Pristina is bothered by parallel institutions, but not by money from Serbia (KiM Radio)
"The Association/Community of Serbian municipalities is also obligation of Kosovo side.
Jablanovic: We became part of Kosovo institutions for Serbia’s interests (Kosova Press)
Aleksandar Jablanovic, former Communities and Returns Minister, said on Wednesday that they as representatives of Serbs in Kosovo have completed their tasks, and now the government of Kosovo should be constructive and carry out its duties. He added that the Serbian List have become part of the Kosovo institutions for Serbia’s interest and not for personal or party interests. "Unfortunately, today there are people who think they cleanse Kosovo, but I'm sure that amongst Albanians there are people with whom we can find common language and deals.
Jablanovic expected to be appointed chairman of the Association of Serb municipalities (Lajmi)
Aleksandar Jablanovic, the former Communities and Returns Minister in the Kosovo government who was dismissed from duty after insulting families of missing persons in Gjakova/Djakovica, is expected to be appointed chairman of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities.
Srpska calls for adoption of special court bill (KiM Radio)
The Srpska List called on Albanian leaders in Kosovo-Metohija and representatives of the Kosovo government and parliament to pass a bill setting up a court that would try war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
The Srpska List noted that the attacks targeting Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija are well-organized, and aimed at intimidating the remaining Serb population, and presenting prominent Serbs as “bloodthirsty criminals” so as to make the Serb people in the province powerless.
All this is going on along with the seizure of the property of Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church
Dismissal of Jablanovic paralyzing municipalities in the north (Kontakt Plus Radio)
Municipalities in northern Kosovo which are administered by the Civic Initiative Srpska have shown solidarity with Aleksandar Jablanovic, who was dismissed from the post of the minister for communities and return from the Kosovo government due to ‘insulting’ statements. They have frozen their work and are now waiting for decision from Belgrade about the future of Serbs in Kosovo institutions, carried Pristina-based daily Koha Ditore. Following the dismissal of Aleksandar Jablanovic from the Kosovo government not a single session was held by municipal assemblie
Kosovo population drain challenges Germany's refugee policies (Deutsche Welle)
The number of Kosovars seeking asylum in the EU has drastically increased. It poses a challenge to recipient countries in the region, including Germany, and is on the agenda at Kosovo-Serbia talks in Brussels. Seven years after declaration of independence from Serbia, Kosovo is seeing a dramatic rise in the number of its citizens leaving to escape unemployment and poverty.
Beqiri: PM Mustafa willing to report on Pristina-Belgrade talks (Lajmi)
The head of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Ismet Beqiri, said on Monday that the Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, is willing to immediately report on what would be discussed in Brussels, and it is ready to do this on Thursday, if this round of talks ends today. This, according to him, demonstrates the willingness of the government for transparency. Speaking about the dismissal of the Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic, Beqiri said that anyone who works to the detriment of Kosovo, has no place in Kosovo institutions.
Pantic: The seizure of property in Kosovo will be a model for others (Radio Kontakt Plus)
Krstimir Pantic, MP in the Parliament of Serbia, said that the issue of property rights is unchangeable category everywhere in the world and that it must be valid also in Kosovo and Metohija. "If we allow Kosovo to seize Serbian state property then this would be a bad example, which will be a model for resolving similar issues.
A thin red line between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo (Deutsche Welle)
As Kosovo and Serbia resume EU-mediated talks on normalizing relations on Monday, the demonstrations in Pristina, the most significant unrest since the former province of Serbia declared independence in 2008, indicate that Kosovars' growing impatience may present a new hurdle to the dialogue.
The protests were sparked by comments from an ethnic Serb minister in the Kosovo government and the government's delay of plans to nationalize Kosovo's largest mine after opposition from Serbia.
Vucic and Djuric with Serbs from Kosovo: Decision on participation in Kosovo institutions after meeting in Brussels (Blic)
The decision on the further participation of the Serbs in Kosovo institutions will be made next week, after a meeting in Brussels, said the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric.
After a meeting between representatives of the Serbian list with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Djuric told reporters that all future steps will be decided solely and in the interests of the Serbian people.