Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

Kocijancic calls for lifting taxes, restraint from provocations (Tanjug, RTS)

EU Spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic said today that stance of Brussels regarding increased Kosovo taxes for the goods from central Serbia “is clear and consistent.” The EU “clearly expects” Pristina to revoke the measures and “both sides” to show restraint from provocations, Tanjug news agency reported. Kocijancic also rejected all the comments from Pristina, alleging that the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini is “biased,” that she “criticizes Kosovo only” and “never criticizes Serbia” in the context of violating agreements reached within the normalization of relations dialogue. “Reacti

Russia reacts to Pristina’s decision to increase taxes (Tanjug)

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted today on Pristina’s decision to increase taxes by 100 percent for the goods from central Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. The Ministry said, that the EU should influence the Kosovo authorities. “It is about Pristina starting a trade war, in line with ethnic cleansing policy, given that the Serb population in the Province depends very much on goods from the central part of Serbia,” the Ministry said in a press statement. “It is also noticeable Pristina does not hide it is an act of retaliation for its failure to join Interpol.

Vucic: Burning of Serbian goods worst kind of Nazism, they even stopped oxygen (for hospital) (B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commenting on the burning of Serbian goods in Kosovo, said that the worst kind of Nazism is in place, B92 reports.   He made these remarks in a meeting with the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija in Belgrade today, saying nowhere else but in Kacanik could be seen burning of the goods and organizing a pyre. “It is the same as burning Jewish books in Nazi Germany.

Father Sava Janjic: Secret talks held on ethnic separation in Kosovo (NIN, TV N1, BETA)

Abbot of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Visoki Decani Monastery Father Sava Janjic said on Thursday he had “pretty reliable information from both local and foreign sources about talks on the division of Kosovo along ethnic lines, adding the negotiations were held in a narrow circle and in the greatest secrecy, Beta news agency reports. In an interview for Belgrade-based weekly magazine NIN, Father Sava said the negotiations on division along the ethnic lines included some “cosmetic elements” for protection of the remaining Serb population “which will stay on the ‘other side of the border’.

Sava Janjic: Normal life of Serb community hampered (Danas)

Introducing of an economic blockade by Pristina authorities for all goods from central Serbia has hit hard particularly Kosovo Serbs, Abbot of Visoki Decani Monastery, Father Sava Janjic said, Danas daily reports. “Regular supplies have been cut off, the existing agreements are not honored & the general situation’s been aggravated. Totally irresponsible,” Abbot Janjic wrote on Twitter.    

Skopje seems to think Bujanovac is located "in Kosovo" (Vecernje Novosti, Prva TV, B92)

An official death certificate has been issued in Skopje stating the passing of the father of Goran Stevanovic from the village of Zabevac, near Bujanovac. In the document, this town in central Serbia not far from Kosovo and Metohija, has been placed in "the Republic of Kosovo." "It's not enough to say I'm confused. After paying about 300 denars (Macedonian currency), I was told politely to come back in half an hour, which I did. When I took over the document, there was a surprise for me.

Appellate Court confirms: Imams and politician acquitted of charges of inciting hatred and terrorism (KoSSev)

The Appellate Court in Pristina confirmed the verdict of the Basic Court, which acquitted imams, Bedri Robaj, Idriz Bilibani, Enes Goga, Mazllum Mazllumi, and politician, Fuad Ramiqi of charges of inciting hatred and terrorism, KoSSev portal reports. The Basic Court in Pristina acquitted them in May this year. This court sentenced nine Muslim believers to 35 and a half years in prison on the same day.

Tags

Darmanovic, Vulin exchange statements on Montenegro Interpol vote (Tanjug, B92)

Montenegrin Foreign Affairs Minister, Srdjan Darmanovic said he does not know “why drama was made” in Serbia regarding decision of Montenegro to vote for Kosovo admission in Interpol. “I do not know why such a big drama is made in Serbia over that. We voted once for Kosovo admission, we did the same this time.

No countermeasures to Pristina's move, Belgrade decides (Serbian Government)

Aleksandar Vucic says it has been decided Serbia will not take any countermeasures to Pristina's increase non-tariff barriers on goods from central Serbia. The president spoke late on Wednesday, and said the decision was made at a session of the Council for National Security. Vucic said Belgrade "wants to remain a reliable partner to everyone in the world, Europe and the region," the Serbian Government announced on its website.