United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Friday 8 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Dacic, Guterres: Full support to mandate of UNMIK in Kosovo (RTS) • Dacic: One of most positive UNSC sessions for Serbia (Tanjug) • UNSC united on issue of Pristina’s taxes (Tanjug/B92) • Vucic: If UNSC is ‘charade’ to you - what are you doing there? (Tanjug/B92) • Odalovic: Unanimous message sent to Pristina on abolishment of taxes (RTS) • Scott, Kosnett: Support to Belgrade and Pristina for comprehensive agreement (Politika/Tanjug) • Germany against change of borders between Belgrade and Pristina (Beta/DW) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Republika Srpska forming commissions to review 1992-95 war events (N1) • RS Vice-President condemns forming of 'Commission for Srebrenica' (Fena) • Report on obligations in the process of accession to the EU adopted (Srna) • EUFOR Operational Commander meets with Member of Presidency of B&H (Fena) Montenegro • Darmanovic: Russia’s chief target is the EU (CDM/VOA) fYROM • Presidential election to be announced today (Nezavisen vesnik) • Foreign Affairs Committee of US Congress support Macedonia’s NATO membership (Meta) • Zakharova: Macedonia’s NATO membership could curb its independence (Republika) • Kosachev: Macedonia’s accession to NATO will not bring anything good (Meta) Albania • Meta meeting with US Congress Chairwoman Pelosi (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • ‘Antagonistic gestures and accusations’ drown out Kosovo dialogue hopes, Security Council hears (UN News) • Zaharova: Pristina’s provocations and Belgrade’s balanced stand (Sputnik) • Greek lawmakers to vote on FYROM name deal's last hurdle (AP) • Why China and Russia are Vying for Influence Over the Balkans (The National Interest)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Thursday 7 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Dacic to represent Serbia at UN Security Council session (srbija.gov.rs) • Dacic: Kosovo especially risky region for recruiting jihadists (Politika) • Dacic: Thaci and Haradinaj – good cop, bad cop (Tanjug/VoA) • Scott: US continuously urges Pristina to abolish taxes (RTS/Beta) • Britain supports Serbia’s EU path (Beta) • Selakovic: Important for Serbia to awaken, campaign is transparent (RTS) • EP: Pre-accession assistance should be suspended if democracy and rule of law are not respected (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • SDA: The decision of BH bloc weakens the patriotic political front (Fena) • All Bosniak parties turned their backs to SDA (Nezavisne) • High Representative: International community is against imposing of any decisions (N1) • Completion of the Council of Peoples of RS (Srna) • Viskovic: Government committed to support UN activities (Srna) • Komsic welcomes the signing of Protocol on Macedonia's accession to NATO (Fena) fYROM • Zaev’s comment about NATO’s Accession Protocol: This is a big, historical day for all our citizens (Meta) • Ivanov welcomes the signing of the NATO Accession Protocol (Nezavisen vesnik) • Gruevski congratulated the signing of the Accession Protocol with NATO (Meta) • International allies congratulate the signing of the NATO accession protocol (Nezavisen vesnik) • After visit to Brussels, Mickoski at regional meetings with Plenkovic, Vucic and Jansa (Republika) Albania • Basha congratulate Macedonia on NATO Accession Agreement (ADN) • Minister Xhacka welcomes NATO Accession Agreement (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • (North) Macedonia and the Prespa agreement, success or defeat? (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Wednesday 6 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Brnabic: The world will recognize who is constructive and who is not (Tanjug/RTS) • US once again calls Pristina to abolish taxes (RTS/VoA) • Drecun: Kosovo is a black hole of Europe (RTS) • Patriarch Irinej: Kosovo partition and new borders – unacceptable (Beta/Sputnik/RIA Novosti) • Arifi: Another border crossing towards Macedonia this summer (presheva.com) • Opposition representatives sign Agreement with the People in seven points (FoNet/RTV) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Left-center 'BH Bloc' parties decide against joining ruling coalition (N1) • Dodik: Military neutrality is RS’ policy (Srna) • Gaining candidate status for EU membership would be great progress for B&H (Srna) • Dodik: There is no chance a war might occur in B&H (N1/VoA) • B&H’s Prime Minister met with newly elected Ambassadors of Poland and Serbia (Fena) Croatia • President of Greece visits Croatia, voices his country's support (Hina) • Croatian Defense Minister visits Macedonia (Hina) fYROM • NATO countries sign Macedonia’s accession protocol (Republika) • As SDSM slides in the polls, its leadership considers whether to cut their losses and accept the challenge of early general elections (Republika) • Nine presidential candidates from VMRO-DPMNE (Meta) • Zaev – Borisov: We are creating the prospects for stronger economic co-operation (Meta) • Vajgl: Mickoski will cooperate with the government on the reforms (Nezavisen vesnik) • Greek parliament to ratify North Macedonia's accession to NATO on Friday (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • NATO Accession Agreement, Albanian President congratulates Macedonia (ADN) • Meta from US: The only border change in region is EU enlargement (ADN) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo leader says Russia won't stop Serbia compromise (AFP)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Tuesday 5 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia needs to preserve its national interests (TV Happy) • Odalovic: Provocations disturb Serbs in Kosovo (FoNet) • Memorial to missing Serb journalists again destroyed (B92) • Energy Community clears Serbia to join TurkStream (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Need to form coalition of Serb parties at B&H state level (Srna) • Govedarica: We will respond to SNSD'S call - RS’s interest on the first place (Srna) • Defense Minister: There is no reason for halting Bosnia's progress toward NATO (N1) • Prosecution plans to question 447 witnesses in Atif Dudakovic trial (N1) Croatia • Croatia supports Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president (Hina) fYROM • Zaev: Macedonia may commence EU accession talks this June (Republika) • Dimitrov: Macedonia recognizes Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president (Republika) • Mickoski-McAllister meeting: The government wants to falsify the next presidential elections (Republika) • Mitchell: Macedonia’s accession to NATO a historic occasion (Nezavisen vesnik) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Macedonia name accord opens more cans of worms than it closes (The Irish Times)

United Nations Office in Belgrade Daily Media Highlights Monday 4 February 2019 LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Four countries against Kosovo debate at UN Security Council (Tanjug/B92) • Vucic: Abolish taxes and end provocations to resume dialogue (B92/Tanjug) • Dacic: Pristina’s behavior confirmation that Kosovo needs to be debated in the UN (Tanjug) • Dacic welcomes new Chinese Ambassador to Serbia (Beta) • Djuric: Adoption of “Trepca” statute a new blow to dialogue (Tanjug) • Drecun: Apart from political violence, Pristina conducts also legal violence (RTS) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Berton: Challenging the name of RS and Croat Declaration are not welcome (N1) • RS President urges the RS-based parties to join together at B&H's state level (Fena) • Dodik: The international protectorate to stop, B&H's impediment to the development of the Entities and the Cantons (Srna) • SNSD: We'll put out of force all the imposed laws, abolish OHR, block NATO path (Fena) • Govedarica should review documents SDS adopted until 2005 (Srna) Montenegro • Protest in Podgorica gathered over 1,000 citizens (TMN) fYROM • Macedonia to sign NATO Accession Protocol on 6 February (Nezavisen vesnik) • Xhaferi: I am prepared to be president if there is no census at the elections (Meta) • Mickoski: Victory in elections, then against the Prespa Agreement (Republika) • Gruevski breaks silence in a TV interview: One day I will return (Nezavisen vesnik) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • 'No More Time to Lose:' EU Calls on Kosovo to Revoke Serbian Duties (Sputnik) • Trans-European Transport Networks to breathe new life into Balkans (New Europe)