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Belgrade Media Report 13 July 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic, Vujanovic: Serbia-Montenegro relations intensive (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Government formation not urgent (Radio Belgrade)
• Dacic: Taking Guantanamo detainees opens door to partnership (Tanjug)
• Serbian Interior Ministry, BIA without response (Politika)
• Vulin: Guantanamo prisoners accepted as favor to biggest power (Tanjug/TV Pink/B92)
• Stojanovic: This is a precedent and this solution should have been avoided (Politika)
• Djuric: Pristina wishes to intimidate (Novosti)
• Joksimovic: EU membership remains Serbia’s strategic goal (Tanjug)
• Hague indictee Goran Hadzic dies (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Inzko: Dodik opts for “civilization darkness” by denying Srebrenica genocide (Hina)
• Dodik: It is better for Inzko to be silent (RTRS)
• Kristo: UK leaving EU is not good for EU path of B&H (Vecernji list)
• Trial of Oric continues before B&H Court (RTRS/Nezavisne)
• Cavusoglu: Turkey will protect Bosniaks in Bosnia (Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Brexit Will Curtail UK’s Engagement in Balkans, Experts (BIRN)
• Modest Progress Reported at Macedonia Crisis Talks (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 12 July 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Amendola announces new Italian investments (Tanjug/RTS)
• Italy launches preparations for EU-Western Balkan conference (Tanjug)
• Nuland: Serbia a partner, we are not asking it to choose (Tanjug/Politika)
• Vucic: Serbia investing great deal in stability (RTS)
• Stefanovic, Keefe discuss police cooperation, migration (Tanjug)
• Two Guantanamo detainees to be transferred to Serbia (Tanjug)
• DSS: Transfer of prisoners from Guatanamo to Serbia humiliating, immoral and dangerous decision of Vucic’s regime (Tanjug/Blic)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: Denying of genocide crossed the line (Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik: Jovanovic uses Srebrenica for self-promotion (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: There should be no problems related to holding of special session of RS Assembly on census (EuroBlic)
• RS Assembly to hold special session on census results publishing on Wednesday (Nezavisne)
• RS will settle all its liabilities (Srna)
• FM, veterans minister talks to veterans about Serbia’s EU entry negotiations (Hina)
• Vujanovic called elections in Montenegro for 16 October (CDM)
• Meta to pro-Serbian opposition: We will have a relationship with Serbia just like with Montenegro (CDM)
• Macedonian leaders to meet in effort to resolve political crisis (Independent.mk)
• Jolevski-Carpenter: Macedonia strongly committed to Euro­Atlantic integration (Independent.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• US transfers two Guantánamo Bay inmates to Serbia (Reuters)
• New Migrant Crisis in the Making in the Balkans (AP)

Belgrade Media Report 11 July 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: We must appreciate all victims (RTS)
• Around 700 migrants at Serbian-Hungarian border (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Mayors, Kosovo ministry, OSCE to draft ZSO statute (Tanjug/B92)
• Cadez: Implementation of Paris Agreement starts (Beta)
• Kukan: EU membership will not come soon (Tanjug)
• Nuland to visit Belgrade (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Durakovic: We are hurt by denying of genocide against Bosniaks (Vecernji list)
• Kerry: U.S. with the people of B&H (klix.ba)
• Dodik: International community’s double standards for Bratunac and Srebrenica (Srna)
• Jovanovic, Bandic, Cormack and other officials paid tribute to victims (klix.ba)
• Jovanovic: I will be in Srebrenica on 11 July (klix.ba)
• HDZ and MOST deny last-minute coalition reshuffle attempt (Jutarnji list)
• Pajovic: Montenegro belongs in the West (Mina)
• NATO to extend invitation to Macedonia once name issue is resolved (MIA)
• Nuland arrives in Macedonia: Strong messages aimed at resolving political crisis (Independent.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia to provide EU evidence against steel dumping allegations: gov't (Xinhua)
• Migrants stuck in squalor at Hungary-Serbia border (Irish Times)

Belgrade Media Report 8 July 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Li: China not changing policy towards Serbia; Djuric: We appreciate support (RTS/Tanjug)
• The UN in Serbia warns of further deterioration of the situation facing refugees and migrants at the Serbia-Hungary border (RTS)
• Stefanovic, Vulin, Loncar: Balkan migrant route still exists (Tanjug)
• Vulin demands from Vucic urgent session of security services coordination bureau over migrants (RTS)
• Serbia considering concrete action on migrant crisis (Tanjug)
• Negotiating position for Chapter 23 without Zagreb’s request (RTS)
• New Mufti of Islamic Community takes office (Beta)
• Medjak: Constitution to be amended at least twice (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Another proof of lack of B&H credibility (Srna)
• RS government defines proposal of law on processing and publication of census results for RS (FTV/N1)
• Four never exhumed mass graves found in Posavina (Srna)
• Radoncic: We have to identify attackers from last year’s commemoration in Srebrenica, we owe it to Vucic (RTRS)
• Commission says Plenkovic’s candidacy for HDZ leader valid (Hina)
• Haindl expected to convey message after meeting with party representatives (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia: As Przino meeting ends, positions of parties move up slightly (Nova TV)
• Macedonian State Election Commission: Voters cannot be erased from electoral roll (Telegraf.mk)
• “Colorful Revolutionaries” demand EU to include civil sector in solving Macedonian political crisis (Telegraf.mk)
• Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry says Macedonian opposition prepares new “Colorful Revolution” (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Under Fire Over US Albanians’ Murders (BIRN)
• Moscow regrets Montenegro’s refusal to hold referendum on NATO membership (TASS)
• Balking at enlargement (The Economist)

Belgrade Media Report 7 July 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• COREPER adopts position for opening of Chapters 23, 24 (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dacic hopes other chapters will open by end of 2016 (Beta)
• Joksimovic: 18 July most likely date for inter-governmental conference (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Serbia not to be parking lot for migrants (Beta)
• Selakovic: Chapter will not amend jurisdiction legislation (Novosti)
• Joksimovic, Hansen: Reforms for new investments (Tanjug)
• Vucic’s “triumph” in Paris – opening of chapters and tacit recognition of Kosovo (New Serbian Political Thought)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Covic: B&H cannot be a Bosniak state (Glas Srpske)
• Bosic’s request for suspension of decision on methodology for processing of census results will not be discussed (Glas Srpske)
• Law on census one step away from adoption (EuroBlic)
• Census: Number of registered voters in Brcko District higher than number of inhabitants (BNTV)
• Seselj announces arrival to RS (Oslobodjenje)
• Minister says Croatia’s interests incorporated in Serbia-EU negotiating process (Hina)
• Damar: 46.1 percent of Montenegro in favor of NATO (CDM)
• Haindl arrives in Skopje: Will the German succeed to push dialogue forward (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Brexit Dampens Zeal for Serbia's EU Bid (Voice of America)