STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic and Patriarch Irinej analyzed possible solutions for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti) • Dacic: We will do our best to complete EU accession talks by 2018 or 2019 (Radio Belgrade) • EU: Position of Constitutional Court on ZSO must be respected (Beta) • Djuric: Agreement on ZSO must be respected (Beta) • “Community of Serb Municipalities” and constitutional court – theirs and ours (New Serbian Political Thought) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Vucic and Davutoglu cancel trip to Novi Pazar (Nezavisne/Srna) • Labor Law adopted despite the protests (Nezavisne) • Trade Union leader thrown out of the RS Assembly (Bosna danas) • Interview with Mr. Zvizdic: We will fight against radicalism with measures of repression (Klix) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Davutoğlu’s visit signals the will to further Turkish-Serbian relations (Today’s Zaman) • Bosnian region adopts labour law reform sought by EU, IMF (Reuters)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Drecun: Present position by U.S. (Politika/Beta) • Markovic Palma: U.S. continues to justify aggression (Novosti) • Serbs and Albanians oppose extension of EULEX mandate (Politika) • Without presidential elections in 2016 (Danas) • SPS to take part in elections with old partners (Novosti) • Getting closer to NATO: B&H getting the green light in June (Pravda) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Izetbegovic: Vucic supports Dodik in “politics of conflict” (Faktor) • Crnadak: I will participate in RS Day observance on 9 January (Oslobodjenje) • Dodik: No future with those whose heritage is idea of Islamic Declaration (Srna) • The RS opposition signed memorandum joining forces against Dodik (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia to Maintain Policy Despite Disagreements With US - Serbian PM (Sputnik) • Bosnian Serb Govt Spars with Unions over Reforms (BIRN) • His Majesty the Sultan Issues Royal Decree (ONA)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic submits report on work to parliamentary committee (RTS/Tanjug) • Prime Minister to meet with SPS and PS leaders (Novosti) • Brussels dialogue to continue (Novosti) • Maric: We are continuing activities towards establishing ZSO (Tanjug) • Janjic: Kosovo Constitutional Court decision accelerates formation of ZSO (Beta) • SNP: Suspend Brussels negotiations following Court decision (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Inzko: B&H obliged to implement Sejdic-Finci (Oslobodjenje) • B&H Presidency supports anti-terrorist coalition led by Saudi Arabia (Klix) • Russian Ambassador: RS has the right to hold referendum (Bosna danas) • Grabar-Kitarovic gives Tihomir Oreskovic mandate (Hina) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo top court finds parts of EU-sponsored deal with Serbia unconstitutional (AFP/AP/ Reuters) • Montenegro Protesters Denounce 'Fake' Opposition (BIRN) • Bosnia court indicts wartime commander for crimes by Islamic fighters (Reuters)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Belgrade will not renegotiate on the ZSO (Politika) • Serbia to support Lajcak for the UN Secretary-General? (Politika) • Dacic: We didn’t promise votes to the Romanian representative (Novosti) • Vucic: Gasic already dismissed (Tanjug) • ICTY to release Stanisic and Simatovic pending retrial (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Members of the Serbian government to take part in RS day celebrations (Srna/Nezavisne) • B&H general indicted for war crimes (Bosna danas) • SDA: Finally everything started moving forward (Vijesti) • New scenario for blow on Republika Srpska (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Missing Kosovo Terror Suspect 'Dead in Syria' (BIRN) • Montenegro to Seal Border Deal with Kosovo (BIRN) • Small Cog in a Big Wheel: Montenegro is ‘Pawn’ in Anti-Russian ‘Chess Game’ (Sputnik)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Serbia for a Romanian woman instead of Jeremic! (Blic) • Marko Djuric in acting status for another three months (Danas) • Belgrade doesn’t expect insreasing pressure (Danas) • Businessmen removing obstacles to cooperation between Belgrade and Pristina (Politika/Tanjug) • Court in Strasbourg: Serbia not guilty of abduction of Serbs in 1999 (RTS/Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bosniak Caucus vetoed the conclusions of the RS Assembly (Klix) • Eleven people arrested in connection with Islamic State (Bosna danas/Klix) • Interview with Principal Deputy High Representative Bruce G. Berton (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue ‘Only Among Politicians’ (BIRN) • Suspected Islamist Extremists Arrested in Bosnia (AP) • Bosnia arrests alleged smugglers of arms to Germany (AFP) • Montenegro opens two EU accession chapters (EUobserver)