Kosovo not to be a condition for the opening of the first chapter (Danas)
Lunacek’s upcoming reports to European Parliament (Gazeta Blic)
Nikolic says "Europe won't like" his Kosovo platform (Novi Magazin, B92)
What is the content of the agreement on judiciary signed between Belgrade and Pristina (Blic)
Serbian Government has managed to strike the best possible agreement in Brussels which guarantees to Kosovo Serbs access to justice in Serbian language in institutions where most of judges will be Serbs, said Serbian Minister of Justice, Nikola Selakovic. AGREEMENT 1. Kosovo laws will apply to judicial institutions in accordance with the First Agreement. 2. There will be one Basic Court and one Basic Prosecution Office for Mitrovica region. 3. There will be multiple premises for the Mitrovica Basic Court. 4.
Agreement on judiciary, implementation more challenging than signature (RTS)
Soon after the Brussels Agreement was signed a question was made whether implementation would be more challenging than its signing. For both, Belgrade and Kosovo Serbs, the agreement is a success in given circumstances, however both claim that there are no staff who could be engaged in the actual work. Three signatures in Brussels have opened many issues on the ground. The first problem identified in Belgrade is that there is no sufficient number of judges and prosecutors, who are supposed to fill out the work places provided by the agreement.
Djuric: Establishment of Union of Serb Municipalities – top priority (IRS)
Director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that in the continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the Serbian Government deems the establishment of the Union of Serb Municipalities a top priority.
Serbia tries to stop massive migrant exodus to EU (AP)
Serbian security forces stepped up patrols and deployed an elite unit Wednesday on its border with Hungary, trying to halt a torrent of migrants that has triggered alarm in many European Union countries. The last few months have seen a massive exodus of mostly Kosovo Albanians fleeing poverty and unemployment in search for a better life in the European Union.