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)