United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 2 August 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Government to take part in Kosovo dialogue (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Critics of my proposal would hand over entire Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Simic: Serb List to make moves in agreement with Belgrade (RTS)
• Djuric and Rakic discuss situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Sutanovac: Let Vucic first present his platform on Kosovo (Politika)
• Government dismisses dean of displaced Pristina University (Tanjug/RTS/Politika/Novosti)
• Chepurin: Someone is trying to cause damage to Serbia over RSHC (Novosti/B92)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic meets Brnabic, Markovic in Podgorica (Srna/Fena)
• Serbia, B&H, Montenegro and Macedonia to file joint complaint with Brussels due to Croatia’s new import taxes (Al Jazeera)
• OHR: Official documents of RS must recognize term ‘Bosnian language’ (TV1/N1)
• Minister Borovac: Denial of right to use language undermines DPA (Hayat)
Montenegro
• Pence: Montenegro’s courage amid Russia’s pressure inspires the world (CDM)
fYROM
• Gruevski tells Borisov that VMRO-DPMNE will not support the Agreement (MIA)
• EU: Agreement with Bulgaria is strengthening Macedonia’s EU perspectives (Meta)
• Government agreed to call upon additional coordination for the Law for languages (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian Leader’s Dialogue Offer 'Likely to Fail' (BIRN)

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 1 August 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Dialogue doesn’t mean Kosovo recognition (Tanjug/Beta/B92)
• Оdalovic: Broadening internal dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Tadic denies advocating UN chair for Pristina (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic: B&H CoM is fully functional (TV1)
• Cvijanovic: Zvizdic accuses others of his own failures (Srna)
• SDA: We will not give up on our motion before B&H CC in order to protect Bosniaks in RS (Glas Srpkse)
• Moore pays farewell visit to Cvijanovic (Srna)
• Moore: Bosnian language exists for centuries and there must be no discrimination in RS (Fena)
fYROM
• Zaev and Borisov sign friendship agreement (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Might Vucic Become Serbia’s de Gaulle on Kosovo? (BIRN)
• Macedonia, Bulgaria sign treaty to improve ties (Reuters)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Monday 31 July 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic: Future of citizens of Serbia in EU (RTS/Beta)
• Thanks for Kosovo - and we back Ukraine’s integrity (Tanjug/B92)
• Vucic: Internal dialogue on Kosovo already started (RTS)
• Dacic on Vucic’s initiative for Kosovo (Blic/Beta/RTS)
• Dacic, Stefanovic on opposing Kosovo’s efforts to join Interpol (Beta)
• Ljajic: Frozen conflict option absolutely doesn’t suit Serbia (RTS)
• Ljajic: Serbia looking for new model of voting in CEFTA (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CoM tasks relevant working groups to speed up activities related to finalization of answers to questions from EC's Questionnaire (TV1)
• Dodik: There is no Bosnian language, Izetbegovic is making confusion on political scene in B&H worse (ATV)
• Dodik: RS was willing to give its approval for Transport Community Treaty, but only with internal agreement on rotation of state and entity ministers as chairs (Glas Srpske)
• Spiric resigns (Srna)
• International Relations Committee of UK Parliament’s House of Lords to launch special investigation on its position in Western Balkans (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: No divisions in DPS, the party is stronger than ever (CDM)
• Ungrounded request for constitutional review (Mina)
fYROM
• CC of VMRO-DPMNE: We will not support the agreement with Bulgaria in parliament (Meta)
Albania
• Berisha blames Rama for Ballist Morina extradition (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Ana Brnabić: 'I do not want to be branded Serbia's gay PM' (The Guardian)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 28 July 2017

LOCAL PRESS

• Significant opportunities to strengthen cooperation with Nigeria (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Dialogue doesn’t imply Serbia’s readiness to recognize Kosovo’s independence (Tanjug/TV Pink)
• Radeta: We will not take part in the dialogue (FoNet)
• New EU Delegation Head in Serbia presents credentials (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Aftermath of rejection of report on work of B&H CoM before B&H parliament (TV1)
• Izetbegovic: There is need to stabilize authorities (Fena/Nezavisne)
• Genjac: SDA supports work of B&H CoM (BNTV)
• Dodik: B&H CoM works without existence of parliamentary majority (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: Blockade both of Law on Excise Duties in B&H and Transport Community Treaty occurred in B&H institutions (Srna)
• Majkic: It is odd that Serb member of B&H Presidency adopted conclusion on speeding up registration of prospective military locations (RTRS)
• Covic: Next elections under amended law (Nezavisne)
• OSCE closes its temporary office in Stolac (Dnevni avaz)
fYROM
• Poposki: In order to receive support from VMRO-DPMNE the Agreement with Bulgaria will have to be corrected (MIA)
• International arrest warrant was issued for Grujovski and Boshkovski (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• China determined to take European Union under political and economic control (Pravda)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 27 July 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Small chances for Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO (Politika)
• Dacic, Stefanovic to discuss Kosovo’s membership in international organizations (Danas)
• Strong US support to development of Western Balkans (RTS/Beta)
• Russian Humanitarian Mission helping Serbian healthcare (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic presents report on work of B&H CoM to B&H parliament (FTV)
• B&H HoR MPs do not give support to Work Report of CoM for 2016 (Hayat)
• Covic: Only through talks we can resolve crises and that is why I feel sorry the meeting got cancelled’ (Vecernji list)
• Izetbegovic says deals and statements of Dodik, Covic and Radoncic represent constant disputing of B&H institutions (Al Jazeera)
• B&H HoR removes Spiric from post of Chairman of Commission (BNTV)
fYROM
• Zaev: The agreement for good neighborly relation with Bulgaria is in accordance with the national interest (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• The Croatian-Slovenian Spat Has Far-Reaching Implications For EU Unity (Orient Review)
• Change of guard atop ‘disastrous’ Balkan state (Politico)