LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic decorates Rodriguez Parrilla with Order of Serbian Flag, First Class (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Vucic: They will try to change plates as of 1 September, we are not thinking about change of policy towards Russia; no Europride (RTV/Tanjug)
• Moscow welcomes the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, the unresolved fundamental issue of the Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug)
• Orlic with Hill on the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina: Sincerely committed to seeking a solution that preserves peace (RTS)
• Orlic: A special session of the parliament on Kosovo and Metohija probably on 13 September (RTS)
• Escobar: Vucic is fully committed to regional stability (Tanjug/Euronews Serbia)
• MEPs meet Brnabic to discuss Europride (N1/FoNet/Nova.rs)
• Odalovic: Almost 10,000 persons missing, around 4,000 bodies waiting for identification (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H HoP adopts initiative to remove Turkovic from post of B&H Minister of Foreign Affairs (FTV)
• Dodik: Turkovic has been doing everything to break B&H’s foreign policy into pieces; She does not deserve to wait for the end of her mandate as the B&H FM (ATV)
• Scholz supports enlargement of EU to Western Balkans (FTV)
• Zvizdic: B&H needs democratic solutions which will not mean further discrimination and further ethno-territorial divisions (O Kanal)
• Court of B&H dismisses lawsuit against decision of B&H parliament on appointment of members of B&H CEC (O Kanal)
• Latest statement of Croatian President Milanovic sparks reactions (Hayat/ATV/O Kanal)
Croatia
• Pahor urges Von der Leyen for B&H to receive EU candidate status in 2022; Von der Leyen: We must support democracies that are most exposed to foreign threats (AJB)
• Bled Strategic Forum: Plenkovic, Grlic-Radman talk with HR, support imposing of changes to B&H Election Law (N1)
Montenegro
• Krivokapic: Constructive partnerships conditioned by the indisputable Euro-Atlantic course (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Bulgaria will not be able to abuse the membership: The German Chancellor announces cancellation of the right of veto in the EU (Republika)
• Osmani thanks Boone over Macron’s engagement to overcome Euro-integration blockage (Republika)
• Petrovska: Despite being most recent NATO member, Macedonia has proven it can serve as model that actively contributes to region’s stability and security (Republika)
Albania
• Rama from Slovenia: It is a great shame that the citizens of Kosovo cannot move freely, but are held hostage by the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: EU should not make the shameful mistake as it did during the pandemic, by not donating vaccines (Radio Tirana)
• Rama: We don't need Russian gas (ADN)
• Von der Leyen: The opening of negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia was a success (Radio Tirana)
• Rama urges finding reason why Russian 'spies' come to Albania (ADN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Brnabic says it will be easy to write her PM's exposé: Goals are clear, Kosovo and energy are priorities (RTS)
• Agreement on identity cards for normal life of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (TV Prva)
• Vucic: We fought for Serbian statehood in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Vucic: Brnabic to be put forward as PM designate (Tanjug/RTS/RTV)
• Solution for license plates must be same as for IDs (Tanjug/RTV)
• Petkovic: We kept Serbian IDs, we will not give up from KM license plates (RTS)
• Agreement reached regarding freedom of movement and Serbian documents in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Borrell: We have an agreement on documents; Lajcak: Thanks; "It will calm tensions" (B92/Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic with Parila: Cuba’s active support regarding Kosovo and Metohija (RTV/Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• RS officials congratulate Brnabic for appointment as Serbian Prime Minister (RTRS)
• Consultations on amendments to B&H Election Law under baton of OHR continue (BHT1)
• HNV encourages HR Schmidt to focus his decisions on preventing abuses and blockades during implementation of election process, as well as election results, despite political pressure from different sides (Nova BH)
• Izetbegovic: There will be no imposing of election law (Oslobodjenje)
