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)