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The Serbian University in North Mitrovica classified as a Kosovan institution by the draft of the Kosovo Law on Higher Education (KoSSev)

The draft of the Kosovo Law on Higher Education classifies the University of North Mitrovica as a public Kosovo institution of higher education. The votes of at least four deputies representing the Serb community in the Kosovo Assembly are required in order for this law to be adopted.

Kosovo with highest unemployment in Western Balkans (Beta, N1)

Kosovo has the highest unemployment rate in the Western Balkans, the World Bank and Vienna Institute for Internal Economic Studies said in a report published on Tuesday.

The report said that the overall unemployment rate in the region dropped from 16.2 to 15.3 percent. The unemployment rates range from 12 percent in Albania and Serbia to 29 percent in Kosovo.

Serbia’s Gov. dismisses young activist for wanting to go to Kosovo (N1)

On the eve of a meeting of the Regional office for the cooperation of youths (RYCO) Managing Board due to be held in Pristina, Serbia’s representative Milica Skiljevic was replaced because she said she would go to Kosovo despite the country’s instructions, N1 reported on Wednesday.

The reason for her replacement was Serbia’s Government decision that the move would be against the country’s interest, while Skiljevic said she only wanted to present the interest of young people.

Stoltenberg: NATO does not plan to reduce presence in Kosovo (RTV Puls, Prva TV)

NATO has plans to neither reduce presence of its forces nor KFOR Mission in Kosovo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Serbian Prva TV, adding the reason of NATO presence in Kosovo is to protect all the people and the Serbian community. Asked why the pogrom against the Serbs in Kosovo happened in March 2004, if NATO guaranteed security, SG Stoltenberg responded KFOR is there to protect the Serbs and they would be active, if needed, recalling that they have major authorization given by the United Nations.

Dacic to Politika daily: They never asked us what we want with Kosovo

There was never a talk with representatives of the international community about what Serbia would like as an outcome in the negotiations with Pristina, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in an interview for Sunday's edition of the Belgrade based daily Politika, answering the question of whether in the past the issue of the Serbian position has been raised in discussions with influential Western officials.

Zakharova: Pristina tightens the noose to Serbs (BETA)

Measures of Pristina authorities represent “tightening the noose” to the Serbs and their systematic expulsion “by creating unbearable conditions in the spirit of an ethnic cleansing,” Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, BETA news agency reported. At the regular Foreign Affairs Ministry press briefing, Zakharova urged international forces in Kosovo to implement their mandate and do not allow “violence against the Kosovo Serbs.” She also noted international forces were not preventing violence against the Serbs even before. “Pristina’s radicals intentionally under

Vucic thanks Grenada (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Foreign Affairs Minister of Grenada Peter Charles David for the support to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. He also added decision of Grenada to revoke recognition of unilaterally declared Kosovo independence and thus give advantage to finding a compromise solution through dialogue is an evidence of a principled stance to respecting the international law.