United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 7 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: I am not ready to hand over Kosovo for nothing (Kurir/Tanjug/B92)
• Support of Nepal to Serbia’s fight for preserving territorial integrity (Beta/RTS)
• EU removes Kosovo symbols after receiving Serbia’s protest (Beta/Tanjug)
• Gojkovic: Proposal sent for commission to probe NATO 1999 bombing effects (Beta)
• NATO: Depleted uranium not a health risk (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Venice Commission to send expert group in B&H regarding changes to Election Law (TV1)
• Dodik: Someone deliberately avoids participation of political parties from RS in talks on amending of Election Law of B&H (RTRS)
• RS report on B&H sent to UN Security Council (RTRS)
• Dodik expects Inzko to present “untrue information” in his report to UN SC (Oslobodjenje)
• Text of Declaration on Survival of Serb People ready (EuroBlic)
• Sarajevo Canton Assembly adopts Declaration condemning arrest of Dudakovic and others (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Poll: HDZ and SDP fall, Zivi zid third (N1)
Montenegro
• Presidential elections-to vote on membership in NATO (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev expects name solution very soon (MIA)
• Zaev: Police and security services to reach standards of western European counterpart institutions (MIA)
• Ivanov, Radev meet (MIA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Erdogan: Serbia 'key country' for stability in Balkans (Anadolu Agency)
• Edi Rama: Albania on the road to European Union membership (The Parliament Magazine)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 4 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Decisive period ahead of us when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Drecun: Serbia will continue to keep the Kosovo issue open in the UN (RTS)
• India will not change its position regarding non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Dacic: We are grateful for the firm, principled and unchanging attitude regarding Kosovo (Tanjug)
• CoE: Serbia not doing well in fighting corruption (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Leading political parties from Federation of B&H once again fail to reach agreement on amending Election Law of B&H (FTV)
• CEC to call elections on 8 May (Vecernji list)
• Dodik confirms RS will adopt laws on prohibition of work of several imposed institutions of B&H in RS (TV1)
• Jahorina Economic Forum 2018 begins, local and regional officials discuss importance of regional cooperation (RTRS)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Croatia ready for cooperation with all neighbors (Hina)
• Slovenia satisfied with hearing on border dispute with Croatia (Hina)
fYROM
• Thessaloniki’s quadrilateral meeting kicks off, Dimitrov-Kotzias likely to meet again (MIA)
• Members of US Congress ask Stoltenberg to endorse Macedonia's NATO accession (MIA)
Albania
• Ex-Minister under probe resigns as lawmaker (ADN)
• Opposition boycotts parliamentary session (ADN)
• Kryemadhi skeptical on Tahiri's resignation (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Albania Must Choose Between the EU and Turkey (Global Research)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 3 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia committed to strengthening economic cooperation in Western Balkans (Tanjug/FoNet)
• Dacic to send Zagreb list of 20,000 names of children killed in Jasenovac (Novosti)
• London to change format of Security Council sessions on Kosovo? (RTS)
• Pressures regarding Kosovo to be debated in New York (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kosarac: Muslim side wanted war in B&H at all costs (Srna)
• New details in case ‘Dudakovic et al.’ (ATV/RTRS)
• Ivanic: Everything that has happened around Dudakovic case has completely diminished story about neutrality (ATV)
• Mogherini and Hahn call for reform of election legislation in B&H (N1)
• Izetbegovic: Bosniaks have paid in all ways ‘the price of Bosnia’ (Dnevni list)
• Inzko to address the UN Security Council and present his 53rd regular report on implementation of peace in B&H (Klix.ba)
• US and EU must act urgently in Balkans (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Croatia invites Slovenia to resolve border issue at expert level (Hina)
• US wants Croatia to be an example to neighbors (Vecernji list)
fYROM
• Besa expects minister's post in government reshuffle (MIA)
• Zaev: Macedonia and Greece together can find name solution ahead of EU Council (MIA)
• Berkley: White House closely monitors developments in Macedonia (MIA)