• SB&H prepares lawsuit against EU, Schmidt and Republic of Croatia (N1)
• HDZ B&H urges FB&H VPs not to block appointment of FB&H CC judges (Nova BH)
• Murphy: USA, EU and NATO will not leave B&H to Russia; Russia does not decide on your EU or NATO accession (RFE/Dnevni avaz)
• Dodik welcomes statement of Ambassador Murphy on NATO path (ATV)
• Russian Embassy in B&H; Russia has its national interests that it defends, but unlike Western countries, trained in hypocritical rhetoric, it prefers open and friendly dialogue with its partners in B&H (FTV)
• Germany harshly reacts to failure of B&H Presidency to accept accreditation of new German Ambassador (N1)
• B&H Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany to clarify situation related to rejection of agrement for future Ambassador of Germany to B&H (BHT1)
• Dodik: I am not concerned about announcements from Germany (N1/ATV)
• Milanovic: Croatia has powerful instruments at its disposal, Dayton Agreement must be respected (Dnevni list)
Montenegro
• Abazovic welcomed the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina: Dialogue is the solution to overcome any crisis (CdM)
• Sehovic: We don’t need new experiments, rather elections and govt to prepare them (Pobjeda)
• Montenegro exposed to new series of organized cyber-attacks on government’s servers (CdM)
• Abazovic hosts dinner for Patriarch Porfirije (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Maricic is pushing for the opening of the Constitution (Kanal 5)
• Osmani visiting Macedonian minority in Albania (Republika)
• Osmani: French proposal pulled country out from Balkans’ whirlpool at the last moment (Republika)
Albania
• Kosovo-Serbia agreement/Rama: Good news, the solution to the issue of free movement through dialogue; President Begaj: The agreement is in the best interest of all citizens (Radio Tirana)
• Rama at the press conference with Bettel: The negotiation process is for ourselves, not for the EU. It helps us to fulfil criteria (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Name of PM designate to be announced on Friday or Saturday (Tanjug/RTS/B92)
• Members of northern Kosovo local assemblies back Vucic to find solution (Tanjug/Politika)
• Hill entertains hope of war in Ukraine bringing Serbia closer to EU, US (Beta)
• Lajcak, Escobar meet Kosovo Serb representatives (KoSSev/FoNet/N1)
• Lajcak: Vucic-Kurti meeting in Brussels not in vain (BBC/Beta)
• KFOR in regular contact with Serbian Armed Forces representatives (Tanjug/RTS)
• Orlic: Important information to be disclosed at September session (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Milanovic protects child killers, not showing a shred of humanity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Council of Europe Serbia's partner in drafting judicial laws (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Cavara presents names of new FB&H Constitutional Court judges (FTV/O Kanal)
• Dodik files criminal report against Dzaferovic; Dzaferovic: criminal report against me is ungrounded (AJB)
• Dzaferovic and Komsic vote against all five agenda items proposed by Dodik; Dodik: I will obstruct projects in FB&H in response to obstruction of projects in RS (RTRS)
• Russian Embassy: Russia regrets aspirations of certain Bosniak political representatives to join illegal anti-Russian restrictions (RTRS)
• Israeli PM Lapid reprimands Israeli Ambassador to Albania and B&H over his support to HDZ B&H’s proposal of electoral reform in B&H (Hayat)
• Covic: HR Schmidt should impose changes to Election Law and complete the process (Dnevni list)
• Ljubic: I expect that High Representative will make appropriate decisions which will enable legal implementation of indirect elections for House of Peoples, which includes legitimate political representation (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Conference of Croatian ambassadors, consuls and military envoys to be held, improvement of status of Croats in B&H one of foreign policy priorities of Croatia (HRT1)
• President: Serbia has no right to issue indictments against Croat commanders (Hina)
• Croatian FM: I expect Russia to withdraw from Ukraine (Hina)
Montenegro
• New decision: Elections in Podgorica and Zeta on 23 October (CdM)
• Picula: Montenegro should decide where it wants to go - in the EU or in the orbit of the Russian-Serbian world (Nova M)
• Abazovic: Montenegro stands with the Ukrainian people (CdM)
• Abazovic: Montenegro continues to act in order to support the Ukrainian people for the sake of establishing peace and stability (CdM)
