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European Broadcasting Union condemns attack on RTS cameraman (RTS, Serbian media)

The EBU and its community has strongly condemned an attack on journalists in Kosovska Mitrovica this week.

Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) cameraman Vladimir Milić was among a group of journalists assaulted by the Kosovo Police Force in the Mitrovica Community Centre while covering a meeting of the local community about the Kosovo dialogue.

Reportedly, the Kosovo police, armed with assault rifles, broke into the meeting hall where they threw tear gas and concussion bombs. A group of five journalists were assaulted and Milić was beaten and his camera broken.

Serbia has received ultimatum on Kosovo - media reports (B92)

Serbia has received an ultimatum - "to recognize Kosovo in exchange for the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO)."

At least that's what the press is reporting this Thursday, Prva TV said.

According to the media, the Serbian president "received such an offer" from diplomats in Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington - while this has been "confirmed to him" these last days during the meetings in New York City.

Joksimovic: ZSO a key to progress (RTS)

Director of the Center for Foreign Policy Aleksandra Joksimovic told Radio Television Serbia (RTS) that intensifying talks between Belgrade and Pristina, as well as the influence of international factors, could lead to positive moves that would result with the agreement.

She says that one should expect to appear drafts from various sources related to the Belgrade-Pristina agreement, regardless of the fact that it has no content still.

Drecun: There is no need for the region to be on the line of fire between the US and Russia (RTS)

Chairman of the Committee for KiM Milovan Drecun told RTS that senior US official Wess Mitchell has come to send a message that the Kosovo issue will be treated in the context of their geopolitical confrontation with Russia and that they will continue to have a one-sided approach to the Kosovo problem.

Milovan Drecun says that it is clear that there is no "American package for Kosovo" about which the media speculates.

Dacic: Albanians and some in intl. community are lying to Vucic (B92, RTS)

Ivica Dacic says he, bearing in mind his experience, believes that a part of the international community and Albanians from Kosovo are lying to President Vucic, reports B92 portal, quoting Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

The First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister told RTS that the Albanians do not want compromise, but only recognition (of Kosovo). "There is no blackmail that can force Serbia to recognize an independent Kosovo," he said.

President Vucic speaks about Kosovo using the metaphor of chess (Serbian media)

Aleksandar Vucic has compared the situation around Kosovo with the game of chess.

The Serbian president spoke for RTS about his meeting on Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he spoke about Kosovo. As he said, the opinions of Germany and Serbia about a compromise that should be reached by Serbia and Kosovo are very different, report Serbian media.

Mihajlovic: Public call for construction of the Nis-Pristina highway is possible by the end of the year (NMagazin, RTS, N1)

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic states that the Government of Serbia could consider announcing a public invitation for the construction of the highway Nis-Merdare-Pristina by the end of the year.

The Minister told the Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) that Serbia had completed the necessary documentation and that the investment in that road, also called "Peace Road", amounted 200 million euros.

Continuation of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels (RTS)

The technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina continues in Brussels. The Belgrade delegation will be led by the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, reports Radio Television Serbia (RTS).

The topics of discussion, which will last for two days, will be the implementation of the achieved agreements on the Community/Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO), freedom of movement, integrated administration of administrative crossings, justice, and energy.

Pristina's new attempt to adopt a demarcation agreement (RTS)

The Kosovo Assembly will discuss today the amended Bill on ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Despite the concessions from Podgorica that the demarcation agreement of 2015 can be corrected, the ruling majority does not have secured votes of 81 deputies, as needed for the adoption of the bill, Radio Television of Serbia reports today.