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Belgrade Media Report 31 July

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic against sanctions to Russia (FoNet/Informer)
• Keefe: Serbia can count on London’s support (Radio Belgrade)
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Results dispelling myth of KLA’s “just struggle” (RTS)
• Miscevic: EU membership – strategic choice of Serbia (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: The West, at some most difficult moment for its full membership in the EU, will require Serbia to recognize Kosovo (Danas)
• Nimetz: No progress in name talks (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• War Veterans Condemn EU’s Kosovo Crimes Report (BIRN)
• South Stream: A Bridge Between East and West (Natural Gas Europe)
• Serbian Ambassador Praises ‘Freedom Fighter’ Gavrilo Princip (BIRN)
• More muddling through in Bosnia and Herzegovina? (TransConflict)
• 6 jailed in Macedonia over murder trial riots (AP)

Belgrade Media Report 30 July 2014

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Joint future without hatred (FoNet)
• PACE: Truth about Kosovo organ trafficking comes to light (Tanjug)
• Quest for justice taking too long (Tanjug)
• DSS: Confirmation that Republic of Kosovo was built on crimes (RTS)
• The Terrifying Court (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: I didn’t have the heart to meet with Israeli Ambassador (Fena)
• Demonstrations in Tuzla again (Dnevni Avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Senior Kosovo guerrilla leaders tied to persecution of ethnic Serbs (New York Times)
• 'Compelling' signs Kosovo leaders trafficked in organs, says prosecutor (Los Angeles Times)
• Signs of Organ Harvesting Found in Kosovo conflict (SwissInfo)
• EU diplomatic pressure on Serbia highlights contract frustration risk for Russian energy companies (IHS Jane's Intelligence Review)
• Why constitutional reform will not solve the Bosnian blockade (TransConflict)

Belgrade Media Report 29 July

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Williamson: Not enough evidence on human organ trafficking (RTS/Tanjug/Radio Serbia/Beta)
• Vukcevic: Williamson’s report satisfaction for victims (Beta)
• Vekaric: Williamson’s report step towards justice (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Satisfied when effective verdicts are passed (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Williamson’s report partial, we expected more (Radio Serbia)
• Del Ponte: Pity that no evidence was found (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Support to idea of introducing three entities in B&H (Novosti)
• OSCE Mission in B&H: Citizens of Brcko District opt for entity citizenship (Oslobodjenje)
• Moore new head of OSCE Mission in B&H (Fena)
• Nimetz: I do not have a new proposal (Voice of the People)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Senior Kosovo figures face prosecution for crimes against humanity (The Guardian)
• Belgrade Urges Kosovo Serb Politician’s ‘Immediate’ Release (BIRN)
• Serbia Should Align Foreign Policy With EU More, Mogherini Says (Bloomberg)
• Serbia Purges Chiefs of Public Companies (BIRN)
• Serbian government presents laws to speed up privatization (Reuters)
• Serbian Parliament passes labour reforms (World Socialist Website)
• Montenegro 'Interested' in South Stream Pipeline – EconMin (novinte.com)

Belgrade Media Report 25 July

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: No new pressures over Russia (RTS)
• Will Vucic support Vuk? (Politika)
• Simic: Serbia again “little Russia” (TV Pink)
• Jevtic: Hundred internally displaced returned to Kosovo and Metohija this year (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Drecun: Leaving out organ trafficking would mean amnesty for KLA (Srna)
• Zenica, Bihac, Siroki Brijeg and Tuzla become cities (Patria)
• Poposki: Greater focus by key NATO and EU members required for progress in name dispute (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Fighters Deny Killings of Serb Prisoners in Trnovo (BIRN)
• Serbia Still Gathering Evidence to Charge Kosmajac (BIRN)
• Municipal Cull Angers Albania Opposition (BIRN)
• Goran Hadzic Denies Mass Expulsion of Croats (BIRN)
• Croatia delays extradition bid for Predrag Japranin, alleged war criminal living in Melbourne, until Captain Dragan case is finalised (ABC Online)

Belgrade Media Report 24 July

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Union of Serb Municipalities is future for Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• U.S. Embassy: We apologize for the mistake (RTS)
• Dacic thanks India for principled stand in regard to unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• EULEX: No secret indictments (Danas)
• Ivanovic: The Albanians also know that I am innocent (Novosti)
• Diplomatic gaffe (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Radmanovic, Ambassador Cohen: B&H concerned over escalation of conflict (Oslobodjenje)
• Nimetz: I expect large progress in Skopje and Athens next week (Republika)
• President Ivanov met with US, EU ambassadors and OSCE, NATO representatives (Dnevnik)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• South Stream pipeline crucial for Serbia (Anadolu Agency)
• Montenegrin Capital Facing New Elections (BIRN)
• From feudal socialism to feudal democracy - the trials and tribulations of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Open Democracy)
• European enlargement is unstoppable (Prospect Magazine)