STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns usurpation of Serbian property (RTS)
• Serbs can enter Kosovo government with 15 mandates (Politika)
• Petrovic: Amendments to statutes most probably approved (Tanjug)
• Paunovic: Serbia respects its obligations (Tanjug)
• Nine emigrants from Syria and two Kosovo Albanians arrested in northern Kosovo (Beta)
• Economic recommendations of EU for Serbia (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Inzko tells Security Council that the job in B&H is not yet finished (Fena/Srna)
• Churkin: Russia will not accept unilateral approach to B&H situation (Beta)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Flood-Hit Serbia Seeks Aid From Russia, EU in Record Rain (Bloomberg)
• The Serbia privatization challenge (August Free Press)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ‘spiteful, tit-for-tat politics’ hurting citizens, Security Council told (UN News Centre)
• China calls for balanced, prudent approach to Bosnia (Xinhua)
• Bosnia to hold elections October (dpa)
• Macedonian MPs Relish Costly New Facilities (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin: Office for Kosovo and Metohija to operate at full capacity (Tanjug)
• Serb parties disunited for Kosovo elections (Novosti)
• Serbs to take part in Kosovo elections with 60 MP candidates (Danas)
• Ivanovic to be candidate from prison (Novosti)
• NATO soldiers to arrive in “South” military base (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• General elections to be held on 12 October (Srna)
• Lagumdzija: SBB completely lost in its steps (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Serbs Eye Belgrade Ahead of Elections (BIRN)
• Serbia Urged to Prosecute US Albanians’ Killers (BIRN)
• Kosovo Massacre Survivors Mourn Anniversary in Anger (BIRN)
• Physicists take up key science posts in Serbian government (Physics World)
• The EU’s Silence Should Worry Serbia (BIRN)
• Serbian Central Bank Sees Economic Growth Below 2% in 2015 (Bloomberg)
• Serbia's central bank says Ukraine crisis, austerity measures to drive future rate cuts (Reuters)
• Russia Surveys Former Yugoslav Cities Bombed by NATO Uranium Weapons (RIA Novosti)
• Bosnian-Turkish Ties have Room to Grow, says President (Daily Sabah)
• Macedonia MP's Boycott Faces Parliament With Dilemma (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Rakic: Pristina refusing to verify statutes of north municipalities (Beta)
• Jablanovic: Serbs could become second strongest force in Kosovo Assembly (Tanjug)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns seizure of medicines (Radio Serbia)
• German soldiers to remain in Kosovo (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Vucic meets with Sarajevo Serbs (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia pledges support for single Bosnia amid secessionist rhetoric (Reuters)
• Serbia pleads with Europe to respect its ties to Russia (World Socialist Website)
• Palestinian Leader Expected to Visit Serbia (BIRN)
• Inzko Raises Bosnian Serb Residence Checks (BIRN)
• Obama's Half-brother Arrives in Montenegro (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic receives Zarif (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Talks with the EU and dialogue with Pristina are Serbia’s priorities (Tanjug)
• Pavicevic: Serbs should obey belgrade’s recommendation on elections (Beta)
• Serbian MPs agree that Kosovo Serbs should take part in Kosovo elections (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• It is time for trust and cooperation (Fena)
• Vucic meets Komsic and Radmanovic (RTRS)
• Dodik: Adamant in defending Dayton Agreement (Nezavisne novine)
• Cvijanovic: Everyone should benefit from Vucic’s visit to Sarajevo (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian PM rules out union with Bosnian Serb Republic (Anatolia News Agency)
• Serbian PM's Bosnia Trip Will Highlight Economic Ties (BIRN)
• Turkey to continue its support of Bosnia (Anadolu Agency)
• Serbia aims to pass measures to boost economy, analysts say savings needed (Reuters)
• Belgrade, Moscow confirm South Stream pipeline plans (New Europe)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic-Lajcak press conference (Politika/Radio Serbia)
• Drecun: Serbs should take part in Kosovo elections with single list (RTS)
• Pavicevic calls Kosovo Serbs to be united and act together (RTS)
• Kosovo Serb party leaders reach agreement on joint participation in elections (Novosti)
• Constitutional Court leaves room to daily politics (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Inzko’s report full of stereotypes (Oslobodjenje)
• Distance from Dodik (Danas)
• Bilingual inscription broken again in Vukovar (Beta/Tanjug)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia’s EU path is not a ‘walk in the park’ (EurActiv)
• Hungary eager to reconcile with Serbia (New Europe)
• Analyst: perceptions about enlargement differ in ‘older EU’ (EurActiv)
• Macedonia opposition skips president's swearing-in (The Associated Press)
• Unemployment in Bosnia Reaches Alarming Levels in Q1 2014 (novinite.com)
• IMF says Bosnia can continue to count on EUR 246 million loan (Dalje.co)