink/Tanjug/B92) • Xhaferi: Relations with Belgrade friendly (N1) • Serbs hope that they will resolve all their problems with the aid of Russia (spc.rs/Srna) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Venice Commission experts conclude that issue of election legislation can be resolved at level of Federation of B&H Parliament (Klix.ba) • Sebija Izetbegovic decides not to accept her candidacy for post of Bosniak member of B&H Presidency (BHT1) • Dodik to attend SPIEF and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Nezavisne) • B&H CoM unanimously adopts measures and actions that should be taken in order to put migrant crisis in B&H under control (BHT1) • Cvijanovic: I am very dissatisfied with state institutions’ actions in dealing with influx of migrants (TV1) • Brammertz meets representatives of Prosecutor's Office of B&H and B&H institutions (FTV) • Acquittal of Oric to be revoked, he will be ordered re-trial (EuroBlic) Croatia • Coalition partners back PM’s pick for economy minister (HRT) • Jeff Sessions begins visit to Croatia (HRT) fYROM • Dimitrov meets UN Secretary General Guterres in New York (MIA) • US supports Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, Skopje-Athens efforts for name issue settlement (MIA) • President Ivanov meets US State Department's Matthew Palmer (MIA) • Sekerinska in Montenegro: Macedonia deserves to be next NATO member (MIA) Albania • Protests, Basha gathers DP Parliamentary Group (ADN) • Basha: EUR 200.000 offered to witness to deny audio-recording (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Thaci: Time Needed To Mull Whether Convicted Ethnic Serb Can Join Top Kosovar Court (RFE/RL)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Wednesday 23 May 2018 LOCAL PRESS • Brnabic: Belgrade ready for dialogue with Pristina (Beta) • Belgrade receives new message from Berlin (Beta/B92) • Djuric briefs Sarrazin on problems faced by Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug/Beta) • EU membership common goal of Serbia, Macedonia (Tanjug) • Military cooperation in Balkans a must (FoNet) • Laketic: First location Vranje municipality, and then Kosovo (RTS) • Fajon: Anchoring W. Balkans no substitute for EU accession (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Experts from Venice Commission discuss changes to Election Law with parties in Sarajevo (FTV/TV1) • OHR submitted its opinion on election of FB&H delegates to B&H CC (Dnevni avaz) • Dodik announces he will meet Putin on Friday (EuroBlic) • Mektic announces he will talk to FRONTEX reps about helping B&H deal with migrant crisis (Dnevni list) • Brammertz starts official visit to B&H as part of preparation of his report to UN SCF (FTV/BHT1) fYROM • Gruevski sentenced to two years in prison (N1) • Merkel voices support for finding mutually acceptable solution to name issue (MIA) • Greek government junior partner says solution to name dispute unlikely (MIA) • Zaev submits list of nominees for new government members to parliament (MIA) • Parliament adopts draft law on amending the Electoral Code (MIA) • Serbia, Macedonia agree to reactivate intergovernmental mixed commission for minority rights protection (MIA) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia, Turkey, and Russia - alarm bells for Europe (TransConflict) • A Pro-Chinese Pivot Is The Last Chance To Save Serbia (eurasiafuture.com)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: No change of policy (Beta/RTS/Tanjug) • Dacic: No trade with EU over deadlines (RTS) • Brnabic: Multiple importance of construction of Nis-Sofia gas pipeline (Novosti) • Joksimovic, senators from France on European integration of Serbia (Beta) • Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija adopted report on the work of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija (RTS) • Stefanovic: No foreign drones over Belgrade (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • One should not allow meddling in B&H’s internal matters (Srna) • Venice Commission experts with representatives of B&H parties (Dnevni avaz) • Lives of "little stars" embedded in foundations of RS (Srna) Croatia • Increase in number of anti-Serb incidents in Croatia recorded (Hina) Montenegro • Markovic: We can defend our national interests (Pobjeda) • Djukanovic: Fighting for independence was worth it (Pink M) fYROM • Zaev: Republic of Ilinden Macedonia name proposal still in play (MIA) • Dimitrov: No other more appropriate proposal than Republic of Ilinden Macedonia (MIA) • Tzanakopoulos: We welcome acceptance of erga omnes, but best solution is choosing one of the names proposed by UN mediator (MIA) • Court acquits Zaev in Bribe case (MIA)