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Odalovic: Early parliamentary elections in Kosovo (Tanjug)

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Outgoing secretary general of the Serbian government Veljko Odalovic stated on Thursday that the early parliamentary elections in the territory of Kosovo-Metohija would be conducted according to the model of the previous elections held in May 2012. Odalovic said that the agreement on this matter was reached in Brussels, and noted that the entire electoral […]

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Agustín Conde elected new rapporteur for Kosovo (Tanjug)

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Spain’s Agustin Conde has been elected as the new rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for Kosovo-Metohija. With Conde coming from a country that has not recognised Kosovo’s independence, unilaterally declared by ethnic Albanians, members of the Serbian parliamentary delegation believe that the Parliamentary Assembly has demonstrated full respect of the […]

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War crime is “packed” for the leader of Kosovo Serbs (Blic)

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One of prominent political leaders from Kosovo is in jail for two days, based on unknown and unclear indictment for war crimes and aggravated murders, in 1999 and 2000. The indictment was launched by international prosecutor from the Office of the Special Prosecutor in Kosovo.    “The case is very strange. Technically, he was not even […]

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Volkshilfe kicks off the program in Western Balkans (Tanjug)

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Austrian NGO Volkslife has initiated program of assistance in education and employment in Western Balkans.  “The focus of the program of assistance labeled “SEED” (Support of Educational and Employment Development) is on education and employment,” explained director of the Volkshilfe Austria Erich Feininger on the occasion of kicking off the three-year program in Western Balkans, […]

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Kosovo University Arouses Scandals on PHD Degrees (BIRN)

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As a flurry of scandals captured the University of Pristina, protestors demand the resignation of its head. As students announced to step up more protests to express their dissatisfaction on the current management of the University of Pristina, officials from the government urged the need for a quick solution. Rame Buja, minister of education asked […]

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Serbs from Prilluzhe protesting (Express)

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Under the slogan “We want work”, around 50 Serbs are protesting as of this morning in the village of Prilluzhë, Vushtrri municipality, to express their discontent with grave economic situation of the residents. Police forces are closely following the protest and no incident has been reported. Kosovapress sources close to the events say the protest […]

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Who is threatening you, Mr. Preteni? (Kosova Sot)

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The paper’s front-page editorial notes that Hasan Preteni, chief of Kosovo’s Anti-Corruption Agency (AKK) has not hesitated to publicly express his concern over pressure he is facing from senior officials suspected of being involved in corruption affairs. The editorial notes that the AKK has turned into a statistics office that shows us every year how […]

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Reasons for saying NO to reserved seats (Koha Ditore)

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KTV editor-in-chief Adriatik Kelmendi argues in an opinion piece that “reserved seats were envisaged by the Ahtisaari Package as a compromise that would be meaningful only in the context of an independent Kosovo. Now Belgrade wants an extended mandate for reserved seats but reiterates that it will not recognize the state of Kosovo. Normalization of […]

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Protests in Mitrovica today over Ivanovic’s detention (Blic)

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Protests will take place at central town Sumadija Square in Kosovska Mitrovica today over detention of the leader of the Civil Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic. Organizer of the protest is CI SDP and main request from the protest will be that Ivanovic, who is currently placed in one month detention, is released pending adjudication under […]

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Ivanovic, candidate for North Mitrovica mayor (rtklive.com)

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Four candidates of Albanian and Serb political parties have registered to take part in extraordinary elections for mayor of North Mitrovica. By midnight when the legal deadline expired, Democratic Party of Kosovo nominated Florent Azemi, Democratic League of Kosovo is running with Musa Miftari, Serb List with Goran Radic, while the SDP Civic Initiative with […]

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Minister Rodic meets with State Department officials (Tanjug,RTS)

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WASHINGTON – Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic conferred with Brad Hartley, deputy assistant secretary of the United States for Political-Military Affairs in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, and Gregg Martin, president of National Defense University, as part of his visit to the U.S. The talks took place during the ceremony of signing the […]

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Odalovic: Incidents will not prevent elections (Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – Outgoing secretary general of the Serbian government Veljko Odalovic stated on Wednesday that arrests and detention of heads of Serb parties in Kosovo-Metohija are causing additional insecurities but this will not prevent the staging of early parliamentary elections in the province. Addressing reporters after the session of the Republic Electoral Commission, Odalovic noted […]

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