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EULEX at the crossroad (Danas, Op. Ed.)

Will the EU mission in Kosovo ‘sink’ due to allegations on corruption within the EULEX? As stated, in EULEX affair are involved a former boss, one former and several current prosecutors and one judge of this mission, Pristina, Sarajevo and Belgrade media, including the Brussels. Three influential members of the European Parliament (when it comes to Kosovo issue) Doris Pack, Ulrike Lunacek and Eduard Kukan requested investigations of the allegations on corruption in the EULEX by an independent body.

What is rotten in the EULEX ? (Radio Kontakt Plus, Politika)

The falsification of evidence against Oliver Ivanovic show that international judges and prosecutors in Kosovo adopted the local way of behavior, instead to impose legal standards of the countries from which they came, writes Politika. The first blow mission suffered when the Pristina daily Koha Ditore on Monday announced that the prosecutor of the United Kingdom, Maria Bamieh found evidence that two senior officials of the EULEX mission received a bribe to dismiss at least three criminal cases, cited Politika.

Dacic: Serbia respects UN principles and goals (Tanjug)

 The Republic of Serbia attaches special importance to the work of the UN as the most important international organisation in the foundation of which it took part and organisation whose goals it fully respects, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the UN in Serbia. The UN has an irreplaceable role as a universal international organisation committed to preservation of peace and stability in the world, and development of human kind as a whole, Dacic said in the welcoming speech. He especially underscored that he is grateful

Both sides to refrain from wrong moves (Danas)

Burning a house of Serbian returnees in village Drsnik, Klina was the latest in a series of everyday incidents in Kosovo, which followed after political scandal in the football game between teams of Serbia and Albania in Belgrade. Mostly returnees' houses south of the river are burned and slogans with threats written on their walls. The flag of Serbia was burned; Molotov cocktails and stones were thrown at the former building of the Municipal Assembly.

"UNMIK staying in Kosovo" (B92)

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous said today that UNMIK remains in Kosovo because of the importance it has for the people, and also for the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. "The mandate of UNMIK is based on Resolution 1244 and we are fully committed to fulfilling this mandate, especially because we are aware of how important it is for the progress of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

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UN: Serbia regional leader in peacekeeping operations (Vesti online)

During the meeting with Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic, Head of the UN office in Belgrade, Peter Due, said that Serbia has become the regional leader in the active participation of the military in peacekeeping operations. In the statement of the Ministry of Defence was said that the Minister Gašić and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade, spoke about the participation of the Serbian Army in multinational operations and the forthcoming regional meeting of countries whose forces are already in UN operations. Due thanked Gašić for a large contribution to peacekeeping operations, with more than 2

Dacic: Non-reduced role of UNMIK needed on the ground (Beta)

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic, during his meeting with the Head of the UN Office in Belgrade, stressed the need for non-reduced role of UNMIK on the ground, particularly in the context of offering support to dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Ministry stated that Dacic also underlined the importance for respect of the principles of the status neutrality of the international presence in Kosovo, whose guarantor is UNMIK.

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International institutions mediated for Gorani pupils (Vecernje Novosti)

In the elementary school "Zenuni" in the village of Brod, near Dragas, in Gora the classes for pupils are divided according to two curriculums, the Serbian and Kosovo. In addition, students on Sar Planina now attend classes in Bosnian language. “Our school has 115 students, out of which 80 attend school in Serbian language,” says Nijazija Sar, the school director who works according to Serbian curriculum.