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Belgrade Media Report 25 September 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic leaves for New York to attend UNGA session (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Jablanovic does not represent Serb List any more (Politika)
• Selakovic: EU should say that Croatia violated SAA (TV Pink)
• Hahn: Serbia is not alone in solving refugee problem (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Reactions of B&H officials regarding the issue of closing the border between Serbia and Croatia (Oslobodjenje)
• The EU should resolve the problem of migrants (Srna)
• RS referendum to be held on November 15th (Nezavisne)
• RS enjoys unreserved support from Russian Federation (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU has "serious issues" with Croatia's restrictions at Serbian border (dpa)
• PM: Croatia Planning to Remove Serbia Border Restrictions (FNA)
• Hungary seeks Austrian support for fencing off Croatian border (Reuters, 25 September 2015)

Belgrade Media Report 22 September

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: If Brussels doesn’t react, Serbia will undertake countermeasures (RTS)
• Vucic: Relations with the Vatican improving (RTS/Tanjug)
• Podgorica to support Kosovo’s bid for UNESCO? (Novosti)
• Jablanovic: They signed proclamation over pressure from Belgrade (Politika/Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Norbert Hofer backs the referendum in RS (Srna)
• Austrian Embassy in B&H: Hofer’s statements on referendum in RS do not correspond with official position of Austrian government (Fena)
• Austrian Parliament to examine the role of two Austrian high representatives in B&H (Srna)
• Commission for referendum in RS formed (klix.ba)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Europe migrant crisis: Serbia threatens retaliation after Croatia truck blockade; OECD calls for coordinated approach (Reuters)
• Serbian Troops Plead Innocent to Kosovo Village Killings (BIRN)
• DUI Defectors to Form New Macedonian Albanian Party (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 21 September 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Countermeasures if EU can’t cope with crisis (Tanjug/B92)
• Djuric: Peace, stability priority interests of all in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Irretrievable damage made (Novosti)
• Djuric: Without imposing solutions for the situation in B&H (RTS)
• Pristina imputing army (Novosti)
• Miscevic: Serbia’s progress in Serbia’s EU process (RTS)
• Roth: Reached required progress in normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia – prerequisite for opening relevant chapter with Serbia (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H leaders quarrel at Peace Deal Conference (Nezavisne/BIRN)
• Inzko: RS has the right to a referendum only on judiciary and corruption in RS (klix.ba)
• Dodik: Referendum on judiciary not violating the Dayton Agreement (Srna)
• Entities - the most important in overall relations in B&H (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Says Border Closures Are Hitting Economy (BIRN)
• Hundreds at Serbia pride march call for solidarity with migrants passing through country
(Associated Press)

Belgrade Media Report 18 September 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Up to government to decide on the platform (Radio Belgrade/Beta)
• Vucic: Differences only regarding Kosovo issue (RTS)
• Kosovo secretly creating an army (Blic)
• Croatia moves to Plan B (B92)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Inzko to Ban Ki-moon: Referendum to be put to one side without any further delay (Fena)
• Decision on referendum breaches neither law nor Dayton accord (Srna)
• Migrants continue pouring into Tovarnik across “green line” (Hina)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo and Serbia Offer Havens for Jail-Dodgers (BIRN)
• The Balkan mine trap awaiting refugees (Middle East Eye)

Belgrade Media Report 17 September 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Kerry: Vucic knows there is more work in transition between Serbia and Kosovo (Tanjug/Politika)
• Stefanovic: EU has to say whether it will admit refugees (Tanjug)
• Albanians smuggling as Syrians (Blic)
• Bujanovac municipality session blocked (Novosti)
• Davenport: Albanian initiative for forming community of Albanian municipalities is their right (RTV)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H will not be threatened by influx of refugees (Fena)
• Cvijanovic: Everyone in B&H must be included in resolving migrant crisis (Oslobodjenje)
• The Opposition: Dodik will soon withdraw the referendum decision as well (Novo vrijeme)
• Dodik: Referendum will not be abandoned (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo, Serbia Begin Diplomatic Battle over UNESCO (Balkan Insight)
• European Union rebukes Hungary as refugee crisis tensions escalates (The Sydney Morning Herald)