LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic announced SNS leadership that early elections coming soon (Informer)
• Ruzic submitted his irrevocable resignation (Tanjug)
• Serbian Opposition announce protest rally after two mass shootings (N1)
• Vucic: Harsh measures will be taken; "You want our resignations? We will talk" (B92)
• Botsan Kharchenko on the Vracar massacre: "Putin immediately asked..." (B92)
• Petkovic: There is no legal basis for Kurti to dismiss the Management Team (RTS)
• Lajcak: The draft of the Management Team is an important starting point for the upcoming talks (RTS)
• Odalovic: Information about the possible location of a mass grave that has been kept quiet for years (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Komsic will not approve any ‘Interconnection’ gas pipeline, until new Law on Gas in B&H is passed (FTV)
• Article published by Istraga.ba with parts of Schmidt’s Report for UN Security Council (Oslobodjenje)
• SNSD’s Mazalica says nothing will change after UN SC session on B&H; He doubts that apart from China and Russia other members of UN SC will accept initiative to close OHR (RTRS)
• Sattler: Entire region has the opportunity to accelerate EU integration process, politicians must roll up their sleeves and do their part of the job (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Milanovic: People in Serbia have a lot of weapons at home (Hina)
Montenegro
• Adzic after events in Serbia: Police Directorate raised to a higher level of attention (CDM)
• Boskovic: Populism that’s in force prevents Army from working and developing, large NATO exercise a great opportunity for Montenegro soldiers (Antena M)
• Milatovic invited all three members of the B&H Presidency to the inauguration, also invites Vucic, Milanovic, and Panderovski (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski to meet top US officials in Washington (MIA)
• Education ministry to propose urgent assessment of security risks of TikTok (MIA)
Albania
• Poland's President pays a 2-day visit to Albania (Radio Tirana)
• Spiropali at the summit of the Albanian coalition in Montenegro (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Friday 5 May 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Intelligence and counter-intelligence protection to be boosted (Tanjug)
• Government adopts series of conclusions after massacre at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school (Tanjug/RTS/Politika/RTV)
• Brnabic: Adopted measures aim to prevent tragedies like yesterday's (TV Pink)
• Constant rise of cooperation between Serbia, Japan (RTS)
• Dacic: EU officials condemn dissolution of Management Team for creating Community of Serb Municipalities (TV Happy)
• Stano: Management Team should be in place until adoption of ZSO statute (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• First FB&H government session held (O Kanal)
• SDA says that new FB&H government began its mandate by announcing gross violations of law (Nova BH/FTV)
• Niksic meets Ambassador Sattler (Avaz)
• Schmidt on his decisions regarding FB&H government: Urgent solution was needed and I provided it (BHT1)
• Cvijanovic: I do not care about answer of HR Schmidt, people elected me (Srna/RTRS)
• HJPC starts session, elects members of Court Disciplinary Commission (BHT1)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Osmani: Formulation of constitutional amendments to show nothing controversial in process (Telma)
• Dzhambazki demands EU to abandon negotiations with Skopje (Makfax/Lokalno/Press24)
• Judge Sashko Georgiev elected Judicial Council chair (Alsat-M)
• Goce Delchev honored on 120th anniversary of death (MIA)
Albania
• Albania revises the composition of the responsible team for Albania-EU negotiations (Radio Tirana)
• The joint Albania-Azerbaijan committee, Balluku: the gas supply network of Korca and the direct airline in focus (Radio Tirana)

