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)