United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Monday 5 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Vucic in Krusedol: You got rid of the Serbs - does this make you happy or successful? (Tanjug/B92) • Dacic: Somalia on the way of re-examining decision on independence of Kosovo (TV Pink) • Kosovo’s admission into Interpol: Violation of international law (RTV) • Djilas will not participate in election dialogue unless it is open to the public (N1) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Sarovic: All masks fell off with Izetbegovic's confession that Dodik and he worked on transfer of competences of RS to level of B&H (BNTV) • Izetbegovic claims Dodik is conditioning authority formation (BNTV) • SNSD: Latest SDA’s offer is nothing new, we do not accept any political blackmails (RTRS) • Authority without conditioning (Oslobodjenje) • Doboj used by migrants as flow-through zone (Oslobodjenje) • Veritas: International community keeps silent as it did 24 years ago (Srna) Croatia • Plenkovic and Grabar-Kitarovic: Croatia marks with pride the 24th anniversary of the magnificent military and police operation Storm (Hina) • SNV: Croatia must assume responsibility for crimes committed in Operation Storm (Hina) Montenegro • Dialogue in Montenegrin way (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Tug of war between Serbia and Kosovo after Macedonia arrests a war crimes suspect (Republika) Albania • Albanian President to Parliament: Election Decrees Constitutional, Should be Enforced (Exit.al/ADN) • CEC meeting failed, Mediu asks dismissal of four members (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia slams Israeli envoy for celebrating Croatian ‘pogrom’ (The Times of Israel)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Friday 2 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Djuric on change of authority in Pristina: Serbs have nothing special to hope for (RTS) • China continues to support Serbia’s sovereignty (RTS) • Dacic discusses Kosovo with Serbian Ambassadors in US, Sweden, Argentina and Algeria (RTS/Tanjug) • Botsan-Harchenko: We will support solution for Kosovo that we can defend in Security Council (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Dodik comments possibility of authority formation at B&H level without SNSD: We will return to original Dayton (RTRS) • US Embassy: Secession is not part of DPA or Constitution, any attempt represents violation of these documents; OHR: Secession represents violation of DPA (Oslobodjenje/N1) • Mektic: Croatian police officers are forcibly returning illegal migrants to B&H's territory; Komsic: Croatia needs to withdraw police from B&H (N1) Croatia • Grabar-Kitarovic: Operation ‘Oluja’ saved B&H (HRT1) • Slovenia: EU should not pamper Croatia regarding border arbitration ruling (Hina) Montenegro • There won’t be technical government (CDM) Albania • Head of State willing to meet with Premier anywhere (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Russia wants to have military base in the RS, exchange of territories that would lead to division of B& H is still possible (Die Welt)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Thursday 1 August 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Ljajic: Without 260 million Euros in eight months over taxes (Novosti) • Strengthening of Serbian-Russian cooperation in all spheres (RTS/Beta) • Drecun: New evidence for Haradinaj’s crimes in Yellow House case (Politika) • New pressures on Serbia over the burning of US Embassy and the Bytici brothers case (Politika) • Djilas: Organizers wanted meeting behind closed doors (N1) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Croatian Ambassador: President Grabar-Kitarovic’s alleged statement about B&H is false (TV1) • Wigemark: I do not consider that B&H is unstable country (TV1) • US Embassy: B&H remains reliable partner in dealing with security challenges (Dnevni avaz) • B&H Presidency adopts 2019 state budget (BHT1) • Izetbegovic says he offered SNSD leader Dodik to accept reduced annual national program for NATO MAP activation, and it is now up to Dodik to make next move (BHT1) • Dodik: B&H has shown that it is incompetent and unnecessary country (RTRS) • UNMIK forensic knew about "the yellow house" (Srna) Croatia • Grabar-Kitarovic resolutely dismisses Jerusalem Post allegations (Hina) • Croatian FM: It is not common to comment on unverified statements (N1/HRT1) Montenegro • Democrats will be part of the Committee (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Besa winks at VMRO-DPMNE, but it is still far from love (Nezavisen vesnik) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Merkel's 'Shakes' Perceived As EU Tremors In The Balkans (RFE/RL)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Wednesday 31 July 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Gratitude for continued support of the Kingdom of Cambodia for Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug) • Dacic: Serbia committed to cooperation in the field of foreign and security policy with the EU (RTS) • Drecun: Abolishment of taxes necessary for resumption of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS) • SNS MP denies any talks with opposition (Beta) • SzS denies negotiations held between government, opposition (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Dodik: Izetbegovic is culprit for failure to form authorities at B&H level (TV1/Srna) • Croatian President Grabar-Kitarovic claims B&H is unstable country controlled by militant Islam and connected to terrorist groups (Dnevni avaz) Croatia • Grabar-Kitarovic calls for raising relationship with Israel (Hina) • Von der Leyen: Croatia is exceptionally successful story (Hina) • Croatia, B&H and Serbia strengthening cooperation in search for war missing (Hina) Republic of North Macedonia • Hahn: EU members view North Macedonia more favorably than Albania when it comes to opening accession talks (Nezavisen vesnik) • Dimovski: Census to be held in 2021, instead of next year (Nezavisen vesnik) • Serbia will demand the extradition of former KLA member, reactions in Kosovo (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • President warns no EU integration without free elections (ADN) • Hahn praises the work done by the government to clean up and strengthen the judicial system (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Political Quarrels Cloud North Macedonia Special Prosecution’s Future (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia sincere, dependable partner of France (Tanjug/RTS/RTV) • NATO respects Serbia’s sovereign right to choose partners (RFE/Beta) • Vulin comments NATO statement (RTS) • Serbian authorities, opposition meet behind closed doors (N1) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Sarovic says his intention is not to pave his own way to post of B&H CoM Chairman (Hayat/Avaz) • Boskovic: DF undermines foundations of this state and does everything to turn Federation into entity of one people (Vecernji list) Croatia • Holocaust must not be forgotten, Croatian President says (Hina) Republic of North Macedonia • Political dialogue in North Macedonia is expected to resume after the holidays (Nezavisen vesnik) • Zaev: Law on the Public Prosecution should not be conditioned on early elections (Nezavisen vesnik) • Greek Defense Minister: Only way to challenge the Agreement is to create a legal argument if one of the parties violates its terms (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • Rama: We are not becoming part of Europe to bring on headache to European leaders, but we want to build a European country (Radio Tirana)