• Mattis: US value Macedonia's efforts as NATO partner (MIA)
Albania
• Accession talks, Bundestag MP official visit in Tirana (ADN)
• Berisha urges for protests: Rama is donating the sea to Greece (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonian Defense Chief: Name Dispute with Greece Sole NATO Impediment (VoA)
• Commission budget proposal hardly makes EU enlargement possible (EurActiv)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 2 May 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic to Plenkovic: We are not the same; we didn’t side with Hitler (N1/B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Ivanovic murder: Is Pristina hiding something or someone? (RTV/Beta)
• SPC: Church, faithful gravely concerned over Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• Basescu: Germany pressuring Romania to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Nikodijevic: SPS has deal with SNS (Tanjug)
• Bieber: Pressure and hate speech in Serbian media (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Rallies of support to Dudakovic and 12 RB&H Army officers held (BHT1)
• Prosecutor’s Office announces filing appeal against release of Dudakovic (FTV)
• Dodik: It would be best to think about adopting laws and rejecting Court and Prosecutor's Office of B&H in area of RS (TV1)
• Ivanic: Decision on release of Dudakovic is disastrous (FTV)
• 23rd anniversary of Croatian military-police operation ‘Bljesak’ marked; Dodik: Serbs most stay united and preserve two Serbs’ states –RS and Serbia (ATV)
• US Embassy and EU Delegation in B&H to organize another meeting on B&H Election Law (TV1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: Croatia and Serbia are two different worlds (Hina)
• 23rd anniversary of Croatian military-police operation ‘Bljesak’ marked (HRT)
fYROM
• Zaev: Macedonia to surely open Constitution prior to EU accession (MIA)
• Ex-ambassador: No EU negotiations this year a cause for concern for Macedonia (MIA)
• FM Dimitrov to attend quadripartite meeting in Thessaloniki (MIA)
Albania
• Basha warns of publishing new government scandal (ADN)
• Donald Lu: Albanian politicians are scared now (ADN)
• Albania-Greece hold first round of talks on the delimitation of maritime zones (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Why is Macron skeptical about playing Ode to Joy for the Balkans? (Hurriyet Daily News)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 30 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: How many will be ready tomorrow to understand Albanians? (Ekspres/Tanjug/B92)
• Dacic: If Croats want diplomatic war, they’ll have it (Beta/Informer)
• Drecun: Pristina’s insincere wish to form the ZSO (RTS)
• Stefanovic: Haradinaj to be arrested if he visits south of central Serbia (Tanjug/Kurir)
• Ministers instructed to talk with foreigners about Kosovo (Novosti/FoNet)
• Patriarch Irinej: Issue of Kosovo and Metohija one of the central problems of the Serbian Orthodox Church and people (RTV/Tanjug)
• Scott: No need for US to join Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Blic/FoNet)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dudakovic and 12 other members of 5th Corps of RB&H Army released from detention (BHT1)
• Dodik: Dudakovic’s release pending trial is proof of reasons for lack of trust in judiciary of B&H (N1)
• RS reactions to Dudakovic case (RTRS)
• SDA and its officials condemn arrest of Dudakovic and other (TV1)
• Reactions of political parties from Federation of B&H to arrest of Dudakovic and others (ATV)
• Minister Pendes: Encouraging message from meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of NATO countries (Dnevni avaz)
• Komsic: Russia, HDZ B&H and SNSD working against B&H’s NATO path (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Croatia ready to work with Serbia (Hina)
• “Croatia still reaching out to Serbia, but dialogue requires two parties” (Hina)
• NGOs warns about non-prosecution of war crimes against Serbs (Hina)
• Croatia: NATO should keep two-track approach towards Russia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Darmanovic: Relations with Russia should be improved (MINA)
• Montenegro perceived as an example of stability (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Brdo Brijuni Process leaders meeting (MIA)
• Tusk in Macedonian said that the EU stands behind Macedonia (Meta)
• Sekerinska: Last year we reached rock bottom and were on the brink of civil war (Meta)
Albania
• Meta in Struga: Albanian language law is not a favor but obligation (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia-Croatia Feud is Moving Into Risky Territory (BIRN)