TV Most reports on Monday that Self-determination Movement has announced it would vote against proposal and candidates of the Serbian List, unless there is a concrete evidence that “Serbian candidates will respect the constitutional order in Kosovo”.

They have explained that participation of Serbian List candidates at the elections to be held on May 19 cannot be confirmed if eight of the nine members of the Central Election Commission do not vote for them.

Three days have left until the application deadline for the mayoral candidates in the four northern municipalities. The Central Election Commission said yesterday no political entity applied for the mayoral elections in Mitrovica North, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic municipalities, Radio kontakt plus reported.

Director of the Advocacy Centre for Democratic Culture (ACDC) Dusan Radakovic told Radio kontakt plus that the elections in northern Kosovo, which were called by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci for May 19, are a test (taking the pulse) of the Serbian community and opined that Serbs should not boycott them.

He noted the upcoming elections are a test to what extent the Serbian voters could influence the political structure and political power in the north and beyond, in other parts of Kosovo.

Language barriers, incorrect translation of laws and insufficient number of interpreters are still the biggest issues affecting the work of the judiciary in the north of Kosovo, six months after implementation of the Agreement on Judiciary, Kontakt plus radio reported.

Taking into consideration that everything started from a scratch, the efficiency is expected at a later stage, given good mutual cooperation.

Kosovo law on women’s property rights is very advanced, but its non-implementation in the practice is an issue, participants in a debate organized in EU Info Centre in Mitrovica North agreed, Kontakt plus radio reported.

Ruzica Simic, Director of NGO “Zensko parvo” said women in accordance with the law, have equal rights to property, however, traditional narratives represent a great obstacle in the implementation of the law.

In order to improve position of women in politics, education, organization and networking are needed, but also greater visibility in the media – these are conclusions from the conference held on Wednesday in Mitrovica North, organized by NGO Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture (ACDC), Kontakt plus radio reported.