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)