• Djukanovic: Montenegro stands by Ukraine and the brave Ukrainian people; Djurovic: Montenegro calls on Russia to stop hostilities (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• In order to start negotiations on chapters, constitutional amendments are needed that will include parts on other nations (Libertas)
Albania
• Russia's note on the event in Gramsh, MFA: We acted according to the Vienna Convention, the Russian detainees did not request contact with them (Radio Tirana)
• Rama at "European Alpbach" Forum: The war in Ukraine, a chance to use green energy (Radio Tirana)
• Independence anniversary/ Xhacka: Proud of everything Albania has done for Ukraine and its people (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin meets with Patrushev in Moscow (Tanjug/RTS/Politika/Beta)
• Bilcik: Europe noted Vulin’s anti-EU remarks in Moscow (N1)
• US Ambassador: Washington wants Serbia, Kosovo in normal relationship (N1)
• Vulin blasts Hill over N1 interview (N1)
• Mihajlovic: Lavrov with his statements abusing fact that Serbia didn’t introduce sanctions (FoNet)
• Petkovic: Kurti ready for anything but dialogue and compromise (RTS)
• State Department spokesman: Blinken won’t hesitate to help Kosovo dialogue (N1/Politika)
• Good cooperation of Serbia with UNDP (Tanjug)
• All eyes on Lajcak and Escobar (RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H Presidency Chairman Dzaferovic addresses online Crimean Platform Summit; Dzaferovic reiterates B&H’s official stances supporting sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemning the acts that violate sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine (N1/BHT1)
• Dodik announces that he will file a criminal report against Dzaferovic for abuse of office or official authority, because he participated in Crimean Platform Summit despite of the fact that the RS opposed this (RTRS)
• Other RS politicians react to Dzaferovic’s participation in Crimean Platform Summit (ATV)
• B&H intellectuals, activists, journalists address US officials encouraging them to support true constitutional and election reforms that would secure sustainable and democratic political culture in B&H (NAP.ba)
• It is no secret that activists and lobbyists of Bosniak community and people who are directly working for Bosniak interests are behind letter sent to Blinken (Glas Srpske)
Croatia
• Minister: Croatia will not allow issuance of international arrest warrant (Hina)
Montenegro
• Abazovic: Montenegro stands with the Ukrainian people (CdM)
Albania
• Russian Embassy reacts to Gramsh military plant incident (Euronews Albania)

LOCAL PRESS

• Serbia responsible, constructive in dialogue, Vucic tells Hill (Tanjug/RTS)
• Vulin: Serbia only European state that had not imposed sanctions (Tanjug/Beta/Politika)
• Lavrov to Vulin: Russia, Serbia developing dialogue (N1)
• Orlic talked to Botsan-Kharchenko (RTS)
• Vucevic: Serbia must be patient, rational about Kosovo issue (TV Prva/Tanjug)
• MFA: Twitter accounts of several Serbian embassies suspended (Tanjug/Politika)
• Serbian parliament to hold special session in Kosovo in September (TV Prva/Beta)
• Rakic: Joint meeting on Wednesday of councilors of assemblies of four municipalities from north (RTS)
• Serb List fails to live up to Vucic’s assurances to media (KoSSev/N1)
• Milivojevic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue going badly since Vucic became President (Beta)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA: SDA will never agree to new solutions, which are worse than Dayton Agreement and which lead to additional divisions (NAP.ba/ATV)
• Dodik on SDA document: It is best to try to find agreement to return to original Dayton or to peacefully separate (ATV)
• Reactions on SDA document (ATV)
• Dodik announces criminal complaint against Dzaferovic if he participates in Crimea Platform Summit contrary to Dodik’s vote and Rules of Procedure (Hayat)
Croatia
• Minister: Croatia will not allow arrest warrants for pilots wanted by Serbia (RTL/Hina)
Montenegro
• No resolution of the political crisis, no one is deviating from their positions (RTCG)
• New majority or elections in Montenegro (RSE/CdM)
• At Zelenskiy’s invitation, Abazovic is participating in the Second Summit of the Crimean Platform (CdM)
Albania
• The EU supports Albania in the key areas of energy and infrastructure (Radio Tirana)
• 100th anniversary of Albania-USA relations, American B-52 planes fly over "Skenderbeg" square (Radio Tirana)