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US government prosecutors in the Balkans (Blic)

US Secretary of Justice Eric Holder announced that the US will send 70 state prosecutors to the countries of the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa to help in the fight against terrorists. Eric Holder sends 70 state prosecutors to the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa, with the support of the Bureau for Combating Terrorism of the US Department of State, The Ministry of Justice appointed for the key areas federal prosecutors and state councillors (...) in order to cooperate with countries seeking to improve their capacity in conducting the investigation and bringing foreign

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The government has room to manoeuvre (Danas)

From the praise of the EU and US officials on account of the recent visit of Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, to Serbia, despite Rama’s statement in the middle of Belgrade that "Kosovo's independence is a reality," could be understood that the (un) diplomatic incident will not jeopardize the continued political dialogue Belgrade and Pristina. Moreover, the British Ambassador in Pristina, Ian Cliff warned yesterday that without the continuation of dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, the security of the region will come into question. Interlocutors of Danas - Director of the

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OSCE: Seizing of Kosovo Serb houses and property obstacle to the return (Kontakt Plus radio/IRS)

The OSCE head in Kosovo, Jean Claude Schlumberger, said at a forum on property and housing rights in Pristina, organized by that organization, that seizing of the property and houses belonging to Serbs displaced from Kosovo, the requests that they should pay utility expenses and taxes on property they cannot access, and the low level of property restitution represent an obstacle to sustainable return and that such obstacles need to be removed.

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Hoxhaj: Dialogue to end in a Peace Treaty (Kosovapress)

Kosovo Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in an interview for the leading Slovakian paper Pravda that Serbia has already recognised reality of an independent Kosovo. With regards to his visit to Belgrade in October, Hoxhaj said that the presence of a Kosovo foreign minister in a conference of regional’s chiefs of diplomacy is a natural step in improvement of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. “It was an informal meeting but I nevertheless received an invitation like all the rest.

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New project for return of displaced families to Kosovo (KiM radio,Tanjug)

PRISTINA - Representatives of the European Union Office in Kosovo and Kosovo's ministry for communities and return have launched a project worth up to EUR 6 million that should ensure the return of 250 displaced families. The project will be implemented in seven municipalities - Pec/Peje, Istok/Istog, Klina/Kline, Obilic/Obiliq, Strpce/Shterpce, Suva Reka/Suhareke and Gnjilane/Gjilan over a 30-month period. The project is part of a broader EU-funded return and reintegration programme aimed at creating a stable, tolerant and multi-ethnic environment in Kosovo that will ens

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Fernandez: Argentina always stood by Serbia (Press)

Serbia and Argentina are having friendly relations and joint standpoints over many issues, including Kosovo, reads a conclusion from a celebration on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries.

“The historical relations between our two countries have never been interrupted and Argentina always stood by Serbia,” said Argentinean Ambassador to Serbia Ricardo Fernandez.

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Dacic: Tensions increase, stability not jeopardised (Tanjug)

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated that Serbia has shown its best face concerning the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and that tensions have indeed increased but this will not jeopardise the stability, and added that the desired progress in mutual relations has not been achieved. Dacic noted, however, that the good thing is that talks are conducted and that an agreement has been achieved for Prime Minister Vucic to pay a return visit to Albania and for Rama to visit Serbia once more in December and attend the meetings between the Chinese prime minister

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Daniel Serwer: Serbia actually recognized territorial integrity of Kosovo with the agreement from April 2013 (KoSSev)

What Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in Belgrade about Kosovo, Serbia is privately told by many international leaders, the American expert for Balkans, Daniel Serwer, said last night to Voice of America in Albanian language. “Edi Rama said about Kosovo something that many foreign leaders have privately told Serbia. In this case an individual said that publicly.

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Rama surprised: How my position that Kosovo is independent can provoke you? (Vecernje Novosti)

Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama said he was surprised that someone in Serbia could be provoked by position that Kosovo is an independent state. "For me it is fascinating that this can provoke you. That is not something I dreamed. It is the reality. Many countries that Serbia cooperates with recognized Kosovo as an independent state," said Rama. He said that Albania respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia. "We fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia.

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