United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 9 August 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic meets with UNMIK Head Tanin; Security Council on Kosovo on 16 August (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic and UNMIK Head on political and security situation in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Zukorlic: RS issue opens Sandzak issue (Danas)
• New and old proposals on resolving the Kosovo problem (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Sarovic confirms certain progress was achieved in talks with Tolusic (BHT1)
• Dodik: Aim for national unity where possible (Srna)
• Opposition parties in RS express their support to development of joint declaration of Serbia and RS (EuroBlic)
• US Embassy, EU Delegation: Support to territorial integrity and sovereignty of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Plenkovic wants import tax dispute resolved as soon as possible (HRT/Hina)
• Nobody supports Tolusic’s trade war (Jutarnji list)
fYROM
• VMRO-DPMNE blocked the rostrum and the session on Zvrlevski’s dismissal (Meta)
• Kanceska-Milevska: Zaev signed the agreement with Bulgaria to change the name based on the Greek model (Meta)
• Xhaferi – Glavchev: Agreement for Good Neighborly Relations is a start of the new history between the two countries (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Mostar, Bosnia's Most Divided City (RFE/RL)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 8 August 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Selakovic on announced Declaration with RS and Kosovo dialogue (RTS)
• Ljajic: We do not want a trade war with Croatia (RTS)
• EC on dispute with Croatia: Everyone must honor obligations (Beta)
• Stanojkovic pays visit to ICTY (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Ministers of region send letter to EC and ask it to get engaged in solving of this problem because SAA was violated (TV1/BHT1/Hayat)
Croatia
• Tolusic invites neighboring countries’ ministers to meet in Croatia (HRT)
• HGK and numerous Croatia’s companies are against Tolusic’s rules (Jutarnji list)
Montenegro
• They know each other so they exchange insults (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Greek FM Kotzias to visit Skopje on 31 August (MIA)
• SDSM: The refugee strategy is a continuation of the one that was adopted in 2008 (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Iranian regime’s Balkans-centered efforts under scrutiny (Iran News Update)
• Republic of Macedonia Eyes NATO to Ward Off Russian Interference (Bloomberg)

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Daily Media Highlights

Monday 7 August 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia marks Storm in Novi Sad (Beta)
• Selakovic: Serbia, RS preparing declaration on joint activities for survival of Serbian people (RTS)
• Brnabic: We do not understand how one can celebrate Storm (RTS/Tanjug)
• Stefanovic, Dacic react to Plenkovic’s statement (Beta/Tanjug/RTS)
• Dodik: Together with Vucic, I am writing plan for protection of all Serbs (Novosti)
• Djuric: We will do everything so that Kosovo is not admitted to Interpol (TV Pink)
• Serbia warns of possible counter-measures against Croatia (B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: I will confront those who might try to create unitary or state of one people in B&H (Glas Srpske)
• Dodik: B&H politicians must clearly say that the return process is over (Srna)
• Veritas: More than seven thousand killed in Croatian Army operations (Srna)
• Ivantsov: Conditioning such as ‘either EU or Russia’ is not fair (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Grabar Kitarovic: 5 August one of most important dates for Croatia (Hina)
• Plenkovic: Storm prevented a new Srebrenica (Hina)
• Croatian Minister of Agriculture: Measures apply to 168 countries, not only the region (N1)
fYROM
• Government accepted text for the Law for the languages, what follow is a phase of consultations and explanations (Meta)
• Zaev: The law promotes the use of the languages of all communities in Macedonia (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE will not support the Law for languages as it is contrary to the Constitution (Meta)
• Xhaferi has called for local elections and has stated that all participants must obey the laws (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• In Balkans speech, Trump’s VP pledges allegiance to the swamp (RT)
• Macedonia’s Albanian Language Law Moves Towards Adoption (BIRN)

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 4 August 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: It was West that drew our borders, not Moscow (Novosti)
• Drecun: Pristina a base for Albanian mafia (RTS)
• Admitting Kosovo in Interpol a dangerous precedent (Tanjug)
• SRS: Vucic needs to state what is the new path for Serbia (Beta)
• Sheholi: Dialogue leads to progress (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Croatia marks Oluja, while Serb(ian)s say operation is disgrace, crime (N1)
• Ivanic, Vucic meet in Belgrade (BHT1/TV1)
• Sarovic calls on EC to react to Croatia’s decision on increase of fees (TV1)
• Covic: We must meet obligations re Transport Community by end of this month and re Questionnaire by end of November (Dnevni avaz)
fYROM
• Taravari: The Law on Languages will pass during the first 100 days of this government (Meta)
• Baily: The Law on Languages should fall within the guidelines of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Russia urges US to stop vilifying its policy in Balkans (TASS)

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 3 August 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Serbia fully committed to preservation of peace (Beta/RTS)
• Brnabic: As it stands, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue at presidential level (Beta/Prva TV)
• Brnabic, Pence: Improving relations with US one of Serbia's top priorities (RTS)
• Brnabic, Markovic: Continuing fruitful cooperation with Montenegro (RTS)
• Brnabic, Zvizdic: B&H one of key partners of Serbia in region (RTS)
• Vucic: Good Serb-Bosniak relations key to regional peace (Tanjug)
• Vucic has four-hour long talk with EEAS Director (Tanjug/Beta)
• Dacic: Call for dialogue is not call for recognition (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic addresses Adriatic Charter Summit (TV1)
• Brnabic: Serbia may introduce counter-measures for Croatia (Dnevni avaz)
• Salkic: Dodik’s policy of disputing Bosnian language aims to destabilize B&H (TV1)
• Bratic: Sensitive issues such as issue of language are used for diverting of attention (TV1)
• Working Group for preparation of answers to political questions from Questionnaire harmonizes 513 out of 516 questions (EuroBlic)
Montenegro
• Markovic: This is a great day for Montenegro (CDM)
• Opposition had a brief meeting with Pence (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Zaev: We are ready for cooperation for the countries of the region to become NATO members (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Pence talks tough on Russia while finding his footing abroad (The Washington Post)
• Turkey, Russia and Interesting New Balkan Geopolitics (Global Research)
• Greece Expelled From Handball Contest After Protesting Macedonia's Name (BIRN)