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"Recognition of Kosovo condition for Greece" (Dailies)

Although Ivica Dacic recently announced that Greek PM Alexis Tsipras will visit Serbia in the fall, two Belgrade based newspapers say this will not happen Thus the daily Blic writes that the package of conditions that Greece must fulfill to receive financial assistance from the West includes recognizing Kosovo.

Greece is one of five EU countries that do not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in 2008. Dacic, Serbia's foreign minister, and Tsipras met last week in Egypt for the opening of a new section of the Suez Canal

Tsipras equation: Kosovo for money (Blic)

The package of conditions that Greece must meet in order to receive financial assistance of the West, is the recognition of Kosovo, Blic learns from diplomatic sources.

More frequent media headlines in Greece and the announcements of Greek analysts that “Kosovo is Serbia's lost battle” have their background. Greece will need to play by the game rules of the West due to the vulnerable financial situations.

Oliver Ivanovic’s health is worsening (Blic)

Deputy Chairperson of the Civic Initiative SDP, Ksenija Bozovic, stated today that Oliver Ivanović’s health is worsening after he went on hunger strike five days ago. She said that SDP has no additional information about his health status, and that Ivanović’s friends and family are disappointed with the behavior of the court and EULEX officials who simply went silent and ignorant. Civic Initiative SDP announced that they will forward official requests to all representatives of Serbs in Kosovo to join protests and support to Ivanović for being released from det

Vucic and Rama in a TV show (TV Most, RTS,Blic,Vesti, Akter)

The prime ministers of Albania and Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama, will be guests in sixty minutes show of the regional TV production "Okruzenje," which is broadcasted in five countries on 11 national and dozens of local television stations, as announced by this production, the RTS will broadcast the show on August 31. According to the press release, the show will be recorded in a studio in Vienna, during the second conference on the Western Balkans, reports FoNet.

"Genocide resolution" not included in assembly's agenda (Blic, Vecernje Novosti, B92)

The Kosovo assembly has not accepted a proposal to consider a draft resolution on alleged genocide by Yugoslav army and police forces against ethnic Albanians. 45 deputies on Monday voted in favour of including the draft in the agenda, 55 were against, while five abstained. The initiative to adopt such a resolution came from the Self-Determination Movement, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, and the Initiative for the Future of Kosovo. They believe that members of Serb security forces committed genocide against Albanians in the province during the last war. The initiative was announced

Families of persons killed in Kosovo against UNESCO membership (Blic)

The Association of Families of Kidnapped and Murdered in Kosovo and Metohija announced that it is disappointed with decisions of some states of the UNESCO Executive Board, which supported Kosovo's application for membership in that organization of the United Nations. Victims' families are against the “shameful request submitted by Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci.”  “Is it possible that the one who destroyed a nation and cultural heritage of Kosovo and Metohija in front of NATO, KFOR, UNMIK, is asking for its protection through international organizations,” the statement said, adding that t

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