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Belgrade Media Report 25 April

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • RIK latest results of the early parliamentary elections (RTS) • Opposition in RIK: We will control the entire electoral material (RTS/FoNet/Beta) • Discrepancies in Vojvodina results (RTS/B92) • First coalition - Mirovic: We are going with the SVM in Vojvodina (B92) • McAllister congratulates Vucic and SNS on election victory (Tanjug) • Vucic - “New momentum” in relations with Britain (B92) • OSCE reports orderly completion of voting in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug) • Ristic: Shots were fired at my house, no one is injured (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik congratulates Vucic on victory (Srna) • Crnadak: Serbia will not change course toward B&H following elections (Nezavisne/Srna) • What was discussed with the CIA director? (klix) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Pro-EU Vucic set for landslide in Serbian snap election (EurActiv/AFP) • Vucic eyes clear victory in Serbian elections (DW) • ‘Serbia has clearly expressed its strategic preferences’ (New Europe)

Belgrade Media Report 22 April 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Ivanovic’s trail political process (Beta) • Djuric: We will fight for greater rights and stronger support for Serbs (Tanjug) • Schroeder: Serbia should move forward to EU, not backward (RTS/Tanjug) • Frattini: EU will not allow Croatia to block Serbia (Tanjug) • Zheleznyak: Elections important for Serbia’s future policy (Tanjug) • Djurovic: Borders not stopping migration (Beta) • OSCE to collect votes on Sunday, take them to Raska, Vranje (Tanjug) • Pre-election silence in Serbia (FoNet) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bakir Dautbasic not SBB’s candidate for the Council of Ministers anymore (Srna/Fena) • Federation of B&H House of Peoples unanimously adopts a Resolution on elections in Mostar (Fena) • Foreign ministry says Serbia’s protest note election campaigning (Hina) • Croatia soon to take in first refugees from Turkey, Greece, Italy (Hina) • Brajovic: Election results from Tivat should be expected on national level too (MINA) • Incident prevented: Protesters and supporters of GDOM, ran into each other (Telegraf.mk) • Macedonia protests: Stop destruction, elections must be held, there is no backing off (Telegraf.mk) • Nikola Gruevski: SPO turned into SDSM’s inquisition instrument (MIA) • EC regrets cancellation of Vienna leaders’ meeting (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Aleksandar Vucic Serbia’s hardline hawk turned friend of West (AFP) • Bosnia Having Trouble Obtaining Much Needed IMF Financing (Economy Watch)

Belgrade Media Report 21 April 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Talks on IDs to continue (RTS) • Kocijancic: Talks on IDs to resume with EU facilitation (Tanjug/RTS/Beta) • Bojovic acquitted of war crimes charges (Tanjug) • Serbian Foreign Ministry delivers protest note to Croatia (B92) • Elections to be monitored by 1,687 domestic and 196 foreign observers (Tanjug) • Number of polling stations reduced in Kosovo and Metohija over safety (RTS/Tanjug) • Patriotic bloc of Kosovo and Metohija: Government preparing large electoral fraud in Kosovo and Metohija (New Serbian Political Thought) • Seselj: SNS to form coalition with DS, LDP-SDS-LSV (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bosniak political leaders do not have will to punish someone for the attempted lynch of Vucic (Srna) • Dodik: Arrangement with IMF in July (Srna) • Djukanovic: Montenegro is not entering NATO to prepare for war (Radio CG) • Trajko Veljanoski: No Constitutional possibility to reconvene parliament (Telegraf.mk) • Macedonia: SDSM leader will not attend the Vienna meeting if his conditions are not met (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES Spotlight: Thousands of migrants stranded along Balkan route (Xinhua)

Belgrade Media Report 20 April 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: After 18 hours of talks, we reached important agreements (RTS) • Drecun: Serbian delegation defended state interests in Brussels (RTS) • DSS-Dveri announces deputy office in Kosovska Mitrovica (Tanjug/RTS) • Vulin: EU-Turkey deal not working (Tanjug) • McAllister to visit Serbia on election day (Tanjug/Blic) • PACE to observe elections in Serbia (Tanjug) • Bujanovac and Presevo: More voters than inhabitants (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Reaching a solution to population census ASAP (Srna) • Dispute regarding the survival of 9 January as the Day of RS (Srna) • Croatia to comply with request of B&H in connection to Peljesac Bridge (Fena/Hina) • Grabar-Kitarovic tells UN Seselj acquittal dangerous precedent (Hina) • Croatian MPs against Prime Minister’s support for Vesna Pusic because her position that Croatia committed aggression against B&H during the 90s (Vecernji list) • Positive Montenegro’s main board unanimously adopted the draft agreement on fair elections (CDM) • DF announcing continuous protests because of the new government (CDM) • Posa: Montenegro in NATO by May 2017 (RTCG) • Vienna negotiations: Zaev’s supporters lay down conditions, he keeps quiet (Telegraf.mk) • Council of Europe’s Secretary General urges parties to respect przino agreement (Telegraf.mk) • Serbian activists are front-runners of opposition protests in Skopje (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbian prime minister plans new privatization push after election (Reuters) • Copper King Becomes Money Pit as Serbs Face End of State Economy (Bloomberg)

Belgrade Media Report 19 April 2016

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: We will not become EU member if the condition is to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug/Press) • Belgrade, Pristina representatives on IDs (Beta) • Serbian IDs still valid (Novosti/Politika) • Anniversary of the Brussels agreement; Serbs not giving up ZSO (RTS) • Defense files appeal against Ivanovic verdict (Tanjug/Politika) • On the border of census DS, Enough, DSS – Dveri (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Central census bureau still without agreement (Srna) • B&H hopes to agree new arrangement with IMF in May (Klix/Srna) • Another German MP slams Croatia for blocking Serbia-EU talks (Hina) • Stoltenberg praises Montenegro for great progress (RTCG) • International community invites Macedonian party leaders for meeting in Vienna on Friday (Telegraf.mk) • Tumultuous week ahead: VMRO-DPMNE and SEC Prepare for elections, SDSM for boycott (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia determined to join EU despite bloc's 'problems' (Reuters) • What Went Wrong? Macedonia's Crisis Of Democracy (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)