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Isa scared Serbs with KFOR (Večernje Novosti)

I expect the international community to react due to the inappropriate way of organizing the opening of the bridge on the Bistrica River, and if this does not happen, I will send a letter tomorrow to the EU envoy, as people in the north of Kosovo are disturbed and the tensions are high, Mayor of Mitrovica North Goran Rakić told daily Večernje Novosti.

Is the termination of cooperation with KFOR good decision or...? (RTK2)

The mayors from northern Kosovo decided to terminate the communication and co-operation with KFOR until further notice, for organizing the visit of Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and the ministers of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Hyseni and security forces Haki Demolli on the occasion of the opening of the bridge over the Bistrica River near Leposavić/Leposaviq.

Councilor of the Municipality of North Mitrovica Igor Simić believes that this is the correct decision and the only possible one at the moment.

Agreement on the judiciary has lost every meaning (KIM radio)

Although the agreement on the judiciary in northern Kosovo was reached in 2013, there is no implementation yet. Lawyer Dejan Vasić considers that the agreement has lost all meaning although it had "historic significance" for the negotiators, stressing that a lot of time passed since the adoption and almost nothing has been done. Vasić says that all looks childishly to him, as well as other agreements that have been negotiated, then re-negotiated and divided into small pieces...

Mustafa: Soon the courts in the north; Simić: Following year only (RTK2)

While official Pristina expects soon the full implementation of the Brussels agreement on the judiciary from 2015, in the north say that the process of integrating the north into Kosovo's judicial system stopped.

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa announced that a judicial system will be established in the north, with one Basic Court and one prosecution office for six municipalities.

Tahiri: Without recognition of Kosovo state, there are no relations with Serbia (Kosovapress)

Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, reported today to the Kosovo Assembly Commission for Foreign Affairs.

Tahiri assessed that establishment of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia is conditioned by recognition of Kosovo state by Serbia.

Haliti: Police in the north receive dual salaries (Zeri)

Assembly of Kosovo Vice President, Xhavit Haliti, said today that Serb Kosovo Police officers in the north also receive salaried from Serbia’s budget. In addition, they are also in possession of two different police uniforms, one of Kosovo and the second, which they keep at home, of Serbia. In a meeting with a delegation from the Danish European Movement which is visiting Kosovo, Haliti is also reported to have admitted that Kosovo institutions have no control over the north. “It is true that Kosovo doesn’t control the northern part of Mitrovica, especially beyond the River Iber.

Over 26,000 Serbs from the north got issued with Kosovo documents (RFE)

Radio Free Europe reports that there is an increased interest with the members of the Serb community living in the northern municipalities to get issued with Kosovo documents. Adriana Hodzic from the Mitrovica North municipality said getting Kosovo-issued personal documents is no longer taboo among members of the Serb community in the north. “We have every day a large number of citizens who freely come and apply for documents they need,” said Hodzic.

Resignations of DSS officials from Kosovo (TV most, Večernje Novosti)

All members of the Main Board of DSS (Democratic Party of Serbia) from Kosovo resigned at the party office due to, as they say, "the party leadership collaboration with the SNS and the coalition of the top of the party with those who betray Kosovo and Metohija".

After resignation of Marko Jakšić and Slaviša Ristić, resigned and Vladimir Milentijević, Vuko Antonijević, Goran Lazović, Nebojša Minić, Nemanja Jakšić, Dragiša Miljković, Ljiljana Ljumović, Vladimir Rakić, Dragan Kostić, Bojan Cvetković and Nenad Kojić.