STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Repcekova: Serbia on stable path towards EU (Tanjug)
• Mogherini, Vucic welcome important progress on Serbia’s EU path (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: 90 percent of action plan for Chapter 24 complete (TV Pink/Tanjug)
• Dikovic, Rebic visit troops on Serbian-Bulgarian border (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• OHR reviewing RS Assembly’s decision on referendum on Day of RS (Klix.ba)
• Ahmetovic initiates removal of Crnadak (FTV)
• Representatives in B&H HoR have completely opposing stances regarding coordination mechanism (FTV)
• Popic: International experts are trying to falsify data from post-census survey (Glas Srpske)
• Diplomatic offensive on Mostar starts, solution expected within next few days (Dnevni avaz)
• SDA and SNSD leadership expected to launch negotiations on issues of Coordination Mechanism and IMF arrangement (Nezavisne)
• Croatia sets up task force to monitor if Serbia is meeting benchmarks (Hina)
• Parties resume talks on way out of political crisis (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Renewable energy in the Balkans: enough bad (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
• Croatia Ministers ‘Play Politics’ with Serbia-EU Negotiations (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Far less incidents after Brussels agreement (RTS/Tanjug)
• Kozarev: Serbia will not draw borders with Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Hahn: Law on jurisdiction not part of the process (Danas)
• Joksimovic: Opening of chapters to bring concrete benefits (Tanjug)
• Selakovic: Opening of chapters means higher degree of certainty (RTS)
• Vulin: Serbia tightens security, aware of danger of growing refugee numbers (Beta)
• Bratu appointed new OMiK Head (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Hahn welcomes initialing of SAA (Oslobodjenje)
• Mogherini, Lajcak welcome initialing of SAA (TV1)
• Dodik: Initialing SAA a technical issue (RTRS)
• EU path of B&H also depends on Coordination Mechanism (BHT1)
• Prime Minister meets with Veterans Associations about Serbia’s EU Negotiations (Vecernji List)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU advances on Serbia talks despite UK departure (EUObserver)
• Brexit and its effect on EU enlargement in the Western Balkans (DW)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic meets Kerry in Brussels (RTS)
• Djuric: Pristina suffering from lack of political compass (Tanjug)
• Joint border patrol teams to be commanded by army general (Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Stricter border control, 1,500 people arrested over human trafficking (RTS)
• Belgrade, Zagreb still at odds over Serbia’s jurisdiction law (Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Croatian request doesn’t have EU support (Politika)
• Djordjevic, Li discuss further defense cooperation (Tanjug)
• Boljevic: Coup just beginning (Politika)
• Lazanski: Signal to Turkish Army for coup given by those who wish to stop Turkey’s new course – cooperation with Russia (TV Pink)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• European Commission and B&H initial Protocol on adaptation of SAA (Fena/Nezavisne)
• RS officials warn that Izetbegovic, Zvizdic, Novalic jeopardize Reform Agenda and arrangements with international financial institutions (RTRS)
• Cavic: Referendum on Day of RS was supported by all parties in RS (Nezavisne)
• B&H Council of Ministers and FB&H government are blocked (Dnevni list)
• Plenkovic elected as HDZ president (Hina)
• Police remove tent set up by right-wing party near anti-fascist monument in Srb (Novi List)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Balkan Leaders Praise Erdogan for Defeating Coup (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dodik in Belgrade: RS will give its consent to sign SAA (RTS/Beta/Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Changing strategic documents next step for Serbia (Beta)
• Stefanovic: Serbia must not be a country which migrants would pour into without limits (Beta)
• Joksic: About 3,000 migrants currently in Serbia (Politika/Tanjug)
• Odalovic: So far no trace of existence of mass grave in Pristina (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: Decision of RS authorities is expected (Dnevni avaz)
• Ivanic: We cannot expect Germany to cover all damages in RS; Ideal scenario would be to adapt SAA and adopt Coordination Mechanism with IMF arrangement (Dnevni avaz)
• Covic: Such outcome was expected (Dnevni avaz)
• Brand: Now we have big expectations from B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Kovac: Serbia won’t be able to join EU without changing its war crimes law (Hina)
• Montenegrin government to Zaharova: A step too far (CDM)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

Bosnia’s Segregated Schools Perpetuate Ethnic Divisions (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: We do not measure contribution to EU foreign policy in percentages (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic: Not everybody in the EU are our friends (RTS)
• McAllister: Normalization doesn’t imply official recognition (Tanjug/RTS)
• Time to also examine responsibility for 1999 NATO bombing (B92)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• RS Assembly adopts law on publication of census results (Srna)
• Fatic: Competent institutions should react to adoption of law on publication of census results in RS (Vijesti.ba)
• Wigemark: There is only one population census in B&H (Fena)
• Izetbegovic: SAA adaptation, arrangement with IMF, coordination mechanism can be resolved in upcoming days (TV1)
• Covic receives ambassadors, discuss several important issues, focus on elections in Mostar (Dnevni list)
• Dodik: Referendum planned for 25 September (Srna)
• Carpenter: B&H precious partner of coalition to counter IS (Srna)
• Vujanovic, Nikolic: House of Montenegro to strengthen our friendship (CDM)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Probes Suspected Mass Grave at University (BIRN)
• United Nations Assailed in Report by Kosovo Rights Panel (The New York Times)
• Protests persist over Belgrade Waterfront demolitions (bne intellinews)