STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic: Serbia has a historic chance of becoming an EU member-state (RTS/Politika) • Merkel commends Brussels dialogue (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • U.S. Embassy in B&H: Dodik’s statements not worthy of a response (Fena) • Strasbourg: New ruling against B&H (Beta) • Galijasevic: “Vijestiummeta.com” site close to Islamic community in B&H (Srna) • Ivanov requested Merkel to assist parallel settlement of name dispute (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Village Searched For Remains of War Dead (BIRN) • Thaci’s thirst for power is harming Kosovo (EUObserver) • Bosnian Croat Fighters Indicted for Multiple Rapes (BIRN) • Court: Dutch not liable for most Srebrenica deaths (AP) • The Macedonian Revolts: A Dangerous Development (Daily Sabah) • Slovenia's next prime minister (The Economist)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: UNMIK, KFOR and EULEX guarantee survival of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS) • Dacic presents priorities of Serbian OSCE chairmanship (Tanjug) • Serbs closer to Haradinaj? (Novosti) • Joksimovic: We will adapt to the EU foreign policy (Tanjug) • French Friends (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • New negotiations after elections (Fena) • Dodik: Hill is a pathological liar (Srna) • Raguz: Time for people who can introduce new political dimension in B&H (Nezavisne novine) • Nuland: U.S. will strongly support name dispute resolution process in the UN (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Opposition Fails to Create United Front (BIRN) • Deutsche Welle: Turkish PM to protect Bosnians with 100 mln Turks (Focus News Agency) • Bosnian Serb Leader Backs Israel's Gaza Operation (Israel News) • Montenegro’s Capital Stuck in Political Limbo (BIRN) • EU Facilitated Dialogue Model Won’t Resolve Macedonia, Bosnia Logjams (BIRN) • Is Macedonia on the Brink of Another Ethnic Conflict? (The VICE)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic and Dodik differently on Erdogan’s disputed statement (Radio Serbia) • Who did Schockenhoff shock (Politika) • Vekaric: I believe in a court for KLA crimes (Tanjug) • The Turkish-German Balkan Equation (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Radmanovic: Erdogan’s statement most brutal insult and threat so far (Srna) • Cvijanovic: Erdogan’s statement does not contribute to preservation of sovereignty of B&H (Nezavisne novine) • Danaj: Macedonia is a dead country, Serbia is next (Vecer) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • US expresses satisfaction with Serbia's progress (Xinhua) • Serbia comes in from the cold with EU ambitions (CNBC) • Russia Follows 'Different Strategy' As Serbia Courts EU (RFE/RL) • Serbia Rattled by Turkish PM’s Bosnia ‘Threat’ (BIRN) • Serbia Apologised for the Bombing of Dubrovnik (Euinside) • Macedonia’s Albanian Opposition Demands Ethnic Rights Boost (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Serbia doesn’t expect privileges in EU negotiations (RTS/Tanjug) • The Germans were very harsh (Danas) • Djuric, Tahiri discussing Kosovska Mitrvoica tensions in Brussels (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Day of Mourning in Federation B&H (Fena) • Sorensen: High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council important interlocutor in structural dialogue (Nezavisne novine) • Proposals for SNSD candidates accepted (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia PM: Any reforms in Balkans 'worse than hell' (CNBC) • German MPs Nudge Serbia Over Kosovo (BIRN) • Enhanced cooperation within the Stabilisation and Association Process (European Commission) • Bosnia marks Srebrenica massacre anniversary (AFP)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Germany firmly adheres to seven demands to Serbia (B92) • Schockenhoff: Parliament role in EU integration important (Tanjug) • Ten Serbs, four parties (Novosti) • Davenport: Harmonize foreign policy with the EU (Novosti) • Base South to become international training center by 2017 (Tanjug) • ICTY confirms: Seselj to remain in custody (B92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Radmanovic requests extraordinary session over Turkish ships (Nezavisne novine) • New EU call: Everyone has the right to protest, but not violently (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia to Avoid Sides in Ukraine Crisis, Nikolic Says (Bloomberg) • Serbia expects EU's support on construction of south stream: media (Xinhua) • Serbian Mayor Accused of Copying Thesis (BIRN) • Aid to flooded Balkans is a model of EU solidarity (EurActiv) • Bosnians pay respect to 175 Srebrenica victims (Associated Press) • Djukanovic Denies Russian Moles Active in Montenegro (BIRN)