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)