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Belgrade Media Report 14 May 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: UNMIK’s engagement of key significance for Serbia (RTS/Tanjug/Radio Serbia) • Brush concerned over the recent incidents in Kosovo (Tanjug) • Jablanovic: The case has been fabricated (Politika) • KLA terrorists preparing incursion in Presevo (Novosti) • Stojanovic: Albanians led by one brain (Novosti) • Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Valentin Inzko briefs UN Secretary General on B&H (Srna) • Serbia – B&H: Joint meeting in second half of 2015 (Srna) • FB&H Government session started without Ministers from HDZ (Nezavisne) • B&H security structures: Immediately activate a task and operative force (Srna) • Thus spoke (and did) the Izetbegovics (Srna) • Bill Clinton at Srebrenica commemoration (Klix.ba) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Former Kosovo Serb Minister Charged with Hate Speech (BIRN) • ‘Quasi-state Kosovo West’s only ally in Balkans, SE Europe’ (RT) • West pushes Macedonian government, opposition towards crisis talks (Reuters) • Macedonian Opposition Leader Refuses Participation at Reconciliation Meeting (Novinite) • Erdogan Calls for Dialogue to Calm Macedonia (BIRN) • Macedonia factfile (DW)

Belgrade Media Report 13 May 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic to Matviyenko: Serbia will remain neutral (Tanjug) • Serbia is the only party for Kosovo Serbs (Beta) • Dacic: Serbia supports everything except sanctions against Russia (RTS/Tanjug) • Miscevic: Dialogue has impact on Serbia’s EU integration (Tanjug) • Davenport: Progress in dialogue must be made in one month (Radio Serbia) • Stankovic: Situation in Kosovo and southern Serbia peaceful (TV B92) • Albanians procrastinating if something doesn’t suit them (TV B92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Meeting Vucic – Zvizdic: Improving cooperation of Serbia, B&H in several areas (Klix.ba) • B&H Presidency meets with Brammertz (Patria) • UN Assistant to the Secretary General visits B&H (Novo vrijeme/Srna) • Terrorists planned to blow up bridge in Skopje (Vecer/Hina) • More attacks will happen, Islamists aspire to single state (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Macedonia ministers resign amid phone-tapping scandal (BBC) • Smoke and gunpowder in the political dust of Macedonia (European Council on Foreign Relations) • Bosnian Economy Starting to Recover, IMF Says (BIRN) • Turkey calls for 'economy for peace' in western Balkans (Anadolu Agency) • Montenegro PM Complains of ‘Masochistic’ Coalition (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 12 May 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic and Dikovic discuss security situation in region (RTS/Tanjug) • Nikolic’s platform for Kosovo: north a province, the rest a republic (Politika) • Vucic: Belgrade not responsible for suspension of dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug) • Djuric: No agreement on energy (Tanjug) • Mihajlovic: Talks on ZSO by end of May? (RTS) • Preamble to be tested by the people (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Ban Ki-moon calls for restraint after Kumanovo incident (Republika) • Dodik: I would have voted for Bosic too (Oslobodjenje) • Events in FYROM result of unfinished break-up of Yugoslavia (Srna) • Ivanic-Sultanoglu: UN supports B&H on European path (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Exclusive: unrest in FYR Macedonia could hit other Balkan countries warns Serbian PM • (EuroNews) • Political storm brews in Macedonia (Reuters) • Macedonia Violence Touches a Nerve in Unstable Bosnia (BIRN) • Soros-owned media in Serbia goes Nuts with Propaganda surrounding Kumanovo incident (Mina) • Montenegro Debt Level Hits New Record (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 11 May

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Maric: Formation of ZSO crucial for survival of Serbs (RTS) • The Kosovo connection for destabilization of Macedonia (RTS) • Dragisic: Attacks may be expected in Serbia as well (Beta/Politika) • Vice President of the Kosovo Assembly: Do not make us send 7 million barehanded Albanians to take over the country (Politika/Tanjug) • Danaj: Time has come for unification of Albanians; the foreigners will accept any solution that Albanians choose (Tanjug/Politika) • Russian medal for a Kosovo Serb (Radio Serbia) • Gouillon becomes Serbian citizen (Tanjug) • SRS: Amending Constitution over Kosovo (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H and FYROM - beginning of Islamic state in the Balkans (Srna) • Cvijanovic: Terrorism threat to countries in the region (Srna) • Terrorist threats made against the B&H TV (BHRT/RTRS/Tanjug) • Gruevski: “All who want to cause harm to Macedonia would end up as this terrorist group” (Kurir.mk) • US, EU, OSCE and NATO believe now is the time for leaders to pull together (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Macedonian police leave troubled town after deadly shootout (AFP) • Armed group 'planned to destabilize Macedonia' (Anadolu Agency) • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Effective sovereignty through equality of constituent peoples (RT) • Croat Party Boycotts Bosnia Federation Govt (The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) • Main Bosnian Serb Opposition Party Re-Elects Leader (BIRN) • Women Form War Crime Court (WeNews staff)

Belgrade Media Report 8 May 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Pristina grossly violates Brussels agreement (RTS/Beta) • Drecun: ZSO needs to be formed according to new Kosovo laws (RTS/Tanjug) • Serbian Foreign Ministry: Serbia against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO (Danas) • Miscevic: Chapters to be opened by end of year (TV Pink/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: Interior Ministry operation “Ruben” is not directed against the Bosniaks (Srna) • 31 persons suspected of terrorism arrested (Srna) • Resistance to government spreading in Macedonia (Tanjug Skopje correspondent) • Serbian media describe Tomasic as “Croatian Seselj in skirt” (Hina) • Djukanovic: We are not for NATO in order to be against Russia (RTCG) • Misdemeanor charge against Metropolitan Amfilohije (RTCG/B92) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia's EU path depends on dialogue with Kosovo: EU commissioner (Xinhua) • Turkish Stream via Serbia Is Impossible - President Nikolic (Novinite) • Croat Party Boycotts Bosnia Federation Govt (BIRN) • Bosnia, Kosovo tighten noose on radical Islamists (AFP)