STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • President Nikolic meets President Rouhani in Teheran (RTS) • Vucic: No sanctions on Russia; no “Ukrainization” of region (Beta/RTS/Novosti) • Belgrade-Pristina talks in Brussels, on Tuesday (RTS) • Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Serbian IDs issue to be resolved in Brussels (Tanjug) • Serbs block Jarinje crossing for one hour over ID cards (Tanjug/RTS) • Djuric in Kosovo despite Pristina ban (Tanjug) • Djuric: We need as many Serbs as possible to go to polls (TV Pink/Tanjug) • Miscevic: Report from screening for Chapter 19 to be adopted this week (Tanjug) • Terrorists from Kosovo committed crimes in nine countries (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • The first meeting of SDP and DF: Possibility of support to joint candidates? (Klix) • Referendum on the Day of RS (Srna/Fena) • RS opposition: Dodik ready for clashes among Serbs for the sake of staying in power (Nezavisne) • B&H Court - Nikola Maric sentenced to 20 years in prison (Fena) • Durakovic: A political front for and against genocide has been opened now in Srebrenica (Patria) • Monument to fascism victims in Zagreb desecrated with fascist graffiti (Hina) • DIK: Successful application of the electronic system of identification of voters (CDM) • DPS won absolute power in Tivat (CDM) • Hahn urges parties to negotiate (Telegraf.mk) • Nikola Gruevski welcomes the decision of the State Election Commission for 5 June elections (MIA) • Kosovo and Macedonia mark official entry into force of agreement for travelling with ID cards (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo – going nowhere fast (TransConflict)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Jeremic in favor of strengthening UN role (Tanjug/RTS/B92/Beta/FoNet) • Miscevic: It is realistic to see chapters opened in June (RTS/Tanjug) • Joksimovic believes that chapters will be open (Beta) • Djordjevic: Serbia maintaining intensive military cooperation with United Kingdom (Tanjug) • Jovic: Djuric banned from entering Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug) • EULEX to stay in Kosovo (RTS) • Orthodox Church in Pristina desecrated again (RTS) • PIK declares final electoral list (B92/Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • When will there be a decision on calling local elections? (Klix) • Decision taken by B&H Court: Radoncic released pending trial (Dnevni avaz) • Wide disappointments that a meeting of the Central Census Bureau was not held (Srna) • Salkic: RS trying to decrease the number of Bosniaks in census results (Radio glas Drine) • Ivanic speaks about the Russian debt (Klix) • Reiner: Bosnian Croats must have cultural and national autonomy (Hina/Vecernji list) • Croatia, Albania will prevent new migrant route across Adriatic (HRT) • Croatian ruling coalition’s party: Vesna Pusic doesn’t have our support for the UN job (Hina) • Djukanovic: We are close to signing the agreement – misunderstanding will be overcome (Radio Tivat) • Veljanoski slates early parliamentary elections (MIA/Tanjug) • More than 15,000 people protest for defense of Macedonia (Telegraf.mk) • Kerim presents his program for UN Secretary General (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Flexes Muscles by Banning Serbian Politicians (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Diplomatic experience qualifies Jeremic (Beta/RTS) • Kocijancic: EC looks forward to opening of Chapters 23, 24 (Tanjug) • Davenport: EC made recommendation; member-states will decide (Tanjug) • Dikovic, Djuric, Obradovic banned from entering Kosovo (Novosti) • Kozarev: Kosovo Serbs to vote as in 2014 (Tanjug) • RIK declares final electoral list (Tanjug) • The municipalities that are not there (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Lukac: Report on attack on Vucic filed (Srna) • Grand opening of Covic’s new office in Mostar: Is Mostar the Croat capital (Patria) • Zvizdic: To adopt methodological rules for data processing without further delay (Fena/Srna) • Croatia’s candidate for UN Secretary-General interviewed (Hina) • NATO Accession Protocol to be signed on 19 May (RTCG) • More than 10,000 people protested against abolition of Zaev and Verusevski (Telegraf.mk) • National office of President Gjorge Ivanov demolished (Telegraf.mk) • Hahn has dismissed all speculations that the June 5 elections could be postponed (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • French court rules to extradite Bosnian war crimes suspect (RFI) • Protesters ransack Macedonia president's office (World Bulletin)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Jeremic Serbia’s candidate for UN Secretary General (B92) • Vucic restrained on commenting on government support for Jeremic (Tanjug) • Dacic: Support for Jeremic’s candidacy normal (TV N1) • Mihajlovic: Government united regarding Jeremic (RTS/Tanjug) • Viskovic: Jeremic has tremendous energy (RTS/Tanjug/RFE) • Gaining support for Jeremic (Danas) • Pusic candidate for Secretary General without government support (Tanjug/TV N1) • Generals and military pensioners react to Bojovic’s arrest (Tanjug/Kurir) • RIK proclaims 21st electoral list (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • PM Vucic in visit to Mostar (Klix) • Serbian PM says Serb-Bosniak relations crucial for peace in region (Hina) • Serbian PM holds unannounced meeting with B&H Serb entity President (Hina) • Relationship between Sarajevo and Podgorica good example for all (Srna) • Grabar-Kitarovic says Macedonia deserves much stronger EU support (Hina) • Historic day for Montenegro: Luksic presented his programme for the UN Secretary General post (CDM) • Macedonian President abolishes all criminal procedures against governing or opposition party (MIA) • VMRO-DPMNE: Creators of crisis must not avoid being punished for breaking laws (MIA) • Hahn says President Ivanov’s move not in line with the Rule of Law (MIA) • Mass demonstrations in Skopje after President Ivanov abolished all criminal procedures (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia's Vuk Jeremic announced as new candidate for next UN chief (Xinhua) • EU dismayed as Macedonia crisis reignites (EUobserver) • Montenegrins Vote Online to Stay out of NATO (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Government to discuss support for Jeremic’s candidacy (B92/Novosti) • Miscevic: Chapter 23 is not on COELA meeting’s agenda (Tanjug) • Djuric: Settlement for returnees built in northern Kosovo (Beta) • Kandic ordered to pay damages to Dikovic (Tanjug/B92) • SRS in Kosovska Mitrovica without Seselj (Tanjug) • Sarovic: Kosovo Serbs are interested in freedom, not EU (RTS/Tanjug) • Stojanovic: Prominent members of the SNS Nis board threaten and blackmail citizens (Juzne vesti/B92) • CeSID and TV Prva: Expected turnout in Vojvodina 53% (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Vucic in Mostar: Regional cooperation of crucial importance (Srna) • SDA waited for 12 years to admit to have given everything to HDZ in Mostar (Patria) • Orucevic: I’m not interested in the politics, my sole motive is Mostar (Patria) • Grabar-Kitarovic: B&H’s Euro-Atlantic integration Croatia's strategic interest (Hina) • Croatian President calls for uniting on fundamental values, joint Jasenovac commemoration (Hina) • PM says government condemns Ustasha crimes (HRT) • Markovic: Partners in the political dialogue to show responsibility (RTCG) • Montenegro hopes for the ratification of NATO protocol (RTCG) • Council of Europe’s Robert Walter calls on SDSM to reconsider election boycott decision (MIA) • Balkan countries ministers to jointly discuss migrant/refugee Crisis (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • ‘Who knows what spark might ignite Bosnia?’ (Politico) • Azem Vllasi, ‘Vucic Understands the New Age’ (BIRN)