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Belgrade Media Report 14 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia ready to resume dialogue with Pristina (RTS) • Djuric: Pristina squandered the status of Brussels’ favorite (Tanjug) • Kozarev: Tahiri’s statements on removal of Peace Park irresponsible (Politika/Tanjug) • MPs condemn attack on Vucic (Radio Serbia) • The other side of Srebrenica (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Izetbegovic rejects allegations linking his party to attack (Dnevni avaz/Klix.ba) • Report for attempted assassination of Vucic (Srna) • RS parliament to discuss the issue of referendum (Nezavisne/Srna) • Cvijanovic: B&H judiciary is clumsy experiment (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia’s president condemns ‘savage’ attack on PM at Srebrenica (AFP) • EU’s Hahn to Try to Broker Definitive Political Deal in Macedonia (Southeast Europe) • The Srebrenica Massacre was a Gigantic Political Fraud (Global Research)

Belgrade Media Report 13 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Attack on Vucic – attempt to destabilize the region (RTS) • Dacic: Building Helsinki Final Act principles and trust among OSCE member-states (RTS/Tanjug/Politika/Beta) • Pajtic: Merkel praising Vucic only because of Kosovo (Blic) • Weber: Opening of chapters only if agreement on the ZSO is reached by summer (Kurir) • Serbia claims Hollywood support over Kosovo (Novosti/Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H Presidency apologizes to Vucic (Nezavisne) • Attack on Vucic will set B&H back for years (Srna) • Cvijanovic: Attack on Serbia and its given hand (Srna) • SDA condemns attack on Vucic: Desecrated act of brutality, disgraced Bosniaks (Oslobodjenje) • Moore and Mogherini condemn attack on Vucic (Oslobodjenje) • Serbs in eastern B&H remember their victims (Glas Srpske/B92) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Srebrenica Ceremonies Marred by Attack on Serbia's Premier (AP) • Balkans: Serbia calls for investigation of violent Srebrenica snub (morningstaronline.co.uk) • Attack shows Balkan wounds still deep (Agence France-Presse) • Nuland: Macedonia, Bosnia to Toe US-EU Line or Face Decades in Isolation (Sputnik)

Belgrade Media Report 9 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Merkel: Negotiating chapters can be opened any time now (RTS/Tanjug/Politika) • Nikolic: Russia showed that it was a true friend of Serbia (Tanjug) • Odalovic: Merkel’s visit confirmation that we are on the right track (RTS) • Selakovic: Resolution would have been a label forever (B92) • SPS: Resokution didn’t lead to reconciliation in region (Tanjug) • What on earth are the British doing…….? (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • EP passes resolution on Srebrenica (Srna) • Inzko: We will not be vanquished by evil (Fena) • Dodik: Grateful to Russia and China for constancy (Srna) • Cvijanovic: Deep respect for all victims of war (Srna) • Durakovic: We know why we’ll be at Srebrenica on 11 July, it’s on Vucic to show why he’s coming (Patria) • Russian ambassador not welcome in Srebrenica on 11 July (Oslobodjenje) • Dragan Vasiljkovic arrives in Croatia to face war crimes charges (Hina) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Merkel Praises Serbia for Kosovo 'Compromises' (BIRN) • Germany's Merkel Arrives In Bosnia To Back Economic Reform (AP) • Merkel Wants to Speed Serbian, Albanian Accession to EU to Counter Russia (Sputnik) • Russia vetoes UN move to call Srebrenica 'genocide' (BBC) • Macedonia Opposition: Snap Election Deal is Dead (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 8 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic going to Srebrenica, resolution probably not passed in UNSC (RTS) • Nuland also pressuring Pristina to form special court (Politika) • Serbian parliament ratified status of armed forces agreement (Tanjug) • Kosovo authorities wish to take over university in Kosovska Mitrovica (Novosti) • Vadepul: Concerning that Serbs want alliance with Russia (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: Britain will likely withdraw resolution (Oslobodjenje) • Dacic says Serbia will closely watch who will attend military parade in Croatia (N1/Hina) • Tomorrow voting at the plenary session in Strasbourg, the EP has agreed text of the resolution on Srebrenica (Dnevni avaz) • MPs to discuss referendum on July 14 (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Holds Out for 'Package Deal' with Serbia (BIRN) • Serbian PM to attend Srebrenica massacre anniversary (Telegraph/AFP) • UN Divided on Calling Srebrenica 'Genocide' 20 Years On (Agence France-Presse) • Gruevski Fights Shy of New Macedonia Talks (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 7 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Important day for Serbs, but not fateful (RTS) • MPs support cooperation with NATO (RTS) • Figluiolo: We will preserve peace in the north (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Prosecution says Dodik’s denial of genocide is a criminal offense (Dnevni avaz) • Service held in UK to remember Srebrenica massacre victims (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia Presses Russia to Veto Srebrenica Massacre Resolution (AP) • Bosnia paralysed by identity crisis 20 years after genocide (The Irish Times) • Grexit Could Destabilize Balkan Region – Belgian Foreign Minister (Sputnik) • Balkan States Weigh Impact of Greece’s ‘No’ (BIRN) • The Summit will determine not only whether NATO enlarges, but also on how the West is perceived (NEOnline)