BOTA SOT: Forming an Association of Serb Municipalities, one of the recommendations of the “secret” meetings between Kosovo and Serbia
“The government of Kosovo should start with the formation of an Association of municipalities with a Serb majority”, is one of the recommendations from the so-called “non-paper” that resulted from the “secret” meetings between representatives of political parties of Kosovo and Serbia, held on January 11 and 12 in Solothurn, Switzerland, reports Kosovo newspaper BOTA SOT.
Some of the participants of this meeting said that the Association should be part of the comprehensive agreement.
“A model for elections in the north where the Serbs participate must be discussed and parties need to agree within three months. The EU and the United States need to be parties in resolving this dispute by pressuring Pristina and Belgrade to agree on the negotiating framework. They should move from the role of a facilitator to the role of a mediator. The framework should narrow the range of options for the parties. The proposal of the EU, known as the French – German proposal, seems to be doing just that”, is said among else, according to BOTA SOT.
RADIO FREE EUROPE: How Brezovica turned into a corruption scheme
Hundreds of constructions without a permit, degrading of the environment, giving and receiving bribes, are just some of the crimes for which the Basic Prosecutor’s Office of Uroshevac, Republic of Kosovo, has filed two charges against 20 people.
Among the accused are Bratislav Nikolic, former mayor of the Municipality of Strpce, where Brezovica is actually located, furthermore, municipal directors, officials from the Ministry of Environment, builders and other persons who helped or gave bribes in exchange for building permits
Prosecutor Rasim Maloku gives details for Radio Free Europe about this case, in which 100 people have been investigated – among other things, he shows how Nikolic as mayor of Strpce illegally gave a building permit in Brezovica, in exchange for a bribe, how the municipal inspectors didn’t stop the work and how officials of the Ministry of Environment neglected the work regarding the degradation of the “Shara” National Park in Brezovica.
Following a long investigation, the Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Uroshevac filed an indictment in 2020 against 11 suspected of abuse of position, building without a permit, degradation of nature, as well as violation of other laws. These matters are connected to the construction of dozens of villas and hotels in Brezovica.
TOP CHANNEL: Albanian government has bought three “Bayraktar” drones
The Albanian government has finalized and signed a contract with the Turkish company “Bayraktar” for the purchase of three drones that will be used in military, police and civilian missions, in function of the national security reports Albanian media outlet TOP Channel.
“More than 30 people who will be selected very carefully with the help of the Bayraktar company, will undergo training and will be prepared to undertake the function of the control center, which will be subject to the highest technology in the Kucovo air base”, stated Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
D.Tahiri
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
