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Opposition party leader Jeremic says he will boycott elections in Serbia and Kosovo (Danas, Beta, N1)

Opposition People’s Party (NS) leader Vuk Jeremic told Belgrade daily Danas that there is no time left to negotiate with the authorities about the elections coming in the spring of 2020, adding that a boycott does not mean running from a fight.

“On the contrary, it is the most honest form of battle for the benefit of the citizens,” he said.

Peoples’ Party official: Opposition to comment on Kosovo report from Assembly hall (Danas)

Serbian opposition MPs who are boycotting the work of the Serbian Parliament will not take part in a discussion at the special session on Kosovo and Metohija, scheduled to take place on May 27, because there are no conditions for dialogue, Peoples’ Party (NS) MP Miroslav Aleksic said, Danas daily reported. He added, the opposition MPs would in details comment on the report on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and provide their suggestions.

Ponos: Vucic to submit report on Kosovo, opposition to decide on discussion in Parliament after it (Danas, TV N1, KoSSev)

Former Serbian Army Chief-of-Staff and now deputy leader of the opposition Peoples’ Party Zdravko Ponos said the opposition would be ready to consider the proposal of the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to hold discussion on Kosovo and Metohija in the Parliament, if Vucic would beforehand submit a report on what he has been doing so far in regard to Kosovo and present a platform on the forthcoming negotiations with Kosovo Albanians, Danas daily reported. “Then we would see if Vucic’s call for a debate on Kosovo and Metohija in the Parliament is a circus, a game-play or something meaningful

Serbian opposition condemns Vulin’s statement on delimitation – another criminal charge announced (BETA, KoSSev)

The statement of the Serbian Minister of Defense, Aleksandar Vulin that “delimitation with the Albanians should take place as soon as possible” caused an intense reaction among Serbian opposition on Sunday, BETA news agency reports. The Alliance for Serbia (SzS) assessed this announcement as “extremely dangerous and unacceptable,” while leader of the Dveri Movement, Bosko Obradovic announced that he would be filing criminal charges against the Minister of Defense, because his statement “showed that he does not recognize the borders of his country and that he is violating the Criminal Code.”

Jeremic: Serbs will never accept Kosovo as an independent state (RTK2, Beta)

Vuk Jeremic, the leader of the People's Party and one of the leaders of the Alliance for Serbia, stated that most of the Serbs would never accept Kosovo as an independent state. Jeremic said this during lectures at the Diplomatic Academy of Georgetown University, quoted RTK2 the National Party of Serbia statement. Recall that he also met the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer at the Department of State.

Jeremic: Vucic offers independent Kosovo - immediately (VOA)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic offered the United States to recognize Kosovo's independence immediately, and the exchange of territory is now on the table, Vuk Jeremic, a leader of the People's Party and a member of the opposition Alliance for Serbia after the Washington meeting, said in an interview with Voice of America. The first and most important meeting, he says, was in the State Department with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer.

Serbian opposition party says its official threatened over Mitrovica protest (TV N1)

The Serbian opposition Peoples’ Party said on Friday that a Kosovo Serb mayor had threatened to fire one of its officials for speaking at a protest “One in Five Million” in Mitrovica North on February 2. The statement said that (Serbian-run) Vucitrn municipality president Aca Misic threatened to fire Peoples’ Party official Aleksandar Stojanovic, ordering him to give a written statement about what he termed as “attacks on the Serbian president and the mention of fascism”. Failure to submit a written statement will be considered as a violation of duties which can draw the penalty of losing of

Jeremic: Flag of Kosovo in Notre-Dame do not affect them; diplomatic and media 'blitzkrieg' in 2019 (Danas)

National People's Party leader Vuk Jeremic said that Kosovo flag in Notre-Dame do not 'affect too much' the state top of Serbia, reports Belgrade based daily Danas.

He also said that representative of Kosovo would not have been invited to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, if the "performance" of Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci was not foreseen for this occasion.

Kovacevic: For Kosovo needed more wisdom (RTS)

People's Party Vice President Sinisa Kovacevic signed a petition "One signature changes everything" and pointed out that the solution to the issue of Kosovo should be sought in an agreement of some future, wiser and more responsible Serbian and Albanian politicians, without international interference, reported Serbian national broadcaster RTS.