The government "will not accept" a unilateral decision of Pristina to take over the ownership of the Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Combine Trepca.

The reason is the fact the Republic of Serbia Development Fund owns a majority stake in the mines, Director of the Serbian Government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said on Sunday.

The government warned over the weekend that such a move "will jeopardize the negotiating process between Belgrade and Pristina."

It is not true that "Elektrodistribucija Sever" is an illegal company. Kosovo law on energy, which is valid in Kosovo and Metohija, doesn’t prevent existence of another operator to deal with distribution of electricity. Law on local self-governing also stipulates that municipality could be an owner, or co-owner of a company, which is in the interest of citizens, says Milan Vujakovic, the Director of the newly formed company ‘EPS trgovina Severna Mitrovica’ .

In the coming weeks, Pristina with the support of Brussels will boost pressure on Belgrade, and Serbs in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, to remove the “Peace Park” from the bridge over the Ibar River in Kosovska Mitrovica.

The European Union (EU) Office in Kosovo allocated 8.5 million euros for the four northern municipalities, North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Leposavic and Zubin Potok, writes Zeri. This grant is dedicated to municipalities with Serb majority and it is expected to serve for economic development and infrastructure construction.

Kosovo government informed that company for distribution of electricity “Elektrodistribucija Sever" D.O.O. which was established by Zubin Potok Municipality is considered to be ‘illegal company’. A new ‘Kosovo company’ will be established in order that consumers are supplied with the electricity and that they start paying electricity bills.

This was agreed by Pristina and Belgrade, after Serbian side allegedly ‘realized’ that it can’t establish a company for distribution of electricity, since (Brussels) agreement doesn’t provide such an authorization.

EULEX confirmed that the house arrest order against the Mayor of Zubin Potok Municipality, Stevan Vulovic, was suspended on Friday. The decision, brought by the Basis Court in  Mitrovica, came into force on 19 of December, the EULEX spokesperson, Dragana Nikolic-Solomon, confirmed to KoSSev.

Vulovic was ordered 30 days of house arrest after he voluntarily reported himself for questioning to the Basic Court in North Mitrovica on 8 December.

Representatives of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) yesterday donated one vehicle and medical equipment to the Health Centre in Mitrovica.

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Jennifer Brush, said UNMIK was dedicated to providing support to the residents of northern municipalities, to create more democratic and prosperous living conditions.

Kosovo Police from the station in MItrovica North, arrested today Nazmi Ismajli, representative of Albanian population from “Kroi i Vitakut” neighborhood in Mitrovica North,  at around 11:00 hours, while he was working on the foundation of his house. He was interviewed for one hour and then he was released by regular procedures, but with the advice to interrupt rebuilding of his house, without obtaining a permission. “Yes, it is true. They arrested me and held me at the police station for one hour.

Kosovo Albanian representatives insist that the Peace Park, situated on the main bridge on the river Ibar in Kosovska Mitrovica is removed as soon as possible, while Serbs say that removal of the Park without any previous agreement could destabilize the situation.

The head of the Kosovska Mitrovica District, Vasa Jelić, said that Serbs from northern Kosovo and the Serbian Government believe that the Peace Park should stay until an agreement on that issue is reached and the situation in northern Kosovo is stabilized.

According to unofficial announcements from Brussels, the head of the Kosovo diplomacy, Hashim Thaci should seek Kosovo's entry into the CoE in a meeting with the Secretary of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland.

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