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)