LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Talks with opposition are honorable (RTS) • Djuric to the Quint: Serbia will be guided by its interests (RTS/Tanjug) • Quint urges Belgrade and Pristina to resume dialogue (Tanjug) • Serbia calls Vatican to prevent seizure of holy Serb places in Kosovo (Beta) • Sixty years on, nobody has been held responsible for crime in Gorazdevac (Novosti/Tanjug) • KFOR: Security situation in Kosovo and Metohija peace and under control (Danas) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • HNS calls for implementation of signed agreement and implementation of rulings of domestic and European courts regarding the Election Law (Vecernji list/HRT1) • Spiric says avoiding to apply agreement on formation of authorities at level of B&H pushes B&H into deeper agony and stalemate (ATV) • Reactions to agreement on formation of authorities in B&H keep on coming; Opposition: This is capitulation; Dodik: There is no membership in NATO (RTRS) Montenegro • Opposition’s political games do not threaten stability in the country (Dnevne novine) • Improvement of electoral legislation not possible without DPS (Dan) • Popovic: It’s tragicomic the opposition doesn’t take part in its own proposal (Pobjeda) Republic of North Macedonia • French Ambassador calls for urgent steps to tackle the corruption scandal, warns about the country’s “EU dossier” (Republika/TV 24) • US Ambassador Byrnes demands a serious, thorough, transparent and timely investigation into the scandal (Republika) Albania • Meta: EU/one year wasted: Elections to be held on 13 October (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • The Berlin Process and why the EU remains a political dwarf in the Balkans (New Eastern Europe)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Friday 9 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Arrival of new ambassadors proves they expect important things (TV Prva) • Authorities and opposition hold new meeting on election conditions (RTS) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Komsic and Dzaferovic will not support candidate without decision on sending of ANP (BHT1) • Izetbegovic: RS’ opposition parties made plan re NATO path of B&H; Sarovic denies Izetbegovic’s claims (BNTV/TV1) • Cvijanovic: Agreement on authority formation does not contain anything that is damaging for RS (ATV) • NATO is not insisting on MAP (Nezavisne) • Council of EU appoints Sattler new EUSR in B&H (N1) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Rama Shifts Blame to EU for Not Opening Negotiations (Euronews)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Thursday 8 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: A difficult fall awaits us regarding the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (TV Prva) • Pristina doing its best to make life difficult for Serbs in Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS) • Dacic: I don’t plan to interfere in US internal politics (Politika/B92) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Members of B&H Border Police find 18 injured migrants on territory of Velika Kladusa Municipality; Migrants claim members of Croatian police beat them (TV1) • Dodik: Thirty days for Council of Ministers or deep crisis (Nezavisne) • Stevandic: Sarovic will attempt to negotiate with Komsic about formation of new parliamentary majority at B&H level with DF (ATV) • US Embassy to B&H: Political parties confirmed existing consensus on importance of B&H’s progress on path towards EU and NATO (Hayat) • Bissell: NATO supports ongoing efforts to form authorities at B&H level and it will support B&H authorities in further steps in cooperation between B&H and NATO (BHT1) Montenegro • Opposition’s political fiasco (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • North Macedonian court rejects extradition of Morina to Serbia (Novamakedonija) Albania • President: Elections only solution (ADN) • Dialogue facilitation with consent of all sides (ADN) • Some Rama government's tendencies are worrying (ADN) • SMI to participate in 13 October local elections (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Bosnian Deal on New Govt Leaves Key Issues Unsolved (BIRN)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Wednesday 7 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Commitment of Serbian government to reform process (Tanjug/Beta) • Djuric: Pristina only looking how to maltreat citizens (Tanjug) • Drecun: Serbian citizens need only ID card for Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug) • Botsan-Harchenko: They are interfering in your affairs, but are not mentioning court for KLA (Novosti) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Parties of ruling coalition in RS unanimously endorse agreement on formation of B&H CoM (ATV) • Sarovic accuses Dodik of enabling B&H’s accession to NATO (BNTV) • OHR welcomes signing of agreement on principles for formation of authorities in B&H (Al Jazeera) • Hahn welcomes agreement on formation of B&H authorities (BHT1) • Tegeltija says he is ready for post of B&H CoM Chairman and he expects his appointment to be confirmed by B&H Presidency (Dnevni avaz) Albania • President returns Criminal Code amendments for review (ADN) • Venice fact-finding delegation to visit Tirana on Meta’s discharge (Radio Tirana/RTV Ora) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Europe’s new agenda in the Western Balkans (European Council on Foreign Relations)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Tuesday 6 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Croatia threatens with new ‘Oluja’ operations (Novosti) • Serbia’s opposition: Decision on election boycott in second half of September (Beta/N1) • Israeli Ambassador congratulates ‘Oluja’ and then corrects disputable tweet’ (Politika/Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Leaders of SDA, SNSD and HDZ B&H reach agreement on formation of B&H CoM (Hayat/N1/FTV/BNTV) • Zvizdic chairman of both executive and legislative authorities in B&H as of Tuesday (RTRS) • Ministers in B&H CoM discuss conclusions of HoR re HJPC (TV1) Croatia • Government officials say Operation Storm Croatia's historic success (Hina) Albania • Opposition accuses CEC for abuse of power (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Wilson: Delivery of Russian arms to Serbia is irresponsible (VoA)