STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin: Fast formation of Union of Serb Municipalities in Serbs’ interest (RTS)
• Rakic requests Ivanovic’s release (Beta)
• Next – Union of Serb Municipalities (Radio Serbia)
• Kosovo Assembly to be dissolved in March? (Novosti)
• Borhart: No list with names of 5,000 Kosovo Serbs to be arrested (Politika)
• Kurz: Whoever wins, continues to talk with Pristina (Danas)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Radmanovic: Decision to recall Pecanac destructive of vital interests (RTRS)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Exclusive interview with Serbia Prime Minister Ivica Dacic: ‘We haven’t had stability in the Balkans for 100 years – but now we have the same goal, joining the EU’ (The Independent)
• Serbia, Croatia Fail to Drop Genocide Lawsuits (BIRN)
• Bosnia unrest is ‘local fire’ that can be put out: PM (Reuters)
• Petition Boosts Macedonian President's Chances (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: We will cooperate with Albanians, but we will never recognize independence of Kosovo (RTS)
• Vulin: Ban is Pristina’s fear from presence of Serbian state (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Policy of retreat is the past (B92)
• Simic: Pusic’s visit – last attempt at resolution without court (RTS)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns KPS’ decision (Politika)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Goal of protests in B&H – destabilization of RS (Radio Belgrade)
• Kostunica: Instability in FB&H cannot be reason for amending Dayton (Srna)
• Bosniaks want their flag in Montenegrin parliament (Tanjug/Dan)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Belgrade’s Candidate Wins North Kosovo Mayor Vote (BIRN)
• Hardline Serb wins Kosovo town mayoral race (Al Jazeera)
• Kosovo's Place in Serbian Elections Disputed (BIRN)
• Serbia, Macedonia mull further trade cooperation (Xinhua)
• Bosnia's Serb Entity Immune From Protests? (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
• Bosnia on fire (Balkans group)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin: Kosovska Mitrovica residents will be guilty if their mayor is Albanian (Politika)
• Voting in Kosovo remains uncertain (Danas)
• Strbac – Serbia cannot lose the dispute in The Hague (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Inzko expects concrete steps in the following days (Srna)
• Venizelos: There is a will to overcome name issue (Dnevnik)
• Welcome and farewell Venizelos (Utrinski Vesnik)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Venizelos Sounds Upbeat Name Dispute With Macedonia (BIRN)
• Montenegrin Minister Says NATO Sole Option (BIRN)
• Constitutional reform 'crucial' for Bosnia-Herzegovina (The Parliament)
• Bosnian people must 'peacefully' hold their politicians to account (The Parliament)
• Failure in Bosnia (TransConflict)
• Protests in a divided Bosnia (Crickey)
• Can Bosnia and Herzegovina survive its stagnation? (The Malta Independent)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Government requests voting in Kosovo (RTS)
• Gudeljevic: Only director can demand Ivanovic’s transfer (Tanjug)
• Kostunica: SNS is destroying state institutions in Kosovo (NIN)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Finci: If we don’t make some steps on our own, it is unlikely someone else will help us (Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• EU states fret about end of rule-of-law mission in Kosovo (European Voice)
• Try Top Officials for Kosovo Crimes, Serbia Urged (BIRN)
• EU in Kosovo indicts top politician suspected of organized crime and bribery (AP)
• 'No Results' From Serbia-Bosnia War Crimes Deal (BIRN)
• Anti-government protests continue in Bosnia (SBS)
• Unrest in the Balkans: Is Dayton Dead? (RFE/RL)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vulin: No response from EULEX on lists for arresting Serbs (Novosti)
• RIK designates 8,262 polling stations without Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Additional 130 Austrian troops for Kosovo (Beta)
• SRS launches election campaign in Kosovska Mitrovica (Tanjug)
• Serbian Political Scene (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Lagumdzija: Fule finally clearly said we are not all the same (Fena)
• Most comprehensive interview by Valentin Inzko (Srna)
• Galijasevic: Attempt to instrumentalize protests in the B&H Federation (Nezavisne Novine)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo Serb Claims Electoral Roll Contains Illegal Albanians (BIRN)
• After slow start, Albania and Kosovo look to potential as partners (Reuters)
• Serbia, BiH disagree on extradition protocol (Southeast European Times)
• Listen to your people, EU tells Bosnia leaders after unrest (Reuters)
• Macedonian Police Clash With Protesters Over Unpaid Bonuses (BIRN)
• Politicians and experts line up to ridicule Barroso over EU comments (Newsnet Scotland)