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Rašić suggests leaving the coalition and voting no-confidence to the government (RTK2)

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The Serbian List has frozen its work in Kosovo institutions, because the Assembly at the request of the government, without consultation with them, adopted a law on Trepča. Statement by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, in which he says that the Serbs would soon return to the Kosovo institutions, a representative of the […]

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Vučić: I doubt the merits of the charges against Dikić (RTS)

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Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has expressed doubts about the merits of the charges of terrorism against Bratislav Dikić and others arrested in Montenegro. Given the other intelligence data collected by the Serbian services that he had at his disposal, Prime Minister says he does not believe in it, personally. “We,” he said, “still do not […]

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Gecaj: Meeting between the government and Serbian List expected (Indeksonline)

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Ever since the endorsement of the Law on Trepca, the Serbian List has boycotted works of the government of Kosovo. Today, Deputy Minister from the Serbian List, Branimir Stojanović, was seen at the Kosovo government building, however this does not have to do with their return at the works of the government. Deputy-Minister for Local […]

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61.4% of children suffer from psychological violence and physical punishment (Koha)

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The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, through a press release issued today said that 61.4 % of children in Kosovo suffer from psychological violence and physical punishment. “The data show a high degree of violence committed against children. According to the Kosovo Statistics Agency, 61.4% of surveyed children up to […]

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“Separatism in Kosovo enters new, dangerous phase” (B92)

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Marko Djuric says it is “impermissible” for Edita Tahiri’s report on Brussels agreement implementation to be included in the Chapter 35 negotiating framework. Tahiri is a minister in the Kosovo government, in charge of the ongoing Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, while the chapter in question, a part of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations, relates to Kosovo. “When I […]

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Drecun: Unilateral solutions cannot solve problems in Kosovo (RTS)

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President of the Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun says that he would like today’s discussion on Trepča to be based on facts. The Committee will be addressed by Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić, who will submit a report on the work of the office and inform the committee […]

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Thaci: Crime victims to be treated with professionalism and dignity (Klan Kosova)

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Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, during a conference held today on the occasion of the week of crime victims, urged all authorities that crime victims be treated with professionalism and dignity, while maintaining their privacy. During his speech, Thaci said that Kosovo people are oriented towards a free and secure future.  “In the wake of numerous […]

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Kosovo Sees Drops in Foreign Fighters to Mideast (VOA)

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The number of fighters joining extremist groups in the Middle East from Kosovo, once the highest per capita in Europe, has come to a virtual halt, according to government officials, analysts, and ex-fighters. The turnabout comes after a government crackdown in Kosovo on extremist recruiting, an increased education campaign to show the ills of radical […]

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Six Serbs from Mitrovica among group arrested in Montenegro (Kosovapress)

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Citing unnamed sources, the news website reports that six Serbs from Mitrovica North are among the group of 20 people arrested on Saturday in Podgorica, Montenegro, on charges of having planned to carry out terror attacks on election day and kidnapping Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic. Source said that Stefan Velimirovic (1991), Bojan Kovacevic (1976), […]

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Bennoune urges depoliticisation of Kosovo cultural heritage (Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – The cultural heritage in Kosovo must not be used as a “political football” and both sides must acknowledge the destruction of cultural and religious monuments in the past, Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, told a press conference in Belgrade Friday. She cited the destruction of 35 Serbian […]

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OSCE Broadcast 16 October

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• Vucic: International community is helping Kosovo Albanians (Klan Kosova)
• Assembly Media Committee members visited Albanian Radio and Television (RTK1)
• Ilazi: Elections in EU might impact visa liberalisation decision on Kosovo (TV21)
• Juvenile Justice Code being violated (KTV)
• Auditor finds that construction in Kosovo is a high-risk job (KTV)

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Headlines 17 October

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• Trepca can “aggravate” relations between Kosovo and Serbia (Koha)
• Vucic: Someone helped Albanians with Trepca law (dailies)
• Rama-Vucic agreement on school books bypasses Kosovo (Zeri)
• EU does not interfere in Thaci case (Zeri)
• Djukanovic’s party wins Montenegro elections (media)

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