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"Haradinaj's clan smuggling arms through Serbia" - daily (B92, Blic, Vesti)

Former KLA commander and former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj "heads one of the most powerful crime clans in Kosovo."
This is according to the Belgrade-based newspaper Blic, which also claims that the crime group "uses a route through Serbia" to smuggle weapons.

According to the article published on Monday "our citizens are paid good money for the criminal activity."

The daily said that the smuggling is taking place "along the Danube (River)."

Jihadis return from Middle East with "school certificates" (B92)

Extremists who return after leaving our country to fight in Iraq and Syria come back with a document certifying that they went to school there.

This document is then used to avoid serving prison time in Serbia, a penalty introduced by the new legislation outlawing participation in wars abroad.

This is what chairman of the Serbian National Assembly's Committee on Control of Security Services Igor Becic told the Belgrade-based daily Politika.

B92 and Albanian Daily News sign MoU (B92)

Serbia's B92 media outlet and the Albanian Daily News (ADN) newspaper from Albania have inked a memorandum of understanding.

The document was signed on Friday in Tirana by ADN Director General Anisa Skendaj and B92 President of the Board of Directors Veran Matic.

Under the memorandum, the two media companies will be sharing their content at no cost to either – including news, features, editorials, and columns - and strive to explore other ways of cooperation.

"Region's EU accession process has changed" (B92)

Croatia's EU accession marked the end of one accession model, Regional Cooperation Council Secretary-General Goran Svilanovic said on Thursday.

The process is now completely different for Western Balkan states due to the circumstances in the region and the EU itself, such as the economic crisis, migration and Brexit, he said.

"Europe must define itself first," Svilanovic said at a conference titled (Re)-Balkanisation of the Western Balkans.

Stojanović: Pristina manipulates with the ZSO; Vllasi: They listen too much Belgrade (RTK2, Blic, NMagazin)

Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović says that they will seek the implementation of the agreement on the Community of Serb municipalities (ZSO) and in the future, while adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo Azem Vllasi says that boycott of the Serb representatives does not benefit the Serbian community, these positions could be heard at the show ''Poglavlje,'' on a TV channel RTK2.

Dacic lobbying against further recognitions of Kosovo (B92)

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday he had launched resolute diplomatic activities aimed at preventing further recognitions of Kosovo.

He is doing so "with a series of bilateral meetings in the Madagascan capital Antananarivo, where he is attending a summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie," Tanjug has reported.

"Serbia has made major steps, rule of law main challenge" (B92, Tanjug, Većernje novosti)

Serbia has made "major steps toward its strategic goal of EU membership by opening four very significant chapters."

This is according to EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, who also noted that "strengthening of the rule of law remained the main challenge," Tanjug reported.

NATO chief "respects Serbia's neutrality, regrets victims" (B92)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday in Brussels that Serbia is "an exporter of stability" in the region.

Stoltenberg made this statement after his meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

During a joint press conference, Stoltenberg also said NATO "respects Serbia's military neutrality," and expressed his "regret over the loss of innocent lives" during the western military alliance's 1999 bombing of Serbia.

Dacic, and Thaci, to attend "La Francophonie" summit (B92)

Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic will attend the November 22-26 Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie in Madagascar.

Tanjug reported on Tuesday that this event is "also expected to be attended by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci."

President of France Francois Hollande has also been announced to attend the event, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, adding that Dacic was expected to "try to prevent further recognitions of Kosovo."