STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: IOC decision unacceptable and unprincipled (Beta) • SNS: Everything in line with the Brussels agreement (Danas) • Hahn: I said everything in Belgrade (Politika) • Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija: Entrance of Serbs, with Belgrade’s permission, in the institutions of the self-declared state of Kosovo is one more crawling recognition of independence (Beta) • An increasing control of security services (Radio Serbia) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Forming of cantonal government remains at standstill (Dnevni avaz) • Covic: It’s all up to the SDA and DF, they must agree (Dnevni avaz) • HDZ B&H, SDA and DF begin negotiations (Dnevni avaz) • Dodik: Bosic officially became a promoter of pro-Bosnian politics (Glas Srpske) • Cooperation between Western Balkans’ customs administrations (Srna/Tanjug) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Bosnia's New Parliament Divides up Key Posts (BIRN) • Bosnian leadership takes shape, pledging reform (Reuters) • Imam who condemns Islamic State stabbed in N-W Bosnia (Dalje.com) • Corpses of five people from Bosnian War discovered near Sarajevo. (World Bulletin)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Nobody is asking us to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug) • Berlin sends 11 conditions to Serbia (Novosti) • Conflict in Serb List regarding distribution of posts in Kosovo government (Politika) • Bad timing for Nikolic’s truth (Politika) • OSCE: Still no solution for return of IDPs to Kosovo (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • The CEC: Verified five lists of candidates from the RS for the state House of Peoples (Fena) • The Constitutional Court issued a judgment in favor of Niksic and Krajina (Srna) • Izetbegovic received Yee (Oslobodjenje) • Two former Bosnian Army members arrested for war crimes (Tanjug) • The attempted assassination of Imam Beganovic for criticizing the Wahhabis (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • IOC grants full Olympic recognition to Kosovo (AP) • Termination of South Stream is bad news - Serbian PM (Famagusta Gazette) • Russian, Serbian PM discuss energy cooperation following South Stream freeze • Economy (TASS) • Macedonia’s New Monuments ‘Fuel Ethnic Divisions’ (BIRN) • Montenegro expects stronger economic support from the EU (New Europe) • Montenegrins Trust President and Church, Survey Shows (BIRN) • Four Hopefuls Compete for Croatian Presidency (BIR)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: They will ask us to recognize Kosovo in order to join EU (Novosti) • Vucic: Serbia not giving up on EU or on territorial integrity (RTS) • Dacic: Recognition of Kosovo’s independence absolutely unacceptable for Serbia (Politika/RTS/Tanjug) • Djuric: We will not close eyes before pressure (B92) • Without consent inside EU on Serbia’s further progress in EU integration (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Niksic: SDP does not want and should not be part of the government until the next elections (Oslobodjenje) • Ivo Tadic: Niksic as SDP president represents deep political division (Fena) • Attempt to kill the B&H State Prosecutor (BHRT) • Fascist graffiti on Serbian Church property in Croatia (Glas Srpske) • The IMF representatives today with the Federation’s officials regarding the stand-by arrangement (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia has no alternative for south stream gas pipeline: FM (Shanghai Daily) • South Stream to split Europe (Pravda.Ru) • EU urges Russia to let Bosnia join the bloc (AP) • Bosnian police prevents attempt on world-acclaimed filmmaker Emir Kusturica – newspaper (TASS)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic at UNSC: Serbs in Kosovo live in ghettos (Blic) • UNMIK chief Farid Zarif: Kosovo needs government, talks should continue (Tanjug) • Vucic, Thaci discuss resumption of dialogue (RTS) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • KFOR Commander Visits Macedonia (Kanal 5/Sitel/Telma/MTV1) • FB&H House of Representatives: Members of the 14 Commissions and 12 Committees (Oslobodjenje) • SDA, DF and the HDZ assume their positions in ZDK: Galijasevic or Plancic will lead the Government (Oslobodjenje) • Slovenian President Pahor: To accept the B&H in NATO and prevent the Russian influence (Osobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Russia indignant at anti-Serb actions in Kosovo — UN ambassador (ITAR-TASS) • Europe's hope to gas Russia fails (Pravda.Ru) • Bosnia Says It Arrested 15 Involved in 1993 Massacre (The New York Times) • Serb Cross Above Sarajevo Torn Down (BIRN) • Republika Srpska Bans Macedonian Meat Products (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic at the UN Security Council session on Kosovo (Tanjug) • The Kosovo Army is endangering the Belgrade – Pristina Agreement (Beta) • Basel, the OSCE Ministerial Council on Ukraine (RTS) • Russia to continue talks with Austria, Hungary, Serbia (Press) • Zagreb cancels Dacic's visit because of Seselj and Vukovar (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Further postponement of the election of Vice Presidents in RS Assembly from Bosniak and Croat peoples (Oslobodjenje) • B&H House of Representatives to be formed on Tuesday: First the Board and then the Council of Ministers (Oslobodjenje) • Hill: Dodik can block reform processes regardless of whether he is in opposition or in power (Oslobodjenje) • Dodik: If Bosnia were an independent state Hill would have been banished a long time ago (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia to focus on objectivity during its OSCE chairmanship in 2015 - ambassador (ITAR-TASS) • Serbia caught between Russia and the west (Financial Times) • U.S. Calls FYROM ‘Macedonia’ in International Summit, Greek Govt VP Walks Out (Greek reporter)