LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: Bans only for Serbs, our response is massive turnout for elections (RTS) • Odalovic: I do not rule out new provocations aimed at Kosovo Serbs (RTS/B92) • SNS offers transport to displaced Serbs from Kosovo to vote for Serb List (RTV Kraljevo/N1) • Serbian MPs with delegation from Ghana (Tanjug) • Lavrov: US trying to revise Brussels Agreement Belgrade and Pristina signed (RTS/Tanjug/Beta/N1) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Dodik once more asks for foreign judges to be removed from B&H CC (Hayat) • SBB B&H’s Arnaut: Komsic saved NATO road of B&H (Dnevni list) • Komsic: I do not expect formation of new authorities soon (Dnevni list) • Interview with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Oslobodjenje) • Lavrov: US and its European partners intend to pull B&H into NATO (ATV) • Pompeo to visit North Macedonia and Montenegro, his visit to focus on issues of Kosovo and region’s Euro-Atlantic integration (Nezavisne novine) • UN Special Rapporteur Gonzales Morales criticizes B&H authorities for poor management of situation with migrants (BHT1) Republic of North Macedonia • President Pendarovski meets with Montenegrin President Djukanovic (Nezavisen vesnik) • Rutte: The Netherlands is less concerned about North Macedonia than Albania (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • Finland urges the European Commission to give its consent to the start of accession talks with Albania (Radio Tirana) • Schulz calls on EU to open negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia (Radio Tirana) • President Meta kicks off official visit to Estonia (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Albania, North Macedonia EU Hopes Depend on Big Players (BIRN)

LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: New UNSC session on Kosovo and Metohija on 31 October (RTS) • Brnabic: Prerequisite for continuation of dialogue is withdrawal of taxes (Tanjug/Beta) • Haavisto: Taxes imposed by Pristina are unacceptable, but also Serbia’s lobbying for withdrawal of recognitions of Kosovo (RTS/Tanjug) • Botsan-Kharchenko: Resolution 1244 is the only one that matters (RTV) • Schieb: Serbia needs agreement on Kosovo for EU integration (TV Prva) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Reactions to Dodik’s statement regarding the departure of foreign judges from BiH CC as condition for formation of CoM (ATV) • Dodik: Gendarmerie is most modern form of combating terrorism and other threats to security (Glas Srpske) • Komsic: Decision to deny residence permits to Turkish citizens needs to be reviewed by B&H Presidency (N1) • Komsic: Why is Croatia upset about what I say if I’m irrelevant? (N1) Croatia • President Grabar-Kitarovic formally announces bid for second term in office (Hina) Montenegro • President Djukanovic received the Finnish Foreign Minister (CDM) • Protest in Podgorica: Fighting the same battles with the same poor results (CDM) • Djukanovic on official visit to North Macedonia (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev: The good news for starting EU negotiations will have a positive impact on both the region and the EU (Nezavisen vesnik) • The Economist Western Balkans Summit sends a strong message: We expect the EU to materialize its promises (Nezavisen vesnik)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic calls Serbs to vote for the Serb List (RTS) • Dacic: Macron told me - he would fulfill all promised to Vucic (Blic/Beta) • Zelenovic: Foreign observers ready to turn a blind eye to violations of democracy and human rights when it comes to Kosovo (RTV) • Serbia to open new chapters in EU talks by end-year (Tanjug) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • B&H HoR Collegium fails to reach agreement on convening session of B&H HoR (N1) • Dodik: We will condition authority formation with removal of foreign judges from B&H CC (Dnevni avaz) • B&H and Finland’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs discuss bilateral relations and EU path of B&H (BHT1) Montenegro • Esper: Russia failed to destabilize region and Montenegro (Pobjeda) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev-Tsipras meeting at the PM’s Government office: Prespa changed the reality between the two countries (Nezavisen vesnik) • Borissov: North Macedonia can count on Bulgaria for the EU (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • German Ambassador Zingraf: Solution to political conflicts must come from politics itself (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Zaev, Tsipras urge EU to set date for start of North Macedonia's EU talks (ekathimerini)

LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Successful participation of Serbian delegation in New York (RTS/Beta) • Brnabic, Stefanovic: Three laws that will improve electoral process to be amended soon (RTS/Politika) • Jeremic: People’s Party will not change its decision to boycott elections (Beta) • RS President Cvijanovic: Right to self-determination is universal; Meeting with Vucic was good move because Belgrade is right address where we must go and talk (Vecernje Novosti) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • SNSD Executive Board meets, Dodik says 5 August agreement does not exist anymore (RTRS/BN TV) • Dodik: SDA is responsible for failure to implement agreement on authority formation from 5 August (ATV) • Dodik: Palmer ignores reality in B&H regarding NATO (N1) • ‘United Srpska’ Presidency adopts draft declaration on inviolability of RS as response to SDA Declaration (ATV) • International diplomats to launch new round of negotiations amongst SDA, HDZ B&H and SNSD (Vecernji list) • US Senate Committee on Armed Services announces additional commitment to B&H due to growing influence of Russia and China (BHT1) • Komsic: News agency misreported my statement on Croatia (N1) Croatia • President denounces statement by chairman of Bosnia's presidency (HRT) • Slovenia can't block Croatia's Schengen entry indefinitely, says Plenkovic (Hina) Montenegro • Guterres to Djukanovic: Montenegro is the voice of common sense (CDM) • Western Balkans integration guarantees stability of the region (CDM) • Pompeo makes official visit to Montenegro in October (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Dutch FM: Skopje and Tirana should be assessed independently (Nezavisen vesnik) • Dimitrov: We will have France’s support to start EU accession talks (MTV) Albania • Rama: Opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia would be the wisest EU decision (Radio Tirana) • Venice Commission: Meta has exceeded his powers and has violated the Constitution by annulling the June 30 election date (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • EU Set to Resume Expansion Push With Balkan Accession Talks (Bloomberg, by Nikos Chrysoloras, 29 September 2019)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Solution for Kosovo means no one gets everything, but everyone gets enough (B92) • Vucic: We will continue with tactical - strategic efforts (Prva TV) • Macron told Dacic “I'll engage myself in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue after the Kosovo elections” (N1) • PM: International community expects election of Kosovo cabinet that will lift tariffs (Pink TV) • EU envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue a certainty (Beta, RFE) • Russian ambassador to Serbia: Russia was prevented from doing what is necessary to solve Kosovo's problem (Tanjug) • Tanja Fajon selected as Chair of EP Committee on Serbia’s stabilization and accession to EU (Beta) • Government adopts ten new conclusions for improving election process (Beta) • Opposition forms election boycott headquarters (Danas) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Izetbegovic says HDZ B&H and SDA agreed that the way out of the crisis is the implementation of the agreement signed on August 5 (N1) • SDA leader Izetbegovic interview (FTV) Croatia • Croatian President warns about position of Croats in B&H during meetings in New York, avoids meeting Komsic (Vecernji list) Republic of North Macedonia • All Western Balkan leaders agree that our country deserves to open EU talks (Nezavisen vesnik) • Katrougalos: It seems that Athens wants to make the cases of North Macedonia and Albania a package (MIA) Albania • The German Bundestag votes in favor of opening EU accession negotiations with Albania (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Djukanovic: The USA pays greater attention to the region (VOA)