The Head of the Serbian government office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric has expressed hope that the new Special Court for crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), with headquarters in The Hague, would present more determination and more efficiency than the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Municipal Board of Serbian progressive Party (SNS) in Strpce/Shterpce today reached a unanimous decision to propose Aleksandar Vucic as the President of SNS, because of the policy of reconciliation and sincere fight for the interests of Serbs in Kosovo, the announcement says.

"The policy of unity, the policy of cooperation and reconciliation in the region, a policy of genuine struggle for the interests of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, the best recommends our president Aleksandar Vucic for the position of the President of SNS," said Bratislav Nikolic.

Basic Court in Mitrovica on Thursday should pass a judgment to leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic.

Nebojsa Vlajic, Ivanovic's lawyer, told Tanjug that he expects an acquittal, because as he said, the plaintiff has not offered a proof for the allegations.

Vlajic said that at today's hearing will be presented closing arguments for another three Serbs accused and that the judges would have one, two days of deliberations after which on Thursday should be published a verdict.

President of the New Democratic Party of Kosovo Aleksandar Grujic denied the statement published by TV Klan Kosova, that he will recognize Kosovo's independence if his party will become part of the Kosovo parliament, which has been published today by some media in Serbian language.

Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic said today that in Osojane, Istok/Istog municipality, a returnee family house was ransacked.

Jevtic told Kontakt plus radio that the house was ransacked during the Christmas holidays and the family was not in it.

Last month, in the same village, was ransacked house of the local priest.

Unknown perpetrators ransacked the Church of St. Demetrius on Monday, in the village of Susica near Pristina.

A member of the church council noticed that a window of the church had been broken and that the box with donations was stolen.

The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren reported the incident to the police.

Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic condemned on Sunday in the strongest terms the desecration of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Pristina.

The Serbian Orthodox church was desecrated by a group of protesters during Saturday's opposition riots in Pristina.

Stojanovic said the behaviour was shameful and uncivilized and that it was unacceptable that police watched the protesters who have entered the church, and did nothing.

Maric told reporters in Belgrade, after a meeting of the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric with the political representatives of the Serbs from Kosovo, that in the coming period, he expects the decision and that he sees no reason why this should not be done in the next two to three weeks.

In 2016, Serbia will continue to finance the work of Mitrovica North Municipality, institutions and enterprises established by the municipality, said the President of the Temporary Organ of the municipality Aleksandar Spiric. He stressed that employees don’t need to worry that they will lose their jobs, since all institutions have full support of the Serbian government and Office for Kosovo. Through programs and in cooperation with the National Employment Service, local government tried to involve more young people.

The leader of the Civic initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic says that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on the Community/ Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) is worded in such a way which enables the government of Kosovo to do certain changes, "more cosmetic in nature," but he doubts there will be substantial changes on the agreed in Brussels in regards to the ZSO.

Ivanovic told Tanjug that the call of the Kosovo Constitutional Court, on the equality of all communities in Kosovo, is irrelevant.