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Belgrade Media Report 22 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: New page of our joint future (Tanjug) • Covic: Past to historians, future to us (Tanjug) • Izetbegovic condemns all war crimes (Tanjug) • “Srpska” will not support formation of Kosovo army (Politika) • Kosovo’s road towards UNESCO, from tweet to reality (RTS) • Montenegro arresting “by order” (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Cvijanovic to Moore: Referendum in accordance with the Constitution of B&H (Srna) • Covic: I was not even invited to the celebration of the “Storm” (Vijesti.ba/slobodna-bosna.ba) • Josipovic: Serb leadership in Croatia did not find a motive for joint celebration of Storm (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • The bullies who run Kosovo (politico.eu) • Bosnia’s Back in the Boiler (Sputnik)

Belgrade Media Report 21 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • UNESCO waiting for Kosovo’s membership application (Danas) • McAllister: Chapter 35 probably to be opened first (Tanjug/RTS) • Miscevic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue has power of a control mechanism in EU negotiating process (Tanjug) • Vucic to speak in RS parliament regarding referendum (Novosti) • Far from Reconciliation (Blic) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • The new ruling majority: SDA and Party for B&H to sign the coalition agreement on Thursday? (Fena) • Covic: Situation in B&H region can be markedly improved (Hina) • Dodik not against compromise on referendum (Srna) • Salkic: High Representative to annul referendum (Srna) • Dodik - Ivantsov: Possible compromise on referendum (Srna) • Lajcak: No referendum in RS (Oslobodjenje/Patria) • EU foreign ministers say referendum in RS unacceptable (Bosna danas) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • US Trade Deal Gives Boost to Serbian Exports (BIRN) • Macedonia Opposition Says Govt 'Stalling' Reforms (Journal of Turkish Weekly) • Montenegro to Keep Track of ISIS Threat (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 20 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Serbian-Albanian battle for UNESCO (Politika) • Djuric: Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO would be top cynicism (Politika/TV Pink) • Drecun: Pristina “fulfills” conditions because it set on fire Orthodox sanctities (Politika) • Great danger from Kosovo becoming UNESCO member (Novosti) • Odalovic: Criminals will be brought to justice (Novosti) • Stefanovic: No knowledge of terrorist attacks on Serbia being prepared (Beta/Tanjug) • 1,000 police officers to guard B&H Presidency members (Blic) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Vucic asks Dodik to reconsider decision on referendum (Oslobodjenje) • DF: Regardless of the fact that the B&H Prosecutor is under the SDA control we will never permit referenda (Oslobodjenje) • B&H Serb entity should scrap referendum plan, Croatian FM says (Hina) • B&H Airlines loses flight permit (EX-YU Aviation News) • Serbian general arrested in Montenegro for war crimes in Croatia (Dalje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia PM Urges Dodik to Rethink Referendum (Balkan Insight) • ISIS set up stronghold in Bosnia as terrorists secretly buy land (Sunday Mirror) • Russo-Serbian Alliance Obstacle to West’s ‘Drang Nach Osten’ Plan (Sputnik) • Macedonia Deal Means Changes For Key Bodies (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 16 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Brussels (dis)agreements (RTS) • Greece doesn’t recognize Kosovo (Danas/Novosti) • Vucic: Policy toward migrants insufficiently accountable (Radio Serbia) • B&H Presidency visiting Serbia (B92/Tanjug/Fena) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Decision on a referendum adopted (Srna) • Parliament has not exceeded bounds of its jurisdiction (Srna) • Hadziomerovic: Bosniak Delegates will raise the issue of protection of vital national interest; Suljagic: Adoption of a decision on a referendum in the RS is a call to war! (Fena/ Dnevni avaz) • OHR: Those supporting referendum against Dayton are pushing RS into isolation and crisis (Fena) • Russian Embassy: Referendum B&H’s internal matter (Nezavisne) • U.S. Embassy: Nothing good can come from this referendum (Oslobodjenje) • Leaders of Macedonian parties reach agreement (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Bosnia's Serbs vote for referendum on national court (BBC) • Commission hammers out Macedonia compromise (EurActiv with AFP) • Pro-ISIS Video Calls for Balkan Caliphate (BIR)

Belgrade Media Report 15 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • US supports Serbia’s reforms and EU path (RTS) • Shultz: Serbia key country in region (FoNet) • Djuric: I expect dialogue to resume soon (Tanjug) • Progress made regarding status of employees in ZSO (Novosti) • Pavicevic: I do not believe that the incidents are an accident (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • SDP proposes no confidence vote in FB&H government (Dnevnik.ba) • With anti-SDS campaign, Dodik could cause conflicts among RS Serbs (Oslobodjenje) • Joint statement on the planned RS referendum (Dnevni avaz) • Zeljka Cvijanovic welcomes the message of international representatives (Srna) • Bosniak politicians covering up the case of attack on Vucic (Srna) • Prosecution opens investigation into Boska privatization by Milorad Dodik (BN TV) • New terrorist threat: Bosnia and Herzegovina, mujahedeen’s are coming! (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Macedonia PM to go as part of EU-brokered deal (EUobserver) • Macedonia parties agree on path to April 2016 election, defusing crisis (Reuters) • Bosnian Serb seeks court referendum in fresh challenge to Bosnian state (Reuters) • Balkan journalists face threats and intimidation, says report (The Guardian)