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OSCE: Still no solution for return of displaced to Kosovo (Politika, Tanjug)

PRISTINA - As many as 15 years after the Kosovo conflict, there are still no lasting solutions for the return or integration of around 220,000 people displaced outside Kosovo and the 17,000 internally displaced living in Kosovo, shows the latest report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). According to the report, the number of returnees is declining every year, although Kosovo's ministry for communities and return has undertaken significant measures to help the displaced population. The OSCE said that, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner

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Kosovo to compete at Rio 2016 Olympics after recognition from IOC (The Guardian)

The International Olympic Committee has granted full recognition to Kosovo, meaning the Balkan country can send an independent team to the 2016 Games in Rio. The IOC made the decision Tuesday, formally ratifying the provisional recognition granted in October by the executive board. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbia has refused to accept the breakaway province’s independence. The move to give Olympic recognition to Kosovo had been opposed by Serbian officials. Kosovo becomes the 205th national Olympic committee recognized by the IOC.

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DS MP: Pristina no longer has excuse to hold off dialogue (Tanjug)

BELGRADE - Borislav Stefanovic, head of the MP group of the opposition Democratic Party (DS) in the Serbian parliament, said Monday that appointments of three Serbian ministers in the Kosovo government would be good news, observing that after forming its government, Pristina no longer had any excuse for blocking the process of negotiations with Belgrade. Stefanovic expressed regret that the influence of the Serb minority on the policies pursued by the Kosovo institutions would continue to be very small. “Unfortunately, this influence will most probably remain very small, coupled with the eno

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Janjić: Serbia is paying for its big expectations from the South Stream (IRS)

Serbia is paying a high economic and political price for its big expectations from the South Stream project, political analyst Dušan Janjić tells our radio. Russia’s renouncing the construction of the South Stream gas line and announcing the building of a gas line through Turkey is news that has been met in Serbia with fear and launched numerous questions and dilemmas.

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Serbia intermediate station (Blic)

Caught more than 400 illegals, mostly from Kosovo. In the last 24 hours in the southern part of the Csongrád in Hungary, 422 people were caught who arrived illegally from Serbia, Hungarian police said, adding that the majority of illegal aliens are seeking asylum in Hungary. - Border police discovered 33 groups, among whom were 64 people from Kosovo, of whom 26 children - reported Hungarian portal "Vajdaság ma", quoting the state news agency MT.

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Roots of corruption, with the leaders (Zeri)

The paper’s deputy editor-in-chief, Lavdim Hamidi, writes that if corruption in Kosovo were to be fought at its roots, officials that are expected to form the government today would have to fight themselves. Although it seems the new government will not be led by Hashim Thaci, his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) will continue to have a major role in the government. The police and prosecution would have to be free of influence and launch investigations into alleged corruption involving Thaci and his family members.

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Kadri Veseli elected as Assembly Speaker (Tribuna)

The Assembly of Kosovo elected Kadri Veseli as the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, with 71 votes for, 42 against, and one abstention. 119 deputies were present at the session. The PDK proposed Veseli for Assembly Speaker and Xhavit Haliti as his deputy.

US Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson and European Parliament Member Ulrike Lunacek were present at the session.

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