STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Serbian Government session dedicated to EU integration (Novosti)
• Mrkic: No new conditions from Brussels (TV Pink)
• Odalovic: Serbia fulfilled all requirements (TV Pink)
• Vulin: Goal to open 1000 jobs in Kosovo and Metohija (Politika)
• Vulin: Education and other fields under control of Union if Serb Municipalities (Tanjug)
• Mihajlovic: Implementation of Brussels agreement key in association with EU (RTS)
• Ashton: Dacic and Thaqi reached agreement, EU just helped (Danas)
• Serbian Church requests guarantees (Novosti)
• Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija (Radio Serbia)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Sorensen: B&H punishing itself (Onasa)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Croatia: Serbian Language Dispute Creates Discord (BIRN)
• Bosnia: Protests delay destruction of crime scene (AP)
• Macedonia Adopts Part of Disputed Media Law (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Dialogue with Pristina to continue in January (RTS)
• Dayton brings peace and stability (RTS)
• Ruzic: Serbia ready for negotiations, EU membership in 2020 (TV Pink)
• Vulin: Privatization of Trepca not without Serbia (Novosti)
• VAT abolished for northern Kosovo, again (Politika)
• Pantic: Vucic is coming to Kosovska Mitrovica (Politika)
• Home political scene (Radio Serbia)
• Davenport: Normalization does not mean recognition (B92)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Dodik: Criticisms of entities about Elektroprijenos unsubstantiated (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Ashton Eyes Fresh Serbia-Kosovo Deal in Final Year (Wall Street Journal)
• UK no longer advocates for EU enlargement (EurActiv)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• EU leaders set 21 January for launching talks with Serbia (RTS)
• Dacic: False asylum seekers threatening visa-free regime (Tanjug)
• EC grants 23.5 million Euros of assistance for Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Nikolic, Inzko: Serbia-B&H relations best so far (Srna)
• Nikolic, Radmanovic: Serbia’s relations with B&H and RS at a high level (Srna)
• Greek blockade in Brussels does not pass smoothly (Utrinski Vesnik)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Bosnia’s Serbian President Visits Israel, Voices Solidarity (Israelnationalnews)
• Current Bosnian politicians out of their depth, says US diplomat (Hina)
• Two Croatian MEPs call for coherent EU policy towards Bosnia (Hina)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Dacic: Serbian laws will not be applied in Kosovo (Politika)
• Miscevic: Serbia’s great victory (RTS)
• Brussels: No time for explaining the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo (Politika)
• Asp: Normalization, not recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• OHR: Procedure of appointments in B&H Federal Constitutional Court must continue (Oslobodjenje)
• Macedonia is not on the agenda of the EU Council meeting (Utrinski Vesnik)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Art Show on Kosovo Massacre Angers Hardline Serbs (BIRN)
• Kosovo gives ultimatum to Bosnia on visas (World Bulletin)
• Bosnian Serb War Criminals’ Sentences Cut (BIRN)
• EU Charged With 'Backsliding' on Macedonia (BIRN)
• Macedonia’s ethnic Albanians lose patience over EU accession talks (EurActiv)
• Croatia War Veterans Deliver Anti-Cyrillic Petition (BIRN)
• Montenegro is a ‘problem-free’ EU candidate (EurActiv)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Ruzic: Good news for Serbia (RTS)
• Implementation of regulations on VAT and excises on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija commences (Tanjug)
• Balfour: Key of Serbia’s Euro-integration is not in Pristina’s hands (Politika)
• Merkel supports first accession conference with Serbia to be held in January 2014 (Beta)
• Kurz: EU accession of Balkans a priority in foreign policy (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Lajcak: B&H today a category no one talks about (Oslobodjenje)
• Venizelos: Name dispute is not bilateral issue (Sitel TV)
• Gruevski: Macedonia’s name doesn’t belong to me or my father – it has to be solved in a referendum (Vecer)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia to start EU membership talks in January (EUobserver)
• Serbia's ICTY co-operation removes EU accession obstacle (Southeast European Times)
• Serbia's Ruling Party Readies for Early Elections (BIRN)
• Serbia Cuts Rates for Third Month as Inflation at Record (Bloomberg)
• Croatian FM says EU should conceive specific approach to Bosnia (Hina)
• Bosnia turns down EU education funding program because of political bickering (Associated Press)
• EU Shunts Aside Macedonian Talks Again (BIRN)