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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)