STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • McAllister: Long way to EU, important that Serbia continues on this path (RTS/Tanjug) • Mogherini to soon send invitation for new round of dialogue (Novosti) • Brussels hiding the Kosovo card (Novosti) • Seizure of premises on Mt. Brezovica (Novosti) • Ker-Lindsay: Cyprus model not applicable for Kosovo (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Radoncic refused to enter B&H Council of Ministers (Dnevni avaz) • Mayor of Srebrenica to ask Vucic to support the idea of Srebrenica being a district (Vijesti) • Izetbegovic: Kosovo won’t be recognized due to RS resistance (Nezavisne) • Former FB&H minister Lijanovic indicted (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • IS uses weapons exported to Britain from Serbia and Bosnia (thevillagessuntimes.com) • IMF says Serbia on track but risks remain (Reuters) • Bosnia census results threaten power-sharing system (voiceobserver.com) • Montenegro Opposition Protest Demand Free Elections (BIRN) • Dialogue reopens on Macedonia dispute (neoskosmos.com) • Postponing Elections is Macedonia’s Only Hope (Balkan Insight)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Pristina has not fulfilled conditions (Danas) • Dittmann: Not exactly known what legally-binding agreement means (Politika/Tanjug) • Belgrade offers solution for Brezovica (Novosti) • Serb woman punished for protecting her property (Tanjug) • Government offers guarantees for release of Stanisic and Simatovic pending retrial (Radio Belgrade) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H to submit the application for the EU membership on January 16 (Nezavisne) • Izetbegovic: Sooner or later, all decisions of the Constitutional Court will be implemented (Nezavisne) • Serb-hunting continues (Srna) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serb Monastery Land Case Sparks Kosovo Protest (BIRN) • Mladic Witness Alleges Srebrenica Massacre Toll Faked (BIR)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • UN invites Member States to propose candidates for Ban Ki-moon’s successor (Novosti) • Kosovo with an asterisk or question mark (Politika) • Possible implementation of the “model of two Germanys” (Danas) • Keefe: Kosovo chapter without hidden traps (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Selection of FB&H executive branch under question (Nezavisne) • Brammertz satisfied with decision to repeat trial of Stanisic and Simatovic (Nezavisne) • Covic and King Al Saud: Improve cooperation between B&H and Saudi Arabia (Novo vrijeme) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbs bust gun-running ring linked to arms used in Paris attack (AFP) • EU Snubs Kosovo Over Visa Liberalisation (BIRN) • Macedonian PM: We will respond to The Guardian for their false statement (UNIAN news) • Macedonia says "huge mountains" remain in name dispute with Greece (Reuters) • Former close ally of Montenegrin PM detained –lawyer (Reuters)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Attempt at distracting attention from Serbia’s success (Beta/TV Pink) • Dacic does not expect traps in Chapter 35 (Politika) • Selective passing of citizens with Serbian IDs (RTS) • Drecun: Thaqi’s maneuver (RTS) • Prosecution analyzing extensive documentation on KLA (Tanjug) • Hague’s sudden blow on the heads of Serbian secret services (Politika) • Ljajic: We will offer guarantees for release pending trial (Danas) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • EU will seek reform of B&H Constitution (FTV) • Izetbegovic: SDA for postponing of the local elections in B&H (Nezavisne) • Izetbegovic: To simplify the structure of B&H through merging Cantons (Nezavisne) • Signing of an agreement between the RS MoI and SIPA prolonged (Fena) • Mladic witness claims Bosniaks staged market attack (Nezavisne) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo hits out at EU for not relaxing visa requirement (Reuters) • Serbia's long trek into the EU (DW) • Macedonia open to changing its name to end 24-year dispute with Greece (The Guardian) • Croats Vanishing From Bosnia, Bishop Says (BIRN) • Hague Court Orders Retrial for 2 Aides to Milosevic (The New York Times)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: We will continue to set the scale high (Beta) • EU publishes common position document on Chapter 35 (B92) • Djuric: No doubt – difficult negotiations ahead of us (RTS) • Popovic: Who in the government promised an agreement with Kosovo? (Beta) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Functional cooperation between MIA RS and SIPA as of Wednesday (Novo vrijeme) • Government supports Interior Ministry regarding SIPA (Srna) • RS opposition: By inventing enemies, RS government tries to cover up its crime (Osobodjenje) • HDZ accepts MOST proposals, Croatian Prime Minister still unknown (Jutarnji list) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia moves down EU path amid Bosnia concerns (Irish Times) • EU offers accession hopes to Turkey, Serbia (New Europe) • Montenegro General Election To Test country’s Bid to Join NATO - PM (Sputnik)