United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Thursday 30 May 2019
LOCAL PRESS
• Brnabic: Brussels has mechanisms to initiate a procedure for violating the SAA (Tanjug/RTS/Beta)
• Joksimovic: EU to pass mechanisms towards Pristina (RTS)
• SzS: Operation in north Kosovo orchestrated by Vucic and Haradinaj (Beta)
• Dveri: Vucic’s message – Belgrade must recognize Kosovo or Albanians might attack (Beta)
• Otadzbina: Vucic intends to sign agreement with Pristina (NSPM/Beta)
• Scott: Belgrade, Pristina have to get back to talks (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Hahn presents enlargement package on Western Balkans and Turkey (BHT1/FTV)
• EC identifies 14 key priorities for B&H to fulfill (TV1)
• Comments on the European Commission Opinion on B&H’s EU membership application (TV1)
• Dodik hosts press conference and discusses political situation in B&H (ATV)
• Bakir finally accepts military neutrality of RS (EuroBlic)
• Croats want to change Law of Elections before formation of authorities, Bosniaks after formation (Vecernji list)
Croatia
• NATO Military exercise takes place in Croatia (Hina)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic: We are leaders in the region (RTCG)
• Haradinaj with Markovic: Kosovo is home for Montenegrin people (CDM)
• Markovic: Cooperation between Montenegro and Kosovo won’t be an unstable Balkan bridge (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Macedonia gets clear recommendation for opening of negotiations as last year (Republika)
• What does EC report on North Macedonia say? (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• President Meta welcomes EC Recommendation for Albania's Integration (ADN)
• German parties with different opinions for Albania's negotiations (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Russian Investigative Committee probing attack on Russian UN employee in Kosovo (TASS)
• Kosovo raids aimed at dragging Balkan states into NATO – Russian FM (RT)