The paper’s front-page editorial notes that the Constitutional Court of Kosovo “surprisingly” rendered as unconstitutional the agreement for the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, “preventing thus an outbreak of the situation following tensions in the Kosovo Assembly and protests by the opposition”. “The President reacted immediately calling for political dialogue in order to restore normality, but MPs who raised awareness by throwing teargas in assembly sessions, are still in detention or under house arrest.

Kosovo's Constitutional Court has ruled that parts of a deal between Kosovo and Serbia to give more powers to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo violate the country's constitution.

http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-court-finds-parts-of-controversial-serbia-deal-unconstitutional/27446222.html

Kosovo's Constitutional Court says a deal between Kosovo and Serbia reached earlier this year, which would give more powers to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, is not in line with the country's constitution.

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015-12-23/kosovo-court-approves-deal-with-serbia

Kosovo's Constitutional Court has found parts of a deal between Serbia and its former province illegal. The deal has sparked a political crisis in Kosovo.

http://www.dw.com/en/kosovo-top-court-finds-parts-of-eu-sponsored-deal-with-serbia-unconstitutional/a-18937945

Citing unnamed international sources, the news site reports that the Constitutional Court will soon announce its ruling on the constitutionality of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “In a matter of days, the Constitutional Court could announce its ruling on the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. Maybe even next week,” the source said. The source also added that the court will announce the ruling before the eventual recommendation by the European Commission for visa liberalization for Kosovo.

Kosovo Police blocked this morning the road leading to the Constitutional Court’s building in Pristina after a hand grenade was reported to have been detected nearby. The device is said to have been placed near one of the Court’s power generators. After the staff was evacuated, the police carried out a controlled explosion.

No matter how absurd it may sound, the so-called Kosovo Constitutional Court did what the Constitutional Court of Serbia was supposed to do, to defend the highest legal act of the state, says Doctor Darko Simovic, Professor of Constitutional law at the Police Academy.

Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa said in an interview that the future steps with regards to the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities will depend on the decision of the Constitutional Court. He said that the temporary suspension of the agreement to establish the Association is “natural” because it would make no sense to work on implementation of the agreement for as long as it is being reviewed by the Constitutional Court.

President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga has delivered today to the Constitutional Court the request to interpret the compatibility of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities with the Constitution of Kosovo. “President Jahjaga has referred this request to the Constitutional Court based on her constitutional competencies,” said president’s advisor Selim Selimi.

President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga is expected to send to the Constitutional Court agreement on the establishment of Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities in an effort to resolve the political situation in Kosovo, sources said. Jahjaga will ask the Court to interpret Pristina-Belgrade Brussels agreement reached between the prime ministers. “The President is convinced that the Constitutional Court, through interpretation of the agreement, will create a new political environment, more suitable for dialogue between the two sides,” the source added.