STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: Ivanovic’s verdict attempt to behead Serbs (Beta)
• Vucic: Ivanovic’s verdict not final (RTS)
• Dacic: Ivanovic’s verdict encouraging extremists on both sides (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Verdict not to be viewed as an isolated event (RTS)
• Drecun: Ivanovic’s verdict is political (RTS/Tanjug)
• Odalovic: Ivanovic indicted so the public would swallow the Special Court (TV N1/Radio Belgrade)
• SDS shocked with Ivanovic’s verdict (Beta)
• Resolution on Serbia coordinated in European Parliament (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Local elections are not going to be postponed (Srna)
• Radomir Vukovic sentenced to 20 years in prison (Fena)
• Bosnian Presidency ex-member faces war crimes trial (Dnevni avaz)
• Mektic suspended Dautbasic (Nezavisne)
• Dodik: Application of B&H for candidate status in the EU needs to be credible (Srna)
• Przino Part 5: Commissioner Hahn will take SDSM to elections (MNA)
• Oreskovic presents new Croatian government (Beta)
• Croats want return of Cyrilic script (H1TV)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Fears Becoming Refugee 'Buffer Zone' (BIRN)
• Time Running Out for Deal on Mostar Elections (BIRN)
• Montenegro Urged to Probe PM's Family Bank (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ivanovic sentenced to nine years in prison (Beta/Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serbia appalled by the verdict (RTS)
• Ljajic: Verdict against Ivanovic politically motivated (Beta)
• Drecun: Verdict might reflect on political stability and security situation (Tanjug)
• Vulin: Ivanovic’s sentencing “rape of justice” (Tanjug)
• Visa-free regime between EU and Kosovo is in Serbia’s interest (Danas)
• Djuric: Parliamentary elections to be held on the territory of Serbia (Tanjug)
• Albanians in southern Serbia request less signatures for registering minorities (Novosti)
• Vulin: We will receive only refugees seeking asylum in Austria and Germany (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Mihajlovic does not understand the essence of the referendum (Srna)
• The most advised politician in B&H: Milorad Dodik has 17 advisers (Klix)
• New law: Only the chair and his deputies will have advisors (RTBN)
• B&H – EU: Application for membership by month’s end (Oslobodjenje)
• The arrest at the airport in Sarajevo: A man from Velika Kladusa fought for ID in Syria (Nezavisne)
• HR Inzko visits Japan: Respect for rule of law vital to progress in B&H (Nezavisne)
• Interview with HR Valentin Inzko (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s Early Elections: A Primer (Balkanist Magazine)
• Davutoğlu requested Serbian mediation in Russia crisis, says envoy (Today’s Zaman)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Brussels, preparations for the Vucic-Mustafa meeting (RTS)
• UN and EU headquarters examining future model of international presence in the province (Novosti)
• Tadic and Jovanovic want cooperation only with DS; Vucic without comment on opposition uniting (Danas)
• Opposition: We are not closer to an agreement (RTS/Tanjug)
• Popovic with SNS? (Novosti)
• Mihajlovic: Referendum in RS doesn’t suit Serbia at all (Danas)
• Vukadinovic: Elections as referendum on “Belgrade Waterfront” (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Mektic: I started the procedure for the suspension of Dautbasic (N1)
• DF asks for Novalic’s resignation (Nezavisne)
• Covic with EU ambassadors: Strong support for the European future of B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Police in Sarajevo arrested a man carrying a bomb (Bosna danas)
• SDSM leader: Will Decide on Our Next Move in Coming Days (MNA)
• Opposition consulting on joint action (RTCG)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Can the New Kosovo Court Keep Witnesses Safe? (BIRN)
• Elections enigma in Serbia (Independent Balkan News Agency)
• Audit in Divided Mostar Disappoints Opposition (BIRN)
• NATO Helps Montenegro Dispose of Yugoslav Weapons (BIRN)
• EU chief gives migrant plan 2 months to work (AP)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic to resign in March (Novosti)
• Gojkovic: We didn’t dicuss the date of elections (RTV)
• How will elections impact negotiations with Pristina (Novosti)
• UNMIK to assume EULEX jurisdictions? (Novosti/Politika)
• What will Pajtic offer the opposition to unite (Danas)
• Pastor: SVM to independently take part in elections (RTS)
• Parties to receive funds from budget reserves (Novosti)
• Lajcak: Normalization of relations condition for successful EU integration (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Izetbegovic: I want to believe in the sincerity of Vucic’s message (Nezavisne)
• Izetbegovic: B&H’s EU application should be made credible regardless of date of submission (Fena)
• Izetbegovic: Dautbasic and Jusic can be appointed despite being arrested (Bosna danas)
• Cvijanovic: Final coordination mechanism needs to be adopted as soon as possible (Srna)
• Macedonian Prime Minister: Parliamentary elections will be held in April (MNA)
• Alternate deputy and deputy ministers in Macedonia’s transitional government elected (MNA)
• Hahn: All political and institutional actors in the country to ensure fair elections (MRT)
• January 24 - vote of confidence in the Montenegrin parliament (RTCG)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serb election likely to result in government romp (politico.eu)
• Serbia’s Opposition ‘Must Unite or Face Defeat’ (BIRN)
• Bosnian Court ‘Under Pressure’ After Politician’s Arrest (BIRN)
• Montenegro to Hike Funding for Political Parties (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Elections to be held on 24 April, most probably (Politika)
• Serbian parliamentary elections to be slated in Kosovo and Metohija, most probably (Novosti)
• Djuric heads Serbian delegation in Brussels (RTS/FoNet)
• Special court for KLA crimes to be located in Hague (Tanjug)
• Indictment against Covic over money for Kosovo (N1)
• Analysts look at reasons behind decision to go to polls (B92/Deutsche Welle)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Radoncic: SDA-SBB coalition will certainly last at least until 2018 (Oslobodjenje)
• Without the consent regarding the Bosniak veto, the decision will be sent to the RS Constitutional Court (Srna)
• Federation of B&H intends to fully centralize the Missing Persons Institute of B&H (Srna)
• European Commissioner Hahn urges party leaders to agree upon election date (MIA)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo war crimes court to be established in The Hague (Jurist)
• Serbia PM calls for snap elections with EU in mind (AFP)