United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 31 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic and Tanin ahead of the United Nations session (RTS/Tanjug)
• Processing war crimes important for reconciliation (RTS/Tanjug)
• Kuburovic: Court for KLA crimes followed by obstructions from very establishment (RTS)
• Serbia appreciates Vatican’s position on non-recognition of Kosovo (Beta/Tanjug)
• Tajani: EU’s message is: We recognize Serbia’s progress (Tanjug)
• EC: Kosovo part of Western Balkans Strategy, EU members send annexes (Beta)
• Spanish Embassy: Kosovo is not part of EU enlargement process (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Vucic’s statement that RS is Dayton-created entity triggers reactions (FTV)
• Results of meeting in Istanbul spark reactions (TV1)
• RS President says he fully supports Serbia and its stances re Jasenovac exhibition (RTRS)
• Opposition parties in RS start presenting names of their potential candidates for posts of RS President and Serb member of B&H Presidency (RTRS)
• B&H Presidency members to visit Brussels today (BHT1/N1)
Croatia
• Croatian President explains invitation to Serbian counterpart (Hina)
• Prime Minister: We will not be drawn into stories and relations from World War II (HRT)
• Plenkovic on Slovenian fines for fishermen: Croatia will respond with the same measure (Hina)
Montenegro
• DF asks for reconciliation (Pobjeda)
• Refugees rescued in Montenegro (CDM)
fYROM
• Nimetz’s statement after meeting with Kotzias: The waiting is pointless, it’s time for making decisions (Meta)
• Kotzias: Greece to present four-point agreement to Macedonia (MIA)
• Xhaferi: So far 17.000 amendments have been translated, submitted to block progress (Meta)
Albania
• DP gathers parliamentary group (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Turkey's Balkans role holds surprise appeal (Ahval)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 30 January 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We respect B&H but we want Serbs there to feel safe (Tanjug/Beta/RTS)
• New Free Trade Agreement to be signed with Turkey on Tuesday (Beta)
• Vucic, Trajkovic: Kosovo Serbs to be also part of internal dialogue (RTV)
• Brnabic: Serbian Stream to replace South Stream (Tanjug/Blic)
• Development of relations with Vatican in all areas (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia attaches great importance to remembrance of Holocaust (RTS/Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic and Vucic meet with Erdogan in Istanbul; Izetbegovic: Results of this meeting could be historic (TV1/N1/Hayat)
• Right to vote must be given to every citizen of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Cardinal Puljic with US Ambassador to B&H about Law on Elections (Dnevni list)
• Presidency of B&H in Brussels - with Juncker and Daul about changes to Law on Elections and situation in B&H (Vecernji list)
• Ambassador Del Vechio says ‘Sejdic-Finci’ cannot be implemented without constitutional changes (Nezavisne novine)
Croatia
• Foreign Minister: Serbia has no credibility when it comes to Jasenovac (HRT)
• Serbian President Vucic invited to visit Croatia in mid-February (Hina)
• Croatian police send fines to Slovenian fishermen (HRT)
Montenegro
• Vukovic: No basis to challenge legitimacy of the elections (Pobjeda)
• Bugajski: Montenegro needs Djukanovic’s leadership (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Zaev: The referendum about the name is not anything tragic, frightening or impossible (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE's Mickovski meets EC officials Mogherini, Hahn (MIA)
• Xhaferi postponed the debate on the Law on Languages, because “there are no technical conditions” (Meta)
• Zaev meets NALED Serbia director Jovanovic (MIA)
Albania
• Rama: Name talks - continuation of Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic integration (ADN)
• DP, resolution in parliament for Albania’s vote in UN (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Bulgarian, Serbian Ministers Discuss Transport, Infrastructure Projects (BTA)
• Tajani: Montenegro and Serbia can be ready by 2025 (European Western Balkans)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 29 January 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic on Zagreb’s protest note: As if Germany were writing to Jews (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: No reason for Croatia’s protest note (Tanjug/B92)
• Serbia, Macedonia dedicated to achieving common goals (Tanjug/RTS)
• Serbian parties part of the local assembly in Presevo (FoNet)
• Varadi: Separation of Kosovo and Metohija contrary to international law (Radio Belgrade)
• What Jerusalem is for the Jews is what Kosovo is for the Serbs (Vreme)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Izetbegovic meets Erdogan, Dodik finds unacceptable that only Izetbegovic is attending meeting in Turkey (Faktor.ba/Fena)
• HR Inzko says international community will not impose proposals for Election Law of B&H (ATV)
• French Ambassador Rousson: IC is willing to give expert opinion on Election Law, but it will not give solution (TV1)
• Europe against entity voting in B&H (EuroBlic)
• Turkey accepts Dayton structure of B&H and existence of RS (Nezavisne)
• Zvizdic attends World Economic Forum in Davos (FTV)
• Ivanic will be candidate of SzP for post of RS President or member of B&H Presidency (BNTV/ATV)
• SDS Board of Sarajevo-Romanija Region proposes Sarovic as joint candidate of SzP for Serb member of B&H Presidency (BNTV)
Croatia
• Croatia sends note to Serbia over Dacic’s statement on Jasenovac (HRT)
