LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: When I finished my conversation with Stoltenberg I was almost crying (RTS/Beta)
• Vucic: Relations in region very important factor for Serbia’s further progress (RTS)
• Djuric: Message from Belgrade – there is no Kosovo army (RTS)
• RIK determines 8.253 polling stations; polling stations in Kosovo to be determined by 12 March (Beta)
• OSCE not to have observers at polls, only limited mission (Beta)
• Vukosavljevic: Proud guardians of the Serbian language in Albania (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDA and HDZ B&H fail to reach agreement on Election Law of B&H (TV1)
• Radoncic: Situation is getting stabilized, SBB B&H and HDZ B&H to hold meeting (TV1)
• Western Balkans PMs to define joint projects at preparatory meeting in Sarajevo for Trieste summit (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• Markovic invited everyone except DF to join his government (CDM)
• Senate will ratify the Protocol soon (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Protesters keep marching in Skopje, across whole country for united Macedonia (MIA)
• Dimitriev: Parliamentary alongside local elections to end crisis (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE Central Committee decides to resist redefining of Macedonia, as SDSM again asks for the mandate (MIA)
• Arifi: Legal solutions will be found to reschedule local elections (Meta)
Albania
• Albanian opposition signals the boycott of upcoming elections (TV Klan)
• Basha: Drugs money, parliamentary elections at risk (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• 'Overture to a Coup': Macedonia's Crisis May Lead to Country's Disintegration (Sputnik)

LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: I expect assistance from the EU, US and Russia regarding the Kosovo army (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: International community to stop formation of Kosovo army (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Kosovo army would threaten, not strengthen, security (Tanjug)
• Nishani as factor of (non)peace in southern Serbia (Politika)
• Army testing readiness of Rapid Reaction Units (RTS)
• Djordjevic meets Russian Defense envoy (Serbian Defense Ministry website)
• Djordjevic meets US Army Commander (FoNet/RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H HoR’s session held; SNSD boycott HoR’s session, SzP refuses to vote for any item on agenda (TV1)
• SDS’ Bosic: Prevention of collapse of whole system in B&H depends on SzP (BNTV)
• SDP’s Mesic: Parliamentary majority at B&H level does not exist (FTV)
• Bosniak Caucus in RS CoP vetoes RSNA’s conclusions from special session on revision in case B&H vs. Serbia (Hayat)
• Novakovic confirms SzP prepared criminal report against Izetbegovic (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatia protests against monument to be raised in Belgrade (Hina)
Montenegro
• Opposition will not recognize Niksic election results (Pobjeda)
• Relations between Montenegro and B&H are positive example for the region (RTCG)
fYROM
• President Ivanov calls for broad international condemnation of the Tirana platform (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM is a party under blackmail, new elections must be held (MIA)
• SDSM leader Zaev meets with ambassadors (MIA)
• Hoyt Yee: Government formation without further delay in line with constitution (MIA)
• FM Poposki meets MEPs in Brussels (Republika)
• Masked men threw Molotov cocktails at the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet in Bitola (Meta)
• President Ivanov condemns Bitola museum incident (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian MFA: Everyone should remain calm and the anti-Albanian rhetoric must stop (Meta)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Roundup: EU summit to focus on economy, security, migration, Western Balkans: Tusk (Xinhua)
• Top MEP says EU must do more to stop Russia destabilising Balkans (The Guardian)

LOCAL PRESS

• Albanian President visits southern Serbian municipalities (Tanjug)
• Vucic: That’s not nice (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia will never agree with formation of Kosovo army (Beta/RTS)
• Mihajlovic: Tachi’s story about the army is a spin for internal purposes (RTS)
• Working group meets to normalize air traffic above Kosovo (Beta)
• Working group for uncovering crimes in Kosovo and Metohija meets (Beta)
• Mogherini: Balkans could easily become chessboard for playing great game of powers (Beta)
• Popovic: DSS will not have controllers in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Politika/Beta)
• Canak: Cheering a foreign country offends feelings of citizens (RTS)
• RIK confirms Seselj’s candidacy for president (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Lajcak: Two Balkan countries face dissolution (Hayat)
• Transcript of Crnadak’s speech during Mogherini’s visit confirms that he slandered RS (RTRS)
• CLAC fails to reach consensus on motion of RS Assembly members to examine legality of B&H Statehood Day (Nezavisne)
• B&H HoR session to be held on Tuesday (RTRS)
• Cvijanovic: SDS’ decision to attend session of B&H HoR is another evidence of this party’s vassal policy in Sarajevo (RTRS)
• Large exercise to take place in cooperation with NATO in September, RS refuses to partake (FTV)
• President of Montenegro Vujanovic pays visit to B&H (TV1)
Montenegro
• Vujanovic: I haven’t asked Djukanovic if he is to run for president (CDM)
• Extradition of Bogicevic rejected (RTCG)
• Attempted coup in Montenegro put a spin in US-Russia relations (Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Mogherini: Don’t play with fire and don’t turn this into an inter-ethnic conflict (Meta)
• EU’s next steps regarding Macedonia to be revealed later this week, says Zbogar (MIA)
• Szijjarto: EU Council to condemn so-called Albanian platform (MIA)
• Koenders calls for Macedonia to calm tensions, verbal aggression and respect for the majority (Meta)
• Fresh marches in Skopje, across whole country for united Macedonia (MIA)
Albania
• Vetting, parliament fails to elect official bodies (ADN)
• Free and fair elections, Albanians protest in Brussels (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• The US plan for Macedonia: Keep Serbia down and Russia out (RT)
• 'An extremely explosive combination in the Balkans' (DW)
• Johnson: Montenegro Shows Russia is ‘Undermining’ (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS

