Serbia needs to declare itself in accordance with the foreign policy positions of the EU; a country that wants to join cannot have a neutral position.
Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Roth told this to Belgrade-based newspaper Vecernje Novosti.
“Which good things the secession of Kosovo brought to anybody? How many Serbian holy shrines are in Kosovo, which have remained preserved through the centuries, even at the Turkish times? Overnight, they are now in some kind of independent state, away from those who respect them and profess in them their religion,” said new Serbian mufti Abdulah Numan, emphasizing that his statements should not be read through the glasses of politics.
In Serbia, in the past four years is halved the number of “legally invisible” Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians i.e. persons without citizenship, was announced at the presentation of the research "Persons at risk of statelessness in Serbia – Progress Report 2010-2015". The head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Serbia Hans Friedrich Schodder expressed satisfaction with the progress in this area, and announced the continuation of support to the Government of Serbia and civil society in addressing these problems.
All my life I've spent doing the opposite of what I'm charged. Therefore, I hope the Court of Appeal will, when considering my case, come to that conclusion. I believe that the verdict will be overturned into acquittal, because that will be the only just solution.
These are the words of the leader of Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanović, from the interview for "Novosti", who after nearly two years of litigation, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Practically without proof.
The impressive returnee settlement “Sunčana Dolina” (Sunny Valley), or as they call it – the first Serbian kibbutz in Kosovo – soon will be built at the foot of the ancient town of Zvečan. The preparation of the field is on-going. In a few weeks, with joint forces of the Serbian Government Office for KiM, the Diocese of Raška and Prizren and Zvečan municipality will start the construction of 225 - 300 typical houses, of 60 to 100 square meters.
“The biggest culprits for the texts which appeared in American, French and other media about the Kosovo as a center of radical Islamism, are in Kosovo. This society has allowed children to fight in Syria and Iraq, where 50 Albanians were killed, while more than 300 young man participated in the ranks of the Islamic State,” said Fatmir Sheholli, political analyst from Pristina. He added that many people in Kosovo were convicted, among which is one of the main persons for recruiting - Zekeria Qazimi.
The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) condemned the demolition of the memorial plaque dedicated to the missing journalists of Radio Pristina, Ɖuro Slavuj and Ranko Perenić, who disappeared in 1998.
Branimir Stojanović, Deputy Prime Minister, said that the negotiating process would define Statute of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities in detail, and therefore the jurisdiction of the A/CSM.
All that we can hear now in connection to the A/CSM are only wishes and ideas of some sides, Stojanović said.
“The process of forming the Kosovo's Armed Forces could happen only in case the Constitution of Kosovo will be changed. Serbs should not and would not support such a decision, since that would be a one-way trip for our nation and state. By voting for "Army of Kosovo" we would spit on the graves of soldiers and policemen murdered in Kosovo.”
According to the budget proposal, UNMIK will receive this year three and a half million U.S. dollars less, while America and Great Britain advocate for downsizing of the mission’s staff. According to our sources the aim is to downsize 20 positions, while the area of human rights, support to the communities, and implementation of UNMIK’s role in Kosovo’s north will be strengthened to some extent.