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)