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)