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Kosovo north still gets no money from EU, north Kosovo fund (Tanjug)

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President of the Mitrovica North Municipal Assembly Ksenija Bozovic said Thursday that no municipality in northern Kosovo had yet received any money from the EU funds or from the ”fund for the north of Kosovo,“ which was being filled with duties collected at the Jarinje and Brnjak administrative crossings. Bozovic told Tanjug that that the […]

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All recommendations from the report are useful for Serbia (RTS)

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Head of the Office for Kosovo & Metohija, Marko Djuric, told RTS that all recommendations from the European Commission’s report are beneficial for Serbia. Djuric emphasizes that we can certainly expect change of the Constitution, not just because of the relationship with Pristina, but also because of European integrations. Part of the European Commission report […]

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Burglarized houses of returnees in Klina (RTS)

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Four homes and two auxiliary buildings, owned by Serbs, were burglarized in the Village Grabovac near Klina, according to the Kosovo Ministry of Communities and Returns. Kosovo Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic strongly condemned last night’s incident, reports Tanjug. Jevtic said that the burglary and theft of items from the house is obvious […]

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“Nothing found at suspected mass grave site” (B92)

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PRIŠTINA, BELGRADE — The search of a location in the Piskote village near Đakovica has been concluded with no result, a Priština official has said. It was suspected that the location contained a mass grave with the remains of Serb civilians kidnapped in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999 by members of the ethnic Albanian KLA, […]

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EU expects full implementation of Brussels agreement (Tanjug, Politika, RTS)

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BELGRADE – Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said on Wednesday the EU expected full implementation of the Brussels agreement in the next year and a new momentum to the political talks between Belgrade and Pristina to come as soon as possible in order to achieve further progress in the normalisation of […]

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OSCE Broadcast 8 October

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• EC Progress Report on Kosovo published (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Jahjaga: New institutions must implement Progress Report shortcomings (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Thaçi: EC Progress Report realistic (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Prosecution and courts do not treat denounced journalist cases with priority (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Brovina: I will not take part in session convened by VLAN Bloc (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Several IDP houses burglarized in Klinë/Klina village (RTK2)

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Vukcevic: Further search of site near Djakovica expected (Tanjug)

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BELGRADE – No remains were found at the first searched location in the village of Piskota near Djakovica, southwestern Kosovo-Metohija, which is believed to contain bodies of 20 Serb civilians killed in the prison camp of Likovac, Serbia’s War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic told Tanjug on Wednesday. For now, by the first order of EULEX, […]

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UNMIK Headlines 9 October

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• Kosovo authorities accept findings of EC Progress Report (Koha)
• Zbogar: Kosovo facing a “dead end” (Lajm)
• Jahjaga believes party leaders will find a solution (Bota Sot)
• Cliff: We aren’t interfering, Britain supports Jahjaga’s efforts (Bota Sot)
• The bloc is not like it used to be (Tribuna)
• Halimi: Exchange of territories undermines Kosovo’s statehood (Tribuna)
• No mortal remains found in Piskote village (Lajm)
• Another Kosovo youth killed while fighting for ISIS (Bota Sot)
• Kosovo suitable terrain for human trafficking (Koha)

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Belgrade Media Report 08 October

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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS

• Fule: New phase of normalization needed (RTS)
• Everything according to schedule on Serbia’s EU path (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: EC report on Serbia’s progress best in region (Tanjug)
• Kurz congratulates Serbia on positive EC report (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Division of Kosovo good solution (Novosti)
• Gorbunov: Presevo Valley for northern Kosovo and Metohija is not the Russian position (Politika)
• Jahjaga to attend gathering of “shrouded global government” (Danas)
• Musliu candidate for National Council president (Beta)

STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS

• B&H Central Electoral Commission: Elections to be monitored by more than 8,000 observers (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik in Sarajevo: Bosniaks as nation do not exist (Dnevni avaz)

RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Kosovo politics holding back EU trials on organ trafficking (EUobserver)
• Serbia Seeks Limited Free-Trade Regime With Russia (The Moscow Times)
• Crime, media restrictions limit Balkan progress to EU –report (Reuters)
• Enlargement report package criticizes Montenegro (EurActi)
• EU enlargement heading into chilly period (EUobserver)

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EU Commission Charts Uneven Progress in Balkans (Balkan Insight)

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08 Oct 14 Most Balkan countries have made some progress on their EU path, but key areas of concern remain organised crime, corruption, the rule of law, the courts, politicized state administrations – and giving a free media room to breathe. BIRN Brussels, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Podgorica Presenting the annual Enlargement Package in Brussels on Wednesday, […]

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Second Witness Changes Story in Kosovo Guerrilla Trial (Balkan Insight)

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08 Oct 14 Another witness in the trial of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s ‘Drenica Group’ cell, accused of assaulting wartime prisoners, has denied an earlier statement he made that incriminated the defendants. BIRN Mitrovica A protected witness at the trial of the seven former fighters told the court in Mitrovica that he did not remember […]

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