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Belgrade Media Report 29 April 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: EU should send clear message to Serbia (RTS) • Nikolic: I didn’t hear that the chapters will be opened (Novosti) • Nikolic: Serbia will help Republika Srpska (RTS/Tanjug/Beta) • Dodik: RS will develop new security strategy (Beta) • Still waiting for foundation of ZSO (Novosti) • Joksimovic grants donation to Ukraine on behalf of Serbian government (Tanjug) • Stefanovic: Cooperation and prevention in fighting terrorism (Tanjug) • Burkhard: Fight against terrorism – OSCE priority (Tanjug) • Serbian peacekeepers take part in military parade in CAR (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bilateral relations between Serbia and B&H at a high level (Srna/Fena) • Priority is to prevent threat of terrorism (Srna) • Cooperation between the RS government and the UNDP very good (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia to Aid Bosnia's Fight Against Terrorism (BIRN) • Serbia Arrests 15 Suspected Migrant Traffickers (AP) • A New Clandestine Crossing Into The EU, Via Serbia (Worldcrunch) • Balkan States to See Stable or Higher 2015, Central Bankers Say (Bloomberg) • Two arrested after attack in Bosnia and Herzegovina (APA) • Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Bosnian politicians (World Bulletin) • Mladic Witness: Bosniaks 'Wanted to Leave' Eastern Bosnia (BIRN) • Montenegro: Zvornik Attack Threatens Regional Stability (BIRN) • New Data on Eavesdropping Aired in Macedonia (BIRN) • German Ambassador to Macedonia also Calls for Gov't Resignations (Novinite)

Belgrade Media Report 28 April 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: We have done a lot, but we can’t go beyond some boundaries (Tanjug/Beta) • Steinmeier: Nobody sets new conditions to Serbia (RTS/Tanjug) • Dacic: We harshly condemn terrorist attack in Zvornik (Radio Serbia) • OSCE Troika: Political dialogue in Ukraine to be opened promptly (Tanjug) • Vucic interview (RTS) • Dikovic visits Serbian “blue helmets” in Cyprus (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Terrorist attack on a police station in Zvornik (Fena/Nezavisne, Dnevni avaz/Tanjug) • B&H Presidency: Threat to security and international position of B&H (Srna) • Emergency session over terrorist attack in Zvornik (Srna) • Dodik: Serb entity has right to defend itself (Nezavisne/Beta – Banja Luka correspondent) • Intelligence-Security Agency knew of the possible terrorist attack (FTV/Factor) • Galijasevic: Motive of the attack destruction of Republika Srpska (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • New BIRN War Crimes Film Premieres in Belgrade (BIRN) • Gunman Shouting Allahu Akbar in Bosnia Storms Police Station (AP) • Bosnian Serbs Raise Stakes After Zvornik Terror Attack (BIRN) • Bosnia expects to agree new loan deal with IMF: central bank chief (Reuters) • Bosnia chides Canada over exclusion of Srebrenica in genocide recognition (The Canadian Press) • Macedonia Police Arrest Suspect For 'Terror Attack' (BIRN) • Macedonia Slammed for Failing to Liberalize Energy (BIRN) • Russian Statement on Macedonia Infuriates Albania (BIRN) • Crime Ties of Albanian Candidates Worries US (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 27 April 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo Assembly session with Serb MPs (RTS/Tanjug) • Stojanovic: Conditions from coalition agreement still in force (RTS) • Craiova Group – a foundation of better cooperation (RTS) • Greater Albania and Smaller Serbia (Politika) • Steinemier: We need Belgrade and Pristina to normalize relations (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • FB&H government already in crisis: HDZ threatens boycott of sessions (FTV/Oslobodjenje) • Dodik: Referendum on RS’ status possible in 2018 (Srna) • Dodik: RS has the right to decide its fate (Glas Srpske) • OHR on SNSD declaration: Per Dayton Accord, entities have no right to secede (Oslobodjenje) • SDS: SNSD’s motive not a referendum, but generating political crises in RS and B&H (BN TV) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • EULEX Uncovers Suspected Mass Grave in Kosovo (BIRN) • Flow of asylum seekers from Kosovo drops sharply in Germany (Deutsche Welle) • Serbia's Democrats Test Strength at Rally (BIRN) • Serbian Guard Officers Head to Moscow for Victory Day Parade (Sputnik) • ‘Stability in Balkans impossible without partnership between Turkey and Serbia’ (Today’s Zaman) • Serbia, Abu Dhabi Sign $3-Billion Property Project Accord (Bloomberg) • IMF likely to revise Serbia growth forecast to zero- finance minister (Reuters) • Bosnian Party Congresses Set Stage for New Conflicts (BIRN) • Bosnia's Serb Republic leader threatens referendum on independence in 2018 (Ukraine Today) • Montenegro's Main Union to Stage Mayday Protest (BIRN) • Macedonia Albanian Leader Urges Peaceful End to Crisis (BIRN) • Little Dictator Gruevski’s End is Nigh (Balkan Insight)

Belgrade Media Report 24 April 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Serb List returns to Kosovo institutions (Novosti) • Drecun: Serbia has nothing against Kosovo receiving SAA (B92) • EU and U.S. criticize Thaqi (Blic) • Orlovic: Key deficiency is small number of trials; Vekaric: Prosecution’s capacity extremely small (Danas) • Kukan: We are requesting annulment of verdict against Thaqi (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Hahn: Immediately approach the preparation of the reform plan (Dnevni avaz) • OHR: B&H is not on the right side when it comes to the fight against terrorism and its financing (Dnevni avaz) • Radical Islam in the region (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbian Official Defiant Over Kosovo Visit (BIRN) • Serbian people couldn't but show solidarity with Armenia: President (PanARMENIAN) • Karadzic Seeks Meeting on His Worsening Health (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 23 April 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Opening of chapters perhaps in June (RTS) • Dacic satisfied with extension of EULEX mandate (Tanjug) • Report on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue adopted (Tanjug) • Joksimovic: Serbia may open first chapters in June (Radio Serbia) • Meucci: We are ready to offer assistance to Belgrade and Pristina (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Zvizdic: Activation of SAA is an important step forward for B&H (Fena) • Turkey denies it prevented Dodik from reaching Armenia (Tanjug, Ankara correspondent) • Wigemark: B&H needs leaders for making difficult decisions (Srna) • You can’t have your ratings and name your victims, too (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia to Probe Suspected Kosovo War Mass Grave (BIRN) • Serbia’s Kosovo Cover-Up: Who Hid the Bodies? (BIRN) • Latvia supports Serbia’s reform process on its course toward integration with EU (Baltic Course) • Serbian Ombudsman Pressed on Friend's Suicide (BIRN) • Turkey denies blocking airspace for Bosnian Serb leader (Public Radio of Armenia) • New Tapes Reveal Macedonia Govt's Grip on Media (BIRN)