Pristina-based daily ‘Koha ditore’ reported that Kosovo government institutions will open 483 jobs in northern Kosovo for members of the Civil Protection, which is due to be disbanded.
Members of the Civil Protection will get a new boss but they won’t change the office location. They will be engaged in all government services and agencies, but they won’t change the premises which they currently use in northern Kosovo.
Several residents of Zubin Potok received subpoena to report to the EULEX Prosecution Office in Kosovska Mitrovica, because of the suspicion of involvement in the murder of Audrijus Shenavicius. Lithuanian Customs Officer Shenavicius who was employed in EULEX mission, was killed on September 19, 2013, near the village of Balaban, in Zvecan municipality.
Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Social Affairs and Veterans Aleksandar Vulin said in Kosovska Mitrovica that the ministry is fully operational in Kosovo and Metohija adding that it will not be changed.
Mayor of Leposavic and member of the team for the implementation of the Brussels Agreement Dragan Jablanović said that agreement on the dissolving of civil protection, as claimed by the Government of Kosovo, was not reached in Brussels. "Pristina is requesting it because it has the wrong perception on the Civil Protection. They think it is an armed formation, which is totally absurd," said Jablanović, indicating that people working in the Civil Protection help in natural disasters.
Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci announced that vacancy announcement for judges and prosecutors in northern Kosovo will be published on Wednesday, 25 March.
The Park of Peace in Mitrovica, across the main bridge on the river Ibar, is not going to be removed and a compromise-based solution will be found, said the mayor of North Mitrovica, Goran Rakić, commenting on a statement of the Kosovo minister for dialogue, Edita Tahiri, that the bridge needs to be removed.
Ethnic Albanians began construction works in the Brdjani neighborhood in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday morning, causing a stir among local Serbs who gathered to voice their protest.
In the meantime, an intervention unit of the Kosovo police, and EULEX police arrived at the site, says Tanjug's on-site-reporter.
North Mitrovica Mayor Goran Rakic is also among the gathered citizens, and the situation is under control for now.
Mitrovica mayor, Agim Bahtiri, has visited Kroi i Vitakut site where works to rebuild Albanian houses are ongoing. From there he had a telephone conversation with mayor of Mitrovica North, Goran Rakic.
Rebuilding of the Albanian houses at Kroi i Vitakut neighborhood in Mitrivica, was impeded today by dozens of Serb people.
Kosova Press has learned that this group of Serb individuals has attacked at around 09:30 an excavator of “Euro Ndertimi” company, which was used to build six Albanian houses at this neighborhood.
At least 500 former Serbian police officers and administrative staff from all former Serbian police department in northern and southern Kosovo will stage a protest tomorrow at 11:00 in North Mitrovica in front of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Meotohija, which is only the initial one since they announced another one in a week time, which could be radicalized by blockades of administrative crossings in the north if their requests are not met.