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Kosovo May Form Army, Bypassing Serb Veto (BalkanInsight)

Kosovo's president is mulling ways to bypass a Serb veto on the formation of an army by proposing changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force.
Kosovo's President is planning to establish a regular army for the country by amending the current Law on the Kosovo Security Force, KSF, extending its powers and responsibilities.

A change to the competencies of the existing KSF would circumvent the need to win Kosovo Serb MPs' approval for the formation of a regular army.

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Kosovo Accuses Djuric of Busting Russia Trade Sanctions (BalkanInsight)

Officials say the head of the Serbian government's Kosovo Office opened gas stations run by a Serbian company linked to Russia's Gazprom Neft.
The head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, has angered the Kosovo government by opening three gas selling points for the Serbian company Nis Petrol in Serb-run northern Kosovo in North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok and Zvecan.

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Serb party pushes Belgrade's agenda in Kosovo (Balkaninsight)

The main Kosovo Serb party’s boycott of parliament shows that its decisions are guided by Belgrade, while also highlighting Pristina political leaders’ inability to integrate the country’s Serb minority.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/highs-and-downs-in-relations-between-listasrpska-and-kosovo-institutions-10-11-2016

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Kosovo Court Backs BIRN's Transparency Demand (Balkan Insight)

A Pristina court has ruled that the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, KPC, must disclose its disciplinary decisions against prosecutors, as requested by BIRN Kosovo, adding that withholding such information breaches Kosovo's laws and constitution.
Monday’s decision represents the second legal victory for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Kosovo.
In a previous instance, in October 2015, a court ruled that the Office of the Prime Minister must disclose government travel expense documents, as requested by BIRN.

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Kosovo villagers welcome border deal review (Balkaninsight)

Kosovo villagers close to the border with Montenegro hope the commission formed by the President to reassess the controversial deal will address their concerns.

Villagers from the Rugova community on the border with Montenegro have said they welcome plans for a presidential commission to reassess the controversial demarcation deal between Kosovo and Montenegro.

Rrustem Selimaj, who lives in Haxhaj village, told BIRN that his community is one of the most affected by the agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro on border demarcation.

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