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Belgrade Media Report 12 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Naser Oric in prison, Tomislav Nikolic in Sarajevo (Politika)
• Serbian Army members take off for MINUSCA (Tanjug)
• Milenkovic: First chapters should be opened by year’s end (RTS)
• Paquet: Serbia achieved a lot in the field of public administration reforms (Tanjug)
• SRS points to the danger from terrorist attacks in Serbia (Beta/RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• FB&H in an extremely serious crisis, SBB not entering the FB&H government (Srna)
• Zvizdic asking for the release of Oric (Srna)
• Izetbegovic's protest to the Swiss ambassador because of Oric (Srna/Fena)
• Spiric: The fate of the RS should be discussed in Banja Luka (Srna)
• Reform agenda has no alternative (Nezavisne)
• RS will express dissatisfaction by way of Russia (Srna)
• Russian Ambassador to B&H: No decision without coordination (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Never Too Late? NATO Finally Apologizes for Bombing Yugoslavia? (Sputnik)
• Poland says next NATO summit should invite Macedonia, Montenegro to join (Reuters)
• Swiss arrest Bosnian Muslim wartime commander on Serbia warrant: Bosnian mayor (Reuters)
• Zagreb Slams Bosnia Over Croatian Fighters’ Indictments (BIRN)
• Macedonia detain 128 migrants hiding in five homes (Reuters)

Belgrade Media Report 11 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Difficult talks with Pristina ahead (RTS)
• Mihajlovic: Every crime has a name, victims and perpetrator (RTS)
• Serbian Prosecution without comment (Politika)
• Djuric condemns attack on KoSSev portal (Tanjug/Radio Serbia)
• Area code, then chapters (Novosti)
• Russians will veto if Belgrade requests (Danas)
• Patriotic bloc of Kosovo and Metohija: New deceptions and lies of Aleksandar Vucic (New Serbian Political Thought)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• EC urges all Macedonian parties to find a lasting political compromise (Republika)
• Savcic: Oric trial needs to be finalized (Srna)
• Kojic: Extradite Oric to Serbia (Srna)
• No one brought to justice 23 years after crime against Serbs (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo No State, Serbian President Tells Jahjaga (BIRN)
• Macedonian leaders fail to reach final deal to end crisis (Reuters)
• Bosnian Serbs Refuse Reform Program Demanded by EU (Reuters)
• Bosnian Serb MPs reject Srebrenica genocide resolution (Reuters)

Belgrade Media Report 10 June

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic, Abbas: No open issues between Serbia and Palestine (RTS)
• Dacic: Cooperation with Palestine in Serbia’s interest (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Pristina abuses continuation of dialogue (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Pristina hiding crimes with lawsuit (Novosti)
• Trapara: Turkish policy towards Serbia will not change (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Niksic: SDP will not enter a coalition with the SDA and HDZ B&H, elections are the solution (Fena)
• Ivanic: Great Britain’s resolution on Srebrenica targets RS and Dodik (Srna)
• HDZ B&H: Resolution on Srebrenica – “adding oil to the fire” (Srna)
• RS economic policy compatible with reform agenda (Srna)
• Preda: The crisis in the Federation - a serious problem (Srna/Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Berlin pressures Serbia to normalise relations with Kosovo (EurActiv)
• On the chessboard of the powerful, is Serbia a pawn? (DW)
• Moderate Bosnian Muslims called to join Islamic State (The Irish Times)
• Britain preparing’ UN resolution on Srebrenica killings (Reuters)

Belgrade Media Report 9 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ban appoints Miculescu UN representative to Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vucic: McAllister has a realistic attitude towards Serbia (Tanjug)
• Nikolic calls for condemnation of Albanian terrorist act (Novosti)
• Dacic: EU perspective enabled progress in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Politika)
• Gojkovic thanked Belarus for principled stand (Radio Serbia/Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Work on both normalization and Chapters 23, 24 (TV N1)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• DF ministers won’t participate in FB&H government session: We are the opposition! (Patria)
• Izetbegovic to Komsic: If you don’t attend the FB&H Government session you will endanger the reform path of B&H! (Dnevni avaz)
• Radoncic: I’m not interested in power with the state-mafia (Nezavisne)
• Papal visit a farce that Sarajevo is multiethnic, more Chinese living there than Serbs and Croats together (Srna)
• B&H charges 3 for planning attack in Sweden (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• US, Germany Put Conditions on Serbia Support (BIRN)
• Greece and FYROM set for talks to 'resolve differences' (neoskosmos.com)
• Macedonia at the Crossroads (The New York Times)
• Does Hahn get the Macedonia crisis? (EUobserver)
• Putin's Prowl: Bear in the Balkans Sniffing at Macedonia (the-american-interest.com)
• Will Macedonia Scuttle Gazprom's New Mega Pipeline? (worldcrunch.com)

Belgrade Media Report 8 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Serbia prepared to respond to every threat (RTS)
• Romania most vulnerable (Novosti)
• Can the prime minister under investigation recognize Pristina (Politika)
• Stojanovic: Three attacks planned in southern and central Serbia (Novosti)
• McAlister: Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels on 23 June crucial (Beta)
• Jovanovic: Vucic had adequate collocutors in Washington (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Democratic Front: SDA, as usual, is lying (Oslobodjenje)
• HDZ leader announced talks with Radoncic for Wednesday (Srna)
• Southeast Europe leaders gather in Budva within Brdo-Brijuni Process (Hina)
• Commissioner Hahn urges all party leaders to respect commitments made on 2 June (MIA)
• US State Department welcomes Commissioner Hahn’s successful mediation in Macedonia (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Belgrade to Unveil Gavrilo Princip Monument (BIRN)
• Report: Macedonian Opposition Leader Reverses, Will Attend Crisis Talks (RFE/RL)
• Pope Francis urges peace on visit to Sarajevo, 'Jerusalem of Europe' (CNN)
• Pope Francis Condemns War Profiteers on Visit to Bosnia (guardianlv.com)