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Families of missing Kosovo Serbs react

An association of families of kidnapped and missing Kosovo Serbs has called on prosecutions and courts to react in the wake of the CoE resolution. “We expect all crimes to be investigated and criminals to meet their deserved punishment,” a statement from the association said.

EULEX expected to react to license plates controversy

State Secretary for Kosovo Oliver Ivanović said Friday he expected EULEX to overturn the decision by the Kosovo police to ban Serbian registration plates. The KPS banned the use of the Serbian plates that denote locations in Kosovo, which have been issued by the Serbian police since the start of 2011.

Croat officials react to “war crimes list”

Croatian Justice Minister Dražen Bošnjaković said that he had a phone conversation with his Serbian Justice Minister Snežana Malović. It came in order to determine if there is another list of Croatian war veterans wanted for war crimes, in addition to the one Serbia handed over earlier.

EC, Russia react to Kosovo organs trade

The European Commission said that it is necessary for the Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty to provide tangible evidence.
Marty should to corroborate the claims that Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci had committed war crimes, in order for EULEX to start further investigation of the matter, Beta reports from Brussels.

KFOR to “react against anyone jeopardizing security”

The NATO-led KFOR will not let the situation in Kosovo get out of control, newly-appointed KFOR Commander German General Erhard Buhler has stated. KFOR will react against anyone who tries to jeopardize security, he said in an interview published by the Belgrade-based daily Večernje Novosti, which ran the article under the headline, “There’ll be peace, even by force”.

Intl. officials react to Belgrade violence

Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland expressed concern over yesterday’s violent incidents in Belgrade during the Pride Parade. However, he praised the determination of the Serbian government to protect human rights.

French react to Islamic veil ban

The French public have been reacting to the ban on wearing the full Islamic veil in public.

Domestic officials, parties react to resolution

Most state and party officials have welcomed the government’s decision to submit a harmonized resolution together with the EU to the UN General Assembly. By harmonizing the resolution with the EU, the conditions have been met for the document to be adopted by a consensus in the UN General Assembly, without voting, said the Chief of the Serbian Mission to the UN Fedor Starčević.

Minister for Kosovo calls on EULEX to react

Kosovo police, KPS, today stopped several Serbian officials traveling in Kosovo, said reports. Ministry of Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović was stopped twice on his way to the Serb village of Prilužje, where Day of the Temple is marked this Thursday.

Parties react to UN GA Kosovo draft

The draft resolution that Serbia sent to the UN General Assembly is in conflict with the resolution recently adopted by the Serbia parliament. This is according to the opposition DSS, whose spokesman Petar Petković spoke in Belgrade late on Wednesday.

Officials react to EP Kosovo resolution

Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Borko Stefanović says EU institutions have no joint position when it comes to Kosovo. He made the comment for B92 TV late on Thursday, after it was reported that the European parliament had adopted a resolution calling on all EU members to recognize Kosovo.

Reporter, associations react to Kouchner outburst

The reporter who on Tuesday found himself at the receiving end of an offensive outburst by French FM Bernard Kouchner has commented on the incident. “I had no intention to provoke Mr. Kouchner, I was just doing my job professionally,” Voice of America’s Budimir Ničić told Tanjug news agency.

MUP to react to blockades

The government adopted a conclusion for the need to have the Interior Ministry (MUP) react to blockades of major highways, roads and buildings. It was stated in the government meeting held via telephone that over the last year, the strikes of many dissatisfied workers have blocked major highways, international railways, and economic and state buildings that are important to the security of the state.

Religious leaders react to patriarch’s passing

In the wake of the news that His Holiness Patriarch Pavle had died, numerous leaders of religious communities in the country and region sent their condolences. Representatives of both Islamic communities sent telegrams of condolences to the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serb Orthodox believers.

Ethnic Albanian leaders react to attack

Ethnic Albanian party leaders in the south of the country on Tuesday condemned an incident when a bomb exploded in Preševo. Two people were hurt overnight in that town in the region close to the administrative line with Kosovo.