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Belgrade Media Report 09 February

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to resume in Brussels; Djuric: Union and judiciary on the agenda (RTS/Tanjug/Beta/TV Prva) • Nikolic’s cabinet: New platform is about agreement on normalization with Pristina (Danas) • Gasic: Army not a topic of Brussels dialogue (Danas) • Pristina has a contingency plan for taking over Trepca (Politika) • Leposavic unable to stop construction of illegal hydropower plants (Novosti) • Gudenus: US responsible for wave of Kosovo refugees (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Anniversary of the biggest post-war protests in FB&H (Srna) • The PFB&H House of Representatives supports Cavar, Mahmutbegovic and Dunovic (Oslobodjenje) • Tomorrow request for a special session of the Assembly (RTRS) • Bosic called on Salihovic to comment on the charges against Dzaferovic (Srna) • Almost no terror act is committed without someone from B&H involved (Srna) • European right wing with sharp condemnation against Zaev (Kurir.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia’s Vucic to rekindle Kosovo talks with view to EU entry (Bloomberg) • A thin red line between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo (DW) • Asylum seeker numbers rise dramatically - Kosovo and Syria top the list (DW) • The disaster of Kosovo should be a warning to all humanitarian interventionists (The Week) • 6 Bosnian Immigrants Indicted For Using Facebook, PayPal To Facilitate Extremists In Syria (AP) • Bosnians Hold Protests to Warn Authorities (BIRN) • Croatia And Serbia: The Elusiveness Of Genocide – OpEd (Eurasia Review)

Belgrade Media Report 6 February

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Pristina authorities want to throw out UNMIK (RTS) • Kocijancic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on Monday (RTS/Tanjug) • Mihajlovic: Pressures on Belgrade before new round of negotiations (RTS) • They wish to remove the Serbs (Novosti) • Stefanovic: 60,000 Kosovo Albanians apply for Serbian passports (Tanjug) • Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija: Letter to Aleksandar Vucic prior to resumption of talks in Brussels (New Serbian Political Thought) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H never to have unique political structure (Srna) • Possible reorganization of SNSD? (Nezavisne novine) • Operational Headquarters for possible protests in B&H has been formed (Nezavisne novine) • Kristo: Prosecute acts of terrorism (Srna) • Klekovski: SDSM has no capacity for putsch (24 Vesti) • Greek authorities have money and reason to hire people to work against Macedonian interests (Kurir.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbian Church's Fate in Kosovo in the Balance (BIRN) • Islamic State flags appear, then disappear, in Bosnian village (Reuters) • Bosnia Protesters Brace For Difficult Anniversary (BIRN) • Macedonia Must Handle Coup Charge With ‘Integrity’, Melia (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 5 February 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • UN Security Council to hold session on situation in Kosovo on Friday (Tanjug) • Djuric: Decision on participation in Kosovo institutions after Brussels (RTS/Tanjug) • Serbian-American sparks (Politika/FoNet) • Germany not hindering Serbia on its EU path (Tanjug) • Ambassador Kirby: We recognize Kosovo as an independent state, and we encourage others to recognize it (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • CIK certified candidates for the President and Vice-Presidents of the FB&H (Srna) • Dodik with the EU Ambassadors in B&H has supported the new initiative for B&H (Srna) • Covic receives Turkish ambassador (Oslobodjenje) • US Embassy’s comment on law based on someone else’s stance (Srna) • Gruevski was dictator at the head of arrogant government (Kurir.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbs Threaten to Quit Kosovo Government (BIRN) • Dramatic Surge іn Kosovars Crossing Illegally Into EU (Reuters) • Croatia warns EU hopeful Serbia over war crimes law (Reuters) • Is the Croatia vs Serbia genocide verdict a reminder of The Hague's insignificance? (The Telegraph) • Serbia, Croatia and the 'crime of crimes' (Al Jazeera) • Logjam Ends Over Key Post in Bosnian Entity (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 4 January 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Ban: Kosovo authorities to establish special war crimes court (Tanjug/RTS/Beta) • Djuric: Wrong decision to dismiss Jablanovic (Tanjug) • Jablanovic: After we consult with Vucic, we will take a stand on my dismissal (Beta/Tanjug) • Dacic calls for urgent truce in Ukraine (Tanjug) • Serbian property in Kosovo-Metohija: Who owns our companies (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik convinced “genocide was committed against Serbs” (Srna) • Zaev is defocusing- it is clear that Greece has the biggest interest to harm FYROM (Kurir.mk) • Greek media defend Zaev (Kurir.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Ethnic Serb politician is sacked after remarks trigger unrest in Kosovo (Euronews) • Kosovo fires ethnic Serb minister to avert more violence (Reuters) • Croatia and Serbia Cleared of Genocide by Hague Court (New York Times) • Serbia Disappointed With ICJ’s Rejection of Claim Against Croatia (Sputnik) • Putin must be stopped. And sometimes only guns can stop guns (The Guardian)

Belgrade Media Report 3 February 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • ICJ dismisses Croatia’s claim and Serbia’s counter-claim (B92/Beta/Tanjug) • Nikolic: Confirmation that Croatia committed mass crime against Serbs (RTS) • Vucic and Dodik on international plans for B&H (RTS) • Death certificate for Jablanovic (B92/Novosti) • Serbian Army members on a peace mission course (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Video of accused FYROM leader's meeting with PM (Tanjug, Skopje correspondent) • Croatian leaders should condemn Glavas’s statements and release (Srna) • Company from UAE investing 2.3 billion Euros in B&H (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • UN Court Absolves Serbia And Croatia Of Genocide For Lack Of Proof In 1990s War (IBT) • Macedonia opposition chief accused of staging coup d’etat (EurActiv) • EU Urges Inquiry into Macedonia Opposition Coup Allegations (AP) • Greece Could Disrupt the EU’s Balkan Policy (BIRN) • Serbia: caught in the EU-Russia crossfire (Hurriyet Daily News) • Montenegro: Government plan to boost competition, efficiency (New Europe)