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Drecun: In addition to political, Pristina does legal violence too (RTS)

Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS the statute on the mining complex Trepca adopted by the Kosovo Assembly reflects that Pristina in addition to political, does legal violence too.

Drecun added Pristina for years is attempting to take away private properties belonging to the Serbs, and it is passing different laws, so the Serbs stand no chance to prove their ownership.

Protest against annexation of Mitrovica North to be held tomorrow (Politika, Tanjug)

A protest “Against annexation of Kosovska Mitrovica” will be organized at noon tomorrow, in front of EULEX premises in Mitrovica North, Tanjug news agency reports.

Rector of Pristina University, temporarily dislocated to Mitrovica North, Rade Grbic, Student Vice-Rector, Nemanja Bisevac and director of the Clinical and Hospital Centre in Mitrovica north urged citizens from Kosovo to massively gather and in a peaceful protest, express their dissatisfaction caused by Pristina measures, including tariffs on the Serbian goods and announced plans about Mitrovica,

Brussels loses patience with Pristina (Danas)

All twenty-eight EU member-states conveyed a message to Pristina authorities there would be no continuation of the Brussels dialogue until Pristina revokes its decision on 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Danas daily reports referring to diplomatic sources.

The sources also confirmed to Danas, this was made clear to the representatives of recently appointed Pristina’s team for Brussels dialogue, two days ago during their visit to Brussels.

If there would be elections in Serbia, campaign to start after Statehood Day? (Prva TV)

If Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic decides that extraordinary elections would be held on 31 March, they would be called for on 30 January, latest by 14 February, one day prior to Serbia’s Statehood Day, Prva TV reports this morning.

However, if a decision is to have an election by mid-April, then they should be called for from 13th to 18th February. If elections are to take place, campaign according to this calculation, should start after Statehood Day (15 February), Prva TV continues, referring to the Serbian media reports.

Simic: Brussels should exert pressure on Pristina (RTS)

Representative of Srpska Lista, Slavko Simic told RTS that tomorrow’s meeting of Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli, PM Ramush Haradinaj and US Ambassador Philip Kosnett on taxes is of crucial importance, since the future of Belgrade and Pristina dialogue depends on it.

He also urged Brussels and Quint states to exert pressure on Kosovo leaders in order to revoke the taxes and make Kosovo Albanians sit at the negotiation table in Brussels.

Brnabic: Putin’s visit cannot bother Brussels (Tanjug)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said she is pleased with the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding the visit absolutely cannot impede Serbia on its path towards Euro-integration, Tanjug news agency reported.

She noted Brussels is aware of Serbian and Russian traditional ties, political and economic ones, same as Moscow knows about Serbia’s EU aspiration.

Brnabic also said it was important to hear the message that Russia supports Belgrade and Pristina dialogue, and it would support any solution that suits Belgrade.

Dacic: Putin does not bring any spectacular solution for Kosovo (Prva TV, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told Prva TV that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not bring any spectacular solution for Kosovo.

“The Russian leadership, since the very beginning, absolutely supported Serbia’s position and we update them regularly. Therefore, there would be no spectacular ideas, however support to Serbia will be evident,” Dacic said.

He noted that are much misinformation related to the final agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, including media reports that Washington and Pristina prepare some sort of new Rambouillet.

Belgrade and Pristina delegations "almost came to blows"(Tanjug, B92, Kurir)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has revealed that a fight almost broke out during one of the meetings between Belgrade and Pristina delegations in Brussels. Dacic, who is also first deputy PM in the Serbian Government, specified that those involved were himself and the-then Kosovo Justice Minister Hajredin Kuci.

Dacic made this statement after President Aleksandar Vucic said that Kuci on one occasion "jumped at Dacic during a meeting between Belgrade and Pristina delegations," and that he "had to come to his aid."

Stefanovic: We have indications who is murderer of Oliver Ivanovic (Prva TV, B92)

Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic told Prva TV that Pristina took over responsibility, whether the murderers of Oliver Ivanovic would be found.

However, Belgrade, despite of Pristina’s behavior that is refusing any sort of cooperation, has certain indications as to who the murderer is, there are information “about moves of certain individuals from Kosovo and Metohija, as well as about departure to one western state.”

Fatherland Movement: Belgrade had to do more to find killers of Oliver Ivanovic (KIM Radio)

Fatherland Movement from Mitrovica North said in a press statement that Belgrade authorities had to do more over the last year in order to find organizers and those who have killed Oliver Ivanovic, KIM Radio reported.

The Movement recalled that in addition to Oliver Ivanovic, killers of Dimitrije Janicijevic, Oliver’s godfather who was killed on the same day five years ago, and killers of Ivica Rajcic and Milos Scepanovic remain unknown.