“Serbian translation in the Assembly of Kosovo is a political problem” (KIM radio)
Denial of the translation into the Serbian language during the assembly session represents a serious violation of the Constitution and the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo, while at the same time is affecting the work of the media and the public information, it was concluded at a panel discussion held today in […]
Read More →Kosovo Serbs: No compromise over University of Pristina with the seat in Mitrovica North (RTS)
The Pristina University with the seat in Mitrovica North was, is and will be part of the educational system of the Republic of Serbia, and there is no compromise about it, said Rade Grbic, Rector of the University. The Serbian List MP in the Assembly of Kosovo, Igor Simic says that none of the Serbian […]
Read More →Djuric to Pristina: Keep your hands away from our university (RTS)
Pristina University with a temporary headquarters in Mitrovica North was and will be in the Serbian education system, says Director of the Office for KiM, Marko Djuric, reports Radio television of Serbia (RTS) quoting the Office for KiM website. “Keep your hands away from our university, it cannot be kidnapped because knowledge is acquired on […]
Read More →The Serbian University in North Mitrovica classified as a Kosovan institution by the draft of the Kosovo Law on Higher Education (KoSSev)
The draft of the Kosovo Law on Higher Education classifies the University of North Mitrovica as a public Kosovo institution of higher education. The votes of at least four deputies representing the Serb community in the Kosovo Assembly are required in order for this law to be adopted. This draft, which was proposed in November […]
Read More →Gracanicaonline portal: Situation difficult for journalist reporting on Serbian language
Based on the Law on the Use of Languages, Albanian and Serbian have equal status in Kosovo institutions. However, in practice very often this law is not applied, reports Gracanica based portal gracanicaonline.info. The journalists who follow the work of the Assembly are faced with a big problem because they do not have a translation if […]
Read More →Law on use of languages: Good on paper, not implemented in practice (Radio kontakt plus)
According to the Law on Use of Languages, Serbian and Albanian are the official languages in Kosovo. Radio kontakt plus reported its interlocutors consider this law as good, however the same cannot be said for its implementation. Journalist and Voice of America correspondent Budimir Nicic told Radio kontakt plus that Serbian language in accordance with […]
Read More →Jevtic: We started to solve the problem of using the Serbian language in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic said that the implementation of the Law was the key to solving the problem of equal language use in Kosovo. Jevtic stressed that for the first time there was a full commitment of the Government of Kosovo to solve the issue of equal use of […]
Read More →Albanized and untranslatable expressions instead of Serbian language (KIM radio)
Each year, on 26 September, the European Day of Languages is celebrated on the initiative of the Council of Europe. The law on bilingualism in Kosovo is not respected consistently, and the websites of official institutions are often full of nonsense, reports KIM radio. “Language is an integral part of the communities in Kosovo, an […]
Read More →Serbian language in Kosovo compromised by the institution (KIM radio)
Most of central institutions in Pristina send invitations and announcements exclusively in Albanian language to Serbian media in Kosovo, thereby violating the Law on Use of Languages, according to which the Serbian language is one of the two official languages. Most of the documents issued by different departments are in incorrectly written Serbian language. Serbian […]
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