Implementation of the Brussels Agreement is one of the three areas for which Belgrade, as announced, will receive a positive assessment in the annual report of the European Commission, which should appear in the first half of October.
Chairman of the Serbian parliament’s Committee for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Milovan Drecun said Sunday that it was necessary for the executive government in Pristina to be set up as soon as possible as it was vital for the creation of the community of Serb municipalities (ZSO) and continuation of the Brussels process.
“It is required to create the political basis for the establishment of Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) by adopting the statute, which is only possible through political agreements and negotiations with the political force that will be the backbone of the future government in Pristina. I expect that participation of now legitimately elected representatives of the Serbian people in provincial institutions will contribute to direct talks between us and Kosovo Albanians about the things that were already discussed in Brussels.
The statement of EULEX Chief Investigator, Clint Williamson, that he possess the indisputable evidence to press charges against several former senior KLA officials for war crimes - has caused a hush in the Kosovo Albanian public.
Excluding public statement that the report "will end doubts about unproved accusations," in Pristina press are prevailing restrained, but worried reactions of political parties, and only some local political analysts have the courage to say that the report is a heavy burden for Kosovo.
Vetevendosje Movement, although the third largest party and known for its firm stances particularly about relations between Kosovo and Serbia, seems to have the decision on whether to send Kosovo to new elections or not in its hands.
“We are always ready for elections now that we have not won yet but even when we win because we think it is too rare to once in four years have elections in a Kosovo which is swarming with all sort of problems”, Kurti said in an interview for Albanian public broadcaster, TVSH.
Xhavit Haliti, member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, claims that based on the developments after the elections, the constitutive session of the Assembly was expected to fail and it did. This proved clearly and publicly that the democratic game of elections in Kosovo, a six year state, not recognized by five EU countries and not a member of the UN, it does not have for an objective consolidation, recognition and dignifying international presence, but taking over the power, without respecting the election results.
Columnist Lavdim Hamidi claims that due to the limited political power at the Assembly, failure to elect the Assembly Speaker and form the government, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hashim Thaçi, is very much interested to lead Kosovo towards extraordinary elections in autumn. According to him, Thaci expects President of the Constitutional Court, Enver Hasani to help him reach his aim. If this happens, Hamidi says, then Thaci would definitely consider some other manners of communication with electorate and eventual political partners.
Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), was elected as the new Assembly Speaker of Kosovo. 65 deputies (out of 82 present) voted for him at the session. His election took place despite the absence of deputies from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), who had left the session in an attempt to make the election impossible. However, LDK deputies, as well as those from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Vetevendosje movement, and parties representing ethnic minorities, were present.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), is already preparing the scenario for the constitutive session of the Assembly of Kosovo on Thursday. Sources of this portal within PDK, reportedly said that PDK jurists chaired by Arsim Bajrami are preparing the scenario on the flow of the session.
Outgoing Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic said that Serbs must fight for return and survival through the institutions. Jevtic believes that there will be no new elections, because it is not in the interest of the parties which became parliamentary parties after elections. "New elections would influence many processes and the daily lives of people. In that sense, I think we should move in the direction of solving these problems, whereas new elections would only create more problems. "