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Belgrade Media Report 22 June

LOCAL PRESS

• 156 MPs are going to vote for Brnabic (Blic)
• Mogherini: West Balkan accession will be central subject in EU Foreign Relations (Beta)
• Vucic's inauguration: From CSTO to NATO, Rogozin to Yee (B92)
• Dacic travels to Minsk for CEI meeting (B92)
• Moscow responds to fears about "espionage center in Serbia" (Tanjug)
• Space Narrowing for Public Speech (FoNet)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H CoM’s Zvizdic meets Commissioner Hahn in Brussels (TV1)
• Brammertz: Main challenge was not severity of my job, but denial of war crimes that still exists (N1)
• Trial in case against Radoncic and others resumed before Court of B&H (FTV)
• US President Donal Trump has made his first decision concerning the Western Balkans (Dnevni avaz)

Croatia
• “Croatia Has the Most Complex Relations with Serbia” (Jutarnji list, N1)
• New Ambassadors named and ready to assume their responsibilities (24 sata)

fYROM
• Veljanovski: We demand an insight into what has Zaev agreed upon for the Good Neighborly Relations (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE leader Gruevski meets high EU officials in Brussels (MIA)

Albania
• Red and Black Alliance Disappointed by DP, Supports SMI (ADN)
• General elections-Here is how 140 Parliamentary mandates will be divided (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Media Ownership Monitor presented by RSF and BIRN (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 20 June

LOCAL PRESS

• Coalition members must toe line on PM, or face "exclusion" (B92)
• SPS to "expand" Brnabic's cabinet (Tanjug)
• EU-Serbia talks: Serbia opens chapters - intellectual property law and customs union (Beta)
• Belgrade is preparing for a provisional administration (Danas)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic meets EU officials (TV1)
• Dodik: No representative of RS has mandate to force B&H path to NATO (Srna)
• PIC considers moving Inzko to Vienna (EuroBlic)
• Banja Luka is new target of attack (EuroBlic)

Croatia
• Marija Pejcinovic Buric confirmed as Foreign Minister (Vecernji list)
• Border dispute arbitration decision to be announced on 29 June (Vecernji list)

fYROM
• Zaev’s addressing from Sofia: The Agreement on Good Neighborly Relations shall be signed on Ilinden in Macedonia (Meta)
• Hahn arrives next Monday, while Priebe on Tuesday (Meta)
• Government discusses reform priorities, EU and NATO integration; PM Zaev meets DPA leader Thaci (MIA)

Albania
• Rama: The essence with DP’s agreement is opening negotiations to EU (ATA)
• MP Xhafaj: The judicial reform, a one-way path (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• US Congress looking into Ex-CIA officer’s involvement in Montenegro coup attempt (Sputnik)
• American Interest: Why should the Balkans matter to the West? (American Interest magazine)

Belgrade Media Report 19 June

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic talks to MPs as his PM pick proves contentious to some (B92)
• SPS decided to support Brnbic; it expects four seats in her cabinet (VIP)
• Who is against Brnabic will not remain in ruling coalition (Danas)
• David McAllister: The rules regarding Russia also apply to Serbia (Vecernje Novosti)
• Bojan Glamoclija Director of the Russian humanitarian center in Nis responds to espionage accusations (Vecernje Novosti)
• NATO general compares 1999 attack on Serbia to Nagasaki (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic and Dodik meet, agree not to support amendments to B&H Criminal Code (TV1)
• RS PM Cvijanovic criticizes Ivanic for connecting Questionnaire and Law on Excise Duties (Dnevni list)
• Everyone agrees that there is no ruling majority, but coalitions do exist (Dnevni list)
• Izetbegovic, Zvizdic expect much better co-op with new Serbian President Vucic (N1)
• Interpol has issued red notices after two B&H citizens because of terrorism (RTRS)

Croatia
• Grabar-Kitarovic: Vucic finally the right partner for talks (Novi List)
• Croatia wants to help Ukraine integrate temporary occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk and the illegal annexation of the Crimea (Telegram)
• Russia criticizes Croatia for its relations with Ukraine again (Telegram)

Montenegro
• Serbian citizens can travel to Montenegro just with ID (RTCG)
• Podgorica should not accept Vucic’s idea on Balkan customs union, it’s a new Russian traps for Montenegro (Pobjeda)

fYROM
• Macedonia deserves NATO accession, says Turkish FM (MIA)
• Zaev-Cavusoglu: New government opens Euro-Atlantic and economic perspectives (MIA)

Albania
• Rama angry at the President: He kept scolding me as if I were extremists (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Confirmation of Serbia’s first gay premier thrown into doubt (AP)

Belgrade Media Report 13 June

LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Kosovo, biggest security challenge (Beta)
• Gojkovic: Serbia committed to policy of military neutrality (Tanjug/Beta)
• Hlavsova: Czech Republic strongly supports continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• EP: EU to open new chapters, Serbia makes considerable progress in talks with Pristina (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Tegeltija: Political pressures on work of judiciary in B&H has never been stronger (BHT1)
• B&H HoR CLAC refuses to adopt information on situation in B&H judiciary (EuroBlic)
• Two-day conference on terrorism underway in Sarajevo (BHT1)
Croatia
• Foreign Minister Stier resigns (Jutarnji list)
• Marija Pejcinovic Buric to be named Foreign Minister (HRT)
fYROM
• Hahn: Firstly a positive report by the EC is necessary and then approval from all 27 member states will be needed for negotiations to start (Meta)
• Stoltenberg: NATO remains on the stance from Bucharest – firstly, the dispute with the name has to be solved (Meta)
Albania
• MoFA hails Kosovo elections: A fair and competitive process, solid proof of consolidated democracy (ATA)
• Basha hails elections in Kosovo: Further consolidation of democratic standards (ATA)
• Judicial reform in Albania will move forward, states U.S. Embassy in Tirana (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonia considers using provisional name to join Nato (The Financial Times)
• New Macedonian government boldly demands Brussels' attention (DW)

Belgrade Media Report 12 June

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: “War coalition” to create us many problems (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serb list receives most probably ten seats (RTS)
• Drecun: There will be no room for Albanians to cheat (RTS)
• Vucic: Serbia building new image toward West and East (Tanjug/B92)
• Kopac: EU still has not made a decision in procedure against Serbia over Russia gas (Beta)
• Less than 12.000 Albanians live in Bujanovac (Politika)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• PIC demands changes to Election Law (Vecernji list)
• Inzko commenting on political situation in the country (Nezavisne)
• SDA is most responsible for crisis in Federation (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic: I will not let Radoncic have B&H (Nezavisne)
• Dodik, Preda meet to discuss European road of B&H (RTRS)
• RS officials strongly react to Zvizdic’s letter to Mogherini (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Parliament confirms new ministers (Jutarnji list)
• Trump accepts Croatian President’s invitation to attend Summit in Poland (T portal)
fYROM
• Mogherini tells Zaev: If reforms are implemented, the EU is ready to respond (Meta)
• Merkel to Zaev: You have Germany’s support and we’ll be seeing you on 12 July (Meta)
• Zaev to EU Ambassadors: We will cooperate with the opposition, the president and NGOs (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Vucic Set to Skip Opening of Montenegro’s Serbian House (BIRN)