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Belgrade prepares a letter: EU to reconsider decision on Kosovo (Večernje Novosti)

Belgrade is preparing a letter which will be forwarded to 22 countries of the European Union after the Catalonia case.

Belgrade will invite 22 EU member states to reconsider the decision to recognize Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence, as Catalonia is an obvious example of their mistake, Večernje Novosti writes today.

There is no alibi for snatching the territory (Večernje Novosti)

Tough to defend ‘rhetorical mimicry’ and an attempt to cover up EU's participation in the Kosovo's secession by double standards - this is how experts of international law and analysts estimate the EC's view that the Catalan case cannot be compared to Kosovo, since Serbia, unlike Spain, is not a member EU, writes daily Večernje Novosti.

Urgent consultations convened due to the EC announcement on Kosovo and Catalonia (Večernje Novosti, Blic, B92, Tanjug)

After the Catalan referendum and the European Commission's position that this referendum is illegal, it is probably clear how difficult it is to safeguard the independence of Serbia, says President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, daily Večernje Novosti writes.

"Government hid truth about consequences of NATO's bombing" (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

In anticipation of a national lab that will uncover the consequences of NATO's bombing, a Belgrade daily writs that similar research has been done before.

According to Vecernje Novosti, two large studies have been done to date - but "without any epilogue." Namely, as soon as alarming data emerged, everything was swept under the carpet, the daily said.

Brnabić: Working Group on Internal Dialogue on Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, RTV)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said today that a Working Group will be formed to logistically support Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and all citizens who want to participate in the internal dialogue on Kosovo.

Brnabić told Radio Television Vojvodina (RTV) that she had spoken with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić about the dialogue and underlined that he would invite everyone to participate in it and that she hoped that as many people as possible would take part in it.

West preparing anti-Russia media offensive in Serbia – daily (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

America and its NATO allies are preparing for a fierce anti-Russian media offensive in our country, writes the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.

The paper said it learned that a portion of the USD 250 million that the US Congress has allocated to the Countering Russian Influence Fund for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, will soon arrive in Serbia.

B92: Serbs join new Kosovo government led by Haradinaj (Serbian media)

The 120-seat Kosovo Assembly on Sunday elected Ramush Haradinaj, the PDK-led coalition candidate, as new head of the Kosovo government.

61 voted in favor, while one member of the Assembly abstained.

After the session, members of the Self-Determination and the coalition gathered around the LDK left the session and did not attend the taking of the oath of office of Haradinaj and the members of his government.

B92: "Big powers need crisis to keep Balkans on leash" (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)

Whatever model is offered as a platform by Belgrade to solve the decades-old Kosovo and Metohija puzzle, it will not be liked by "world powers."

The daily Vecernje Novosti writes this, adding that this is the case because bringing this painful topic to an end would mean the loss of a lot of leverage that these powers are using to try to keep Balkan nations "on a leash."

Uniforms as bait (Večernje Novosti)

Daily Newspaper Večernje Novosti today writes that Pristina, by receiving Serbs in the ranks of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), intends to provide an argument at the time of asking the support from the international community for the formation of the Kosovo army.

They also want to alleviate the resistance of representatives of the Serbian community, writes Novosti.