Enver Hoxhaj

Kosovo Police confirmed to BIRN on Monday that Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian government's Kosovo office, had been arrested on Monday for illegal entry and transferred to Pristina by the Specialized Operational Unit of Kosovo Police.

Kosovo Special Police intervened following reports that Djuric was participating in a debate in the divided northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica.

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj says he sent a letter to EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, on behalf of the Kosovo government.

In it, Hoxhaj said he expressed Pristina's concerns over the uncertainty of Kosovo's European integration perspective in the European Commission's new enlargement strategy.

Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj told BIRN on Monday that the Russian claim that Pristina and its Western backers were somehow covering up their role in Oliver Ivanovic's murder was an attempt to meddle in Kosovo's affairs and cause destabilisation.

"These ill-intentioned and destructive statements do not focus on justice but instability," Hoxhaj said.

Kosovo will submit a request for membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) "during this month, at the latest in January," Beta reported on Friday.

This was announced Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj.

Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE "within two years."

This was announced Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj.

Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE "within two years."

He added that during that period, this institution "will mainly be chaired by countries that recognized Kosovo's independence."

Kosovo will submit a request for membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) "during this month, at the latest in January," Beta reported on Friday.

This was announced Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj.

Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE "within two years."

 Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said during Government's meeting on Friday that during this month or January 2018 at latest, Kosovo will submit its application for membership into the Council of Europe, Gazeta Express reported.

This was announced Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj.

Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE "within two years."

He added that during that period, this institution "will mainly be chaired by countries that recognized Kosovo's independence."

Kosovo's government on Monday backed a report by a new commission tasked with re- assessing the controversial border deal with Montenegro - which has called the deal damaging to Kosovo's national interests.

Kosovo's Deputy PM Enver Hoxhaj has accused Serbia of launching an "aggressive campaign" to obstruct the recognition of Kosovo's independence, as part of a "new foreign policy of fake news and hybrid warfare [aiming] to undermine peace and stability in the region.