Serbian government

PRISTINA - EULEX Head Berndt Borchardt Judge denied allegations about existence of a list of 5,000 names of Serbs to be arrested in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), adding that a judge will decide if guarantees the Serbian government gave are sufficient to release four Serbs currently in detention in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

BELGRADE - The mayoral election victory of the candidate of the Citizens' Initiative Srpska (GI Srpska), Goran Rakic, in northern Kosovska Mitrovica confirms that Serbia's state policy enjoys support among citizens in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), member of the Presidency of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Marko Djuric said on Monday.

BELGRADE - The deputy prime ministers of Serbia and Croatia, Aleksandar Vucic and Vesna Pusic respectively, have said that the two countries will not drop mutual lawsuits for genocide before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but they agree that this is the issue of the past which must not encumber the present relations.

Serbian government-backed candidate wins in KM

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- The Citizens' Initiative (GI) Srpska has announced that its candidate for mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Goran Rakić, won in Sunday's elections.

BELGRADE - Head of the Serbian government office for the relations with the media Milivoje Mihajlovic has said he believes the Serbsin Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, will vote in the rerun of the local election in the greatest numbers possible and elect one of their candidates for mayor.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic called on Serbs to show up at polling stations in large numbers for the local elections on Sunday and vote for the mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) condemned the decision of the Kosovo Police Service and Pristina institutions to ban around 120 Kosovo Serbs from visiting the graves of their loved ones on Saturday to mark the Orthodox All Souls' Day.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister without Portfolio in charge of European integration Branko Ruzic said over the World Day of Social Justice that the Serbian government will continue improving the position of socially most vulnerable citizens and serve as the guarantor that reforms Serbia is about to face in the European integration process are conducted in the best interest of citizens.

PM: Voting should also be organized in Kosovo

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Ivica Dačić has said that the government insists that the Serbian parliamentary elections should also be organized in Kosovo and Metohija.

BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's outgoing prime minister, said at a meeting with Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Thursday that the Serbian government insists that the parliamentary elections should take place on March 16 in Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) with the assistance of the international missions.