Presevo

As some Serbian and Kosovo politicians mull swapping territories between the two countries, members of the the ethnic Albanian minority in southern Serbia say they would rather see both countries inside the EU.

"This is not something new. This is a story that circles both in southern Serbia and Kosovo," Nedzad Beljulji, the owner of TV Spectra in Bujanovac, in southern Serbia, said.

PRESEVO - Five of the eight electoral lists that took part in Sunday's local elections in Presevo, southern Serbia, are above the threshold, including the Aleksandar Vucic - United for Serbia list, which won 894 votes (5.88 pct), according to preliminary results announced by the municipal electoral commission.

The Beta agency is reporting on Thursday that it received confirmation of this from the local government in that southern town.

Meta will be staying at the Gejzer Hotel in Sijarinska Banja, and during his visit to Medvedja, he will meet with municipal councilors and municipal officials from the ethnic Albanian community.

The news website Presheva Jone (Our Preshevo) will soon launch a newspaper in Albanian under the same name with a daily circulation of 1,000 copies, Serbian website Juzne vesti (Southern News) reported on Monday.

At least 60 refugees will be transported this week out of a centre in Sid, near the Croatian border, after locals petitioned for their removal, complaining that they were a safety risk. 

Hundreds of refugees have been already transported from the centre, Serbia's State Commissioner for Refugees, Vladimir Cucic told BIRN.

Photo: Tanjug

There is suspicion that Turkish intelligence is behind the statements about the redrawing borders in the Balkans and "the spread of the Greater Albania idea."

There is suspicion that Turkish intelligence is behind the statements about the redrawing borders in the Balkans and "the spread of the Greater Albania idea."

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday dismissed as frivolous a "union" of Albanian municipalities allegedly formed by Tirana, Pristina, Tetovo, Ulcinj and Presevo on Monday, November 28 - Albanian Flag Day.

BELGRADE - The Community of Serb Municipalities cannot be copied, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Tuesday, adding that there were no discussions about a substantial autonomy in any other country in the region or any other part of Serbian territory.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has commented on the creation on Monday of the Union of Albanian Municipalities.

This union includes Tirana, Pristina, Tetovo, Ulcinj, and Presevo.