At the Kosovo level, there is still high refusal from the receiving community to agree to the return of displaced persons mainly of Roma and Serb communities. The return records in municipalities show that the majority of cases where returns were not possible to be implemented are due to the refusal of Albanian community to receive former neighbours.

Acting Minister of Returns and Communities, Dalibor Jevtic, stressed that rule of law should be a priority and that the right to return to one’s property is guaranteed through Kosovo laws and its Constitution.

In the elementary school "Zenuni" in the village of Brod, near Dragas, in Gora the classes for pupils are divided according to two curriculums, the Serbian and Kosovo. In addition, students on Sar Planina now attend classes in Bosnian language.

The municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane is breaking stereotypes about women as it is the first municipality in Kosovo to elect a woman as President of the Municipal Assembly. Valentina Bunjaku-Rexhepi, President of the Gjilan/Gnjilane Municipal Assembly, said on Wednesday that this municipality is serving as a model for promoting the position of women. Bunjaku-Rexhepi talked about her political career in a debate organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) where women from different municipalities had the opportunity to share their experiences.

 Lamberto Zannier believes that Serbia, as the next chairman of the OSCE, "will be able to continue Switzerland's efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine."

"Neutral Switzerland chairs the OSCE this year, and Serbia - an official candidate for membership in the EU - will replace it during 2015," reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

From 1 January, when Serbia starts presiding over the OSCE, a hot chair will await our representatives, unless the tensions about reheated cold war calm down. Assigning the role of first among equals in this society is considered a confirmation of the reputation and represents the signal that we are reliable, but the timing for presiding brings with it significant challenges for Belgrade, in the midst of conflict of EU and America on one side and Russia on the other.

Vienna – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic during a special session of the OSCE Permanent Council, held yesterday in Vienna, presented priorities of the forthcoming Serbian 2015th OSCE presidency.

VIENNA - During its chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) next year, Serbia will use experience to offer contribution to stability and peace in the world, Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said at the meeting of the OSCE’s Permanent Council in Vienna Tuesday.

Lessons from the past show that sustainable solutions can only be achieved through dialogue, Dacic said while presenting the priorities of Serbia's OSCE chairmanship in 2015.

BELGRADE - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Serbia will continue cooperating with state institutions on the issues of refugees and displaced persons, Head of Mission Peter Burkhard said in talks with Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric.

Djuric and Ambassador Burkhard considered ways for overcoming the problems facing refugees, including cooperation with the OSCE on ensuring the return and sustainable stay in the province, the Office for KiM said.

OSCE representative for media freedom Dunja Mijatovic condemned the attack on journalists, during demonstrations in Kosovska Mitrovica, and expressed concern for their safety. She also requested guaranteed security for the journalists who report from the demonstrations. 

"Municipalities in Kosovo should more respect the Law on Use of Languages," was concluded in the report, which was presented by the OSCE mission in Pristina.