LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We are trying to make relations with Montenegro incomparably better (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Milatovic: My visit turns new page in Serbia-Montenegro relations (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic hosts dinner for Montenegro’s Milatovic (Beta)
• Vucic after meeting Rama: No person in the right mind looks forward to conflicts (B92)
• Strengthening cooperation with Austria, Hungary in fight against illegal migration (Tanjug/RTV/RTS)
• Germany one of most important bilateral partners in context of development cooperation (Tanjug)
• Vucic asks Macron to bring Pristina to its senses (Beta/RTS/RTV)
• Russian Foreign Ministry calls situation in Kosovo alarming (TASS/Beta)
• Petkovic: UNSC session to raise issue of Kurti’s campaign against the Serbs (Kurir/Beta/RTV)
• Petkovic: Svecla is cowardly waging hybrid war from Pristina against everything Serb, especially in north (Tanjug/RTV)
• Tenth Serbia Against Violence protest held in Belgrade (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik signs decree on proclamation of amendments to law on publication of laws and other regulations of RS removing obligation to publish decisions of HR in Official Gazette of RS (Nova BH)
• OHR sends letters to Dodik and several RS institutions asking for decisions of High Representative to be published in RS Official Gazette (ATV)
• Dodik comments on letter he received from Office of High Representative (ATV)
• RS Official Gazette publishes laws on non-implementation of B&H CC decisions and non-publication of HR decisions in the RS; Lukic: I am not afraid of sanctions (ATV)
• US Embassy: Dodik's signing of law annulled by Schmidt is unconstitutional and deliberate attack on state (O Kanal)
• RS officials say RS will not accept imposed decisions (RTRS)
• FB&H officials comment latest political crisis (Oslobodjenje/Hayat)
• International officials comment latest political crisis (ATV/Dnevni avaz/Vecernji list)
• Escobar: Situation has not still reached point to conduct drastic measures in regards to Dodik (N1)
• Dodik files criminal reports against HR Schmidt and B&H Official Gazette Director Prusina (Nova BH)
• Russia raises issue of Constitutional Court of B&H at UN Security Council (RTRS)
• Rama visits B&H as part of his Balkan trip within preparations for Berlin Process summit in October (O Kanal)
Croatia
• Two-day Dubrovnik Forum ‘Navigating the Global Reshuffle’ ends Saturday; Focus on Western Balkans, situation in B&H and RS’ anti-Dayton moves, and on situation in Kosovo (AJB)
• We will help Ukraine in demining and accountability for crimes (HRT)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: We can only benefit from regional initiatives; Rama: Open Balkan isn’t my company, we focus on Berlin Process (CdM)
• Final election results could be announced on Wednesday or Thursday (CdM)
Albania
• Rama: The countries of the region should have a unified position on the financing plan, Abazovic: Let's cooperate for the de-escalation of the situation (Radio Tirana)
• Rama concludes the Balkans tour in Belgrade, meeting with Vucic (Radio Tirana)
• In the middle of July, informal meeting with the leaders of the region! New funding from the EU is needed for the Balkans (Radio Tirana)
• NATO Summit, Rama: We will present the will to engage more! Increase defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2024 (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 7 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: I presented Serbia positions on Kosovo and Metohija and said what I think (Tanjug/RTV)
• Vucic: Migration issue under control (Beta)
• Vucic: I informed Erdogan about escalation of violence against Serb community in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Drecun: Situation in Kosovo and Metohija entering dramatic phase of development (RTS)
• Petkovic: Members of “Kosovo police” enter territory of Serbia proper again (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Radic: Vucic’s scaremongering with aggression against Serbia is radical political marketing (Beta)
• Kosovo police stops a Serb ambulance again (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik announces blockade of projects in FB&H due to EU not granting funds to RS project (O Kanal)
• EUFOR: No changes in security situation in B&H noticed (RTRS)
• HR Schmidt: Dodik must know that nobody is above law, all options are on the table (Dnevni avaz)
• Stevandic: RS parliament laws will be referred to RS President for signing as soon as they are normatively regulated (ATV)
• Becirovic requests urgent session of Presidency, proposes conclusions in relations to escalation of assaults of the RS authorities on fundamental provisions of DPA and B&H’s constitutional arrangement (Hayat/RTRS)
