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Belgrade Media Report 29 October 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue needs to resume (Tanjug) • Progress in normalization of energy relations between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug) • Serbia meets obligations by joining UN Treaty (Tanjug) • Five Serb houses torn down in Djakovica (Politika) • RIK: Voting to be repeated at four polling stations (Beta) • Manzo: Italy proposed opening of first chapter; Belgrade reached historically important agreement with Pristina (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Secret intelligence agents from Islamic countries all over B&H (Politika’s correspondent in Sarajevo) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Prosecutor alleges bribery at EU Kosovo mission (EUbusiness.com) • Kosovo President Ponders Invite to Serbia (BIRN) • Serbia is the 'Best Pupil in Class' for EU Accession, says Former Austrian Chancellor (International Business Times UK) • EU calls on Bosnia parties to form government quickly (World Bulletin) • ‘Projectiles’ Hit HQ of Macedonian Government (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 28 October 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: More than 30 attacks on Serbs in Kosovo over the past two weeks (RTS) • Drecun: Displaying Kosovo symbols in Brussels is an insult for Serbs (Radio Serbia) • Ashton: Owing to Nikolic, Balkans is a better place (Politika) • Dacic and Chepurin discuss cooperation (Novosti) • Turmoil in the SDS (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Covic: “Federalization of B&H is a necessity” (BHRT) • Remains of three victims exhumed from the mass graves in the Srebrenica area (Oslobodjenje) • Weapons from FB&H in the hands of Islamic state members (Glas Srpske) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Increasing tension in Serbia’s Novi Pazar, Sandzak (Journal of Turkish Weekly News Analysis) • IMF praises Serbia’s spending cuts, plans loan talks for November (Reuters) • Nationalists win Bosnia vote, face tough talks on power-sharing (Reuters) • Bosnia Declares 2014 ‘Year of Missing Persons’ (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 27 October 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Serbia respects UN principles and goals (Tanjug) • Dacic: Kosovo’s membership in IOC does not solve problems (Radio Serbia/Tanjug) • Unofficial results of elections for national minority councils (B92) • Miscevic: Accepting Kosovo in UN is not condition for opening Chapter 35 (Dnevnik) • Janjic: Attacks on Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija never stop (Radio Belgrade) • OSCE: Serbia respects rights of all citizens (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Official: Izetbegovic, Covic and Ivanic members of the B&H Presidency (Fena) • Pan-European Union conference ends in Sarajevo: Strong support to B&H European path (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbs Urge US to Support Return to Kosovo (BIRN) • Serbian parliament approves revised 2014 budget, pension, wage cuts (Reuters) • Serbia and South Stream – Walking the Tightrope (Natural Gas Europe) • Bosnia – stabilization stalled in negative peace (TransConflict) • Macedonia PM Won’t Call FBI into Terror Case (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 23 October 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo wins the battle for the IOC (Politika) • Regional conference begins in Belgrade (RTS) • Hoxhaj: Belgrade and Pristina to sign peace agreement (Tanjug) • The Albanian VIP lounge (Politika, editorial by Dusan Teleskovic) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Race for the B&H Presidency: Izetbegovic wins twice as many votes from abroad than Radoncic (Oslobodjenje) • Goljanin: PDP will not accept coalition with SNSD (Oslobodjenje) • After election analysis (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Path cleared for Kosovo’s participation at Rio Olympic Games 2016 (Reuters) • Albania, Kosovo officials visit rival Serbia (AP) • Serbian paradox: Between Russia and NATO (Pravda) • Dodik Party Stakes Claim to Run Republika Srpska (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 22 October 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Ashton objective negotiator (RTS/Politika) • Serbian Olympic Committee: State bodies notified of initiative for Kosovo’s admission into IOC (Tanjug) • Stefanovic: Albanian government to detain responsible individuals (RTS) • Committee for Kosovo and Metohija to discuss security situation in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Marina Pendes: B&H aims to keep actual level of engagement in UN Peacekeeping Missions (Anadolu/Vijesti) • B&H Court revokes verdict for terrorist Haris Causevic (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbian Police Official to Be Jailed in Germany (BIRN) • Serbian Party Outlines Bosnian Coalition Plan (BIRN) • Bosnian native living in Forest Lake may be tied to 3 slayings (Star Tribune) • Nine people detained in Macedonia corruption probe (www.aa.com.tr/en) • Mladic Witness: Muslims Started Conflict in Foca (BIRN)