Politics of Kosovo

BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric and Finnish Ambassador to Serbia Pekka Orpana agreed Wednesday that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina needed to continue and so facilitate the normalization of relations and help improve the quality of life of the citizens in KiM.

An EU prosecutor who accused a judge of taking bribes to free suspects told BIRN that she spoke out because the European law mission in Kosovo failed to investigate her corruption claims.

Days before she is due to attend a major conference in Serbia, the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, is still mulling whether to attend the event or not.

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An EU rule-of-law mission special prosecutor in Kosovo said that a senior official at the European judicial body took bribes to free suspects accused of serious crimes.

BELGRADE - Detainees Milan Kompirovic and Slobodan Sovrlic, both Serbs from Zubin Potok in northern Kosovo-Metohija, have gone on a hunger strike with their only requirement being that they be allowed to tell the truth at the hearing in court, Zvecan-based TV Most reported on Tuesday.

Kosovo president cancels trip to Belgium

PRIŠTINA -- Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga has decided not to travel to Belgium for an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has called off his participation in the commemorative event in Belgium on Tuesday marking the 100th anniversary since the beginning of World War I, although it was planned, because the opening ceremony will display the symbols of the unilaterally proclaimed state of Kosovo.

Kosovo's head of state Atifete Jahjaga has received Bobi Bovev, the Bulgarian Ambassador, to mark the end of his mandate.

BELGRADE - Belgrade and Pristina should sign a peace agreement before Serbia joins the European Union, Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hodzaj said on Thursday.

The legally binding agreement that is being referred to in the EU is nothing else but a peace agreement to us, Hodzaj told reporters ahead of a regional conference on economic management, held in Belgrade.

IOC grants "provisional recognition to Kosovo Committee"

MONTREUX, BELGRADE -- The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee on Wednesday.