STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: KFOR of great importance for Serbia (RTS) • Hellbach: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue an important factor for Germany’s position regarding Serbia’s EU integration process (Tanjug/Beta) • Dacic grateful to Madagascar for its principled stance on Kosovo (Tanjug/RTS) • Sweden supports opening of Chapters 5, 25, 26 (Tanjug/Beta) • Ivanovic: EULEX strived to improve its standing among Albanians by arresting me (Informer) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H officials comment on Dodik’s statement regarding return of transferred competences (TV1) • Leaders of ruling political parties in Federation of B&H discuss political crisis (FTV) • Heads of Caucuses in RS Assembly interrogated regarding RS’ referendum case (RTRS) • Round table on Croat minority in Serbia and Serb minority in Croatia (Hina) • US extradites to Bosnia ex-HVO member suspected of war crimes (Hina) • New Montenegrin government by Monday (CDM) • Prosecution seeks extradition of three Serbian nationals (Pobjeda) • PACE expects fair and democratic elections in Macedonia (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • EU Refugee Policies Place Asylum Seekers at Risk, Avoid Responsibility (Sputnik) • Russia Snubs Croatia's Peace Initiative on Ukraine (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Orban in Nis: Hungary refuses dictate from Brussels (Tanjug/Beta/RTS) • Antic: Hungary’s support in case of gas crisis (Novosti) • Serbia, Hungary arrange border area railway agreement (Beta) • Djuric: Pristina to pass decree on establishment of ZSO (Politika/Tanjug/Beta) • Djuric: No more excuses for delays on ZSO (Tanjug) • Scott expects no changes in U.S. Kosovo policy (Beta/B92) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik: DPA unpacked by decisions imposed by HR (RTRS) • Negotiations on the government in final phase: Only details left to agree (Dnevne novine) • Stoltenberg: Accelerate Montenegro-NATO accession protocol ratification (CDM) • Parties ready as electoral campaign officially started on Monday (Telegraf.mk) • EU and US Ambassadors expect fair, credible elections in Macedonia (MIA) • Ivanov: Migrant crisis is just beginning, over 20 million migrants heading EU borders (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia, Montenegro pledge support to Albania's negotiation process with EU (Xinhua) • Bosnian banks say under pressure after EU risk designation (Reuters)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Serbia and Hungary committed to mutual cooperation (RTS) • Nikolic: Dialogue should end if Kosovo becomes member of UNESCO (Politika) • Agreement on implementation of agreement on telecommunications confirmed (Tanjug) • Djuric: Telekom signal for all Kosovo Serbs (Politika) • Vucic: No major breakthrough; Djuric is spreading optimism (Politika) • Dacic: Telecommunications agreement important for Serbian interests (RTS/Beta) • Odalovic: I believe in a different U.S. stand on Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO (RTS) • Kozarev receives Papadopulo (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • RS is getting ready to mark anniversary of signing of Dayton Agreement (Glas Srpske) • Usurped competences to be brought in line with Dayton Agreement (Srna) • Foreign Embassies to B&H do not want to comment Inzko’s statement (EuroBlic) • Inzko says negative trend from RS threaten B&H (Hina) • Croatian President says she’ll be the first person to welcome Serbia into NATO which she believes will happen (Hina) • Boskovic candidate for foreign minister? (Dan) • Russian citizens officially under the investigation (Pobjeda) • Code for fair and democratic election signed by parties and coalitions (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Stalls on Serbian Municipal Association (BIRN) • MEP Eduard Kukan: An Update on European Integration of the Western Balkans EUBulletin) • Starting Gun Fires For Macedonia Election (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • UNMIK between rock and hard of the Security Council (RTS) • Nikolic cabinet claims EULEX denied opinion disclosure (Tanjug) • Stefanovic: Constructive cooperation with EULEX (Beta) • Drecun: Brussels stand that agreed cannot be changed is important (RTS) • Vucic: I did not pay to see Obama (Beta) • Center for peacekeeping operations marks anniversary (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Collegium for European Integration established (BHT1) • Ivanic: OHR was supposed to be abolished long time ago (Hayat) • Former ministers of Herceg-Bosna mark anniversary of establishment of Croat Community of Herceg-Bosna (FTV/N1) • Candles lit at start of Vukovar Remembrance Day commemorations (Hina) • General Gotovina appointed special adviser to defense minister (Hina) • DF protests in December (Pobjeda) • Due to the risk of escape: Dikic and his accomplices in custody for two more months (CDM) • Holub: Macedonian elections must be reliable and credible (Telegraf.mk) • VMRO-DPMNE starts elections campaign from Ohrid, SDSM from Prilep (Telegraf.mk) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Feud Over Macedonian Key Court Erupts Into Open (BIRN) • Clinton-lands (The Economist)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • United Nations Security Council session on Kosovo (Beta/Tanjug/RTS) • Dacic to Citaku: What colonialism are you talking about (Tanjug) • Vucic ends visit to Kazakhstan (Beta) • Technical dialogue resumes in Brussels (RTS/Tanjug) • Implementation of agreement on license plates postponed (Politika) • Kuburovic: Sanctioning genocide denial is obligation from European documents (Beta/RTS) • Dittmann: Connecting young people from Belgrade and Pristina crucial for normalization (Beta) • Policeman illegally sells Serb property in Kosovo (RTS) • Inmates in Kosovska Mitrovica, Podujevo end hunger strike (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dodik questioned by SIPA as witness in Banja Luka (FTV/Glas Srpske) • RS Organizing Committee for marking of January 9 convenes its first session (FTV/RTRS) • Joint Commission of RS Assembly and RS CoP fails to reach agreement on RSNA’s decisions vetoed by Bosniak Caucus (RTRS) • Izetbegovic: Impossible to talk about amendments to Election Law of B&H without functional coalition (N1) • Rotation in B&H Presidency: Ivanic is the Chairman of B&H Presidency (Klix.ba) • Three Serbs charged with war crimes against civilians in Croatia (Hina) • Minorities to determine the offer (RTCG) • SEC Macedonia: Election campaign officially begins on 21 November (MIA) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo, Bosnia, Most Worried by Corruption, Report Shows (BIRN) • Democracy and Economy Top Macedonians' Priorities (BIRN) • The Balkans And The Latest Twists In Transatlantic Decline (TransConflict)