Members of the advocacy platform Empirika - civil society organizations, issued a statement on the anniversary of the murder of CI SDP, Oliver Ivanovic, reports Kontakt plus radio.

Representatives of several Serb non-governmental organizations from Kosovo discussed today in a debate organized in Caglavica whether reactions and condemnations from the civil society have an effect, KIM Radio reported.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa, said that the role of the civil society in Kosovo is very important, and proposed for them to be more involved in the Brussels dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade as well as on the implementation of the Stabilization Association Agreement signed between Kosovo and the European Union.

Mustafa also considered that the civil society should be involved on the election reform.

Several civil society organisations announced a protest for Monday, 8 August, at 19:00 against organized crime and corruption. The protest, second in a row, is organized following the recent publications of telephone conversations between the senior officials of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, linking them to illegal activities.

In an open letter, a group of civil society activists urged the people of Kosovo to support early elections as the only way to resolve the current political stalemate. “We live in days of mistrust in the country’s institutions, of doubts in the power of the citizen and in the possibility for social change. Therefore, we support calls for early parliamentary elections,” the letter signed by eleven civil society figures reads.

The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, requested the resignation of the government and the creation of conditions for new elections. At a round table with civil society, Ymeri said that the beginning of last year had been marked by mass departures from Kosovo, due to lack of prospects for the future.

Members of the civil society, marched today in Pristina to  protest against the violence at the Assembly of Kosovo. They appealed to postpone the Assembly session planned for today.