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Belgrade Media Report 17 February 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Dangers produced by Kosovo precedent become clear (Beta)
• Vulin: No hope that the situation will improve in Kosovo (RTS)
• Vulin requesting new investigation into the murder of Serbs near Podujevo (Politika)
• Anniversary of the crime in Livadice (Tanjug)
• New arrests of migrants at Serbia-Hungary border (Tanjug)
• Djuric: We will not discuss succession with Pristina (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Colak, Tadic and Softic part of leadership of B&H Parliamentary Assembly (Nezavisne novine/Srna)
• Vucic: relations between Belgrade and Sarajevo are “good” while their improvement “is expected” (Dnevni avaz)
• Grabar-Kitarovic prepared to assist B&H on EU path (Oslobodjenje)
• Serbia, Macedonia sign seven cooperation agreements (Tanjug)
• President Ivanov and Serbian PM Vucic discuss EU integrations, regional issues (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Serb MPs to Consult Belgrade Before Quitting (BIRN)
• Serbia Honours Chomsky for Criticising NATO Bombing (BIRN)
• The Privateers and the Protesters (Transitions Online)
• Croatia will become rich, pledges new president (The Scotsman)
• Macedonian opposition releases new wiretaps exposing the government (EurActiv)
• Macedonia PM Leaves Opposition Charges Hanging (BIRN)
• The ICJ’s conservative stance in the ruling on Serbian and Croatian claims of genocide (Journal of Turkish Weekly Op-Ed)

Belgrade Media Report 13 February 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Miscevic: Now is the time to accelerate negotiations (RTS)
• Drecun: Right time for opening Chapter 35 (RTS)
• Serbs thinking of freezing contacts with Pristina (Politika)
• Dragisic: Exodus is organized (Beta)
• Exodus (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Bosic: SDS does not know which ministries they will get (Fena/Oslobodjenje)
• Wishes outstrip available ministries (Nezavisne novine)
• Jonathan Moore in Banja Luka: Freedom of speech must be protected (Oslobodjenje)
• Zaev possesses material of wiretapping of over 20,000 people (News 24)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Belgrade-Priština dialogue resumes (EurActiv)
• Pristina asks EU to expel illegal Kosovo migrants (EUbusiness)
• German police sent to Serbia-Hungary border to stem Kosovo exodus (Reuters)
• Serbian PM Going to Zagreb For Inauguration (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Rerort 12 February 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We got the most with Brussels negotiations (RTS/B92)
• Government adopts report on Brussels dialogue (Tanjug)
• Selakovic: Perspective for Kosovo Serbs (RTS)
• Djuric: President of the Basic Court will always be a Serb (Politika)
• A film about the only Serb child in Prizren, Kosovo (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Draft statement receives unanimous support (Srna)
• Dodik: Parliament showed unity (Srna)
• Ambassador Cormack opens workshop on fight against terrorism (Oslobodjenje)
• After several denials, Zaev admitted that he collaborated with Verushevski (Kurir.mk/24 News)
• What is Ahmeti’s crime in the conversation published by Zaev? (Kurir.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia, Hungary demand help from EU to stem migrant ‘exodus’ from Kosovo (Euronews)
• Serbia Border Crisis: Hungary Flooded With Migrants, Latest European Nation To Battle Migration Problem (IBTimes.com)
• Croatian volunteers fighting alongside Ukrainian army; Serb counterparts helping pro-Russian rebels (AFP)
• Bosnia's new PM takes office, pledges EU-backed reforms (Reuters)

Belgrade Media Report 11 February

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: State policy does not change in a day or two (Radio Serbia)
• Dacic: Great success turned into great abuses (Tanjug/RTS)
• Djuric: Better general atmosphere for Serbs in the province (RTS)
• Serbs receive court in Mitrovica (Novosti)
• EU has at least six more conditions for Serbia (Blic)
• Erler: Impossible for Serbia to have neutral mediatory role (Politika/Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• MP’s from the SNSD and DNS left the session (Srna)
• Pavic: Statement on EU integration to be signed (Srna)
• B&H Presidency - export of weapons to Ukraine is not foreign policy interest of B&H (Fena)
• Dodik and Kraak about the possibilities of economic cooperation between the RS and the Netherlands (Fena)
• Prime Minister Cvijanovic received the Ambassador of Hungary to B&H (Srna)
• Another proof of fabricating journalism of Zaev, Kabranov and Soros media (Kurir.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia tries to stop massive migrant exodus to EU (AP)
• Bosnian Serb Deputies Mull EU Declaration (BIRN)
• Bosnia’s ‘Politicians with War Baggage’ Under Fire (BIRN)
• Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 10 February

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Agreement on judiciary reached in Brussels (Tanjug/B92/RTS)
• Dacic: EU should appreciate Serbia’s efforts more (RTS/Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Agreement on judiciary no surprise (RTS)
• Drecun: Progress achieved, without discrimination of Serbs in the judiciary (Tanjug)
• Sertic: Trepca should be discussed in Brussels (RTS/Beta)
• DSS: With Brussels talks Vucic achieved one more big “success” declaring defeat as victory (New Serbian Political Thought)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dzaferovic: Almost certain Zvizdic will be confirmed on Wednesday (Fena)
• Law on public order and peace contrary to relevant international conventions (Oslobodjenje)
• Six Bosniaks arrested in US on suspicion of sending money and weapons to terrorist organizations (Srna)
• VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev continues to sink in compiled scenario against Macedonia (Kurir.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo and Serbia Reach Key Deal on Judiciary (BIRN)
• Serbia Hopes For Progress On EU Bid As Talks With Kosovo Resume (RFE/RL)
• ‘Strained’ Serbia-Kosovo Talks Results in Justice Deal (Sputnik)
• Macedonia opposition leader says PM ordered 'massive wire-tapping' (Reuters)
• Macedonian officials accused of spying on 20,000 people over four years (engadget.com)
• Bosnia presidency names PM-designate four months after election (Reuters)
• Croatian Medal for Bosniak Ex-Leader Angers Serbs (BIRN)