The Serbian List called on EU officials yesterday to publicly explain the statement made by EU Head of the Kosovo Office Nataliya Apostolova that ethnic-motivated attacks on the Serbs in Kosovo are starting to look as 'tit-for- tat', report Serbian media.
Minister of Labour, Employment, Veterans' and Social Affairs, Zoran Djordjevic asked support during the General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches held in Novi Sad to prevent Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO, reports Serbian media.
The Serbian Minister said that ''vast majority of cultural heritage in Kosovo consists of Serbian church arts and architecture'', reported portal Kossev.
Villagers from the Obilic municipality appealed the police to further engage in order to punish thieves, whose targets they are continuously, reports NMagazin.
"We tried to get a response from the police, but unsuccessfully, they did not respond to our messages and calls," say the Serbs from the villages Babin Most and Milosevo.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says that the upcoming meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be extremely important for the future of Serbia, but that he does not expect a change in Germany's relationship towards the Kosovo issue, reports NMagazin.
Ambassador of Serbia to UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic said that Pristina, due to changed international circumstances today, would have much less chance of joining that UN organization compared to 2015, when its application for membership was rejected.
Serbia and Kosovo will most likely regulate relations by the model of the two Germanys, says Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic. Janjic told RTK 2 that Serbia must sign a legally binding agreement in the EU integration process, but that it does not have to recognize Kosovo.
He said that the internal dialogue with the revival of the story of demarcation has made it difficult for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to find a solution to normalize relations.
Patriarch Irinej says he supports the idea to add "Patriarchate of Pec" to the official name of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC).
However, he said he would not move to Kosovo, i.e., to the town of Pec.
The media reported at the beginning of the week that the Serbian Orthodox Church is preparing major changes in May to the way its leader is elected, and to its internal organization and name.
The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic states that the Government of Serbia could consider announcing a public invitation for the construction of the highway Nis-Merdare-Pristina by the end of the year.
The Minister told the Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) that Serbia had completed the necessary documentation and that the investment in that road, also called "Peace Road", amounted 200 million euros.
Director of the Office for KiM Marko Djuric congratulates all citizens of the Republic of Serbia the Statehood Day, says the statement of this office, Serbian media reports.
According to the statement, "KiM citizens should proudly state their affiliation to the Serbian state" and "work patiently to strengthen its institutional, political and economic influence in our southern province," reports Serbian media.
National Party President Vuk Jeremic says that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's visit to Zagreb is "kind of a general rehearsal" for Vucic's state visit to Pristina, which he plans after signing a legally binding agreement and after Kosovo becomes a member of the UN "with the blessing of the current government in Serbia", reports NMagazin today.