DSS: Pristina and irresponsible Serbian politics responsible for situation in northern Kosovo (Danas)
Opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) assessed yesterday that the current state of supply of the population and security in the north of Kosovo are the consequence of Serbian authorities’ politics since 2008 and arrogance of Pristina institutions, Danas daily reports. DSS said Pristina has support by the US and the EU that in any […]
Read More →Detention of arrested persons in northern Kosovo extended (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus)
Detention of arrested persons in the northern Kosovo at the end of May was extended for two more months, lawyer Milos Delevic told Radio kontakt plus. Kosovo special police units arrested 30 persons on 28 and 29 May, among them 19 members of the Kosovo police. Delevic told Radio kontakt plus that Basic Court in […]
Read More →NATO for portal KoSSev: ”All to demonstrate restraint in actions and statements; support for the dialogue”
”A shock message by the Alliance to the Serbs, NATO: Take the north of Kosovo, we will not interfere” – Belgrade tabloids wrote early in the week, referring to the idea of the chair of the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies, Jelena Milic, wrote Kosovo north portal KoSSev. KoSSev added that Milic, for years, has openly […]
Read More →Petkovic: Serbian people on verge of humanitarian disaster (RTS)
RTS reports this morning there are less and less basic commodities available in the shops in the north of Kosovo. Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director Petar Petkovic told RTS Serbia is doing its utmost to help its people, although Pristina tries to make the position of Serbia more difficult in any possible way. […]
Read More →KFOR for Politika: We deploy troops as part of regular training; no indication of humanitarian crisis (Serbian media)
According to KFOR, there is no danger of a humanitarian crisis in northern Kosovo, and unfortunately such rhetoric does not help normalization of the people’s lives, says KFOR spokesperson Vincenzo Grasso for today’s edition of Belgrade based daily Politika. On Tuesday evening, KFOR helicopters were flying over to Mitrovica, Zvecan and part of the Zubin […]
Read More →Vucic on food supply in north, Haradinaj’s statement (Tanjug, B92)
The Serbian state would help Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, and we expect nothing from the international community in regard to aggravated supply for our people in Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Tanjug news agency reports. Vucic added Serbia must rely on itself and the state would see how it can help people in […]
Read More →Lazarevic: Shortage of goods in north, last reserves are being sold out (TV N1)
Mitrovica-based KoSSev portal editor Tatjana Lazarevic told TV N1 that the lack of goods from central Serbia in the north of Kosovo is noticeable. “What is being sold now, for the last ten days, comes from reserves. This was confirmed to us by small shop owners but also by the Association of Businessmen. They told […]
Read More →Humanitarian crisis, entrepreneurs’ memo, solidarity of traders, propaganda, silence…? (KoSSev)
Serbian officials and entrepreneurs have been warning that the north of Kosovo is a step away from “a new humanitarian catastrophe“, KoSSev portal reports today. Meanwhile Kosovo officials and Pristina-based media claim it is an attempt to stage a humanitarian catastrophe. Both official sides agree on one thing – “We will not allow it.“ But […]
Read More →Djuric: Pristina’s pressure against Serbs increases (RTV Puls, TV Pink, Politika)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric expressed concern today over additional pressure Pristina exercises against the Serbs in the north, adding Albanians cut off the channels of supply of basic life commodities from central Serbia. Djuric told TV Pink the shortage of some commodities in the northern municipalities started and noted […]
Read More →Mayors from the north of Kosovo took office (KIM radio, KoSSev, Kontakt plus radio)
In northern Mitrovica, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, sessions were held yesterday where the elected mayors of these municipalities officially started their mandate after winning the 19 May elections. Oaths were laid by mayors Goran Rakic, Vucina Jankovic, Srdjan Vulovic and Zoran Todic. At ceremonial meeting, the mayor of North Mitrovica, Goran Rakic, solemnly stated […]
Read More →Kosovo court extends detention for 31 arrested in May (Serbian media)
The Kosovo Appellant Court rejected defence appeal against the detention of those arrested on May 28 and extended the custody for 31 men suspected of corruption, smuggling and abuse of office, the Beta news agency reported on Thursday. The ruling said the detention had to be extended due to the possibilities of suspects tampering with […]
Read More →KFOR spokesman says ROSU intervened after shots fired at police (Politika, B92, N1, Tanjug)
KFOR spokesman Colonel Vincenzo Grasso told Belgrade daily Politika that the Kosovo police special unit ROSU intervened after shots were fired at police officers in the north of Kosovo. “Shots were fired at the regular police after the road to Zubin Potok was blocked and a police officer was wounded. Opening fire at the police […]
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