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Vucic: I believe, a more serious debate on Kosovo on spring (RTK2, Tanjug, RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic believes that in early spring, and in the context of internal dialogue on Kosovo, would be able to start a more serious debate, reports RTK 2 quoting Belgrade based agency Tanjug.

Vucic in Lebane, responding to journalists' questions, points out that the issue of Kosovo is very important and that it is important that people speak the truth in the internal dialogue.

Jevtic: We did not join the government to block it (RTK2, DW)

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Dalibor Jevtic says for DW that the Serbian List has excellent cooperation with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and that more important are everyday life issues from the issues of the status of Kosovo, reports RTK2.

The current Kosovo government has included the issue of the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) in its program, and Jevtic expects that next year concrete steps will be taken.

Reporting on children improved but not sufficiently (RTK2)

The law obliges the media to respect the rights of children in their programs and to protect them from content that can harm their moral, intellectual and emotional development. The same obligations arise from the journalistic codes. Are the media in Kosovo adhering to these provisions or the rights of children are violated almost every day?

The fight against corruption is a priority, but only in Albanian language (Kossev); US Embassy: Our omission, we will provide translation (RTK2)

Yesterday began the celebration of the Anti-Corruption Week in Kosovo by the press conference of the ambassadors of the Quintus countries. Journalists of the Serbian media who followed this event were left without the translation, reports Kossev.

In Kosovo, for the second year in a row, a week dedicated to the fight against corruption is organized, which, with the support of the US Embassy and USAID, is organized by a coalition of non-governmental organizations.

Ljajic: Counter measures towards Kosovo, until it abolishes taxes on flour (RTK2, Beta)

Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic says that Serbia will be increasing and strengthening counter measures towards Kosovo, until the authorities in Pristina do not abolish taxes on imports of flour from Serbia, reports RTK2, quoting the Beta news agency.

"We have some announcement that this decision will be abolished, but it is not said when," Ljajic said.

Kozarev and Melzer on establishing the rule of law in Kosovo (RTK2)

Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Dusan Kozarev met today Nils Melzer, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, reports RTK2.

During the meeting, Melzer was informed about the violations of the human rights of Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo. Melzer is in the process of preparing a report for the UN Human Rights Council and is on a several-day visit to Serbia, reports RTK2.

Shala: "We sit together in the Assembly, why not a joint army?" (RTK2)

Advisor to the Kosovo President Blerim Shala told the RTK2, (the Show "Poglavlje" (Chapter)), that "the momentum of the historic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia must be defined," and that there must be a time limit for the talks.

"In principle, we have to agree that something that remained, we have to end once and for all".

Nataliya Apostolova: The time needed for ZSO (RTK2)

Members of the Serbian List met with the head of the EU office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova. During the meeting, they explained how they will perform in this assembly, and pointed out the key problems that Serbs from Kosovo are facing, reports RTK2.

Problem with communal services in Gračanica (RTK2)

RTK2 reports that for more than a week, the Public Utility Company "Komunalac", which operates within the temporary organ of the Municipal Assembly of Pristina (Serbian system), does not collect garbage from Gračanica.

RTK2 says that the Kosovo Inspection for environmental protection has banned the operation of the utility company ''Komunalac'', due to the lack of documentation for work and environmental threats. This public utility company used to operate in Gračanica and it was under the Serbian system.