STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Ivanovic remains in custody (Tanjug) • Belgrade and Pristina agree on vehicle insurance memorandum (Tanjug/Beta) • Djuric: Serbia will know how to protect Trepca (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H Council of Ministers dismissed Zubac (klix.ba) • SDA - HDZ coalition again without majority? (Nezavisne) • Government crisis in Brcko (Nezavisne) • Izetbegovic: Labor law part of reform agenda (Fena) • Police operation against IS members (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo’s New War Court: How Will it Work? (BIRN) • Operation Storm Anniversary Shows Bosnia’s Ethnic Divisions (BIRN) • Macedonian police arrest 9 suspected IS fighter, seek 27 (AP)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Office for Kosovo and Metohija: Ivanovic should be released (Tanjug) • Vukcevic: Recognition of Serbia’s efforts (Danas/Politika) • Stefanovic: We will submit all documents (Novosti) • UNESCO didn’t receive formal application from Kosovo (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: Eighty percent would vote in referendum (Euroblic/Srna) • Novalic: FB&H PA House of Peoples chose employment and progress (Fena) • SSS B&H: We seek investigation of constitutionality of labor law adoption (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • EU Kosovo mission accused of trying to silence whistleblower (The Guardian) • Serbian Exports to Russia Fall Steeply (BIRN) • Macedonia NGOs Oppose Govt Plan for Quick Census (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Special court for KLA – only first step made (RTS) • Ljajic: Constitutional amendments an important step for reconciliation process (Tanjug/RTS) • Mogherini: Adoption of amendments and laws an important step (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Pendes to attend military parade in Zagreb (RTRS) • RS government declares 5 August day of mourning (Srna) • Bajramovic: Decision on protests by week’s end (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • EU Sees Kosovo Court Formation as Step Forward on European Path (Bloomberg) • Bosnia mired in ethnic politics and frustration (BBC)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic thanks Iran for not recognizing Kosovo (Tanjug) • Tasovac: Government opposes Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO (FoNet) • Tanaskovic: Ban Ki-moon shall act in accordance with UNSCR 1244 (Danas) • Binding Belgrade-Pristina agreement with EU seal (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • New FB&H government in mid-August: Coalition of SDA, SB&H, BPS and A-SDA agreed (klix.ba) • Novalic: We opened the doors to European integrations (Oslobodjenje) • Cudic: Gathering marking “Storm” regularly reported to Sarajevo Canton (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Russia Respects Int’l Law in Issue of Republika Srpska Referendum (Sputnik) • Summer Halts Work on Macedonia Crisis Deal (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Brussels dialogue victim of disagreement in Kosovo Assembly (Danas) • Concealing details on UNESCO candidacy (Danas) • Tadic: I will not be a candidate for UN Secretary-General (Politika) • Joksimovic: EU assistance needed in providing for migrants (RTS) • West finds Kosovo more important than Dodik (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Another extraordinary session of FB&H parliament after labor law adopted (Srna) • Mektic dissatisfied with the discussion on the Srebrenica events (Srna) • EU statement on new FB&H labor law (Fena) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Under Western pressure, Kosovo to put war crimes court to new vote (Reuters) • Humanitarian crisis in Serbia as refugees stream in (AFP) • Serbia’s Plan for Refugees ‘Likely to Fail’ (BIRN)