STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Belgrade-Pristina dialogue resumes today; Pristina claims +383 code does not belong to Serbia, Belgrade denies (Beta/RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Instead of code, Tahiri will get a headache (Tanjug)
• Drecun: With her pugnacious statements, Tahiri is keeping her position (Tanjug)
• Serbia displeased with results of Migration Summit (Beta/RTS)
• Serbia seeks financial assistance (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia will not introduce sanctions against Russia (RTS/Beta)
• FMs urge development of good Serbia-Turkey-B&H ties (Tanjug)
• Lavrov, Dacic meet in New York (Beta)
• Nuland, Vucic discuss region, dialogue, investments (Tanjug)
• Sutanovac new President of DS (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• 99.79% of citizens in RS support January 9 as RS Day (Srna)
• Dodik addresses media: this day will enter RS history (Klix.ba)
• Izetbegovic: Referendum on RS Day is blatant example of violation of DPA, Criminal Code of B&H and B&H CC's decisions, it is matter of time when IC will react (TV1)
• HR Inzko: PIC should consider possible removal of Dodik from post of RS President (Dnevni avaz)
• US State Department: Organizers of referendum are endangering stability and they will suffer consequences (Dnevni avaz)
• Political leaders from Federation of B&H agree that referendum on RS Day is biggest attack on stability and sovereignty of B&H and Prosecutor’s Office of B&H is obliged to react (TV1)
• Ivanic: If sanctions for Dodik are introduced, it will only make him stronger (Dnevni avaz)
• Referendum successful in every way - congratulations to citizens (Srna)
• Oreskovic: Cooperation with Serbia in tackling refugee crisis excellent (Hina)
• Lekic: If there is no referendum, I will advocate not entering NATO (Atlas TV)
• Mustafa: We are gathering the votes need for ratifying Agreement on demarcation (Pobjeda)
• Macedonia is part of solution to Europe’s migrant crisis, PM tells Vienna Summit (MIA)
• FM Kotzias: Only Greece and Macedonia should discuss name issue (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Presentation of the publication “European Parliament and Serbia” (European Western Balkans)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic meets Ban Ki-moon (Tanjug)
• Vucic addresses UN General Assembly: We are prepared to create a future with the Kosovo Albanians (RTS)
• Vucic: Migrant crisis yet to come, EU unlikely to find solution (Tanjug/Beta)
• Vucic: Why is West silent on messages coming from Bosnia? (B92)
• Dacic holds bilateral meetings at UN GA (Beta)
• Djuric: The people saved me from the arrest in Gracanica (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Putin wished us luck in terms of referendum and upcoming elections (RTRS)
• Brief encounter of Vucic and Izetbegovic assessed as message that common sense must prevail; Izetbegovic says stance of Russia is unacceptable (Dnevni avaz)
• Inzko: There is no need to use Bonn Powers now that B&H CC banned referendum on RS Day (BHT1)
• Izetbegovic meets Ban Ki-moon (TV1)
• Officials: Croatia supports B&H’s sovereignty (Hina)
• Serb representatives: Pupovac, SDSS, SNV breaching constitutional law on ethnic minority rights (Hina)
• Macedonian Interior Minister met Head of EU Delegation in Skopje Samuel Zbogar (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Connection, Communication, Cooperation in South East Europe (European Western Balkans)
• Prosecutors at BIRN War Crimes Conference Urge Cooperation (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia will invest everything in order to preserve peace (RTS)
• Vucic: We do not support Republika Srpska referendum (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets ministers from Iraq, Palestine, Morocco on margins of UNGA (Beta)
• Nikolic: We will not allow surprises (Novosti)
• Djuric following the incident: They will not stop the Serbs (Tanjug)
• Pristina wants its “big ear” in Belgrade (Politika, by Dejan Spalovic)
• Stefanovic, Burhkard: Interior Ministry, OSCE cooperating well (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Sarajevo’s rhetoric as tragic as silence of the international community (Srna)
• Izetbegovic plans to file new appeal with B&H CC to try to dispute name of RS (Narodne novine)
• Dodik: Even Putin cannot change our decision on referendum (Nezavisne novine)
• RSNA Collegium discusses B&H CC’s decisions, asks RS government to submit amendments to RS Law on Holidays in procedure (TV1)
• Due to war threats in B&H, Croatia will ask from USA and EU protection of Croats in B&H (Jutarnji list)
• HNS rejects possibility of backing HDZ-Bridge government (Hina)
• Croatian president holds bilateral talks on margins of UN assembly (Hina)
• Djukanovic: US President praised the progress Montenegro made on NATO path (CDM)
• Vujanovic and Dinosa: Cooperation strengthening is in mutual interest (CDM)
• These parties and coalitions are running in the upcoming elections in Montenegro (RTCG)
• Are these elections for forming Montenegrin government or a referendum on NATO? (CDM)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Welcome to EUgoslavia (Politico.eu)
• Serb Referendum Vote Prompts Fears of Strife in Bosnia(Newsweek/Reuters)
• The Ebbing of Democracy in the Western Balkans (Carnegie group)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: We have to live with each other, not next to each other (Politika/RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: We respect integrity of B&H, but RS will not disappear (Beta/TV Pink)
• Vucic meets Stoltenberg, European colleagues (Beta)
• Drecun: Nobody can erase RS by force (Tanjug)
• Popovic: Serbia to protect RS interests (RTS)
• DSS calls citizens to vote and Vucic to support referendum in RS (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Each state along migrant route to share burden (Beta)
• Serbia, Slovakia to set up joint border police patrols (Tanjug)
• NATO: We are not threatening anyone (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Statements of BPS leader Halilovic spark reactions (TV1/N1)
• EU officials welcome approval of B&H’s application for EU membership (Hayat)
• Zvizdic, Radoncic, Bosic, Ivanic on EU General Affairs Council’s decision (BHT1/BNTV/TV1)
• Izetbegovic meets Mogherini, Hahn and Tusk on sidelines of UN GA’s session (FTV)
• Covic writes to Mogherini, Hahn: Croat issue is something we have to address as challenge for B&H (TV1)
• Croatia won’t be able to let migrants pass due to closed borders (Hina)
• Vasiljkovic’s counsel to contest charges (Hina)
• “Immediate Response 16” multi-national military exercise taking place in Slunj (Hina)
• Macedonian President meets EC President at 71st UN General Assembly in New York (MIA)
• Poposki calls for long term solutions (Telegraf.mk)
• Fences proven effective: Migrants enter Serbia through Bulgarian villages (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo's Vetevendosje Rallies Supporters in Albania (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Serbia wants comprehensive solution to migrant crisis (Tanjug/RTS)
• Stefanovic and Vulin propose special measures for strengthening border control (RTS/B92)
• New round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on 26 September (RTS/Tanjug)
• Brussels to block Serbia over standstill in energy and telecommunications (Novosti)
• Jablanovic: I don’t know about the dismissal (Novosti)
• Norway helping renovate Orthodox churches in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Clark as a Kosovo miner (Politika)
• Vucic to be at Clinton Foundation event Hillary will miss (B92)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H’s Application for EU membership accepted (Fena/Nezavisne)
• Bosniaks not implementing B&H CC decision from 2006 for the past 10 years (EuroBlic)
• Dodik: Ambassadors should not interfere in internal affairs of B&H (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: Referendum cannot invoke criminal liability (Srna)
• Former B&H Army General: RS threatened by conflict in which the RS would disappear (TV1)
• Plenkovic, Petrov reach compromise regarding some demands submitted by Bridge (Hina)
• Petir supports Plenkovic’s invitation to HSS to join HDZ (Hina)
• Djukanovic – Johnson: Montenegro remains EU integration promoter in the Balkans (CDM)
• Kurz: Authorities in Albania, B&H and Kosovo should oppose the rising Islamic radicalization (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Clock is ticking for the Balkans (Anadolu Agency)
• Russia Lends Full Backing to Bosnian Serb Referendum (BIRN)
• Montenegro Albanians Unite in Elections, Seeking Power (BIRN)
• Western Balkans’ diplomacy chiefs: Commitment in field of infrastructure and energy (ATA)