STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: Serbia continues to rely on Russia (Tanjug/RTS/Beta) • Dacic: There will be no future if past is the only future (Tanjug/Beta) • EU encourages Serbia to continue reforms, normalize ties with Pristina (Tanjug) • Vucic acknowledges EU’s objections (Tanjug/B92) • Miscevic: Goal is all negotiating chapters to be opened in 2018 (Novosti) • Brussels dialogue to resume Wednesday (Tanjug) • Vulin: Western Balkan route very much alive (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • DIK did not establish election results (IN4S) • Montenegrin opposition: We do not recognize elections on the day of a coup (RTCG/RTS) • DF: We are prepared to support minority government (Vijesti) • International observers: Citizens voted freely, election day went smoothly (CDM) • Mogherini and Hahn on the elections: We look forward to swift formation of a new government (CDM) • B&H CEC adopts decision on publication of results of local elections in B&H (TV1) • Durakovic refuses to declare election defeat in Srebrenica, intends to file complaint (TV1) • Grujicic: Nobody has any reason for fear in Srebrenica (Nezavisne) • Dodik: Grujicic will base his policy on respect of reality (RTRS) • OSCE Mission to B&H opens temporary office in Stolac (BHT1) • EU FAC adopts conclusions on B&H (FTV) • Veljanoski schedules early parliamentary elections for 11 December (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Croatia Indicts Yugoslav General for War Crimes Again (BIRN) • Florian Bieber for EWB: The Disappointment in Montenegro Will Continue to Grow (European Western Balkans)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Rama: Serbia to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible (Beta/Tanjug) • Vucic: Trepca surprised us all, I don’t know what to do (Tanjug) • Dacic: KFOR guarantees implementation of Brussels agreement (RTS) • Miscevic: EU should be more agile regarding issue of property in Kosovo and Metohija (Beta) • Government decision on Trepca has legal effect (Politika) • Vucic: Serbia wants best possible relations with B&H (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H CEC rejects requests for annulment of elections in Srebrenica and Bijeljina, still no decision on Stolac (BHT1) • Grujicic in lead for post of Head of Srebrenica Municipality (Fena) • EUROSTAT’s Everaers: IMO concluded census results in BiH are valid and in line with intl. standards (TV1) • RS’ officials react to EUROSTAT’s validation (RTRS) • Djukanovic and Lajcak: Elections results to confirm Montenegro’s progress towards the EU (CDM) • DPS: Electoral process endangered by DF (CDM) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia Keeps Key Rate as Fed Outlook Outweighs Slowing Inflation (Bloomberg) • Croat President Highlights Russian Threat in London (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • UN representative informed about Pristina’s illegal act (Tanjug/RTS) • Nikolic: Belgrade-Pristina relations at lowest level (Tanjug/Beta/B92/RTS) • Letters to UNSC and EU member states (Novosti) • Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Pristina wants to also seize the property of the church (Novosti) • Committee for Kosovo and Metohija session to be open for public on 17 October (RTS) • Reactions to government decision (RTS/B92) • Brussels postpones EC report, no new chapters (Danas) • Court confirms ruling against NGO in favor of Dikovic (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • CEC publishes preliminary and incomplete results of local elections in Srebrenica: Grujicic has 2,000 votes more than Durakovic (N1) • Covic: State institutions have to establish all facts related to Stolac (TV1) • Ivanic: B&H Council of Ministers not to be reshuffled (N1) • RS Assembly adopts report on results of referendum on RS Day (BHT1) • B&H Constitutional Court requested to assess constitutionality of 1 March (Srna) • Nearly 200,000 registered that should not have been registered (Srna) • DF claims to have evidence that DPS is to commit electoral fraud (CDM) • New elections – old tradition: Residents of Tuzi provoking DPS with Albanian flags? (CDM) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • OSCE PA vice-president to monitor election in Montenegro (Trend) • Montenegro election becomes referendum on Russia vs Nato (bne IntelliNews) • Montenegro's Risky Assession into NATO (The National Interest)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: We are annulling Pristina’s decisions” Trepca issue not going to Security Council (B92) • Nikolic: No more concessions to Kosovo Albanians (Blic) • Djuric: Albanians unified, and we mediate over Trepca (B92/TV Prva) • Serbia will prevent implementation of the Law on Trepca (RTS) • Opposition demands urgent session of the Kosovo Committee (RTS/Tanjug) • Patriarch Irinej: Kosovo is not just geography, Kosovo is our Jerusalem (TV Pink/B92) • Kocijancic: Mutually agreed topics to be discussed in Brussels (Tanjug) • Slovakian Embassy: Most important to continue Brussels dialogue (Politika) • Serbian-Russian military exercise at Batajnica airport (Politika/FoNet) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Izetbegovic: SDA Collegium decided to ask CEC to annul elections in Srebrenica and Stolac (TV1) • Grujicic: Unacceptable threats and electoral engineering (Srna) • Covic meets Moore, Moore announces opening of temporary field office of OSCE in Stolac (FTV) • Coalition ‘Bijeljina Pobjedjuje’ plans protest in Bijeljina for Tuesday because of alleged election theft (RTRS) • Interrogation of suspects in referendum case ‘Dodik et al.’ starts before B&H Prosecutor’s Office (RTRS) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Montenegro Elections 2016: Profile (BIRN) • Sarajevo exchange opens Balkans' first Islamic index (World Bulletin)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic, Eichhorst urge finding solutions through dialogue (RTS/Beta) • Dacic, Countryman agree Belgrade-Pristina dialogue needs to continue (Tanjug) • Djuric: Serbia is asked to give up its property (RTS) • Djuric: We will protect Trepca in every way (RTS) • Nikolic: Influx of migrants will be stopped by engaging army (Kurir) • Rebic: Migrants have to respect law (Beta) • Ivanisevic: 6,000-7,000 migrants in Serbia (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • CEC published new results for Srebrenica; Grujicic in the lead (RTRS) • Grujicic’s and Durakovic’s comments to new results (RTRS) • US Embassy: Once election results are confirmed, we expect all relevant factors to respect them (Dnevni avaz) • Coalition ‘Bijeljina pobjedjuje’ accuses Alliance for Changes of election fraud, demands repeated counting of votes (Nezavisne) • Local elections in Stolac most likely to be repeated (TV1) • HDZ 1990 calls for repeated elections in Livno (FTV) • B&H MPs comment Covic’s initiative to merge local and general elections (Oslobodjenje) • Orepic: Croatia not to accept migrants who are currently in Serbia (Vecernji List) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Deda: Binding agreement on the normalization of relations should be adopted within a year (European Western Balkans) • Ekonomi: Balkans needs a unified economic platform (ATA)