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)