STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Serbia will challenge UEFA decision on Kosovo (Tanjug) • Ambassador Scott conveys Kerry’s congratulations to Vucic (Tanjug) • Results after repeated elections (Tanjug/RTS/Beta/B92) • Decisions on caucus whip ongoing (Danas) • PIK announces final results of Vojvodina provincial elections (RTS) • Croatia keeps blocking opening of Chapter 23 in negotiations with Serbia (RTS) • Joksimovic: It is European Commission’s turn now (Tanjug) • Kosovo’s “both standards and status” (Politika) • KFOR takes away the bridge in Leposavic municipality (Politika) • Crime in Dobrovoljacka street, 24 years later (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Central Election Commission reaches decision on local elections (Novo vrijeme) • Stevandic: Bosic is inciting conflicts between citizens in RS (Srna) • HR Meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: The country has chosen its direction (Fena) • Croatian President booed during speech on freedom of media (Hina) • Croatian Culture Minister: Zuroff has no right to be an arbiter of the Croatian government policies because he explicitly denied genocide in Srebrenica (Hina) • Montenegro: No single opposition list, no session of parliament (CDM) • Simovic: Opposition to agree on a single list (RTCG) • Berlin: Appointment of Haindl sign of commitment to situation in Macedonia (Telegraf.mk) • Joseph Daul: Situation in Macedonia resembles theater, only way out is through elections (MIA) • Bozinovski: If DUI demands election postponement, it would mean Ahmeti Went for meeting at the US Embassy (Telegraph.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Turkey urges EU, China to cooperate in Balkans (World Bulletin) • President Provokes Protests in Macedonian Prisons (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: UEFA decision result of political pressure (Tanjug/Beta) • Vulin: UNSC must say whether Resolution 1244 is still valid (Tanjug) • Karadzic: UEFA decision political abuse of football (Tanjug/B92) • Vucic, Li discuss steel mill, projects from various fields (Tanjug) • EC proposes lifting visa requirements for citizens of Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Republika Srpska’s opposition schedules protests for 14 May (Nezavisne/Srna) • Best example that B&H court and prosecutor’s office are political institutions (Srna) • May 2nd, Day when the aggressor attacked Sarajevo (Radio Sarajevo) • Decision on calling local elections in B&H on 4 May (Klix) • Croatia, Bulgaria support EU enlargement to include Western Balkans (Hina) • Rakcevic: SNP’s offer unacceptable (Vijesti) • URA, Demos and SDP replied: The deal fails if our proposals are not accepted (Dnevne novine) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote (Reuters) • Serb Economic Growth Speeds Up in 1st Quarter, Beating Forecasts (Bloomberg) • Tito did this – and Vucic did” – what? (TransConflict)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djordjevic at Moscow Conference on International Security (Tanjug) • RIK begins recount of votes from 99 polling stations (Tanjug/RTS) • Pajtic: SNS demonstrated that it would do anything in order to win another 27 mandates (Blic) • Tadic: SNS wants to usurp opposition votes (RTS) • Opposition discovers irregularities of voting in Kosovo and Metohija (Blic) • OSCE: Electoral process in Kosovo regular (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • None of three amendments for Mostar received support (klix) • B&HPA HoR adopts bill on amendments to B&H Election Law (Nezavisne/Srna) • Cubrilovic: Opinions of B&H Parliament violates RS vital interests (Srna) • Stevandic: B&H not ready to face radical Islam in B&H (Srna) • Lawyer Crnalic on Radoncic’s hearing (klix) • Izetbegovic: Croatia a bright example of relations between the state and the IC (Fena) • Admiral Ferguson visits Camp Butmir (Patria) • Gruevski: 5 June elections vital for putting an end to political crisis (MIA) • Veljanoski meets PACE delegation, calls for maturity from political leaders (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia will support EU’s position on fighting against illegal migration — defense minister (TASS) • Austria and Serbia (crikey.com.au)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina continues (RTS/Beta) • Vucic: SVM may be only coalition partner (RTS/Tanjug) • RIK processed less material on Tuesday than the day before (Beta/B92) • RIK: We will not recount ballots (Tanjug) • Obradovic, Raskovic Ivic: SNS plans to retailor electoral will (New Serbian Political Thought) • PIK: Nine lists in Vojvodina Assembly (Novosti/Politika) • Djordjevic: Serbia committed to staying militarily neutral (Tanjug) • Goal to bring legislation fully in line with acquis by 2018 (RTS/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • OHR: The time has come for parliamentarians to enable Mostarians to elect their own local representatives (Nezavisne) • Popovic: 24,911 children killed in Jasenovac (Srna) • SDSM leader meets Head of PACE delegation (Independent.mk) • Protesters burn photos of President Ivanov, throw paint at his Office (MIA) • Schinas urges migrants waiting at the Macedonian border to move to other Greek camps (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia election: EU grasping at straws (EUobserver) • ‘Genocide Denial’ Row to Dominate Srebrenica Election (BIRN) • Croatia convicts five former Serb policemen, relations with Serbia still stalled (New Europe)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • SNS demands election recount (B92) • Latest RIK data (RTS/Beta/FoNet/Tanjug) • PIK: SNS wins 63 mandates based on 97.98 percent of electoral body (RTS) • SNS wins two-thirds majority in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug) • Pajtic: Vucic didn’t achieve goals – he didn’t destroy DS nor does he have 50 perecnt (Danas) • Raskovic Ivic: Most important that SNS doesn’t have majority to amend the Constitution (Danas) • Radulovic: Vucic is vulnerable; he individually won less than 40 percent of votes (Danas) • Medvedev congratulates Vucic on election victory (Tanjug) • Russian Foreign Ministry expects further cooperation with Serbian government (Tanjug) • U.S. seeks to strengthen relationship with Serbia (Tanjug) • Serbian parties fail to reach minimum election threshold in Presevo (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Zvizdic, Covic congratulate Vucic (Fena) • Djokic congratulates Vucic, Dacic (Srna) • Izetbegovic and Radoncic propose changes in B&H Election Law on elections in Mostar (Fena/klix) • PACE delegation in pre-electoral visit to Macedonia (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Russia's electoral official calls for showing special approach to Serbia (TASS) • Serbia's New Reality: What Election Result Means for Serbs, and for Moscow (Sputnik) ISIS Recruitment in Balkans Continues (Transitions Online)