STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Draft plan for Kosovo and Metohija ready (Novosti) • Dacic: Serious preparations for OSCE chairmanship (RTS) • Kosovo helping Albanians in Presevo (Beta) • Stankovic: Albanians’ rights not jeopardized (Radio Serbia) • Thaqi: Kosovo armed forces a necessity (Danas) • Supporting Belgrade-Pristina dialogue a priority for EULEX (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Candidate lists for FB&H House of Peoples delivered to election body (Fena) • The SDA and DF do not yet have a solution for all cantons (Dnevni avaz) • Dodik: Serbia’s neutral position in regard to RS joining NATO is dangerous (Tanjug) • Delineation of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina was completed: No redrawing of the former republican borders (Radio Sarajevo) • Bosnian radical Islamic leader indicted for terrorism Bilal Bosnic (Dalje.com) • B&H and Turkey signed agreement on military and financial cooperation (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia approves job-cutting 2015 budget to win IMF deal (Reuters) • Bosnians March Toward EU Border Seeking Employment (AP) • Struggling Croatia heads to the polls (AFP) • Analysis of Montenegro: Bumps on Road to Brussels (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Joksimovic: Chapter 35 certainly among the first (RTS/Tanjug) • Pressure increasing on Belgrade to remove Peace Park (Novosti) • Could Serbia have done more for Chapter 35 (Politika) • Nincic: Consensus in OSCE biggest challenge (Radio Belgrade) • Serbian mission at NATO takes over chairmanship (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Music: We have to bring more dynamic to FB&H parliament (Fena) • Alija Izetbegovic knew about the beheading of the Serb civilian (Glas Srpske) • Dzaferovic comments the allegations of being a witness to the Serb civilian beheading (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • British, Serbian media positively value China-Serbia cooperation (Xinhua) • Serbia Asks Lawmakers to Back Budget With Unclear Job-Cut Plan (Bloomberg) • Serbia's Balkan power exchange launch hits new delay (Reuters) • Bosnia fails to attract enough investors at debt auction (The Economic Times) • Turkish prime minister visits Macedonia to renew ties (Hurriyet Daily News)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • New platform for Kosovo and Metohija planned (RTS) • Kosovo status immediately (Novosti) • Four topics in Brussels (Novosti) • Decision on Kosovo army to be passed in Brussels (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Appointment of Zvizdic created turmoil in SDA (Dnevni avaz) • Seselj: Srebrenica was the darkest point on the Serbian side! (FACE/Dnevni avaz) • Daviddi: Cantons must move quickly to form FB&H institutions (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • PM Vucic: 'Serbia is once again an open society' (CNN) • Croatia may block Serbia’s EU bid over war crime probes (World Bulletin) • Bosnia: European Values Must Come from Within (IWPR) • Russian Cleric Urges Macedonia to Free Priest (BIRN) • Montenegro expected to extradite 3 men to US (Associated Press)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic and I assumed power together, and we will also depart together (NIN) • Reactions to Nikolic’s proposal for a final solution for Kosovo (Politika) • Simic: Albanians consider the matter done with IOC admission (Politika) • Dacic: France’s support to Serbian presidency of OSCE (RTS/Tanjug) • Djuric: Reliable institutions necessary in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • SDA Presidency: Zvizdic as a mandate holder for B&H Council of Ministers (Oslobodjenje) • Economic cooperation improving (Srna) • B&H abolishes visas for Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Oman, UAE ... (Oslobodjenje) • EULEX Court: Radoncic not charged or under investigation in the "Keljmendi" case, his rights are violated (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo’s Thaci: EU’s Mogherini Needed for Serbia Talks to Succeed (The Wall Street Journal) • Serbia Readies for OSCE Role With Russian Visit (RIA Novosti) • Russia confirms readiness to develop security cooperation with Serbia (TASS) • Bosnia steps up security over fears of possible terrorist threats (Dalje.com)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic grateful to China for respecting Serbian policy and European path (RTS) • Dacic: Western Balkans – Serbia’s priority while chairing OSCE (Tanjug) • Constitutional silence on Kosovo (NIN) • Serb beaten in Pec (Politika) • Rama: Everyone will be better off when Serbia faces the reality and recognizes Kosovo (TVN1/FoNet) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • New Government of RS elected (Oslobodjenje) • RS showing its full capacity (Srna) • Prosecutor’s Office and Court of B&H lost all their credibility (Srna) • Izetbegovic and Komsic agreed to establish a moratorium on further appointments (Glas Srpske) • Definitive: Democratic Front breaks negotiations with SDA at all levels! (Patria) • Due to arrest of Lipovaca, executive power at USC no longer exists (Oslobodjenje/Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia and Russia continue cooperation despite complicated international situation (TASS) • China, Serbia vow to upgrade strategic partnership to new level (Xinhua) • Can Bosnia's Army Save the World? (Huffington Post) • Bosnian Serb MPs Endorse New Entity Cabinet (BIRN) • Daniel Mitov: The Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina Cannot Be Applied for Macedonia (Euinside) • Raiffeisen Gloomy About Croatia, Serbia Economies (BIRN)