Although the new Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, was one of the leading figures of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), he said that he will put to vote the draft law on establishment of the special court. This, according to Veseli, will be done to clear all suspicions one the KLA just war.

It appears that Kadri Veseli, Assembly Speaker of Kosovo, has decided to elect heads and members of the Assembly commissions immediately. Today, he has called the first meeting of the Assembly chairmanship, in order to decide for the permanent commissions, functional commissions etc.

Isa Mustafa, the Prime Minister of Kosovo tried through a post on his Facebook profile to clarify to the public opinion and voters of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK,) the reason for the coalition with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK.) Mustafa stressed that he was obliged to reach the coalition, being that none of the parties had the majority of votes that would allow them to create the government on their own.

On his first day of work, the newly appointed Minister of European Integration, Bekim Çollaku met with EU ambassadors to Kosovo, KosovaPress reports.

During the meeting, Minister Çollaku stressed the importance of signing of Stabilization and Association Agreement between Kosovo and the European Union. Çollaku also emphasized the Government's commitment to address key reforms within the integration process, with particular emphasis on the rule of law, economic development and public administration reform.

Today [5 December] is the International Volunteer Day (IVD), set by the General Assembly of the United Nations. This is seen as a unique opportunity for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts to display values, and promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, government authorities and the private sector, Kosova Press writes.

Organized crime and terrorism are threatening Kosovo and the whole region, so the combat against these phenomena must be done with regional cooperation. This was said during the regional conference on "Challenges in combating organized crime and terrorism, and the cooperation in South-Eastern Europe,” Kosova Press reports.  Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said that combating organized crime and terrorism must be a common struggle and that every country in the region is facing illegal migration due to lack of cooperation in these areas.

The Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, said that finalization of power-sharing agreement with Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) will happen very soon. He said his party would not enter a coalition with anyone if the post of prime minister doesn’t go to LDK. He said the government programme will be agreed upon today or tomorrow. However, Mustafa did not specify whether the ministries will be equally divided between the two parties and whether the party that gets the post of prime minister will get less ministries.

KosovaPress writes that a group of Serbian students from the Law Faculty in north Mitrovica visited the Basic Court in Mitrovica, and among other things, they expressed their interest for recruitment in Kosovo courts. They were interested to know whether they have the right to apply for a job in Kosovo courts, having university degrees in north Mitrovica. The president of the Mitrovica Basic Court, Kada Bunjaku, told them that the central Kosovo institutions are competent for the verification of diplomas.

The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) has offered 472 thousand euros, as financial support for three years, for the Initiative for the Advancement of Women's Rights, writes KosovaPress. According to the news website, the purpose of this initiative is to improve the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) led by women and to support, protect and promote the rights and interests of women and girls.

Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Commander, Kadri Kastrati, said the KSF is ready to be transformed into Kosovo Armed Forces. In a ceremony for marking the “Force Day”, Kastrati said that KSF is the most trusted institution in Kosovo. “This fact makes us proud but also obliges us to maintain this trust”, he said.