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)