STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: International forces key for safety in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug/Radio Serbia/B92) • No peace agreement with Pristina (Danas) • Danas’ Question-Answer • Serbian state leadership warns Ugljanin (Tanjug) • DSS: Serbia pulled into NATO (Beta) • Serbia-B&H cooperation (Radio Serbia) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Sulejman Tihic passes away (Dnevni avaz) • Bevanda: Tihic left a mark in building a more just society (Fena) • Radmanovic: Donor funds from Brussels lacking (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia Says Gay Pride March May go Ahead (BIRN) • Kosovo shuts down TİKA-backed NGOs for supporting terrorism (Today’s Zaman) • Montenegro Parliament to Mull Islamist Threats (BIRN) • Macedonia President Voices 'Balkan Caliphate' Fears (BIRN) • Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part eleven (TransConflict)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • President Nikolic meets Ban Ki-moon (RTS/Tanjug/Radio Serbia) • Vucic: Calls for autonomy are irresponsible (Tanjug) • Omerovic: Inappropriate comparison of Kosovo and Sandzak (Politika/Tanjug) • Djuric: There cannot be interstate agreements with Kosovo (RTS) • Djuric: All details of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue presented to public and citizens (Danas) • Joksimovic: Opening the first chapter by end of year would give Serbia hope (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • EU Delegation: False statements and allegations of Nikola Spiric (Dnevni avaz) • SDA: Current state government has blocked B&H from entering NATO (Fena) • Ivanov meets Nimetz (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • UN chief to appoint high-level review panel on peace operations (Xinhua) • Kosovo Counts Cost of Political Stalemate (BIRN) • Montenegro Ruling Parties to Start Reshuffle Talks (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Fule, Mogherini meet with Western Balkan foreign ministers (RTS/Tanjug) • Dacic holds series of talks with foreign officials (Tanjug) • Vulin: There was misuse of money in Kosovo and Metohija (Blic) • Imamovic: Sandzak to be organized as South Tyrol (Politika) • Borchardt underlines good cooperation with Belgrade (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Tihic: Serious health condition (Dnevni avaz) • Closing arguments in the trial of Radovan Karadzic to commence on 29 September (Fena) • DUI Leader Ahmeti holds meeting with Peter Due (Kanal 5/Sitel/MTV1/MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • War Veterans Give Croatia Government Cyrillic Ultimatum (BIRN) • Bosnia Herzegovina confirmed the credit rating to Bosnia and Herzegovina; B with Stable Outlook (Balkans.com) • Macedonia Ruling Party Threatens Early Election (BIRN) • Is Kyiv Prepared for a Bosnian Scenario? (New Eastern Europe)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo – Jihadist Base (Politika) • Fule requests opening of chapters (Novosti) • DSS: Agreement on movement recognizes independence (Beta) • New “Insider”: What happened to the money for the endangered in Kosovo? (TVB92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • East Sarajevo Mayor’s Office: Cross on Zlatiste is part of an election campaign (Fena/Dnevni avaz) • Dodik at a rally in Bijeljina: I’m creating conditions for referendum (Oslobodjenje/Fena) • Vukovar, bilingual signs removed (Vecernji list) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia, IMF discussing 5 pct cut in state administration – minister (Reuters) • Ukraine Economic News Is All Bad, IMF Holds Bosnia’s Fiscal Feet to the Fire (Transitions Online) • Israel's Avigdor Lieberman Investigated for Secret Meeting with Bosnian Serb Nationalist Leader (IB Times) • Newly Appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia 'Negates' Macedonians Existence (RIA Novosti)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic announces meetings and diplomatic activities of Serbian delegation to UN (Tanjug) • Dacic: Serbia expects opening of some chapters by end of year (Beta) • Results of joint session of two governments (Politika/FoNet/Tanjug) • Djuric: Return of displaced unsatisfactory (RTS/Tanjug) • Kurz: Important role of Austria in B&H (Danas) • Talks with EU according to plan, EU supports saving measures (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H Elections: High numbers of candidates for the Assemblies (Oslobodjenje) • EU welcomes normalisation of energy ties between Kosovo, Serbia (Kuna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia on the Forefront for South Stream (Natural Gas) • Serbia Says Bets Off For South Stream (New Europe) • Gazprom, Bosnia agree gas supplies terms (New Europe) • IMF to halt aid to Bosnia until agreed policies implemented (Reuters) • Bosnian Serb leader says Russia will loan region 500-700 mln euros (Reuters) • Analysis: Bosnian Election Campaign Sparks Outrage and Despair (BIRN)