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Vetevendosje rebels, calls for protests (Zeri)

 Representatives of Vetevendosje Movement request a massive support of all political parties, population, trade unions and other organizations in protests against bad governing of Kosovo. Vetevendosje seems to be determined to protest against the government, however, it has not set a date. Dardan Molliqaj, member of Vetevendosje, said that this movement never gave up protests and demonstrations as a form of political action and that they have never considered their participation in the institutions, as a replacement.

Kosovo, seeking IMF help, wins praise for ditching pay hike plan (Reuters)

The International Monetary Fund praised Kosovo's new prime minister on Monday for defying a strike threat and sticking to plans for steep public sector pay hikes. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, who took power two weeks ago, has vetoed a pledge by his predecessor to raise public sector salaries by 25 percent annually for the next four years, following a similar raise this year. Legislators in the 120-seat Parliament in the first round of balloting on Monday cast 73 votes in favor of the 2015 budget of 1.57 billion euros, which is 8.1 percent bigger than the previous year.

Mustafa meets IMF representative, they discuss budget (Indeksonline)

Isa Mustafa, Prime Minister of Kosovo, hosted an introductory meeting for the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Kosovo, Frank Lakwijk.

Except for the general developments in Kosovo, they discussed also the cooperation of the government of Kosovo with IMF. Mustafa stressed that the Kosovo budget should be in function of economic development and increasing of competition in private sector.

No party has applied for the elections in Graçanicë/Gracanica (RTKlive)

No party has expressed interest to compete in the extraordinary elections for the Mayor of the Municipality of Graçanicë/Gracanica. At least none of the parties applied for certification, even though the deadline is tomorrow, 23 December. Valmir Elezi, Spokesperson of the Central Election Commission, confirmed this news.

“Central Election Commission informed the political parties on the day of the approval of the operational plan, also about the legal deadlines for application. I can confirm that no political party applied so far.

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Merkel invites Mustafa to visit Berlin (kosovapress)

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, congratulated the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, on his new post and invited him to visit her state soon. “I would be pleased to greet you in Berlin very soon,” wrote Merkel.

“You are in front of major challenges, especially related to Kosovo’s getting closer to the European Union, dialogue with Belgrade and creation of the legal and democratic structures of Your state. Germany will continue to be a reliable partner of Kosovo,” wrote Merkel.

Hungary becomes new hot spot for migrants from Kosovo, Syria and beyond (Fox News)

With the Mediterranean Sea becoming too treacherous and other routes blocked by barbed-wire fences, would-be migrants are taking a new route into the Europe Union: through Hungary. Coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Syria and as near as Kosovo and Albania, thousands of migrants a week are crossing into Hungary and requesting asylum, turning the country into an EU transit hot spot. The surging number of immigrants has encouraged far-right and anti-Islam movements across Western Europe.

CoE accession a huge bite for Pristina (Press/TV B92)

The head of the Serbian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Aleksandra Djurovic, claims that Pristina can’t become CoE member since it requires a two-third majority of the member states. She said that it would be a ‘huge bite’ for Pristina to receive a support of the two-third out of 47 CoE member states, considering that 13 of them didn’t recognize unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo. “When we transfer that to parliamentarian level, than we see that it is about a huge bite for Pristina to receive the two-third ma

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Albania Aiding EULEX Bribery Probe in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

Albania prosecutors are helping their Kosovo counterparts investigate corruption allegations against EULEX judge Francesco Florit, BIRN can reveal. Documents obtained by BIRN show that Tirana District Court on September 19 approved a prosecutor’s office request to assist the Kosovo judicial authorities in investigating an Italian EULEX judge and two others suspected of corruption. According to the legal assistance request presented by the prosecutor’s office to the Tirana District Court, Kosovo authorities believe that between 2009 and 2011 Francesco Florit accepted promises of bribes 750,00

A Serb beaten in Pec/Peja (Tanjug, Politika)

A group of ethnic Albanians attacked Pavic Gojkovic, a 61-year-old Serb, on Wednesday in Pec/Peja, northwestern Kosovo, and members of the Kosovo police saved him from being lynched. Gojkovic told Tanjug that a group of Albanians attacked him after he walked out of a lawyer's office onto the street, together with his mother and a close friend who drove them to Pec/Peja. As he explained, he and his mother went to see a lawyer in order to settle a dispute with a Kosovo Albanian over their land.