Compromises fail to convince Serbs to take part in census (Koha)
Koha Ditore reports on the front page that despite the concessions the government of Kosovo is ready to make to get the Serbs in the north to take part in the population census, predominantly-Serb municipalities have so far refused to join the process. The government in Pristina has initiated a special law for the population and household census in the north and has also pledged to increase the number of advisors in the north. The new legislation aims foresees the creation of a census commission that would coordinate activities in the northern municipalities which refused to take part in the census of 2011. Government spokesperson Arban Abrashi said the need for a new piece of legislation is based on the fact that the old census law stipulated that the census had to be carried out between 1 and 15 April 2011.
Vetëvendosje to return to the Assembly (Koha)
Vetëvendosje Movement is expected to return to the Kosovo Assembly after a 90-day boycott, sources told Koha.net. If however, the agreements that the opposition is disputing, that on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro, are presented to the Assembly for voting, Vetëvendosje officials did not rule out the use of past methods to oppose them.
Mustafa says he will visit the north soon (Zeri)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said that he plans to visit soon the northern municipalities. “I cannot give a date but a visit in three municipalities in the north will happen soon”, said Mustafa.
Serbs concerned with establishment of armed forces (Zeri)
Head of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Ɖurić, told Tirana-based Top Channel television, that the only legal armed forces in the territory of Kosovo is KFOR and that the establishment of Kosovo Armed Forces could present a threat to the peaceful coexistence of Serbs and Albanians.
