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)