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)