• Dodik comments Becirovic’s request: He does not know how to do anything else but request rigorous measures (ATV)
• Cvijanovic on Becirovic’s request for urgent B&H Presidency session: Becirovic has no right to call such session, conclusions, that would be reached by outvoting me, would not be binding for RS (ATV)
• Prosecutor's Office of B&H forms case against Dodik after he filed report against himself due to RS parliament's law on non-implementation of decisions of B&H CC in RS (Nova BH)
• Dodik accuses international community of undermining Dayton Agreement in order to create unitary state (Srna)
• Dodik accuses Kearns of lying about Serbian Orthodox Church smuggling weapons into Kosovo: She is an obvious lobbyist; She should be put in pillory (ATV)
• Murphy addresses B&H citizens on occasion of US Independence Day (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• President accuses HDZ of attempting to take control over military intelligence agency (HRT)
Montenegro
• Milatovic: I’ll invite Vucic to visit Montenegro, I’m sure he’ll come (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Initiatives best measured by results, Open Balkans to remain open for all, says Kovachevski (MIA)
• Kovachevski supports EU peer review mission of Judicial Council’s work (MIA)
• Kovacevski calls on Belgrade and Pristina to implement Brussels and Ohrid agreements (MIA)
Albania
• Kovacevski: Berlin process and other regional initiatives ensure faster European integration of the countries of the region (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: The Berlin process plays a key role in the new phase of relations with the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: We need a support plan, soon informal meeting in Tirana with EU representatives (Radio Tirana)
• Rama meets President Osmani in Pristina (Radio Tirana)
• Rama's reaction after Kurti refused to meet him (ADN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Silent ethnic cleansing of Serbs underway in Kosovo and Metohija; We will request convening of an emergency session of the UN Security Council (RTS)
• Diocese of Raska-Prizren: We have information, we expect series of actions against us (Tanjug/B92)
• Lajcak: Meeting with Vucic helped to get clarity about next steps (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Serbia rejects claims by Member of UK Parliament Alicia Kearns (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Dacic: Accusations against SPC a part of propaganda war (TV Pink)
• No-confidence vote to Minister Gasic fails (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Minister Gasic keeper of SNS secrets (N1)
• Obradovic says he asked Vucic to call early elections a long time ago (Nova/Beta)
• Osmani presents plan for northern Kosovo to CoE Committee of Ministers (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• EU earmarks EUR 303 million for four projects in B&H, none of projects is from RS (BHT1)
• Lead Members of European Parliament call on EU to finally introduce sanctions to Dodik: We can no longer allow brazen secessionist and his followers to systematically undermine B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Becirovic: Sunak expressed strong support to B&H, international community must not allow destabilization of B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Cvijanovic: Enthusiasm of Albanian lobbyists in UK parliament goes so far that they are capable of lying to extent to destabilize situation in Western Balkans (RTRS)
• Dodik: I will sign RS parliament laws related to B&H CC and HR’s decisions (BN TV)
• Szijjarto expresses Hungary’s commitment to cooperation with B&H and its entities, especially to economic cooperation with RS (RTRS)
• Kalabukhov criticizes US Embassy for its preference of Southern Interconnection project in B&H (Glas Srpske)
Montenegro
• Milatovic on an official visit to Serbia on 9 and 10 July (CdM)
• Ambassador of Spain: Montenegro should use the opportunity and continue on the path to the EU (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Geer: Constitutional changes will be responsibility of individual members of Parliament, to look at what the national interest is (Telma TV)
Albania
• Rama: We signed 13 agreements of Albania-Kosovo governments' meeting; Confirmation from Kurti expected (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Wednesday 5 July 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic met with Lajcak; I repeated once again, for the last 15 years... (Tanjug/B92)
• Brnabic: Ball in Pristina's court, arrests of Kosovo Serbs must stop (Tanjug/Politika/RTS)
