Constitution of Kosovo

The Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved the draft Agreement on Cinematographic Co-production between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, reporst TransmediumNews. 

The next session that will consider a report on the situation in the southern Serbian province has been scheduled for November 14.

This has been confirmed for Tanjug by First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.

It is also stated that Slovenia should support the territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia.

The letter of this party states that in 2008, Slovenia made a major mistake by recognizing as independent a territory of the Republic of Serbia, a brotherly country.

Last week, the Kosovo assembly adopted three draft laws on the transformation of the KSF, with Serb List members of the assembly opposed, Albanian language paper Zeri is reporting. The aim was to circumvent the constitutional changes, which must have be supported by the Serbs.

Courts in the north of Kosovo are plagued with stalled trials and postponed hearings, which some blame on a backlog of cases and lack of translators, while others claim that the courts themselves are not doing enough.

Kosovo's government on Thursday approved a new bill on the Kosovo Security Force, KSF, expanding its competences but avoiding the need for constitutional changes required to change it into a regular army. 

The proposal came from Rrustem Berisha, Minister of the Kosovo Security Force, and provides for the gradual transformation of the FSK.

However, the UK will continue consultations to reach an agreement, as Russia and China firmly demand that the UN Security Council session on Kosovo be held in August.

This has been confirmed by Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who spoke for Prva TV.

A public debate will be taking place on both drafts through May 15, where representatives of state bodies, professional public, as well as everyone interested will participate, Belgrade-based daily Blic is reporting.

Kosovo Government is planning to establish the Army through changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force (KSF) as one of the modalities to bypass a Serb veto. The KSF Ministry pledges that by 30 April they will proceed the Draft Law on Army to the Government, Gazeta Express reports.

Kosovo's parliament has ratified the long delayed border agreement with Montenegro, which both the EU and US have repeatedly pushed for.

November 2012 - Kosovo and Montenegro start consultations on signing an international agreement on border demarcation.

August 2015 - Kosovo and Montenegro sign the agreement in Vienna.