The Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that government has set the inter-ministerial group which should enhance the development of the agriculture in Serb settlements in Kosovo and Metohija.

Working group will be comprised of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

Hundreds of fighters from Kosovo have departed to Iraq and Syria. Dozens of fundamentalist have been arrested and 16 have died. One suicide bomber has blown up himself in Baghdad. One of the ISIS leaders has posted pictures on social networks of beheading of someone’s head. Six years after declaration of independence, Kosovo has turned into a fertile soil for terrorists, writes Italian l’Espresso.

Transportation company in Gračanica/Graçanicë, which operates in the Serbian government’s system, appeared to be unprepared for the start of the new school year, because school buses which are meant to transport students from villages to schools in central Kosovo are not registered. Buses which used to transport students are now parked at parking lots. Due to this situation schools in central Kosovo are attended by the half of usual number of students. Schools are ready but there are no students.

BELGRADE - Head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said Wednesday that he expects extention of the 30-day deadline set for the presentation of defense of Oliver Ivanovic and other defendants, and reiterated that Serbia requests that the defendants be granted pre-trial release and ensured a fair trial.

Milivoje Mihajlovic, Director of the Office for Media Relations in the Serbian Government, said today that judge should release on bail the CI SDP leader Oliver Ivanovic.

"I think judge should decide to release Ivanovic on bail, because it’s irrelevant for the political scene in Kosovo whether he is out of custody or in it, because he was arrested in order to be removed from political life ahead of parliamentary elections in Kosovo," Mihajlovic told Radio Television Serbia (RTS).

One vehicle was set on fire, whereas the other one was damaged in Kosovska Mitrovica last night around 23:00.

Regional Kosovo police head of operations Zeljko Bojic said to Tanjug that vehicle ‘Fiat Stilo’ which was set on fire is owned by a Kosovo Serb M.J. employed at the detention center in Kosovska Mitrovica.

Another vehicle ‘Polo’ which was parked next to the one which was set on fire, was also damaged. Kosovo police stated that first investigation results indicate the fire was planted.

European Commission expects that Kosovo chapter won’t block the start of negotiations between Serbia and the EU. Serbia should, due to its good progress, open first chapters, most probably, in the first half of 2015, writes Deutsche Welle citing Brussels official.

The European Enlargement Commissariat said to Deutsche Welle that “Serbia is focused on the European agenda, it progresses well and shows high level of readiness”, carried Beta.

Analyst Dusan Janjic said that Oliver Ivanovic, will have to await the establishment of a special unit, which is assumed to be formed by the end of the year, but says that he would not be surprised if it would happen in the spring.

Few Albanian volunteers are fighting against pro-Russian forces in Donetsk, writes Pristina daily Lajm.

Albanian volunteers are situated at the airport in Donetsk, however it remains unclear whether they came to Ukraine from Kosovo, Albania or Macedonia.

One of the leaders of the pro-Russian forces in Donetsk Igor Strelkov said that he heard for arrival of Albanian volunteers, however he couldn’t confirm the information.