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Belgrade Media Report 12 May

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• RIK assigns mandates to new MPs (Tanjug)
• Vucic: We will solve problem with Kosovo Serbs’ passports (Beta)
• Stefanovic: We will not allow extremist groups to go to Banja Luka (RTS)
• Stefanovic, Li discuss cooperation in field of internal affairs (Tanjug)
• General Dikovic takes part in defense conference in Istanbul (Tanjug)
• Groysman, Tsipras congratulate Vucic on electoral victory (Tanjug)
• Dittmann: Open chapters with Serbia as soon as possible (Tanjug)
• OSCE condemns attack on TV Most crew in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Civic protest held over events in Savamala, resignations in police requested (FoNet)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Gratitude for Vucic expressing responsibility (Srna)
• The session of the Central Census Bureau: No agreement on a single program for data processing (Nezavisne)
• Members of B&H Presidency meet with Brammertz (Klix)
• The Republika Srpska Army Day marked (Srna)
• Investigation stopped in Ruben case against 31 Bosniaks (Patria)
• Erjavec: Montenegro met all the conditions for joining NATO (CDM)
• Macedonia ruling alliance partner joins opposition election boycott (Hina)
• Gruevski calls Zaev not to be afraid of elections on 5 June, results will be recognized (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia: SDSM leader Zoran Zaev’s contradictory statements increase as election date approaches (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Zagreb Blocking New Serbian EU Talks (Transitions Online)
• Bosnian Serb Opposition Loses Key Stronghold (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 11 May

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Disagreement in RS should be resolved peacefully (RTS)
• Kocijancic: EU for full implementation of Belgrade-Pristina agreements; dialogue after formation of government (Beta/Tanjug)
• Kosovo Chamber of Commerce becomes member of the European Chamber of Commerce; Cadez congratulates his Kosovo colleague (New Serbian Political Thought)
• Pristina wishes an army following admission in UEFA (Politika)
• Nikolic to call parties for consultations after all (Danas)
• Vucic to invite Socialists to government (Danas)
• MP’s from 12 lists to be awarded mandates tomorrow (Novosti)
• Serb home set on fire in Kosovo village (Tanjug)
• Serwer: Vucic is unacceptable for Russia (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Davutoglu’s insulting speech (Srna)
• Zvizdic and Hahn regarding B&H’s EU integration (Srna/Bap.ba)
• Karacic: Postponing the publication of census results is unacceptable (Fena)
• Djukanovic: In a variety of ridiculous Balkan inventions, we have opposition within the government (CDM)
• Kurti joins protests in Skopje (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia: Poll Shows VMRO-DPMNE continues to lead, outperforming SDSM (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Balkan Offshore Businesses Named in Panama Database (BIRN)
• IMF begins talks with Bosnia on new loan deal (Reuters)
• Council of Europe concerned over Macedonia treatment of migrants (AFP)

Belgrade Media Report 10 May 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Moro, Valls, Desir congratulate Vucic on election victory (RTS/Beta)
• Spindelegger discuss challenges of migrant crisis with Dacic and Joksimovic (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Hunting season on Serbs constantly open (Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Croatia should approach matters differently (TV N1)
• SNS and SVM generally establish principles of cooperation in Vojvodina (Novosti/RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Protests organized with the assistance of the UK and Turkey, supported by Izetbegovic (Srna)
• Pro-Europe that does not violate rights and autonomy (Srna)
• Dizdarevic: Anti-fascism is in the foundation of the state of B&H (Novo vrijeme)
• Maric and Sadovic from SDA again proposed dividing Mostar (Vijesti.ba)
• Montenegro: The first day of the parliament’s session passed in breaks and arguments over the agreement (CDM)
• General election in Macedonia: Lawmaker lists need to be submitted by Wednesday (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia marks first anniversary of Kumanovo’s Diva Naselba shootings (Telegraf.mk)
• Albanian protests in Skopje: Flags of EU, US, Albania, but not Macedonia (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Defectors Form New Civic Party in Bosnia (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 09 May

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Serbia in EU as a whole – it’s either that or nothing (Tanjug/RTS)
• Davenport: We support any government willing to reach EU faster (Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Serbia has done everything EU required (TV N1)
• Bulgaria and Romania could join Croatia in blocking Serbia (Novosti)
• Stefanovic discusses migrant situation with Spindelegger (Tanjug)
• Dveri, DSS to form separate parliament groups (Novosti)
• RIK rejects complaints to the report on general election results (Novosti/Tanjug)
• Local elections not repeated in Bela Palanka (RTS/Beta)
• Vukasin Obradovic: The media are the extended arm of the government (N1/Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: RS wants a strong and powerful Serbia (Srna)
• What Dodik said at the opening of Ferhadija Mosque? (Klix)
• Covic: Meeting with Chancellor Merkel comes at the perfect time (Fena)
• Kovac: B&H Croats most important link to Euro-Atlantic integration (Hina)
• Croatian President says will advocate faster ratification of Montenegro's NATO accession protocol (Hina)
• Mesic: Djukanovic is needed until Montenegro joins EU (Pobjeda)
• Djukanovic proposed Popovic, Danilovic, Konjevic and Maric for government members (CDM)
• Vujanovic: I believe that the new government will be efficient (RTCG)
• Marijana Petir: Interfering in internal relations of Macedonia is not good (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• News Analysis: Elections put Serbia's distant EU future on thorny path (Xinhua)
• Turkey reiterates support for Bosnia's EU, NATO bids (hurrietdailynews)
• BFP Exclusive- What is Cooking in the Bosnian Pot? CIA Director’s Visit to the Balkans (BFP)

Belgrade Media Report 6 May 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: We are not interested in Pristina court’s decisions (RTS)
• Belgrade to request from EU abolishment of Schengen visas for everybody (RTS/Beta/Tanjug)
• RIK pronounces final results (RTS/Beta)
• SNS: Coalition in Serbian parliament smaller than in Vojvodina (Tanjug)
• New government without SPS becomes more probable (Politika)
• Seventeen years since the disappearance of Ljubomir Knezevic in Kosovo (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• SNSD, DNS and SP agreed to stage a rally (Srna)
• Inzko: Challenging period is ahead of B&H (Srna/Hina)
• Jews won’t allow belittling of respect for Holocaust victims, says Kraus (Hina)
• Sending troops to a UN mission in the Sahara proposed (CDM)
• GDOM organizes protests in eight Macedonian cities (Telegraf.mk)
• MEP Petir: Macedonia does not need any ambassadors as tutors (MIA)
• Macedonia: Half of Tabanovce’s migrants leave after establishing route (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia will ‘fiercely’ oppose UEFA admission of Kosovo (Newsweek)
• Political crisis could halve Macedonian growth - central bank chief (Reuters)