The Director General of the Energy Corporation of Serbia (EPS) Aleksandar Obradović paid a visit to Gračanica/Graçanicë local authorities yesterday where he discussed current state of affairs of EPS in Kosovo with local authorities.
The proposal of the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to suggest a common Day of Remembrance for the victims of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, at the conference on the Western Balkans in Vienna, was unacceptable for the Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović called Serbian people and political representatives to come to united stand with regard to the case of Oliver Ivanović.
Post of the Deputy Mayor for Communities has not been filled yet after the formation of the new municipal authorities in Gnjilane/Gilan municipality.
Legal conditions for appointing a Serb to that position have not been met since Serbs make only 2 percent of the local assembly, out of 10 percent needed by the law, that is, they have only one local councilor in the municipal assembly. Appointment would still be possible if a coalition would be made with Turkish and Roma communities, or if the Mayor makes appointment.
Kosovo parliament MPs have paved the way for creation of the special court for the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) crimes. Representative of the Association of Kidnapped and Missing Serbs Silvana Marinković says that she is not expecting too much, however she voiced hope that justice will be satisfied.
The head of the Serbian List caucus in the Kosovo parliament Slavko Simić said to RTK2 that he expected more MPs to support constitutional amendments that paved the way for creation of the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) crimes.
There is no serious dialogue on the establishment of the Community / Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) between Serbs and Albanians in the Kosovo government, and Kosovo Albanians do not have a united position which competencies the ZSO should have, said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic. “If there would be a serious dialogue, maybe agreements in Brussels would be reached faster.
Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Issues, Aleksandar Vulin, addressed the journalists after the liturgy in the monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren, marking the monastery celebration Holy Archangel Gabriel. He said that March 17 is not forgotten and that those who burned the Virgin Ljeviška and dozens of Serbian churches now want to present themselves as the guardians of the heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo.
Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtić, said to RTK2 that he is worried about the current security situation in Peć/Peja region.
“There is obviously a certain sort of organization for destabilization of the situation in Goraždevac and places in Peć municipality populated by Serbs, aiming at intimidating them,” said Jevtic, and added that this is justified by everything that is happening lately in that region.
Implementation of the new agreement reached between Belgrade and Pristina with regard to vehicle insurance is due to start as of 1 August, Pristina negotiation team confirmed.
Kosovo registration plates RKS and KS will still be valid in Kosovo, whereas head of Pristina negotiation team Edita Tahiri said that registration plates KS will still be discussed in Brussels.