The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has condemned the murder of the Serb Civic Imitative “Freedom, Democracy, Justice,”, Oliver Ivanovic.

Haradinaj called this act criminal and punishable.

He also wrote that Kosovo remains determined on creation of a safe and secure environment for all its citizens.

Oliver Ivanovic’s murder under unclear circumstances and unknown motives, is a criminal and punishable act.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, condemned murder of the leader of the SDP civic initiative, Oliver Ivanovic, who was killed in Mitrovica North.

“I strongly condemn the murder of the leader of the Civic Initiative “Freedom, Democracy, Justice,” in the north of the country, Oliver Ivanovic,” wrote Thaci on his Facebook profile.

“I call on order bodies to swiftly shed light on the circumstances of his murder and bring perpetrators in front of justice.”

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, has reacted to the reiteration of statements of the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, that Bosnia will not recognize independence of Kosovo. He took to Twitter to condemn “destructive statements” which according to Hoxhaj are being made to satisfy Serbia.

“Destructive statements from Bosnia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs against Kosovo’s statehood to satisfy Serbia. This attitude goes against regional cooperation and good neighboring,” Hoxhaj wrote.

The President of the Assembly of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, spoke today about the Special Court, saying that it is an unavoidable challenge, but it can be overcome.

In a visit to the municipality of Gjakova/Djakovica today, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj is quoted as having said that his party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), continues to oppose the specialist chambers as well as the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. Haradinaj said that the fact his party is now part of the ruling coalition will not change the way they view things. “I did not come here to adapt,” he said.

The Court session for the four Vetevendosje MPs accused for throwing teargas at the Assembly has started. Vetvendosje Movement MP Albin Kurti, said his and the three others’ MPs actions are a parliamentary disobedience and not a criminal act. He said their actions could have been sanctioned as offence but by no means as a criminal offence. “We did not even think what laws we were violating, because our preoccupation was Constitution and territory,” Kurti said.

Former UN High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, criticized the fact that five out of 27 EU countries have not recognized Kosovo.

“Europe is not capable to have a clear policy towards Serbia and Kosovo and this is a shame,” he reportedly said.

“This is an absolute egoism of these five countries. EU can never win war on democracy in this manner,” he said.

Kosovo’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has introduced a tax on bricks imported from Serbia. The temporary tax obliges Kosovo Customs to charge an extra 2 euro cents per brick imported from Serbia and is part of antidumping measures. The decision has entered into force on 28 December.

Kosovo’s Finance Minister, Bedri Hamza, signed today on behalf of the government of Kosovo a Memorandum of Understanding together with the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, with which Kosovo will support financially the global coalition against ISIS.

The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said they would continue to work towards ensuring Kosovo becomes a member of the UN and that the bond between Kosovo and U.S. cannot be broken. Haley made the comments at an event organised by Kosovo's Consulate in New York and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo.