Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that through dialogue in Brussels, Pristina will put pressure on Belgrade for the issue of missing persons. Mustafa made this statement during the unveiling of a monument in the memory of missing persons in the yard of the Kosovo Assembly in Pristina on the occasion of Kosovo’s National Day for Missing Persons. “I know this is a very sad day. You [families of missing persons] are still waiting for news about your loved ones. We will see that all those responsible will face justice.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Lirak Celaj, reported on Monday to the Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns on the structure of judges and prosecutors in the judicial system. Celaj said that the Justice Agreement between Pristina and Belgrade was a significant achievement for justice, which according to him, it will integrate the Serb community in Kosovo institutions, particularly the judiciary.

Kosovo Police this morning detained nine Syrian nationals in the Mitrovica region. Previous reports that they were arrested in the police operation for seizing illegal weapons seem to be untrue as sources said the Syrian nationals were staying illegally and that this is why they were detained.

There are companies in Kosovo that have already consolidated the local market by providing qualitative products in line with European standards. Some of these companies are also exporting their products to countries in the region and in the European Union. Citing unnamed sources from associations that protect the interests of local companies, the news site reports that Serbia with the aid of some “supporters” in Kosovo are planning to “attack” these companies. “We have reliable information that Serbia has prepared a state strategy aimed at subduing successful companies in Kosovo.

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said today in Pristina that ever since she has taken office she has restored the trust of the people in the institution of the President. “My impressions as President, based on institutional experience, as the first constitutional and non-party President, has been to depoliticize and restore the trust of the people,” Jahjaga said during a debate organized by Pristina-based FOL non-governmental organization. Jahjaga said she was not satisfied with the approach of respective institutions in the fight against corruption.

Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, met today with political and civil society representatives of the Roma community in Kosovo, on the occasion of the International Roma Day. Jahjaga highlighted the values of respecting ethnic, cultural and religious diversity in Kosovo. She said it was very important to integrate all communities living in Kosovo, including the Roma community, and that this is one of the priorities of Kosovo institutions. Jahjaga called on the Roma community to be more active and express its needs through the Consultative Council for Communities led by the President.

The representatives of the Serbian List said on Friday that respecting the coalition agreement remains the only condition of the Serbian List to return to Kosovo institutions.  The news was announced by the director of the Office for Kosovo in the Serbian Government, Marko Djuric.

Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli, attended a conference organized by UNICEF in Kosovo, where it was discussed the state of children's rights in Kosovo. “Children are the most vulnerable category of society, therefore the real face of a society is exactly in the way it treats its children in day care, family, schools and other social facilities,” Veseli said. Veseli said that Kosovo is building a society that will guarantee more rights for children and a better future.

The former Communities and Returns Minister, Aleksandar Jablanovic, said on Friday the Serbian List discussed with Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa in regards to their return to Kosovo institutions, and that they [Serbian List] will announce their decision within two days.  He also said that Mustafa was “too soft” with the opposition parties, which according to him, he shouldn’t have done that.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said in Tirana today that Serb political representatives will return to Kosovo institutions. “I think they will return to the institutions. We must respect the rules, Constitution and tradition … We have made maximum efforts and used dialogue to create conditions for exercising sovereignty throughout the territory of Kosovo and to integrate all communities, including Serbs. Serbs from all Kosovo municipalities are now represented in the institutions,” he said.