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Belgrade Media Report 13 November 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: We do not accept Pristina’s game (Tanjug) • EU motherly relationship towards Pristina (Politika) • SNP: To freeze participation in Brussels agreement (RTV/Tanjug) • Vucic treated “Kosovo” as an independent state in a TV show (New Serbian Political Thought) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Nikolic receives invitation to visit B&H next March (Nezavisne/Dnevnik) • After donations to Srebrenica: When will Serbia return multimillion debt to B&H municipalities? (Klix.ba) • Ustasha ideology in Croatia not defeated (Srna) • Dramatic events on Croatian post-election political scene (Nova TV/Hina) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo: UNESCO rejection due to Serbia's ‘appalling behaviour’ (EurActiv) • Fr. Sava: Time to Go Forward and Start Dialogue (BIRN) • Analysis: Mounting Security Risks Leave Bosnia Vulnerable (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 12 November 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS Ban Ki-moon: Community of Municipalities cornerstone of Brussels agreement (Tanjug) Serbia admitted to UNESCO Executive Council (Novosti) Nincic: Belgrade remains committed to the dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug) Drecun: Pointless to discuss normalization process without ZSO (Tanjug) Popov: EU on the move following suspension of Brussels agreement (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia donates 5 million EUR for Srebrenica (Klix.ba/Nezavisne) • B&H insists on right to access to international waters (Oslobodjenje/Hina) • Croatia protests against Slovenia’s fence on its territory (Hina) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Says US Firm Will Build Power Plant (BIRN) • Serbia will be able to raise pension, wages in 2016, PM says (Reuters) • Serb Central Bank Holds Benchmark Rate With Focus on Fed, ECB (Bloomberg) • Macedonia Approves Government That Includes Opposition (RFE/RL/AFP/AP)

Belgrade Media Report 11 November 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Pristina’s move blow to Brussels dialogue (Danas) • Djuric: Who do we trust in the resumption of the dialogue? (Beta) • Djuric: Pristina has no intention of implementing agreements (RTS) • Drecun: Pristina’s move obstruction of the Brussels dialogue (Radio Belgrade) • EU without comment after Pristina suspends agreement (Beta) • Davenport: Serbia has made significant progress on EU path (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • The report of the High Representative to the UN: The decision on referendum in RS direct violation of the Dayton Agreement (Nezavisne) • The conference in Srebrenica: Vucic laid flowers at Potocari (Nezavisne) • Dodik: I do not see progress that Commissioner Hahn is talking about (RTRS) • Kojic: Strategy’s main objective will not be honored (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo freezes EU-brokered deal with Serbia (EUobserver) • Bosnia, IMF fail to agree new loan deal, to resume talks (Reuters) • Bosnian Court Fears ‘Abolition Attempt’ by Serbs (BIRN) • Macedonia receives conditional recommendation to start EU accession talks (Xinhua)

Belgrade Media Report 10 November 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: After Paris, off to Brussels with much more optimism (Tanjug) • Vucic: I am sorry that some are disappointed with UNESCO’s decision (RTS) • Dacic: Serbia remains committed to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug) • Drecun: Pristina must behave rationally (RTS) • Tanaskovic: Kosovo a precedent in UNESCO history (RTS) • Office for Kosovo and Metohija: UNESCO’s decision - triumph of reason (Tanjug) • European Commission: Serbia actively committed to EU integration (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • European Commission: B&H is back on the reform path (Bosna danas) • Antigovernment opposition in Montenegro announces new rally (Vijesti) • CIA knew what would cause a war in Yugoslavia and B&H (Vijesti/Nezavisne/Kurir) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Foreign investors satisfied with progress of Serbia's economy (Xinhua)

Belgrade Media Report 9 November 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo not admitted to UNESCO (RTS) • Nikolic: Just and moral victory in impossible conditions (RTS) • Dacic: Great victory by Serbia (RTS) • Serbian Orthodox Church welcomes UNESCO decision, urges dialogue (Tanjug) • Reactions to non-admission of Kosovo to UNESCO (Tanjug/Beta) • Dacic: Pristina doesn’t want to discuss UNESCO issue in Brussels (RTS) • Drecun: Brussels will have to react over the ZSO (Dnevnik) • Stefanovic and Djuric to meet with former Kosovo Serb policemen (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bosniaks will react against the decision on referendum in the RS (Klix.ba) • Foreigners should be advisors to B&H, not imposers of their own will (Novo vrijeme) • Russia could block extension of EUFOR mandate to B&H (Bosna danas) • Croatia election: Opposition HDZ conservatives claim victory (Bosna danas) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo fails in bid to gain UNESCO membership (Reuters) • Montenegro Opposition: We’ll Protest as Long as It Takes (Sputnik)