STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Kosovo not participating in 16+1 gathering (Danas) • Joksimovic: No new EU conditions (Tanjug) • Epilogue of the Adriatic Charter in Tirana (Novosti) • Analysis from Belgrade: Thirteen days and Barak Obama (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Determined candidates for RS ministers: Djokic Minister of Industry, Lukac Minister of Police? (Oslobodjenje) • Dzaferovic: SDA-DF partnership not under question (Oslobodjenje) • Politicians in favor of overall improvement (Srna) • Croatia will keep rooting for B&H (Srna) • GAC Conclusions: Macedonia not to get date for start of accession negotiations (Utrinski Vesnik/Kanal 5) • NLA Claims Responsibility for Explosions in Tetovo and Kumanovo (Dnevnik/MTV1) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Belgrade-Budapest railway part of Chinese 'express lane' to Europe (Reuters) • China on board to finance Balkan bullet train (DPA/AFP/AP) • EU to aid Bosnia with $207 million in bid to spur reform (Reuters) • EU-Montenegro: four chapters of accession negotiations opened (New Europe) • Montenegro advances in EU entry talks in Russia's shadow (EUobserver)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • EU Ministerial Council: Serbia to gradually harmonize foreign policy, continue to normalize relations with Kosovo (RTS/Beta) • Mogherini: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to resume in January (Politika/Tanjug) • Following the decision of the Constitutional Court to reject the proposal for assessing constitutionality of the Brussels agreement (Novosti) • Constitutional Court failed the exam (Novosti) • There has never been more statehood (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Bosnia and Herzegovina blocked the admission of Kosovo (Nezavisne novine) • B&H CIK reminds cantons of deadlines for submission of candidates' lists for FB&H PA house of peoples (Oslobodjenje) • Ten Bosnian Serb officials arrested for war crimes (Fena) • The head of European diplomacy on the conclusions of the FAC-a: A new beginning for the EU and B&H (Dnevni avaz) • “Even Serbia and Russia wouldn't recognize RS” (Tanjug/Standard) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Guest post: the Serbia-China friendship bridge (The Financial Times) • EU Urged to Widen Kosovo Mission Graft Probe (BIRN) • Bosnian police arrest 10 war crimes suspects (AP) • EU approves German-UK initiative to revive Bosnia membership bid (DW/ Reuters/AFP) • EU Summit Parks Macedonia Membership Bid (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Constitutional Court rejects to decide on Brussels agreement (Politika) • Samardzic: Constitutional Court trampled on principles (Beta/RTS) • Stefanovic: Court’s decision is strange (Beta) • Rakic: Peace Park to remain until a compromise is found (Politika) • Pristina National Theatre again on its stage after 15 years (Radio Serbia) • Vukadinovic: 11 conditions leading to independence of Kosovo (Radio Serbia) • DSS, Dveri, intelligentsia call for debate on EU integration (Tanjug) • Keefe: I haven’t heard that you are beginning negotiations (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • SNSD has just six ministers in the new government RS (Oslobodjenje) • B&H defense industry: Companies prepare for export to Turkey (Oslobodjenje) • Round table calls for Croat equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Vijesti) • Seselj: Best option would be that B&H joins Serbia (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Officials Vow Serb ‘Peace Park’ Removal (BIRN) • China to help Serbia build 350 MW coal-fired power plant-media (Reuters) • Serbia Awaits Benefits from China Summit (BIRN) • Russia, Europe confrontation continues in Serbia, Moldova and Georgia (Natural Gas Europe) • Does the EU want to bring Russia and Turkey into the Western Balkans? (EurActiv) • 'Mass grave' unearthed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (World Bulletin) • Montenegro Ruling Party Wins Local Poll (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Berlin: Opening of Chapter 35 only when all obligations are fulfilled (Politika) • Dikovic and KFOR commander discuss security (Tanjug) • Serbian soldiers join UNIFIL Italian contingent (Tanjug) • OKS condemns IOC decision (RTS) • Scandal in Kosovo Assembly: Minister Jablanovic didn’t sign the oath (KoSSev) • Serbia to recognize Kosovo before joining the EU (NIN) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Members of Parliament who switch nationalities may not be delegates (Glas Srpske) • SNSD, DNS, SP final division of functions (Srna) • Inzko in Banja Luka: B&H should have more Brussels and less Dayton (Oslobodjenje) • Interview: Ognjen Tadic on Dodik and the Political Situation in B&H (Vijesti.ba) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia: the country at the crossroads of Europe (CNN) • Republika Srpska Coalition Carves up Ministries (BIRN) • Serbs ‘Wanted to Stop Bosnian Islamic State’ (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Nikolic with representatives of associations of families of the missing persons (RTS) • Three moves before chapters (Novosti) • Stojanovic: If we are only décor, I will leave the Kosovo government (Politika) • Schokenhoff: The goal is sovereign Kosovo (Novosti) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Special sessions of the National Assembly of RS: Elected delegates to the House of Peoples (Oslobodjenje) • Ivanic and Izetbegovic speak with political directors of PIC Steering Board (Oslobodjenje) • High Representative Valentin Inzko appeals to politicians to resolve economic crisis (Srna) • Serge Brammertz spoke before the UN Security Council: The Prosecutor's Office in B&H is going in the wrong direction (Dnevni avaz) • Refugee workers protest outside the UN headquarters (Srna) • Explosions at police stations in Kumanovo, Tetovo (Vecer) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia dismantles human trafficking ring (Press TV) • Western integration not Bosnia's only option, says Russia (Reuters) • Student Protest Blocks Macedonian Capital (BIRNl)