Majority of residents in northern Kosovo are not satisfied with the current situation in that part of the province, whereas when it comes to institutions, Serbian Government is most trusted institution shows a poll conducted by the informal group of 14 NGOs from the north. The poll shows that Serbian Government is trusted by 14,3 per cent of residents, provisional bodies (Belgrade-sponsored) 12,2 per cent, whereas municipalities created after local elections in 2013  enjoy 10.8 per cent of trust.

Preparations are ongoing for census that will be carried out by the Kosovo government in four municipalities in northern Kosovo with Serb majority. Preparations were discussed yesterday by the Minister without portfolio in the Kosovo government Edita Tahiri, Minister of Culture Kujtim Shala and the director at Eurostat Pieter Everaers, communicated the Office of the Prime Minister.

“Decision of the Kosovo Constitution Court to temporarily suspend all activities on the creation of Community of Serb municipalities does not oblige Serbia. People in the team in charge for developing the draft statute of the Community of Serb municipalities should continue their work and accomplish it until 25 December this year,” said chairperson of Active Serbia Dusan Janjic to TV Most.

Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (CCS) and Chamber of Commerce of Kosovo (CCK) are organizing today and tomorrow in Pristina meetings between the representatives of companies from the construction sector, and a workshop dubbed ‘Current situation and perspectives in the construction sector’, communicated press office of the CCS. This meeting has been arranged following recent meetings on the fields of energy and agriculture, in line with the Action plan on cooperation between the two chambers.

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci said at the meeting of the government that the decision of UNESCO not to admit Kosovo as a new member does not undermine Kosovo’s statehood and that membership in international organizations remains a priority for the government. Although Kosovo did not receive enough votes to join UNESCO, Thaci said that the votes in favour of Kosovo’s membership show that "we won against Serbia.”

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci welcomed the latest European Commission Progress Report saying it acknowledges the progress Kosovo has made in the EU integration process. “The assessment of the progress achieved in the visa liberalization process is also welcomed. We now rightly expect to travel next year without visas to Europe,” Thaci wrote on Facebook. “There is no doubt we are on the right track. Our progress is being acknowledged. Nothing and no one can stop our path to EU.”

Two new companies, ‘EPS trgovina’ and ‘Elektrosever’ are expected to become operational in next couple weeks in northern Kosovo and will have direct links with the Serbian Energy Company (SEC).

Decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on temporary suspension of the Brussels Agreement could be expected and it shows that Pristina took very hard the failure of ‘UNESCO operation’, stated leader of the Civic Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic yesterday received Russian Ambassador Aleksandar Chepurin and thanked him on wholehearted support of Russia during voting on Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO at the General Conference, which decided not to admit Kosovo to this organization.

All media sites report on the European Commission’s 2015 Progress Report on Kosovo. The Report notes as successful steps the signing of the Stabilization/Association Agreement between Kosovo and the European Union, the constitutional amendments for the formation of the Special Court and the agreements reached with Serbia in Brussels. The report also criticizes the actions of the opposition in the Assembly, suggesting that a solution must be found in order to unblock the work of the Assembly.