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OSCE Broadcast 13 January

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• Government proposes President to call extraordinary mayoral elections in north Mitrovicë/Mitrovica (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• International institutions welcome inauguration of north municipal assemblies (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Anticorruption Agency calls on new mayors to declare their property (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Thaçi using Venice Commission as euphemism to mask Serbia’s intention (KTV)
• KJC calls for cooperation with Serbia on war crimes (KTV)
• Establishment of Association of Serb Municipalities will be postponed (Klan Kosova)
• Malishevë/Malisevo risks extraordinary elections (KTV, Klan Kosova)
• Government intentionally remains without spokesperson (KTV)

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 13 January

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• If Kosovo electoral legislature changes, I will call on Serbs to vote – Nikolic (Novosti)
• Sessions in north Kosovo opens path towards Union of Serb Municipalities (Politika)
• Vulin: Pantic’s resignation no longer important (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Reached solution – path towards progress (RTS)
• Ivanovic: Kosovska Mitrovica is not threatened with a crisis (Tanjug)
• Samardzic: Time for parliamentary elections (RTS)
• Joint session of Kosovo and Albanian government in Prizren may be interpreted as new tail wind in creation of “Greater Albania” (Novosti)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• OHR reiterates call for Budimir to cancel or amend decision on finance minister dismissal (Oslobodjenje)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Vojislav Seselj: ‘Free Me or Try Me Again’ (BIRN)
• Macedonia Opposition Shuns ‘Collaborator Hunters’ Vote (BIRN)

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Krstimir Pantic: I refuse to violate the Constitution (Vecernje Novosti)

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Untried Mayor of Kosovska Mitrovica about his decision not to take the oath: “I didn’t want to sign the statement under the coat of arms of Kosovo. I can’t cooperate with Vulin anymore. By placing the signature under the text with the coat of arms of Kosovo and insignia which stipulate that Kosovo is the […]

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FIFA allows Kosovo to play friendly matches only with footnote (kohaditore.com)

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA,) Commission for emergent issues announced the decision for Kosovo’s friendly games. The news was confirmed for KTV, by head of Kosovo’s head of Kosovo’s Football Federation, Fadil Vokrri. He stated that Kosovo is allowed to play friendly matches, however, it should be carrying the footnote and no state symbols. […]

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Kosovo Expects Customs Cash Boost from North (BIRN)

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The Kosovo authorities expect to collect some 2.5 million euro this year from two border crossing points with Serbia which will be earmarked for the development of the north. The head of Kosovo’s customs, Lulzim Rafuna, said that “so far some 130,000 or 140,000 euro have been collected” at the border crossing points into Serbia […]

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Davutogllu: Turkey does not appologize to Serbia on Erdogan’s statement (kohaditore.com)

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Chief of Turkish diplomacy, Ahmet Davutogllu stated that Ankara will not apologize to Serbia regarding the statements of Turkish Prime Minister that Turkey is Kosovo and Kosovo is Turkey, because there was no insult in that statement, but only positive feelings, and stressed that the relations between Serbia and Turkey rely on the stability of […]

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Pantic: I will not be mayor of a municipality of the Republic of Kosovo (telegrafi.com)

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19 April Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia is “collapsing,” while creation of Union of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo, will not be that easy, said Pantic for Vecernje Novosti.  “I think that Brussels Agreement will collapse very soon. This will not happen because of Serbia’s Government, but because of the international community,” said Pantic. Neither would […]

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Director of Kosovo Customs: From Jarinje and Brnjak only up to 2.5 million Euro (Blic)

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Director of Kosovo Customs, Lulzim Rafuna said that according to his expectations revenues from Brnjak and Jarinje ”will be only up to 2.5 million”,  and that is so far was collected 140,000 euros.  At a press conference, Rafuna rated as very important electronic data exchange with Customs of Serbia.  He explained that according to the […]

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Marko Jaksic : Pantić’s decision is an opportunity for Serbs (Blic)

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MP of Democratic Party of Serbia, Marko Jaksic , said today that the decision of the newly elected mayor of Kosovska Mitrovica, Krstimir Pantic not to give the oath, gave the Serbs a chance to fight for survival in Kosovo and showed that policy of the Government of Serbia is ‘cracking’. “The decision is in […]

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Prizren and Mitrovica? (Koha Ditore)

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Augustin Palokaj writes today that at the time when for the first time a joint meeting between the governments of Kosovo and Albania took place in Prizren, at the other side of Kosovo, elected mayors were pledging to do whatever the Government of Serbia asks them to. “Both were historic events for the fact they […]

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Sticker tape over the symbols (Kosova Sot)

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Four municipalities in the north of Kosovo waited for the final deadline to inaugurate their assemblies and what made them sign their oaths was the sticker tape used to cover Republic of Kosovo symbols on the official documents. However, while the principle of neutrality put an end to the Serb refusal in the north, the […]

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Hodzic: Pantic’s actions show lack of responsibility toward citizens (telegrafi.com)

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Former candidate for northern Mitrovica mayor, Adriana Hodzic, commented on recent actions by Krstimir Pantic saying that they show the latter’s full irresponsibility toward citizens in that region. Hodzic argued that there was no logical reason why Pantic should not have signed the declaration legitimizing him as mayor of northern Mitrovica. “The agreement between Pristina […]

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