STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Consultations on Kosovo plan to start this week (Vecernje novosti)
• SNF wants to be included in drafting of platform on KiM (Tanjug)
• Dacic Pristina does not know what it wants (Tanjug)
• Vulin, Jablanovic condemn attack on Serbs in Djakovica (Tanjug)
• UNMIK, the UN's “Pillar of Shame” (Vesti online)
• Government preparing the response to the worst case foreign politics scenario (Vecernje novosti)
• Vucic expects Serbian president to back OSCE presidency (Tanjug, Blic)
• PM Serbia won't be poor man of EU (TV Pink)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik Serb Republic is no accidental whim (Fena, Tanjug)
• Lagumdzija Form government in B&H ASAP (Oslobodjenje)
• Police step up protection of French Embassy in Sarajevo (Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Opponents square up in shock battle for Croatian presidency (DPA)
• Analysis - ‘Captain Dragan’ case sparks Croatia-Serbia tussle (Turkish Weekly)
• Serb war crimes Prosecutor: 'We stirred up hornet's nest' (Associated Press)
• Bosnian Serb MP Charged with Srebrenica Genocide (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Aleksandar Vucic: Too early to talk about solution for Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Wilhelm: The opening of the chapter after the February meeting (Tanjug)
• EU accession "depends on Serbia's progress" (Vecernje novosti)
• Tanja Miscevic: Dialogue continuation brings opening of Chapter 35 (Beta, TV Pink)
• Jim Seroka: 2015 year of challenges and opportunities for Serbia (Tanjug)
• Families of the victims from Kosovo: UNMIK ignored organ trafficking (Tanjug)
• Milorad Linta: Cynical decision to raise indictments against Serbs (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Joint statement leads to centralization (Srna)
• Dodik favors introduction of presidential system in RS (Oslobodjenje, Euro Blic)
• Moore: We expect B&H governments to fulfill campaign promises (Fena)
• SDP: B&H's path to EU an opportunity to integrate the country (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• US Ambassador in Belgrade: Serbia was never asked to recognize Kosovo (Albeu)
• Serbia Takes over as OSCE Head (Agence France Presse)
• Serbians Prefer Russia to Europe, but Want to Join EU: Poll (Sputnik)
• Croatia responds to Serbia's plea against Snedden extradition (SBS)
• Bosnians look to dump baffling politics after protests (BBC)
• Bosnia: More Unrest on the Horizon (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Drecun: Nikolic and Vucic conducting identical policy on Kosovo and Metohija (B92)
• Stojanovic: Kosovo budget not to fulfill Serb expectations (Tanjug/RTK2)
• Vukcevic: Truth about KLA crimes soon (Blic)
• Davenport: EU not conditioning EU integration with recognition of Kosovo’s independence (Dnevnik)
• Czech veteran from Kosovo refused NATO medals: I am ashamed to have served a criminal organization (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Ivanic: I expect changes in perception of politics in B&H (Fena)
• Osmic: Defense structures of B&H have reason to be proud of what they achieved (Fena)
• Izetbegovic: HDZ can get only five ministerial positions in FB&H government, SDP and SNSD main culprits for the bad situation in the country (Dnevni avaz)
• 119 war crimes indictments in Bosnia this year (Tanjug/Fena)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo: Progress Falls Victim to Deadlock (BIRN)
• Serbia to assume OSCE chairmanship on January 15: Serbian Foreign Ministry (www.turkishweekly.net)
• German police has detained several refugees from Albania and Serbia (Albeu)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Nikolic: We are doing things that will lead to de facto recognition; Wilhelm: At this time recognition is not a condition, but no one knows what will happen in 10 or 15 years (RTS/Tanjug/Beta/Politika)
• Dacic: EU accession progress major strategic goal for 2015 (Tanjug/Beta)
• Ruling bloc accepts idea on referendum if EU requests recognition of Kosovo (Novosti)
• Addis Ababa announcing change of stand on Kosovo (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Members of Parliamentary Commissions of House of Representatives elected (Fena)
• Mijatovic: Search of Klix newsroom attack on media freedom (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik “absolutely satisfied” with media freedom in RS (Oslobodjenje)
• American SSI: Bakir Izetbegovic is the leader of Islamic radicals in B&H (Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbian President Demands Kosovo Referendum (BIRN)
• Serbia Seeks to Boost Renewable Energy Investment With New Law (Bloomberg)
• On court order, police raid Bosnian news portal (Associated Press)
• Macedonia: Elections Fail to End Deadlock (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Difficult decisions for hard times (RTS/Tanjug/Politika)
• Nikolic: Referendum for Kosovo (TV Pink/Tanjug/Novosti/Beta/Politika)
• Dacic confirms: Serbia takes over OSCE presidency as of 15 January (Tanjug)
• Serbia has done much in implementing the Brussels agreement (RTS)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Osmancevic: No longer a place for SDA in Homeland coalition (Oslobodjenje)
• Formation of Republika Srpska legislative authorities finalized (Srna)
• Inzko commends RS institutions (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo nabs Serb suspected of planning attack (Reuters)
• Croatia: Josipovic’s bid for second term will go to a run-off (Euronews)
• Montenegro parliament adopts 2015 budget, raising deficit (Reuters)
• Pilot errors confirmed Macedonian president’s death in plane crash death (AFP)
• Macedonia: 2014 Marred by Ethnic Unrest (BIR)