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OSCE Broadcast 04 March

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• Government decides to transform KSF to armed forces (All monitored broadcasters, KTV & RTK1)
• Five persons arrested in Strpce/Shtërpcë (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Vulin banned entrance to Kosovo territory (RTK2, TV21)
• Ivanovic enters hunger strike (RTK2, Klan Kosova)
• AAK initiates petition to bring down Government (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Prishtinë/Pristina Basic Prosecutor’s Office facing shortage of staff (Klan Kosova)

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Belgrade Daily Media Highlights 04 March

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• ROSU searched the court in Strpce (Beta)
• Raids and detentions in Strpce (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vulin and Udovicic banned from visiting Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• Covic: Security system in B&H doesn’t function (Fena)
• RS cabinet accepts wording of permanent residence bill (Srna)
• Reshetnikov: New model for B&H already created in Brussels and Washington (Srna)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Serbia Rightists Back Russian Moves in Ukraine (BIRN)
• Bosnian Serbs Push Through Own Residency Law (BIRN)
• Macedonia Parties Mobilize Ethnic Supporters (BIRN)

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The raids and arrests in Štrpce/ Shterpce (RTS)

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Several dozens of members of the KPS special units raided in Štrpce/ Shterpce Office of the Directorate for Development and the Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the Department of the Kosovska Mitrovica Municipal Court, located in Štrpce/ Shterpce.  The same police unit in Štrpce/ Shterpce and surrounding villages detained […]

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Lazar’s troubles on the Kosovo’s highway (Politika)

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Family Sadzakovic are natives of the Milosevo village near Obilic/Obiliq and own three valuable parcels in this place, but they cannot enter the property. –A Serb female offers a “deal” with Albanian businessman. Lazar Sadzakovic (50), economic technician from Belgrade, is the owner of a parcel of 62 acres, by which a few years ago […]

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Kosovo gets an army (Koha)

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Government of Kosovo reached a decision today to transform the Kosovo Security Force into Kosovo Armed Forces. In addition, the Ministry of KSF will transform into the Ministry of Defence. Prime Minister of Kosovo said that one of the tasks of the newly-formed KAF will be protection of Kosovo’s territorial sovereignty. He also announced that […]

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Thaci: Pay rise from 1 April (Telegrafi)

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Kosovo Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, said efforts to organize free, fair and democratic elections will continue. Thaci stayed last night in Lipjan where he met members and supporters of PDK. “In the third mandate we aim to win and we will focus on economic development, new jobs, and increase of citizens’ welfare,” said Thaci, as […]

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Dacic requests guarantees from KFOR (Koha online)

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The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, stated today that the announcement for creation of Kosovo’s Armed Forces is not part of the Brussels Agreement. “They made these announcements earlier, but Serbia has requested guarantees from NATO and KFOR that if this army is created, then it cannot be in the north of Kosovo without […]

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Frozen conflicts and Kosovo (Tribuna)

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Member of LDK leadership, and head of Parliamentary Commission for European Integration, Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, says in her opinion piece today that northern Kosovo is a frozen conflict created by Serbia with the help of Russia. According to her, these two countries keep such frozen conflicts in order to invent crisis each time that Kosovo, […]

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Citizens of Serbia are deprived of right for employment (Danas)

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The Office of Community Affairs, which exists within the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, has launched an initiative for recognition of diplomas from Pristina University, which was relocated to Kosovska Mitrovica, announces the director of the Office, Srdjan Popovic.  “A guaranteed right that at least in 10 percent of the public administration are […]

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Six arrested under suspicion of being members of MUP (Telegrafi)

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Regional Police Directorate in Ferizaj/Urosevac undertook an operation in the municipality of Shterpce/Strpce and accompanied to the police station six persons, three of whom are suspected of being members of Serbian Interior Ministry (MPU). The news was confirmed for KosovaPress by Basri Shabani, head of operations in the Ferizaj police directorate. “I can confirm that […]

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More than thirty RTK workers left the membership of the Independent Labour Union of RTK (RTK2)

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Because of the politically motivated actions of Independent Labour Union of RTK, 37 RTK2 workers left today this organization. “By joining the Union we had planned to team up in order to protect workers’ interests and our rights, stipulated by law and RTK regulations. Your actions are more politically motivated, and we have no desire […]

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What are the liaison officers doing? (B92)

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About a year ago, at one of the first meetings between Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaçi, a decision was brought to introduce liaison officers. Their task is to assist in implementation of agreements reached in the course of Brussels agreement.  Liaison officers were formally introduced on 17 June, while Belgrade and Pristina did not yet […]

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