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Haradinaj: Attempt to frighten us aggravate the situation (Kosovapress)

Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said holding of Assembly session at alternative hall does not make sense. According to him, only annulment of the agreements can bring back normality, while the attempt of the government to frighten the opposition will only aggravate the situation.

Kosovo Assembly session for endorsement of the 2016 budget is being held at an alternative hall. The suspended opposition MPs said this session is illegal.

Kosovo Serb police officers instructed not to wear new police uniforms (media)

Several news websites are reporting that the Serbian Interior Ministry has instructed Serb police officers serving with the Kosovo Police not to wear the new uniforms that have the emblem of the Republic of Kosovo. Sources from the police station in Zvecan, in northern Kosovo, told Kosovapress news agency that Serb officers could be allowed to wear the new uniforms only if the emblem is removed.

Protest in Decan announced over the disputed land (Kosovapress)

The Kosovo Historians’ League, branch in Decan, announced that it is organizing a protest on 17 December demanding the Constitutional Court revoke the decision to give 25 hectares of land, publicly-owned property, to the Orthodox Monastery of Decan. The protest will also call for resignation of the Constitutional Court’s President Arta Rama-Hajrizi and the judge Bekim Sejdiu. The historians claim that the Constitutional Court has violated the Constitution of Kosovo by interfering in the work of the Basic Court in Peja/Pec.

British ambassador: Justice has failed in Kosovo (Kosovapress)

The British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruari O’Connell said that the justice system in Kosovo has failed. As an example, he mentioned the case of the former Kacanik Mayor who was given a two-year prison sentence by a Kosovo court but never served it Zharku instead fled to Sweden and was seen taking part at a recent Kosovo Government event there. O’Connell said this was shocking and that that now that Kosovo has signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, it is final time for Kosovo leaders to undertake an uncompromised battle against corruption.

Ymeri: Government has no plan for economic development (Kosova Press)

The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, told a press conference today that the biggest failure of the Kosovo government this year was the rejection of Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO.  This because, according to him, of the way the process was led by Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and his deputy Petrit Selimi.  Commenting on the government's one year performance, Ymeri said that over 100 thousand citizens have left Kosovo because of the bad governance.

Haradinaj: We will prevent the Assembly session on Monday (Kosovapress)

Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) leader Ramush Haradinaj told the news site today that, the opposition will try to prevent the session of the Kosovo Assembly on Monday. “We, the opposition bloc, are discussing ways to oppose the session. We will continue to oppose the assembly sessions until the two agreements are withdrawn. We are also organizing activities and rallies. There will be a combined opposition to the assembly session on Monday,” he said. Haradinaj said there is no reason for President Atifete Jahjaga to deliver an annual speech to the Assembly.

"Men, more corrupt than women" (Kosovapress)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo today organized a debate on the topic: Is there gender in corruption: Preventing and combating corruption from the perspective of women. The head of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Hasan Preteni, said corruption has gender and it is male. He said this is proved by the number of cases where men and women were found guilty on corruption charges. According to him, so far only two women were charged for corruption in Kosovo.

KP: Ymeri and Derguti refused to be present during the search operation (Koha)

Two days after the Amnesty International called for investigation into the actions of the Kosovo Police (KP) during an operation to arrest Vetevendosje MP Albin Kurti, the KP issued a press release explaining its actions. The KP denied using excessive force during the operation at Vetevendosje Movement offices on 28 November. "The actions of KP officials who participated in the arrest on 28 November 2015, are being examined by the KP Commission for reviewing the use of force by the KP, and the Directorate of Professional Standards.

Mustafa: The government will respect any decision of the court (KosovaPress)

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today at the meeting of the government of Kosovo that the government of Kosovo has taken over a major burden by signing the agreements that are being violently rejected. However, he added these agreements do not concern anything else but normalization of the relations with Kosovo’s neighbors, and that no evil is involved in them.

Brawl between police and “Civil Protection” in northern Kosovo (Kosovapress)

Unnamed sources told the news site that a brawl broke out in Mitrovica North today between members of the Kosovo Police and the so-called Civil Protection after police towed away a vehicle that was inappropriately parked. The source said: “the vehicle that was towed away by Kosovo Police belongs to Danilo Delibasic, an assistant to the chief of the Civil Protection, Stevo Pavicevic. After learning that police were towing away his car, Delibasic accompanied by several members of his organization went to the site and attacked a police officer, Ljubinko Jevtic.