• Brnabic: EU membership only option for Serbia’s sustainable future (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Brnabic speaks with EU leaders about European integration and preserving peace in Balkans (RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• Michel calls for de-escalation in north Kosovo, continued dialogue (Tanjug)
• Vucevic: I am convinced accusations against SPC are completely untrue (TV Pink)
• KFOR: No evidence of alleged smuggling of weapons to churches in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)
• Von Cramon denies Vucic’s statement that German organization are funding protests in Serbia (Beta)
• Detention of two arrested Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija extended for another month (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Session of RS Council of Peoples held on Tuesday; Bosniak Caucus in RS Council of Peoples withdraws its veto on decision of RS parliament (BHT1)
• Blagojevic: Bosniak Caucus wants to create situation where RS President would sign laws, in order to file criminal report in line with ‘Schmidt’s Criminal Code’ (Nezavisne)
• RS officials reiterate that Schmidt is not High Representative and his decisions will not be respected in RS (ATV)
• Becirovic meets top UK officials, including PM Sunak; Sunak expresses strong support to integrity and sovereignty of B&H (BHT1/Hayat)
• Cvijanovic criticizes Becirovic’s visit to UK (Srna/RTRS)
• Dodik says UK PM Sunak must have been referring to UK officials when he said that UK will undertake measures against those who jeopardize sovereignty of B&H (RTRS)
• Dacic: Serbia is not behind undermining of B&H, we do not support that (Dnevni list)
• FB&H HoR Collegium does not include appointments in FB&H HoR or appointment of B&H CC Judges in agenda of upcoming FB&H HoR Session (N1)
• OHR: State property experts discussed issues in under Annex 9 (FTV)
• ECHR calls OHR to deliver written statement with regard to ‘DF vs. B&H’ case (RTRS)
• Covic and Murphy discuss current political developments (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Milanovic: They blackmail me like a cartel (HRT)
Montenegro
• Long road to the election of a new government: Confirmation by the DIK, consultations, nomination of a representative... (CdM/RSE)
Albania
• Veliaj: Tirana, the political epicenter of the Balkans (Radio Tirana)
• Kosovo's PM refuses to meet counterpart Rama in Balkans Tour (ADN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: There is no hope for the formation of the ZSO (B92/Beta)
• Support of Netherlands, Luxembourg of crucial importance for European integration of Serbia (Beta/RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• Serbia sees KFOR as the only legitimate armed force in Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Politika/Tanjug)
• High level of bilateral relations, intensive political dialogue with France (Politika/RTS)
• Dacic: Message which demands reaction of the state (Tanjug/Beta)
• Dacic discusses bilateral relations with Russian Ambassador (Beta)
• Orlic with French MPs (Tanjug/RTV)
• European Integration Committee Chairperson meets with French MPs (Tanjug)
• Opposition MPS: Summer should not stop protests (TV Nova S)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dacic: Serbia is not behind and does not support undermining of B&H, but it absolutely opposes attacks on RS (RTRS)
• B&H Prosecutor’s Office: Latest amendments to Criminal Code made work of prosecutors easier (BN TV/N1/RTRS)
• Isak: FB&H Police waits instructions from Prosecutor’s Office of B&H (Nova BH)
• Dodik: New crisis in B&H was not provoked by us in B&H, but same people who send false reports about B&H to their ministries (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: Constitutional Court of B&H should be reformed, it would be real contribution to stability of B&H (Dnevni list)
• Nesic comments Schmidt’s decisions; Schmidt’s decisions cause concern and distress for citizen (RTRS/O Kanal)
• Tabakovic says there is no need for veto in RS Council of Peoples because latest RS parliament laws have been declared invalid (Nova BH)
• If Bosniak Caucus gives up on veto, RS parliament speaker is sending laws to RS President for signing (Glas Srpske)
• Izetbegovic: Dodik must be stopped, international community must take resolute steps (Nezavisne)
• Becirovic and Kearns discuss threats to peace and stability in B&H, concrete responses to secessionist moves from RS (N1)
Montenegro
• Milatovic: The EU is a supra-party goal (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE not supporting constitutional amendments under current circumstances (MIA)
Albania
• Clinton: The real thing that needs to be done in Kosovo is to stop this nonsense (Radio Tirana)
• Begaj welcomes Clinton to Albania: Grateful for everything you have done for our nation (Radio Tirana)