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Belgrade Media Report 29 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Ahead of talks, PM "not happy about violation of agreements" (RTS, Beta) • Serbia urges UN to establish court for KLA crimes (Novosti, Tanjug) • US Ambassador in Kosovo: US deeply disappointed by the outcome of the vote (RTS) • Kosovo assembly fails to set up special court for war crimes (Tanjug) • Vucic, Davenport discuss Brussels dialogue, resolution on Srebrenica (Tanjug) • Putin's resolution on Srebrenica (Vecernje Novosti) • Serbia and RS establish Remembrance Day for Serb victims (BT, Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik announces referendum on B&H Court and Prosecution (Srna) • Bosic: Nothing will come of Dodik’s once-again announced referendum (BN TV) • US Ambassador to UN: Dodik, Nikolic and Vucic have only discredited themselves (Dnevni avaz) • HDZ leaves Serb place in HNK government to SDA (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • US says Kosovo war crimes trial at mercy of Russia after parliament vote (AP) • ON TARGET: Ukraine could learn from Kosovo’s troubles (The Chronicle Herald) • Srebrenica divided as ever as Serbs put up anti-EU posters (AP) • Bosnian Serbs Urge U.N. to Reject Srebrenica Resolution (Naharnet)

Belgrade Media Report 26 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: I do not and will not give Gazivode (B92) • PM: Belgrade respects deal made in Brussels, unlike Pristina (Tanjug) • Switzerland to extradite Oric to B&H (B92, N1 TV) • Vucic: Decision on Oric is political, Serbia not to change policy (Tanjug) • Meeting of Serbian, RS presidents and PMs starts (Tanjug) • Greek PM Tsipras invited to visit Belgrade (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: Serbia must not allow Republika Srpska to lose its strength (Srna) • Dodik: Oric’s extradition to B&H proved the B&H judicial authority is not needed (Srna) • Ivanic: Division policy continues with disastrous consequences (Srna) • SBB in HNK won’t enter government with SDA’s radical wing (Oslobodjenje) • U.S. State Department: Political corruption among biggest problems in B&H (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Bosnian Serb leader: Srebrenica was 20th century's 'greatest deception' (Reuters) • Voices from across Bosnia’s boundary line (National Geographic)

Belgrade Media Report 24 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Progress made during Kosovo round, no agreements reached (B92) • Vucic: Certain progress made in negotiations on ZSO (Tanjug) • Russian, Serbian officials discuss situation in Macedonia (Tanjug) • FBI considers opening regional office in Belgrade (B92, Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Crnadak: Chairing Council of Europe B&H’s most challenging task since the war (Fena) • B&H Foreign ministry apologizes to Israel for flag-trampling in Zenica (Oslobodjenje) • Leaders agree national distribution of positions in state institutions (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Balkans Track ISIS Fighters Flowing Through Turkey, Overwhelmed By Lax Border Control (IBI Times) • Macedonia and Greece agree to work on building confidence (Associated Press) • Arrests over Bosnia-France human trafficking ring (BBC)

Belgrade Media Report 23 Jun

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Informal invitation for Moscow to veto the Resolution on Srebrenica (Danas) • Djuric: Proposal for ZSO to be NGO is unacceptable (TV Pink) • Vucic: Serbia won't allow humiliation of its people (B92) • Serbia "not to recognize Kosovo by any action" (Tanjug) • EC "not promoting East-ring pipeline" (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • If you do not release Oric there will be no commemoration in Srebrenica (Klix.ba,Tanjug) • Dodik: 300 million euros to arrive to The Bank of Srpska (Nezavisne, Srna) • Hellbach: B&H still far from reconciliation (Oslobodjenje) • EU foreign ministers will adopt conclusions on Macedonia (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Belgrade and Pristina know they may float or sink together (New Europe) • Bosnia asks Swiss to hand over wartime defender of Srebrenica (Reuters) • Israel's Tense Trip to Bosnia (VICE)

Belgrade Media Report 22 June 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • The Turks claim that they got “Gazivode” by purchasing the KEK (Politika) • Why is support of Serbia in the OSCE PA important to Russia (Politika) • EP rapporteur for B&H Dan Preda: No need for Srebrenica resolution (Blic) • Gojkovic: Serbia ready to face challenges of EU membership (Tanjug) • Serbia officially requests Oric's extradition (B92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Democratic Front tries to form a new majority (Nezavisne) • 23 children from B&H taken to Syria battlefield (Dnevni Avaz) • Croats and Serbs always on side of good, PM says at Anti-Fascist Struggle Day ceremony (Hina, Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Pays Dear for Logjam Over Phone Code (BIRN) • Macedonia Government Is Blamed for Wiretapping Scandal (New York Times) • Bosnian Serb Leader Puts Hopes in Russian Loan (BIRN) • Prosecutors reopen case against Mladic to hear witnesses testify about mass grave (AP)