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)