Banjska attack

US Ambassador to Kosovo Jeffrey Hovenier expressed concerns today about the potential risks associated with reopening the bridge over the Iber River in Mitrovica. Hovenier warned that this action could pose a "real danger" to the safety of NATO troops stationed in Kosovo, including American soldiers, as reported by "KosovaPress."

BELGRADE - Commenting on the closure of Post of Serbia branch offices in Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Nemanja Starovic said on Wednesday Pristina PM Albin Kurti's moves reflected a pattern of unilateral measures that drew only verbal condemnations by the US and the EU but no concrete measures.

In them, it called for "resistance to Kurti's police", and warned citizens not to fall for such malicious provocations.
The flyers are titled Ways to Resist the Kurti Police and were signed by National Defense. They listed ways to resist the Kosovo authorities including physical and verbal assaults on the Kosovo police and civil servants.

Amidst a complex geopolitical landscape, Kosovo has made a pivotal decision to exclusively adopt the euro as its official currency in the northern regions, replacing the long-standing usage of Serbian dinars.

PRISTINA - The basic court in Pristina has extended the custody for three Serbs arrested following the September 24 clashes in Banjska by a further two months.

The court's spokeswoman told Pristina-based Koha daily the custody had been extended until February 24 at the request of the prosecutor's office of the so-called Kosovo.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he believed the West would do more than issue a statement over Pristina PM Albin Kurti's decision to ban Kosovo-Metohija Serbs from voting in the December 17 Serbian elections.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Pristina's police on Wednesday carried out searches on several locations in the north of Kosovo-Metohija in connection with the Banjska case.

In a statement to Tanjug, the regional deputy chief of the so-called Kosovo Police said no arrests had been made for the time being.

STRASBOURG - The European Parliament passed a "Resolution on the recent developments in the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue" on Thursday.

The document is not legally binding and any recommendations in it require a consensus of EU member states.

BRUSSELS - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic, who is also Belgrade's chief negotiator in the dialogue with Pristina, held a working meeting for ambassadors of EU member states and European Commission and European External Action Services representatives in Brussels on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic on Monday dismissed as untrue Pristina's accusations Belgrade had armed and trained Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.