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 4 May 2023

LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian government proclaims three-day mourning for victims of Belgrade school shooting (Beta/RTS)
• Vucic: Brussels meeting was aimed at tricking us into recognising so-called Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Community of Municipalities hard to achieve without strong Western pressure (Tanjug)
• Escobar: US, EU fully committed to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Government against Serbia’s EU accession (Nova/Beta)
• Foreign officials express condolences over tragedy in Belgrade elementary school (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Newly appointed ministers in FB&H government and new FB&H Prime Minister Nermin Niksic officially take office (Nova BH)
• German Ambassador Fitschen welcomes formation of FB&H government (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic reacts to Dodik's statement according to which Covic and Konakovic agreed on amendments to Election Law of B&H (FTV)
• Escobar: US encouraged by latest developments in B&H especially with new leaders in authority structure (BHT1)
Montenegro
• Abazovic to DF: If you want to be part of the government more easily, you have to go over some things (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Having no Judicial Council president stains country's democratic dossier (Alsat-M/TV21/Telma/Sitel)
• Kovachevski at UN Security Council: North Macedonia example for solving open issues (MIA)
• Hill: Open Balkans creates sense of good neighborliness (MIA)
Albania
• Xhacka meets with Roswall: Sweden supports Albania in its journey towards the EU (Radio Tirana)
• US Ambassador meets State Police Director General, police plays a decisive role in the regular election process (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Pristina unwilling to meet its commitment, I hope dialogue will continue (RTS/RTV/Tanjug/Politika)
• Pristina does not want to fulfill its obligation and form Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: Term "forcibly disappeared" agreed on in declaration (Tanjug)
• Declaration on missing persons adopted in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug/Politika)
• Petkovic: Agreement forbidden word in Pristina – Kurti doesn’t want ZSO and there is no philosophy here (RTS)
• Unilateral and illegal decision on dissolution of Management Team (Tanjug/RTV)
• Borrell: Important, symbolic step taken towards forming Community (Tanjug)
• Dacic: This round of dialogue confirms all Belgrade's fears, Pristina doesn't want to implement what's agreed (RTS)
• Brnabic says Serbia appreciates fact that B&H did not recognize Kosovo, but that she is not clear about B&H’s vote in Council of Europe (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Kristo: Mostar Fair is the most significant manifestation in the region, a symbol of our joint dedication to development of economy (Dnevni list)
• Konakovic addresses media at Mostar Fair; Regrets that Dodik did not attend (Avaz/Nova BH)
• Niksic at Mostar Fair; He underlines importance of cooperation and economic development (Avaz)
• Plenkovic addresses Fair in Mostar: Croatia will continue to support B&H on the EU path; Recent decision, imposed by HR Schmidt, was passed by the HR independently (BHT1/O Kanal)
• Brnabic meets with Covic, Kristo in Mostar: Improvement of bilateral, economic and political cooperation was the focus of the meetings (RTRS)
Montenegro
• Jelusic: Democrats and URA the centralist bloc backbone; Popovic: Wider sovereignist bloc needed (RTCG)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Geer: EU concerned by latest developments in judiciary (MIA/Sitel/Sloboden Pechat/SDK/TV21/Libertas)
• Pendarovski - Roswall: EU negotiations key to speeding up reform agenda (MIA/Sitel/Sloboden Pechat/Alsat-M/Makfax)
• Osmani - Roswall: We need clear signals that enlargement of European family by 2030 is a possible mission (MIA/Makfax/Kanal 5/Nova TV/Lokalno)
• Government reviews new Draft Law on the Use of Macedonian Language (MIA/24 Vesti/Kanal 5/Press24/A1On)
Albania

United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 2 May 2023
LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic raises Open Balkans issue, says it has ‘nothing to do with politics’ (N1)
• Dacic: Pristina to continue to avoid establishment of Community (RTS/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Opening of Mitrovica bridge would pave way for expulsion of Serbs (RTS)
• Lajcak: Tuesday's Brussels meeting to be particularly important (Tanjug)
• Good, high-quality step forward in relations between Serbia, Croatia this year (RTS)
• New round of high-level dialogue to be held in Brussels on Tuesday (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Konakovic and Niksic speak about authority formation, EU path of B&H with Lajcak (BHT1/N1)
• Lajcak attends meetings with Covic, Kristo in Mostar (BHT1)
• Plenkovic meets Kristo, Covic; Plenkovc expresses his satisfaction with stabilization of political dialogue in B&H (BHT1)
• Becirovic, Dodik, SDA comment on HR Schmidt’s decisions (BHT1)
• RS government sends 29th report to UN Security Council (ATV)
Montenegro
• Djurovic: This will be a record season, guests coming from Germany, Great Britain, Scandinavia… (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski: Courts independent branch, any interference to be reported as per procedures (All media)
• US Embassy expects independent judiciary regardless of who is in charge (Alsat-M)
• Geer: Rule of law essential for country’s Euro-integration processes (All media)
Albania
• Rama says Belsh should become a radiant mirror of a new agriculture (Radio Tirana)
• The work and contribution of workers, at the foundation of economic growth (Radio Tirana)