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B92: Croatia to have some role concerning Kosovo army (Večernje Novosti)

Croatia will not directly engage in the formation of the Kosovo army - as has been announced by candidate for Kosovo PM Alibin Kurti, writes Vecernje Novosti.

However, the daily - that refers to Kurti as "the leader of the Self-Determination" - adds that it learned from "well-informed military and political circles in Zagreb" that if the West gives green light to Pristina to transform the Kosovo Security Forces into armed forces, Croatia "will provide assistance first in military training."

1,300 invalid votes of Serbs from the North Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)

The Supreme Court of Kosovo rejected the appeal of the Serbian list, that is, the request to accept votes of about 1,300 voters who voted with Serbian ID cards in the municipalities north of Kosovo, reported Vecernje Novosti unofficially.

Daily Vecernje Novosti write that this court will announce today the final decision on all appeals, after which the final results of the election will be announced.

Lunacek: Implementation of the agreed is the priority (media)

European Parliament vice-president and rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says that the priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should be the implementation of already reached agreements, with the goal of normalizing relations, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

The Debate on the Constitution from the autumn (Večernje Novosti)

Daily newspaper Večernje Novosti today writes that possible series of talks on changing the Constitution of Serbia, announced by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, could begin already in autumn.

Vučić spoke on several occasions about the necessity of the dialogue on the highest legal act, and that he intends to come to a consensus on this issue, although he can provide a two-thirds majority in the Assembly.

Vucic "under tremendous US pressure because of Vulin" (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

Vecernje Novosti is reporting that Aleksandar Vucic is under tremendous pressure from the US not to have Aleksandar Vulin become Serbia's defense minister.

However, continues the Belgrade-based newspaper, the Serbian president and leader of the ruling SNS party is determined to entrust him with that duty.

Interpol still far for Pristina (Večernje Novosti)

Večernje Novosti reports that at the beginning of this month the Interpol Executive Board gave a "green light" for the Pristina membership request to be on the agenda of its 86th General Assembly in September, sources of the Belgrade based daily Večernje Novosti said that this was not the final attitude. Because, ahead of the Assembly to be held in Beijing, the Interpol Executive Board will meet once again and only then determine the final agenda, which means that the issue of membership is still on a long stick.

Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to be led by the presidents? (Večernje Novosti)

Belgrade and Pristina negotiating teams to be led by the presidents in the future, if both sides agree, Večernje Novosti learns in Brussels.

The Cabinet of the High Representative, Federica Mogherini so far several times has repeated that it depends from the participants of the dialogue who will sit in their teams, when it comes to foreign advisors or persons with whom the other party would not want to negotiate. The same applies and about changing the level of dialogue.

Germany has "special plan for Western Balkans" (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

Germany has prepared "a special program for the Western Balkans" - as compensation for the long wait of the region's countries to join the EU, writes a daily.

Citing diplomatic sources, Vecernje Novosti is reporting that Berlin has prepared a "mini Marshall Plan" for the Balkans, which should over the next few years boost the economies in the region.

Đurić: Haradinaj ripe for the treatment (Večernje Novosti)

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić says that one of the former leaders of the terrorist KLA Ramush Haradinaj, who from day to day announces increasingly aggressive threats towards Serbia, does not deserve political reaction than a treatment in a medical institution.

"This what Haradinaj says and does, not deserve political review but shows that he, except for the prosecution before judicial authorities, is ripe and for the treatment," Đurić said in a statement sent to Tanjug news agency.