• Albanian President to visit Serbia on 7 March, but he is not meeting with Nikolic (Novosti)
• Stefanovic: Visit by Albanian President to southern Serbia will not threaten security (Novosti)
• Ivanovic on situation in Kosovo (Beta)
• Mogherini: Western Balkans is tense; EU must offer credible support (Beta/Tanjug)
• Vucic’s candidacy for Serbian President proclaimed (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)
• Jankovic’s candidacy for Serbian President proclaimed (Novosti)
• Seselj’s SRS submits signatures for presidential candidacy (Tanjug)
• Canak: If I win I will recognize Kosovo independence (Novosti/RTS)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Media publish content of Covic’s letter to ICJ (TV1)
• ICJ receives letters from members of B&H Presidency (Hayat)
• Mektic announces SIPA will launch investigation on opening of ICJ’s letter to Ivanic (Nezavisne)
• Mogherini meets B&H Presidency members (BHT1)
• Dodik returns from Russia: Russia played crucial role in matter of revision of lawsuit (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatian minister hopes dialogue with Serbia’s judiciary will resume (Vecernji list)
fYROM
• Zaev: I don’t expect violence and clashes (Meta/HRT)
• VMRO-DPMNE calls for fresh elections (MIA)
• SDSM: Swift and peaceful power transfer (MIA)
• DUI decides to take part in new government (MIA)
• Duncan: 67 out of 120 is a clear majority, Ivanov should reconsider his decision (Meta)
Albania
• Opposition ready for dialogue for a caretaker government (TV Klan)
• Mogherini: Albania is Europe, we want it in EU (TV Klan)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonia’s Crisis has Become Existential (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS

• French Court postpones ruling to Haradinaj for 6 April (Tanjug)
• Documentation on Haradinaj sent two days ago (Tanjug)
• Djuric, COELA officials discuss Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta)
• Gojkovic slates presidential elections for 2 April (RTS/Tanjug/B92)
• Gojkovic: Parliament pauses until presidential elections, opposition criticizes decision (Beta/RTS)
• Possible changes of organizing presidential elections in Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• FB&H celebrates Independence Day of B&H, no celebrations in RS (FTV)
• Ivanic requests informal consultations of B&H Presidency (BNTV)
• Izetbegovic: Presidency members will reply to ICJ individually (TV1)
• Dodik: Intelligence agencies and judiciary controlled by Bosniaks (Nezavisne)
• False agent requested confidential documents from Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia in name of B&H (Glas Srpske)
• Inzko saddened with conflict that arose in B&H because of request for revision of lawsuit against Serbia (Glas Srpske)
Montenegro
• Elections or civic protest (RTCG)
• Mogherini: Montenegro leader of integration (RTCG)
• Mogherini to half-empty parliament: Opposition refused my invitation (CDM)
• Vujanovic with Mogherini: Terrorism case to be resolved (CDM)
fYROM
• Ivanov refuses to hand over the mandate to Zaev since he undermined the country’s sovereignty (META)
• Zaev: Ivanov led a coup when he made the decision not to hand over the mandate (MIA/META)
• Hahn: All leaders, including the President, must respect the outcome of elections (META)
• BESA Movement calls on international community to help Macedonia (MIA)
• Protesters call SDSM members to join their protests (Telegraf.mk)
• All disturbances of public order and peace will be prosecuted, says Interior Minister (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian PM warns Macedonian President: There can be no Macedonia without Albanians (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Macedonia President Accused of Exceeding His Powers (BIRN)