Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said Serbs face stark and brutal discrimination ahead of Kosovo elections.

He pointed out that the only way to combat discrimination is to achieve a massive turnout in the October 6th elections.

Djuric told RTS that the Serbian List was forbidden to say "Serbia is calling," and others are not punished for saying that "Serbian List is a monster."

The Association of Kosovo Montenegrins considers the decision of the Central Election Commission of Kosovo unlawful, which stipulates that only voters with Kosovo documents can participate in the elections, reports RTK2 quoting the Association announcement.

RTK2 reports that SDP councillors in the North Mitrovica Municipality Igor Rajcic and Dusan Milunovic have condemned Ksenija Bozovic's move to the Serbian List and stated that they were not aware of this, and that they had learned about it from the media.

In such an act, Ksenija Bozovic, as they claim, has betrayed the interests of the CI SDP, them as councillors and all those who support the political struggle to find the killer of the late Oliver Ivanovic.

CI SDP decided to participate at the upcoming parliamentary elections with other political options gathered around the list ''Serbian List - Aleksandar Vucic''.

''It is our view that now, Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija need unity very much and support from the state of Serbia for the survival and preservation of state and national interests,'' it was said in the CI SDP press release.

The first indication of today's event was given by GI SDP activist Marko Jaksic.

RTK2 reports that President of the Serbian List Goran Rakic said during his visit to the Municipality of Gracanica that the ban on employment in the public sector would be lifted very soon, so that, as he said, there would be new jobs very soon. Rakic said that youth employment is expected, adding that it means survival in the area.

President of the Progressive Democratic Party Nenad Rasic said that he was sure that the Assembly would decide to dissolve the Parliament on August 22, after which early parliamentary elections would be called.

Rasic said that to Serbs was irrelevant who would form the new government among the Albanian political parties, but that it was important that the Serbian politicians “position themselves” in the realization of a possible coalition agreement, which they themselves must defend.

RTK2 reports that several persons reported that they were prevented from crossing the Merdare crossing with a passport issued by Serbian Police Departments.

According to the people who wished to remain anonymous, at the crossing, police officers told them "that it is not possible to pass with a passport issued by the Police Departments of the cities in Serbia, but that valid and recognised is ID card i.e. a valid birth certificate with a photo for children".

Independent Liberal Party (SLS) held a regular session of the extended composition of Main Board in Strpce on Tuesday, reported RTK2.

According to the press statement, they have discussed the periodic report on the work of SLS, and one of the topics on the agenda was the announcement of the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The Kosovo Appellant Court rejected defence appeal against the detention of those arrested on May 28 and extended the custody for 31 men suspected of corruption, smuggling and abuse of office, the Beta news agency reported on Thursday.

The ruling said the detention had to be extended due to the possibilities of suspects tampering with evidence, influencing the witnesses or fleeing.

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini spoke with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on the situation in the Western Balkan.

"Mogherini and Pompeo have confirmed their commitment to a strong strategic-transatlantic partnership. They discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation and a number of important international and regional developments, including the Western Balkans, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Libya, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine," the EU Office said in a statement.