Plans to remove the so-called ‘Peace Park’ barricade on the main River Iber bridge on 15 October have been postponed indefinitely, said sources from the Mitrovica North municipality. The postponement, according to the source, came as a result of the current political situation in Kosovo. “Recent events across Kosovo, including protests against the Community are the reasons why the removal of the park has been delayed,” the source added.

The Vetevendosje Movement has categorically opposed the inclusion of the villages Suhadoll, Vinarc and Gushavc into the Municipality of Mitrovica North. Vetevendosje said in a press release that the move would lead to a “silent ethnic cleansing” of Albanians from the area. “This is planning to be done though the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two municipalities on 10 October with the defining of new administrative inter-municipal borders,” the statement read.

Concerned with the recent intentions of the municipal leaders of the new municipality in Mitrovica North, to include under administration of this municipality the entire space along the northern part of River Iber/Ibar, inhabited mainly by Albanians (which is in contradiction with Ahtisaari’s Plan), dwellers of these neighborhoods and villages, Doctors’ neighborhood, Kroi i Vitakut, Sventh September, Suhadoll, Vidimriq, Gushefc and Vinarc, gathered in the afternoon at Suhadoll school to meet Mitrovica mayor, Agim Bahtiri, who listened to the concerns of approxim

Brussels agreement about the Peace Park in Mitrovica provides that works on the reconstruction of the main bridge over the Ibar/Iber River, between Mitrovica South and Mitrovica North, should start on 15 October.

The news site reports that in addition to dividing the city of Mitrovica into southern and northern municipalities, the city could now face another negative development. According to the Brussels Agreement, the Mitrovica South and Mitrovica North must define their cadastral boundaries by October 10. Serbs however want to go beyond the Ahtisaari Package and redesign the boundaries. According to reliable sources, Serbs want to shift the boundary to the Iber River, in which case the villages of Suhodoll, Gushavc and Viranc would belong to the Mitrovica North municipality.

Kosovo police has raised the security level in Mitrovica due to tonight’s EURO 2016 football qualifier game between Albania and Serbia, which will take place in Elbasan, Albania.

Kosovo Police regional head of Operations Željko Bojić said to Tanjug that police has raised the security level and that it will particularly be visible as of this afternoon until the end of tonight’s game.

A person of Serbian nationality was wounded in a shooting that took place in Mitrovica North last night. The case was characterized by a prosecutor as the attempted murder.

The head of Regional Kosovo Police Operation Unit Željko Bojić said to Kontakt Plus Radio that wounded person V.M. (32) was admitted to hospital in Mitrovica North.

Removal of the “Peace Park” barricade on the main bridge over the River Iber which divides northern and southern Mitrovica, as well its making functional for free movement, is part of the agreement for the freedom of movement which was reached between Pristina and Belgrade in Brussels, mediated by the European Union.

Serbian Government decided on 24 September to appoint new chairperson and members of the provisional body of Zvečan/Zveçan municipality, and new member of Kosovska Mitrovica provisional body.

The crimes in the northern part of Mitrovica have actually occurred and nobody denies it, nor the defence, or those who are in the courtroom, but justice will not be served if you accuse innocent people, says Igor Simic from the legal team of the SDP leader Oliver Ivanovic.