STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Stefanovic: Situaiton in Serbia stable, no threat to citizens (RTS)
• Stefanovic in Berlin: Serbia ready to join fight against terrorism (Beta)
• Selakovic: Croatia’s complaints are political, not legal (RTS)
• Gojkovic meets with Krichbaum (Tanjug)
• Antic: Srbijagas will not thwart opening of chapters (Tanjug)
• SNS first to submit electoral list for provincial elections (Tanjug)
• SPS, JS and Patriotic Movement of Serbia together at provincial elections (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H Presidency members condemned terrorist attacks in Brussels (Srna)
• Mektic: B&H cannot completely exclude the possibility of a terrorist attack (Klix)
• Bosnian language portal applauds Brussels attacks, announces new ones (Hina)
• Coordination mechanism agreed 90 % (Faktor)
• Bosnia divided ahead of Karadzic war crimes verdict (Hina)
• Resolution condemning naming public institution after Radovan Karadzic adopted (Fena)
• Naser Oric trial (Hayat)
• Emin Hodzic sentenced to prison for fighting in Syria (Klix)
• “Historical” non-aggression pact lasted less than 12 hours (Pobjeda)
• Uyehara: The US is doing everything to help Montenegro become a NATO member state (CDM)
• Vujanovic: Montenegro in NATO by early 2017 (RTCG)
• Macedonian President: Institutions are successfully coping with security challenges (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s parliamentary elections will also take place in Kosovo (Independent Balkan News Agency)
• Radovan Karadzic: ‘I Expect to be Acquitted’ (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Serbia is neutral, referendum on NATO unnecessary (TV Happy)
• Krichbaum: Time to drop the ball (RTS/Tanjug)
• Kovac: We will be firm but fair with Serbia (Tanjug/Delo)
• Djuric: ZSO will be formed (Tanjug/TV Top Channel)
• Djuric: Expert round of Brussels dialogue cancelled (RTS/B92)
• Visegrad Group supports opening of Chapters 23, 24 (Tanjug/Beta)
• Netherlands believes that Serbia will open Chapters 23, 24 in June (Politika)
• Pasztor slates Vojvodina elections (RTS)
• Mirovic: I expect SNS victory; Gojkovic to head the list (Tanjug)
• PDD independently to take part in elections (Beta)
• Twenty four Montenegrin tribes against NATO (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Hahn: B&H to harmonize Coordination mechanism, adapt SAA, implement Reform Agenda and publish results of population census (Srna)
• SDA: RS authorities shamelessly fueling radicalism (Fena)
• Orucevic: Only fools and primitives could divide Mostar (FTV)
• Judge Peric: Radoncic’s case will cause severe damage for the judiciary system (ATV)
• URA, SDP and Demos answered DPS on Friday, in secret (CDM)
• Lukovac: To be friends with Russia (RTCG)
• Macedonian President urges putting end to political crisis and dangerous political divisions (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Slams Serbia After Macedonia Release (BIRN)
• Serbia could lose EU pipeline funds if fails to reform gas firm-watchdog (Reuters)

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Serbia is neutral, referendum on NATO unnecessary (TV Happy)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic, Dacic react to statements by Croatian officials (Tanjug/Beta/Blic)
• Joksimovic: Only Zagreb didn’t give consent for Chapter 23 (Danas)
• Djuric: Serbia is uniting on 24 April (Radio Belgrade)
• Maric: Issue of Trepca to be resolved in Brussels (RTS)
• Vulin: Serbia will respect EU-Turkey agreement (Tanjug/RTS)
• UN, EU missions involve 327 Serbian troops (Beta)
• Dittmann: Germany will request opening of two more chapters (Novosti)
• Anti-NATO protest held in Novi Sad (NSPM)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Petronijevic: Judgment will be good, if legal (Srna)
• Political judgment against Karadzic will be devastating for B&H (Srna)
• Dodik unveils plaque with the name of “Dr. Radovan Karadzic” on student dorm (Srna)
• Dodik: Bosniaks in B&H are making the same mistakes as Serbs in SFRY (Srna)
• Status of RS - most important issue for Serbs in B&H (Srna)
• Reconstruction of power in the USC: SBB to join the government (Nezavisne)
• SDA and SBB to join forces in the local elections 2016 in the entity of Republika Srpska (Fena)
• Meeting on the electoral rules in Mostar postponed (Vecernji list)
• Democrats will restrain from attacks on DF, Demos and URA (CDM)
• Gruevski: Government’s focus remains on EU and NATO membership (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• ‘On wave of migration’: Kosovo PM admits his brother, other relatives sought asylum in EU (RT)
• Bosnian Serb Post Monopoly Leaves Firms Out of Pocket (BIRN)
• Why a stable Macedonia matters (The Washington Times)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Joksimovic: EU cannot consider its future without Western Balkans (RTS)
• Djuric: Aim of March pogrom was to expel all Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Association of Families seek truth, justice for Serb victims (Tanjug)
• “ISIS is coming” graffiti on Serbian Orthodox church wall in Pristina (Tanjug/RTK2)
• Ljajic: Process against Seselj started and ends with precedent (RTS)
• Seselj to lose MP seat if convicted by ICTY (Novosti)
• Foreigners to monitor elections through OSCE (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Not possible that only former RS President Radovan Karadzic is guilty (Srna)
• RS coalition talks (Srna)
• Izetbegovic takes chairmanship of B&H Presidency (Nezavisne)
• Coordination mechanism still an issue – analysis (Patria)
• US Senator Wicker: My biggest concern is systemic corruption in B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• Djukanovic: Montenegro in NATO by mid-2017 (SDM)
• Macedonian State Election Commission needs additional time to complete cross examinations (MIA)
• Macedonian Constitutional Court: Law still limits president’s pardon authority (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• OSCE Likely to Help Kosovo Serbs Vote in Serbian Poll (BIRN)
• Drive for EU membership could help pull a fractured Bosnia together (dailytimes)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: No progress in atmosphere of hatred and distrust (Politika)
• Twelve years since the March pogrom in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)
• Selakovic: Hague acts more as political than court of law (TV Pink/B92/Beta)
• Chambers of Commerce request EU to react due to overturned trucks (Beta)
• Brazil not to change stance on Kosovo (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Team formed to investigate population census (Srna)
• Cvijanovic not informed on the investigation into the activities related to population census (Srna)
• Determine if there were abuses (Srna)
• Highest level meeting on the Coordination mechanism held in Sarajevo (Srpska)
• Dodik: RS part of international anti-terrorism coalition (Srna)
• Radoncic’s defense requests termination of custody (Fena)
• Mostar 1995-2016: From whole to divided (Patria)
• EU: The accusations of Medojevic against the EU bear no particular weight (Dnevne Novine)
• Montenegro will continue the reforms of its defence system (CDM)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• War Crimes Court Excuses Serbian Seselj From Attending Verdict (RFE/RL/Reuters/AFP)
• Bosnia Serbs Accused of Skewing Demography (BIRN)