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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)