• Croatia sending Ljubljana a diplomatic note over issued fines to Croatian fishermen (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic-Orban: United Europe guarantor of stability (CDM)
• Friendly relations between Montenegro and US (CDM)
fYROM
• Zaev: I’m an optimist that a potential national consensus about the name can be reached (Meta)
• Ahmeti suggests that the name dispute should be solved as the Agreement with Bulgaria – without a referendum (Meta)
• Nimetz calls Zaev-Tsipras meeting of historic importance (MIA)
• Patriotic organizations stage protest against language law (MIA)
• With 35.000 amendments VMRO-DPMNE is going to filibuster the Law on languages (Meta)
Albania
• Interior Ministry evaluates opposition’s protest (ADN)
• Basha unveils opposition’s future plans (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Fate of Flashy US Diplomat Yee Illustrates Rift in Washington Foreign Policy (Sputnik)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 26 January 2018

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Dialogue cannot be just about us recognizing Kosovo (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic, Rama meet in Davos (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic, Hahn meet in Davos (Beta/B92/TV Prva)
• Brnabic: Foreign companies interested in expanding business in Serbia (RTS)
• Dacic invites Plenkovic to go to Jasenovac (Beta/Tanjug/B92)
• Agreement in 2019 if the “big” powers push (Novosti)
• Scott: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue must continue (Beta)
• Scott: Haley had open discussion with Serbian Ambassador to UN (Tanjug)
• Serbia, B&H sign agreement on cooperation in field of EU integration (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Reactions in B&H after PACE adopts Resolution on B&H (TV1)
• Cvijanovic strongly criticizes OHR, claims it produces crises because it needs unrests and disorder (RTRS)
• Sejdic and Finci in disfavor of foreigners and politicians (EuroBlic)
• Zakharova: Moscow disagrees with new ideas to review DPA coming from US (FTV)
• Head of OSCE Mission to B&H Berton: Imposing solutions is not way to move forward (FTV)
• B&H HoP passes budget for 2018 (TV1)
• MPs to send letter to Juncker and Hahn concerning Zvizdic’s attempt to legalize RS census data (Klix.ba)
Croatia
• Croatia accuses Serbia of disseminating false data through Jasenovac exhibition at UN (Hina)
• PM aware of problems but proud of achievements (HRT)
• Plenkovic meets with colleagues in Davos (HRT)
Montenegro
• Markovic: Judiciary politicized by opposition (CDM)
• NATO Parliamentary Assembly will not monitor local elections (Pobjeda)
• Lavrov convinced that there will be a wake-up call in Montenegro (CDM)
fYROM
• PM Zaev meets Bulgarian counterpart and Serbia's president in Davos (MIA)
• Volker: Name settlement would bring greater stability to Western Balkans (MIA)
• Petkov: Macedonia has a historic chance to open EU accession talks this year (MIA)
Albania
• Davos, Rama met with Serbian President and Croatian Prime Minister (Top Al)
• Vetting, members of HJC and HPC blocked in parliament (ADN)
• Albania-Greece relationship, Tsipras to visit Tirana (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• What’s in a Name? For Macedonia, Membership in the West (The Wall Street Journal)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 25 January 2018
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic and Thaci discuss resumption of dialogue (RTS)
• Balkans and EU need each other (Tanjug/RTS/B92)
• Serbia keeps up with EU in its priorities (RTS)
• Kuburovic: Pristina requesting Prosecution’s data on Ivanovic’s murder (RTS)
• Djuric: Serbia was not sent one single new information on the murder (Radio Belgrade)
• PACE on situation in Kosovo and rights and obligations of Serbia (Tanjug/RTV/Novosti)
• Croats requested ban of exhibition in UN (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Federation of B&H HoR adopts Proposal of Law on Pension and Disability Insurance (TV1)
• PACE adopts Resolution on B&H (BHT/RTRS/N1)
• OHR, OSCE appeal to B&H political parties to work on amendments to Law on Elections of B&H (Nezavisne novine)
• US Embassy to B&H: B&H needs free and fair elections (TV1)
• B&H Presidency members Ivanic and Izetbegovic discuss amendments to Law on Elections with OSCE’s Berton (Nezavisne novine)
• Ivanic certain as candidate (Srna)
• OHR and SDP, DF and SDA insist on application of 1991 census for election of delegates into Federation of B&H HoP (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• MOST wants President to propose specific measures instead of criticism (Hina)
Montenegro
• Vujanovic under the pressure (RTCG)
fYROM
• PMs Zaev and Tsipras unblock EU integration process (MIA)
• Nimetz confirms his visit to Athens and Skopje next week (MIA)
• Hahn: Zaev and Tsipras have shown courage, vision, and statesmanship (Meta)
• Law on languages to undergo Venice Commission scrutiny after adoption (MIA)
• Ali Ahmeti will also attend the leadership meeting regarding the name (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE to return to parliament to prevent the adoption of the Law on Languages (Meta)
Albania
• Rama, Albania and Serbia together in EU, with one condition (ADN)
• Diaspora, ministers of three countries meeting for a joint action (ADN)
• Basha: 27 January protest, people’s march against oligarchy (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Assassination of Serb leader in Kosovo signals gathering political storm (TransConflict)
• Turkish trade center to be established in Balkans (Anadolu Agency)