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Belgrade Media Report 11 March 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Serbs not returning to Kosovo institutions (Tanjug/RTS)
• EP adopts resolution on Serbia (Tanjug/Beta)
• Stefanovic: Serbia is safe (Radio Serbia)
• Veljovic, Maxhuni: Stop migrants (Tanjug/Novosti)
• Hoti: No dismissal of 50 Serb policemen (Danas)
• Kosovo liaison officer on a visit to Bujanovac (B92)
• Novosti Internet poll
• Davenport: Chapters 23 and 24 in focus of attention (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: We’re close to a solution; Covic: Council of Ministers, FB&H government should be appointed Friday (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic not giving up on the Ministry of Finance (Nezavisne)
• Srebrenica divided B&H again (Nezavisne)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Group Buys Montenegro's Leading Defense Firm (Defense News)
• Croatia looking at privatisation of state power company-minister (Reuters)
• Croatia and Montenegro to build pipeline for gas from Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan News)
• Croatians 'sleep-walking' into destroying tourism with Adriatic energy industry (The Guardian)

Belgrade Media Report 10 March

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Brasseur: CoE not giving up on Dick Marty’s report (Novosti/Politika)
• Brasseur praises Serbian authorities (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: We will discuss integration of Serb policemen (RTS)
• Filimonova: West will demand loyalty from Belgrade (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Former camp inmate welcomes trial of Mensur Peljto (Srna)
• HDSSB official hopes Const. Court to rule on Glavas in reasonable time (Dalje)
• Luksic: International community interested in stability of Montenegro (Nezavisne/Hina/Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Slobodan Milosevic Street? Not likely, warns Kosovo government (Reuters)
• Russian FM calls for equal attention to Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Libya issues, not only Crimea (TASS, 10 March 2015)

Belgrade Media Report 9 March 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• UNMIK: Kosovo without status not good for people living there (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Normalization of relations has nothing to do with Kosovo status (Beta)
• Pak Stankovic: Nikolic finishing platform on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Gasic on a visit to CAR: Serbia continues to contribute to international peace (Tanjug)
• Accounts of Kosovo municipalities still blocked; Brussels’ reaction requested (Novosti)
• Courts in Serbia cannot seem to finish trials to Albanians charged with crimes (Novosti)
• Tahiri: Serbia must recognize Kosovo before joining EU (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Meeting in Sarajevo: SDA, DF claim to reach agreement on forming government (Oslobodjenje/Patria)
• Kutlesa: The deadline for the appointment of the Council of Ministers March 15th (Srna)
• B&H donates ammunition to Iraq (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovars Who Fought for Land Are Now Eager to Leave (The New York Times)
• Pristina Blocks Kosovo Serb Municipalities' Accounts (BIRN)
• Macedonia opposition airs new wire-taps, alleges election fraud (Reuters)
• Macedonia Tapes Reveal Blatant Election Trickery (BIRN)

Belgrade Media Report 5 March 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia not responsible for migrations, undertook all measures (RTS/Tanjug)
• Serbian government adopts Decree in regard to the dialogue with Pristina (Radio Serbia)
• Gasic: Cooperation with NATO should reflect Serbia’s needs (Tanjug)
• Ivanovic: EULEX credibility undermined, indictment false (Tanjug/Radio Kontakt plus)
• Tahiri: Union of Serb Municipalities last topic (Danas)
• Rustemov: Kazakhstan will never recognize independence of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vukcevic: There is no evidence against Stojanovic (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• DF’s conditions to go back to the negotiating table (Nezavisne novine)
• Erdogan: At Srebrenica we saw level of West's hypocrisy (Oslobodjenje)
• Zagreb County Court asks police to bring in Branimir Glavas (Dalje)
• Juncker: Montenegro will face bankruptcy without an agreement with Russia (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia ‘Has No Evidence’ Against Wanted MP (BIRN)
• Blair's Belgrade appointment shrouded in secrecy (SBS)
• EU Offers to Mediate in Macedonia's Wiretaps Row (BIRN)
• Hollande Statement On Halting NATO Enlargement Under Scrutiny (RFE/RL)

Belgrade Media Report 4 March 2015

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: One should keep in mind specific feature of Serb community (RTS)
• Union to be financed by Belgrade, Pristina and the international community (RTS)
• Jablanovic: Meeting with Prime Minister not scheduled yet (Radio Serbia)
• No deal on vehicle insurance with Kosovo authorities (Tanjug)
• Case against Clinton and Blair lost (Danas)
• Russian Energy Projects in the Balkans following the Southern Stream (Tanjug/Radio Serbia)
• Ferguson: NATO respects Serbia’s military neutrality (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• New arrests and incitements for war crimes (Fena/Tanjug)
• Covic: Next week the FB&H Government and the Council of Ministers will be formed (Srna)
• Softic: We have sent a public invitation to the DF to return to the negotiating table (Oslobodjenje/Fena)
• Zaev’s bombs explode in opposition media (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonia Allows Police to Use Rubber Bullets (BIRN)
• Bosnian Serb Police Blamed for Attacks in Doboj (BIRN)
• The war in the Ukraine is very different from that in Bosnia (The Daily Star)