STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ten-day campaign for Kosovo elections (Novosti)
• Joksimovic: Kosovo elections not to hamper Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• Fifteen bodies discovered in Rudnica (Politika)
• Investigation into the murder of Aleksandar Putnik suspended (Politika)
• Six thousand hectares of disputable border (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Sorensen: Our motto is “united in diversity,” and we see this today in B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic requests assessment of constitutionality of RS government decision on residence (Fena)
• Cvijanovic: Residence issue further politicized (Srna)
• Claim about NATO radar on Mt. Jahorina is election marketing (Nezavisne novine)
• U.S. strongly condemns statements against B&H (Dnevni Avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo calls snap election after failing to create army (AFP)
• EU enlargement continues, including Serbia: Davenport (Xinhua)
• Serbia's careful balancing act on Ukraine (EurActiv)
• Serbia In Talks With IMF Over 3-Year Loan (IBTimes UK)
• Serbia, 15 years after the bombings (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
• Suspected Bosnian war criminals nabbed (NL Times)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Full EU membership - first priority for new government (RTS)
• Dialogue frozen until fall (Novosti)
• Belgrade calling Serbs to take part in elections? (Novosti)
• Illegal state would like to obtain attribute of statehood (Tanjug)
• Welcome and goodbye (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• EU, U.S. and OHR: Solution for residence issue to be found at state level (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• After ethnic Serb lawmakers sit out vote on army, Kosovo dissolves parliament (Deutsche Welle/Reuters/DPA/AP)
• Serbia Unexpectedly Lowers Main Rate to 9% as Economy Slows (Bloomberg)
• Bosnian civic groups call for new mass protests on Friday (Dalje.com)
• Pendarovski Denies Macedonia Opposition Leadership Ambitions (BIRN)
• Charges: Minnesota Man Hid Bosnian War Crimes (Associated Press)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Fule: Create conditions for Union of Serb Municipalities (Politika)
• Unconstitutional diplomas (Novosti)
• Amendments to the statute of North Mitrovica municipal assembly (Beta)
• Pupovac: Emergency measures for the protection of Serb returnees (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Inzko: No progress in key reforms (Srna)
• Verification of residence in RS before B&H Constitutional Court (Politika’s correspondent in Sarajevo)
• Nimetz: No significant progress in the name talks (Republika)
• Russian MP: If Montenegro enters NATO it will be a target of Russia missiles (In4s)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Brussels sets priorities to aid Serbia's EU bid (EUbusiness)
• Serbian Leaders Confirm Warm Ties to Russia (BIRN)
• Russia to support Serbia’s stance on Kosovo - Duma Speaker (RIA Novosti)
• Ukraine Crisis Hitting Serbia, Bank Chief Warns (BIRN)
• Cash-strapped Bosnian region sells 6-month T-bills at lower yield (Reuters)
• World War I History Divides Balkan Schoolchildren (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Difficult position of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija continues (RTS)
• Drecun: Formation of Kosovo armed forces would create discomposure (RTS)
• Failures in the investigation of the disappearance of journalist Ljubomir Knezevic (Politika)
• Naryshkin: Russia will support Serbia’s stand on Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug/Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Battle for the B&H Presidency: Ceric challenges Izetbegovic, Radoncic considers, SDP still a mystery (Patria)
• Council of Ministers gives consent for sixth meeting of the Subcommittee (klix.ba)
• New round of name talks in New York (Republika)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Füle: This is the first time we talk business with Serbia (New Europe)
• Serbia not to impose sanctions on Russia: Vucic (New Europe/Xinhua)
• Kosovo leaders agree early election after vote on army nixed (Reuters)
• Croatian Courts Accused of ‘Nationalist’ Anti-Serb Justice (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ashton in the Serbian parliament: Serbia is an example to others in the region (RTS/Radio Serbia)
• Davenport: Still much work to do in normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations (Tanjug)
• Kirby: Serbia won’t get reparations for NATO bombing (B92)
• Nobody protects Natasha (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Radoncic’s dismissal confirmed (Srna)
• Ljubic leaves HDZ 1990 (Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia will not be pressured to choose between Russia, EU membership: Ashton (Xinhua)
• EU to back Serbia's difficult reforms (EUbusiness)
• Who Can Restart Bosnia and Herzegovina? (euinside)