STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Top state officials welcome Chinese president (B92/Beta/RTS)
• Dacic: Migrant crisis serious challenge for region, Europe (Tanjug/Politika/RTS/Beta)
• Stefanovic receives Belgium’s federal prosecutor (Tanjug)
• EU Parliament investigating case on exhibition devoted to Stepinac (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Ivanic: Republika Srpska should publish its own census results (Srna)
• RS representatives meet with most influential people of Russia (RTRS)
• Crnadak meets with Kovac and Dacic (FTV/BHT1)
• Mostar citizens will most likely be unable to vote in this year’s local elections (TV1)
• Moore: Issue of City of Mostar represents biggest problem in regards to local elections (TV1)
• Grabar-Kitarovic urged the Parliament Speaker to convene a session at which the 151-seat legislature would be dissolved (Hina)
• Croatian Government falls after no-confidence motion (Hina)
• Oreskovic: Snap election best solution (Hina)
• Petrov: Bridge in favor of early election, hopefully in autumn (Hina)
• Rocen: We did not expect Russia to applaud our decision (Pobjeda)
• Blocked Bridges: Dozens of cars of “Colorful Revolutionaries” paralyze Skopje traffic (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Applications deferred (The Economist, 18 June 2016)
• Kosovo Hacker Who Aided ISIS Pleads Guilty and Awaits Sentencing (Softpedia)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: Brussels must react to preserve credibility (RTS/Tanjug)
• Dittmann, Moro hope Chapters 23, 24 will be opened soon (Tanjug)
• Dacic vehemently condemns EP’s Stepinac exhibition (Tanjug)
• Miscevic believes EU-Serbia relations have not deteriorated (RTV)
• Serbian, Bosnian defense minister on cooperation and migrant crisis (Beta)
• Enduring Friendship and True Partnership (Politika, author text by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Emergency session of the B&H PA on population census ended without conclusions reached (Srna)
• Zvizdic – Hahn: Doors of the EU are open for B&H (Fena/Patira)
• Sarovic confirmed: Adoption of the SAA by year’s end (Patria)
• Denying Bosnian language means denying Dayton Peace Accord (Patria)
• The 24th anniversary of the killings and expulsion of Serbs from the Neretva river valley marked (Srna)
• Karamarko resigns as First Deputy PM (Hina)
• Oreskovic calls for defusing tensions (Hina)
• Petrov: Bridge has not changed its stance (Hina)
• SNP to submit resolution on NATO referendum (CDM)
• Macedonia: Coup case resumes in Court (Telegraf.mk)
• Crisis in Macedonia to be resolved institutionally, says Russian Ambassador (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• China to strengthen partnership with Serbia (CCTV)
• Balkans Look to NATO as Russia’s Influence Wanes (Voice of America)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Romania’s position on Kosovo and Metohija important (Novosti)
• Djuric: Serbia can join EU only as integral country (Politika)
• Jevtic: Sunny Valley project is no colonization (RTS)
• EULEX mandate extended (Beta)
• Zheleznyak: Russia worried about NATO in Balkans - and Serbia in EU (Beta)
• Distrust and accusations during Vucic’s meeting with Davenport and Scott (Danas)
• Bundestag MPs contemplating about a new initiative for the Balkans (Danas)
• Dikovic, Benko on military cooperation and migrant crisis (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: RS is not ready to sacrifice its autonomy for the European path (Nezavisne)
• Dodik gave unreserved support to Mostar Serbs in their efforts to get an equal status (Srna)
• Emergency session dedicated to B&H population census scheduled for today (Srna/Fena)
• Issue of joint bodies resolved (Srna)
• Karamarko to step down as Deputy PM - unofficial sources (Hina)
• Orepic: Unity solution for migrants; Sobotka: Army to defend borders if necessary (HRT)
• Ratification process would not last long (Pobjeda)
• Protests resumes in Skopje (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonia: Parliament continues debate on proposed impeachment of President Ivanov (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Interview: Serbia-China friendship as strong as the Great Wall: Serbian president (Xinhua)
• Xi's visit to enhance Sino-Serbian ties: ambassador (Xinhua, 15 June 2016)
• China's Xi to sign trade, aviation deals on eastern Europe visit (Reuters)
• Bosnia Herzegovina: the rebellious Muslims (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Chinese, Serbian Presidents to sign strategic cooperation agreement in Belgrade (Beta)
• Vucic: We remain devoted to EU membership (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Mechanism for returning property to displaced lacking (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Belgrade not to accept migrants forcibly turned back (Tanjug)
• Kocijancic: We expect Vucic in Brussels once government is formed (Tanjug)
• Germany: Serbia will have to introduce sanctions to Russia (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H Council of Ministers to discuss census (Klix)
• Izetbegovic’s visit to Kazani is a contribution to reconciliation (Novo vrijeme)
• Interview with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Vecernji list)
• HDZ official: Parliament to vote on PM’s impeachment today (Hina)
• Indictment against Serb paramilitary leader upheld (Hina)
• Organization behind protests in Macedonia “CANVAS” is as dangerous as Al Qaeda and Islamic State (Telegraf.mk)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• New law allows Hungary police to return migrants beyond border fence (Reuters)
• Bosnian children with Islamic State are 'time bomb', study says (Reuters)
• Without the EU, old demons will return to the Balkans (The National)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic cancels trip to Brussels and meetings in U.S. (Politika)
• Scott, Davenport: Support to reforms and Vucic’s EU plan (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djordjevic, Li Manchang agree to step up Serbian-Chinese military cooperation (Beta)
• Chepurin: False democrats want weak Serbian government (Novosti)
• Serbia cannot join EU without Kosovo becoming UN member (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Referendum and local elections should be held on the same day (Klix)
• Ivanic: No one has the right to criticize Serbs for the responses that will follow (Srna)
• Dodik comments on the language in RS (Srna)
• Why is the proposal by the European Commission inacceptable for the RS? (Faktor)
• HDZ official: Zdravko Maric the HDZ’s candidate for the Prime Minister (Nova TV)
• NATO: Montenegro must increase its defense budget (Pobjeda)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian Officials Express High Hopes for Xi's Visit (CRI Online)
• Serbs protest demolitions for UAE-investment project (AP)
• Serbia’s New Parliament: Debating Chamber or Reality Show? (BIRN)