The Management Team for the drafting the Statute of the Community/Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) held on Monday its first meeting with legal experts in local self-government, reported Serbian media. On Monday, the Team members met the Mayors of northern municipalities and Dean of the Law faculty of University of Pristina based in North Mitrovica, Serbian media reported.

These experts were “delegated” by the four northern municipalities and the Faculty of Law in North Mitrovica.

Serbian ministers were instructed to focus on the Kosovo problem every time they speak to their foreign counterparts, especially with those representing countries that are believed to be willing to withdraw their recognition of Kosovo, according to Vecernje Novosti.

The measure is part of Serbia’s diplomatic offensive aimed at decreasing the number of countries that recognize Kosovo’s independence.

In a few minutes, Budimir Nicic, a journalist from Caglavica, told the public during his appearance in TV Happy show, what he sees as today's situation of the Kosovo Serbs. "There is a silent departure there. Every day, the property is sold, people sell, they go, obviously nobody is interested, neither our representatives down there nor in Belgrade. People are discriminated against by everyone," it was Nicic's message, reported portal Kossev.

This morning in Mitrovica North was peaceful, and normal activities took place, but outrage and anger can be felt over the arrest of Director of the Office of Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric and the behaviour of the members of the Kosovo Police, reports portal Insajder.

In place Rudare, nearby the cross, the main road Pristina - Raska continues to be blocked. Two trucks prevent the traffic on the road. People use alternative directions.

The deputy commander of Kosovo police in the north has denied that a special unit, "Rosu," had been deployed to this area, KoSSev website is reporting Monday.

According to Besim Hoti, an intervention police unit from the same region was sent to carry out "the operative plan" to ban the planned arrival of several Serbian officials to the territory of the self-proclaimed state.

Two hundred twenty-two discs (CDs) were seized yesterday at the Jarinje crossing. They were found during a control of the vehicle, by which three persons of Serb ethnicity were traveling, announced the Kosovo Police, reports Kossev.

According to the 24-hour Kosovo Police report, according to the words of the three men where discs were found - these discs had footage of March 2004 events. By the order of the prosecutor, as the report states further, entry to Kosovo was banned for the three men, reports Kossev.

The Party of Kosovo Serbs, Aleksandar Jablanovic says that it is almost certain that the Albanian parties will have the support of the Serbian List, reports Kossev.

The sentence stating "the law is good, but its application is bad" has become so worn out that it seems that those who say it do not believe it anymore. The best example is the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo. Representatives of several relevant institutions and civil society, today on the International Mother Language Day, agreed that in Kosovo there is no will to respect what the law envisages, when the language is in question, Serbian media in Kosovo report.

A series of workshops for journalists beginners from Kosovo and those who want to pursue journalism will start in March, and will end with study visits to influential and professional media outlets in Belgrade and Pristina in April, reports KIM radio.

Journalists and local media editors from Kosovo, colleagues from the Insajder, BIRN and N1 newsrooms will be transferring their experiences and introduce trainees with the basics of journalism and professional standards in their work.

MP in the Serbian Parliament Slavisa Ristic from Zubin Potok today was unanimously elected President of the People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo "Fatherland", report Serbian media based in Kosovo.

More than 70 delegates from the entire territory of Kosovo attended the election assembly.  As vice presidents are elected Dr. Nenad Kojic from Vitina and engineer Nebojsa Radulovic from Leposavic.