STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Remain consistent in not recognizing Kosovo (RTS) • Vucic, Dacic to attend UNGA session in New York (Tanjug/RTS) • Nikolic: Unacceptable for Europe to close borders to migrants while we remain open (Beta) • Djordjevic: 7,500 illegal migrants discovered, 50 smugglers arrested (Tanjug/Politika) • Miscevic: Confusion about EU will not affect Serbia’s reforms (Tanjug) • Convincing SNS victory at elections in Bela Palanka municipality (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H CC rejects RSNA’s appeal for review of B&H CC’s decision on January 9 as RS Day (BHT1) • Dodik: There will be no postponement of referendum (FTV) • Reactions of the RS officials to the B&H CC’s decision (Dnevni avaz/EuroBlic) • Reactions of the Federation officials to the B&H CC’s decision (BHT1) • OHR reaction to the B&H CC’s decision (BHT1) • Mogherini, Hahn reaction to the B&H CC’s decision (Dnevni avaz) • US Embassy to B&H reaction to the B&H CC’s decision (BHT1) • Russian Embassy to B&H reaction to the B&H CC’s decision (RTRS) • SNSD halts campaign for local elections in order to focus on campaign for referendum on RS Day (FTV) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Iran, Serbia Opt for Broadening of Bilateral Ties (FNA) • Top NATO Chief Says Balkans Threatened by Islamic Terrorism, Russian Influence (Sputnik)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Presidency: Serbia will never accept independence of Kosovo (RTS/Novosti) • Some progress in telecommunications (Novosti) • Possible agreement on license plates (Danas) • Maric: No double teams for ZSO (RTS) • Mihajlovic: Nis-Merdare-Pristina highway priority (Beta) • Dacic to head Serbian delegation to Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Venezuela (Beta/Novosti) • Clark building a power plant in Kosovo (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • RS Referendum Commission creates its own central voters’ register (BN TV) • Zvizdic holds a meeting with ambassadors of EU member states to B&H (TV1) • Plenkovic expects stable government with clear agenda (Hina) • IDS official rules out possibility of cooperation with right camp (Hina) • SDP to launch procedure for leadership election on Thursday (Hina) • Macedonia Elections: Ad Hoc body for media monitoring adopts work agenda (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Refugees Pour Out of Turkey Once More as Deal With Europe Falters (The New York Times) • Macedonia’s Amazing Disappearing Interior Minister (Global Voices) • Eastern Europe Risks Losing UN Top Job Race (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Pristina expects international dialing code as of 1 October (Politika) • Serbs do not want a double team (Novosti) • Beyani urges greater security for Kosovo and Metohija returnees (Tanjug) • Kozarev presents Sunny Valley concept to UN official (Tanjug) • Dacic: Now they see who they wanted in UNESCO (RTS) • Maric: ZSO Statute priority (RTS) • Djordjevic meets Head of UN Office in Belgrade (Radio Belgrade/Tanjug) • Morocco’s position on Kosovo to remain unchanged (RTS/Tanjug) • Asylum seekers coming from Serbia have zero chance in EU (Tanjug/B92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Inzko: We did not react, referendum in RS can be resolved within B&H (Dnevni avaz) • Moore: Referendum is redundant because the outcome is already known (Glas Srpske) • Scott: Referendum would destabilize region (Dnevni avaz) • Doboj-Prnjavor motorway section opened (RTRS) • Croatia elections 2016: State Electoral Commission releases complete results (Hina) • President congratulates HDZ and all elected MPs, says Croatia has no time to waste (Hina) • Plenkovic: HDZ to begin talks with other parties on Tuesday (Hina) • Milanovic announces withdrawal as SDP chief (Hina) • Bradshaw: It depends on Montenegro whether NATO will build bases in its territory (RTCG) • Dimitriev discusses elections, integrations with EU Ambassador Zbogar (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Roth: Western Balkans countries need to come to terms with their past (European Western Balkans) • HDZ leader promises stable government for Croatia, but can he deliver? (bne IntelliNews) • Tensions Grow Over Bulgaria's UN Candidate (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Region’s success in EU integration barely halfway (Beta/RTS) • Exhibition dubbed “Kosovo and Metohija – Ten Steps” opened in Paris (RTS/Novosti) • Tachi invites the Pope to Kosovo (Politika) • Pope Francis could soon visit Belgrade and Pristina (Danas) • Military-technical cooperation between Serbia and Russia (Politika/Beta) • Mihajlovic: Highway to Pristina to be completed by 2020 (Tanjug) • New round of Belgrade-Pristina technical dialogue opens (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Ambassadors of USA, UK and France meet with Izetbegovic; Izetbegovic: It was necessary to heighten tensions in order to prevent referendum (RTRS/N1) • RS Assembly sends its response to B&H CC (RTRS) • Referendum on the Day of the RS will be held in Srebrenica (RTRS) • OHR: PIC SB Ambassadors convened on Tuesday morning; HR Inzko meets with B&H Presidency Member Covic re letter on inequality of Croats (BHT1) • Steven Meyer: Republika Srpska has the right to hold a referendum (Srna) • Bled Strategic Forum: EU must find more efficient solutions to crises, challenges (Hina) • Djukanovic: After 18 years of coalition, DPS likely to run in the elections independently (CDM) • Djukanovic: Opposition defended Milosevic and now presents itself as the bearer of progress (Pobjeda) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia’s Budget Gap May Come in at Half of Government’s Plan (Bloomberg) • EU Facing Risk of Collapse (Strategic Culture Foundation)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Western Balkans should be connected by transport network (RTS) • Vucic: Serbia doing well but is far behind Nordic nations (Tanjug) • Djordjevic: Serbia to maintain a balanced defense policy (Tanjug/RTS/Beta) • Djordjevic, Bartman: Cooperation excellent (Tanjug/Beta) • Schwendiman chief prosecutor of Special Court for Kosovo (Tanjug/Politika) • Drecun: We need to see whether the Special Court will apply highest international standards (Tanjug) • Belgrade-Pristina expert dialogue between 7 and 9 September (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Zvizdic starts two-day visit to Brussels, discusses B&H's path to join EU with Hahn and Mogherini (TV1) • Dodik: Referendum has greater legal power than Constitutional Court ruling (Glas Srpske) • RS Commission for implementation of referendum threatens criminal report due to B&H CEC’s refusal to deliver lists of voters (RTRS) • RSNA Commission for Constitutional Affairs calls on B&H CC to reject Izetbegovic’s request for putting decision on RS Day referendum out of force (RTRS) • Covic: Referendum on RS Day will not be obstacle to B&H’s path to join EU (TV1) • Restrictive measures for Fahrudin Radoncic and others abolished (Klix) • First day of Bled Forum focuses on growth of populism and nationalism in EU (Hina) • Possible expansion of new “troika” (Dan) • Serbs to prepare for demarcation with Kosovo (Pobjeda) • Kacer: Montenegro in NATO by early spring of 2017 (Pobjeda) • Balkans at risk of new conflicts, experts warn (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Hungary's PM warns that the level of migrants entering Europe via the Balkans is set to surge as ISIS boast hundreds of Islamists have arrived hidden among refugees (Daily Mail) • Serbian ‘Spy’ Suspect Arrest Leaves Family Mystified (BIRN) • Western Balkans Fund starts work in Tirana (ATA)