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Jahjaga with a ‘recipe’ on announcing elections (Gazeta Blic)

President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, has already a ready-made recipe on how to announce new elections. International experts are said to have prepared the legal roadmap on how Jahjaga could announce elections if the political crisis persists. In a document which Gazeta Blic claims to possess, international experts advise Jahjaga to take into account that article 82 of the Constitution, which refers to the disbanding of the Assembly, is inapplicable as the Assembly has not yet been constituted.

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EULEX’s failures, a tragedy for Kosovo (Koha Ditore)

Brussels based correspondent of this daily considers that it would have been good if the EU should learn a lesson from the recent scandals with EULEX. This would have been a benefit for the future of the European Union and its operations outside of its territory as much as for Kosovo. The EU should act as it usually sermonizes and prove zero tolerance against corruption, if required within EU, as it requests from Balkans countries.

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Pristina intends to halve the budget for returnees (Vesti)

A budget proposal was passed after a heated debate at the meeting of the Government of Kosovo on Friday, 25 million euros are reserved for municipalities in northern Kosovo (20 million for capital investment, and five for operative costs). Three million euros are reserved from the budget for returnees and those who have recently returned to Kosovo and are in need for help. The proposal was put on the table by vice president Edita Tahiri and in the discussion she had great support from the Minister of Internal Affairs Bajram Rexhepi.

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The Commission for Missing Persons: Raska still in focus (RTK2)

"Raska region for us has not been completed. We have checked only the quarry, we have some points that were suspicious for us and we will process it at the working group in Belgrade," says Prenk Gjetaj, President of the Government Commission on Missing Persons. A meeting of the Commission for Missing Persons in Pristina/Prishtine this time was not attended by representatives of families of missing and kidnapped Serbs from Kosovo. Gjetaj told RTK2 that he expects good cooperation to continue. "They should come. They belong here, because they represent a special category.

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Invasion of Pristina onto the Council of Europe (Vecernje Novosti)

Kosovo's conditional admission to the International Olympic Committee only intensified Pristina’s appetites, whose power, though in a semi-technical mandate, do not waste time and daily is lobbying to raise the ramp in a number of international organizations. As for Novosti said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, Serbia will be against membership of Pristina in all organizations, in which it is possible, if it is not in accordance with the Brussels Treaty: - Wherever Kosovo is marked with an asterisk, their presence is not disputed. Many organizations in the recruitment

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Kosovo athletes start training for Rio Olympics (AP)

A week after gaining provisional recognition from the IOC, Kosovo is already preparing in earnest for the 2016 Olympics. Swimmers and table tennis players are in training as Kosovo gets ready to send an independent team to the games in Rio de Janeiro. Memli Krasniqi, Kosovo's minister of culture, youth and sports, says "now our athletes will be able to represent their country, represent their flag and compete with their national anthem." Despite objections from Serbia, the International Olympic Committee executive board granted provis

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Dignitaries condemn vandalism in Decani Monastery (Blic, Tanjug)

BELGRADE - Dignitaries of the main religious communities in Kosovo condemned the recent acts of vandalism in the Decani Monastery. They agreed that these despicable acts, followed also by some web attacks, were sought to undermine the inviolable principles of tolerance and reconciliation in Kosovo society. Bishop Teodosije of Prizren and Raska of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Mufti Ternava, head of the Islamic Community, and Ljus Djerdi of the Roman Catholic Church strongly condemned all the fundamentalism which is currently affecting the safety and the security of all people worldwide.

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EULEX will be closed as soon as possible: Borchardt left EULEX because of corruption, the prosecutor Bamieh threatened with death? (Kossev)

The Mission of the European Union Rule of Law in Kosovo (EULEX) will be closed as soon as possible, reports last night Kosovo portal Gazeta Blic words of an unnamed German diplomat, adding that Germany in November will request a reduction of EULEX competencies.

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How did Putin compare Kosovo and Crimea (Politika)

The decision to hold the referendum was made by the legitimate authority of Crimea – its Parliament, elected under Ukrainian law. We do not agree with formulation “What is allowed to Jupiter, is not allowed to Ox:”. The ox may not be allowed something, but the bear will not even bother to ask permission, said Russian President at the meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. When it comes to our position on Crimea, I have spoken about this on numerous occasions, but if necessary, I can repeat it.

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