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Belgrade Media Report 6 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia will take its own defense in UN Security Council (RTS) • Mihajlovic: Resolution on Srebrenica does not contribute to reconciliation (RTS) • Popovic: Resolution will not have lasting effect (Tanjug) • Spasojevic: Attempt to bring resolution on Srebrenica to our interests (Tanjug) • Opening of chapters depends on Belgrade-Pristina relations (Politika/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Passage of a resolution would mean a disintegration of B&H (Srna) • Dodik calls Serbs to withdraw from state parliament (Srna) • Izetbegovic to meet David Cameron on Monday, Ahmetovic not going to London (Oslobodjenje) • Interview with HR Valentin Inzko (Oslobodjenje) • Captain Dragan’s extradition to Croatia expected on Thursday (Tportal.hr) • How Britain and the US decided to abandon Srebrenica to its fate (Bosnia Today/Guardian) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Merkel: Western Balkan States Have Good Prospects to Join EU (Novinite) • Serbia Interested in Turkish Stream, Waiting for Russia, EU to Get Along (Sputnik) • Migrants in Serbia dream of EU (newsfultoncounty.com) • Serbs Prefer Closer Ties With Russia to EU Integration – poll (Sputnik)

Belgrade Media Report 3 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels again in about ten days? (Politika) • Two words from the Union of Serb Municipalities (RTS) • Dacic: Fourth version of British resolution unacceptable as well (Informer) • Joint border patrols aimed at curbing illegal migrations (Radio Serbia) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Ivanic: MP’s have abused the House of Representatives (Srna) • Ivanic doesn’t want NATO on Serbia’s border (TVBHT1) • Referendum necessary, revoked competencies to be eventually reinstated (Srna) • Merkel confirms visit to Sarajevo on 9 July, Mogherini on 10 and 11 July (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia receives assistance to stem illegal migrant flows (EurActiv/Reuters) • 20 years after Bosnia war, Russia and West at odds over 'genocide' commemoration (haaretz.com, by Edith M. Lederer, 2 July 2015) • Macedonian central bank sees no new steps to protect banks from Greek impact (Reuters) • PM: ČR to support Montenegro in NATO bid (ČTK)

Belgrade Media Report 2 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dialogue to resume next week? (Novosti) • Djuric: Contradictory statements from Pristina (Blic) • Dacic: Fourth draft resolution on Srebrenica prepared (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Ivanic: In this environment, unrealistic for Serb representative to go to Srebrenica (BHRT) • Bosic: Dodik to explain what will happen after referendum (Klix.ba) • Novalic: FB&H will borrow money from commercial banks (FTV) • Cvijanovic: Quasi-diplomacy in B&H exceeded all limits (Srna) • Gratz: If you’ve forgotten, Kutlesa is still Council of Ministers secretary-general (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • US, Britain, France must explain Srebrenica airstrike cancellation (DutchNews.nl) • Bosnia: Cradle of Jihad (BBC) • Macedonian Opposition Chief Dares Courts to Arrest Him (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 1 July 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Pristina not interested in agreement (RTS) • Ljajic: Telekom to receive working license, local calls for Serbia (Tanjug) • New British resolution on Srebrenica with elements of Russian presented to Vucic (Tanjug/ Blic) • Stojanovic: We are waiting for an agreement on the Union of Serb Municipalities (Radio Serbia) • Milorad Dodik has to depart from the political life; Serbia should distance itself (Danas) • Wilhelm: Merkel will not bring new conditions (B92) • Sevim Dagdelen: Germany must not continue supporting greater-Albanian nationalism of KLA (Politika/Novosti/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Justice falls under entities’ competencies (Srna) • Physical confrontation in the SDA after the B&H House of Representatives session (Klix.ba) • House of Representatives refuses to debate Srebrenica resolution (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Hungary: Fence on Serbia Border Forced Step to Stop Migrants (AP) • Bosnian Serb Leader Plans Poll Challenging State Court (BIRN) • Greek crisis worries Balkan bankers (New Europe)

Belgrade Media Report 30 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo talks: No agreement after 17 hours of negotiations (B92) • Djuric: It seems that Pristina does not want agreement (Tanjug) • Outcome of Kosovo talks suits extremists (TV Pink, B92) • Statement by Federica Mogherini following the meeting in Brussels (B92) • Vucic now invited to attend Srebrenica commemoration (N1) • Nikolic: Attempt to mark Serbs as genocidal (Tanjug) • Albanian jihadists preparing attacks in Kosovo? (Tanjug) • Collective center for migrants to open in Presevo (RTS, Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: Parliament to decide on referendum (Srna) • Covic: Next ten days for negotiations on FB&H majority (Osobodjenje) • Dodik informes the UN SC that the resolution on Srebrenica is unacceptable (Srna) • Italy issues terror-related travel warning on Serbia, Montenegro… (Vijesti) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Bosnian Serb Leader: Drop Srebrenica Genocide Resolution (Reuters) • Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnia rape victims may claim compensation for first time (The Guardian)