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Analysts: Macron does not represent France only; his visit has wider significance (RTS)

French President Emmanuel Macron has great ambitions regarding the role of EU and thinks the EU can resolve Kosovo issue on its own, along with Belgrade and Pristina, RTS reported. This was said on the RTS special broadcast dedicated to the visit of President Macron to Serbia. Sonja Liht from the Fund of Political Excellence said a major step ahead was made in terms of bilateral relations.

French media: Macron in Serbia with the aim of reviving "severed relations" (B92)

President of France Emmanuel Macron will come to Belgrade today aiming at restoring "severed relations" with Serbia, today's French press assesses. French television "France 24" states that Belgrade-Pristina relations will be among main issues for discussion.

President Emanuel Macron brings five messages to Belgrade, Serbian media claim (TV N1, BETA, Blic, Vecernje Novosti, Politika)

French President Emanuel Macron set to visit Serbia on July 15 and 16, according to Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti, wants to show that Paris is “still an important player on the world's political and security scene”. Meanwhile, Blic daily adds that President Macron “brings five messages to the Serbian authorities - can Serbia join the European Union before 2028; does it have a plan to “pressure Pristina” to revoke 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina; how to improve the economic cooperation and how to boost the two countries' cooperation it the areas of securit

President Vucic announced investments in Serb areas in Kosovo (RTS, RTV KIM)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Instagram “Future of Serbia” account investments of RSD 9.5 billion in Serb areas in Metohija and Pomoravlje, RTS reported. “With the investment cycle of RSD 9.5 billion we want to change the lives of people,” President Vucic wrote. “We want to see progress everywhere. We can do it because we have money. Everything would remain empty talks if we did not manage to regulate public finances through difficult reforms,” he added.

“Peace needed more than money” (Radio KIM)

“Serbs in Pomoravlje, but also south of the Ibar River need peace more than money,” analyst Ljubomir Stanojkovic said, commenting on the announcement of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that Serbia would invest RSD 9.5 billion in Serb areas in Kosovo, RTV KIM reports. Journalist Darko Dimitrijevic claims Serbia has invested for years in Metohija, however “transparency and quality of such investments is disputable topic.” Speaking about the amount of investment, Stanojkovic opined it is unrealistically high, around EUR 80 million.

Macron comes to Serbia directly from Russia, taking over the role of mediator? (Blic, Tanjug, B92)

Despite his standpoint against EU expansion, French President Emmanuel Macron comes to Belgrade with a message that France supports Serbia's EU integration. This is according to Belgrade-based newspaper Blic that further said President Macron will pass on to the President of Serbia that France supports Serbia in resolving an open conflict with Kosovo Albanians.

Danas: Merkel tried to mitigate Vucic’s angriness over tariffs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was aware of the official Belgrade discontent against the west, due to the fact that neither Berlin nor Paris “pressed” Pristina strongly enough to revoke the tariffs it imposed on the goods from Serbia, Danas daily reports referring to diplomatic sources. That is why Chancellor Merkel tried to mitigate the situation and somehow encourage Serbia, the daily adds, commenting on the praise for Serbia that German Chancellor expressed during the meeting in Poznan last week.

Djuric: Pristina to respond why it obstructs investigation of Ivanovic’s murder (Danas)

Enver Hoxhaj is part of a general hysteric reaction to the logically posed questions by Belgrade, asked with intention to shed the light on the crime and bring to the justice those who have ordered and carried out the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said, Danas daily reports. He added instead of wasting their energy and time by uttering insults against President Aleksandar Vucic Pristina representatives should finally respond as why they are systematically obstructing the investigation into the murder of Oliver Ivanovic. Acco