HELSINKI COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN

Serb Community in HELSINKI COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA Serb Community in Kosovo

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Serb Community in Kosovo HELSINKI COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA

Serb Community in Kosovo

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Serb Community in Kosovo Interviews with citizens in withcitizensInterviews inNorth ...... ’s attitude towards Kosovo: North Manipulation ofcitizens. municipalitiesandethnicallymixedSerb communities...... agreementsBelgrade-Prishtina ...... Overall context...... andchangesinSerbia Conclusions andrecommendations -Kosovo...... North Ahtisaari plan...... Conclusions andrecommendations -municipalitiesformed underthe About thisresearch...... Municipality ofNovobërdë/NovoMunicipality Brdo...... ofRanillug/ Municipality ...... ofRahovec/ Municipality ...... ofShtrpcë/Štrpce Municipality ofIstog/ –Osojanë/Osojane...... Municipality Church inKosovo...... Orthodox Serb ofPejë/PećMunicipality ...... –Gorazhdecë/Goraždevac ...... ofGraçanicë/Gračanica Municipality ofPartesh/PartešMunicipality ...... ofKllokot/ Municipality TABLE OFCONTENTS Attitude towards KosovoNorth ...... Attitude European integration...... Parallel municipalities...... Church Orthodox ...... Serb Civil sector...... The media...... Education it...... from legislation deriving planLocal and administrationandimplementation theAhtisaari of Social...... life Socioeconomic development...... Crkva uOsojanu...... Pećka Patrijaršija...... Dečani Visoki ...... 29 23 19 15 69 63 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 59 55 52 48 46 45 44 43 43 38 35 33 29 5 9 7 9

Serb Community in Kosovo 92 92 92 94 95 96 97 99 99 82 83 85 79 100 101 101 102 103 104 105 106 101 Education in the Serbian...... Language and SerbSerbian ...... Identity Language ...... Heritage and Cultural Religious Links with Serbia...... to Keep and Develop The Right Commanders...... and Local Policing in Decision-Making...... Serb Community Participation Rights of...... Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons ...... Justice System ...... Missing Persons Cadastral Records...... Konkluzionet e arritura Kufijve Menaxhimin e Integruar për të RegistryCivil ...... Books of Movement...... Freedom Mutual Recognition of...... Diplomas University ...... Stamp Customs Ahtisaari plan and the rights it stipulates...... Law Education Republic of Kosovo...... 79 of the in the Municipalities on ...... Kosovo Law RTV on Law Local on Self-government...... Photos...... 6 ...... Belgrade-Prishtina agreements ...... Zones on Special Protective Law ...... ANNEX:

Serb Community in Kosovo About this research

In the period January – June 2012 a team of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia conducted a research on initial effects of the Ahtisaari plan on the situation of the Serb community in Kosovo. In the course of one- day visits to the municipalities of Ranillug/Ranilug, Partesh/Parteš, Kllokot/ Klokot, Novobërdë/, Graçanicë/Gračanica and Shtrpce/Štrpce the team interviewed municipal officials and civil society representatives. It also interviewed citizens in Rahovec/Orahovac and Gorazhdec/Goraždevac where are not in the majority. The research was also conducted in in late June 2012 – at the time the municipal administration formed under the Ahtisaari plan became operational despite the strong pressure from Serb parallel structures. Conclusions and recommendations that make part of this research de- rive from actual findings and other independent sources of information. Ex- cerpts from interviews or summarized interviews with municipal officials and civil society activists in the municipalities formed under the Ahtisaari plan and in solidly Serb populated communities are presented in a separate chapter. This research was realized with the assistance from the Kosovo Foun- dation for Open Society.

7 8 Conclusions and recommendations – mu- nicipalities formed under the Ahtisaari plan

Socioeconomic development The newly formed and solidly Serb populated municipalities south of the Ibër/ River have made considerable progress – in infrastructure and overall quality of citizens’ everyday life. These are the municipalities that have accepted the Ahtisaari plan and integrated into Kosovo society. On the other hand, the absence of a clear-cut strategy for socioeconomic development is a major challenge they have to cope with. Such strategy preconditions fresh investment that secures jobs and opens prospects not only to citizens of these municipalities but also to everyone in Kosovo as a whole. Major infrastructural projects have been realized in newly formed mu- nicipalities – in Kllokot/Klokot, Partesh/Parteš and Ranillug/Ranilug in the first place. First infrastructural investment in the villages making up these mu- nicipalities in the past 40-50 years been made in construction of roads, sewage and water supply systems. Modern medical centers have been either re- constructed or build in almost all municipalities. Buildings to house municipal administrations have been erected or are about to be in most of them.

9 Local administration and implementation of the Ahtisaari plan and legislation deriving it from heel courtsJudicial reform and establishment of municipal is the Achilles’ - do not com ethnic communities the two people from young Actually, Social life On considerably. has improved of movement freedom Serbs’ Kosovo Sales of agricultural products at local markets, as well as their export, as their export, as well Sales of agriculturalat local markets, products economic be guided by should municipalities between Cooperation Development Ethnicallycall municipalities for attention. mixed special the most includedmunicipalities are research young in the in this The 10 of the decentralization process. This is what the great majorityThis is what the great of interviewed mu- of the decentralization process. nicipal officials and civil societycomplained of in activists Serb municipalities. protracted particularly are in the casesLegal of property settlement, proceedings, and as such adversely affect all citizensregardless of their ethnic origin. municate at all. Programs for strengthening social interaction among different different among social interaction for strengthening Programs municate at all. Civil society and patient work. commitment call far more ethnic groups for by Serbiaorganizations from could be most valuable in this regard. and Kosovo themselves. will to isolate continue ethnic communities Otherwise, the other hand, despite the progress made in Serb made integration despite the progress community’s the other hand, societyinto Kosovo at social and cultural level – has been accomplished little No ethnic communities. in daily citizens two between communication from greatly contribute would to feel- communication doubt that enhanced mutual ing of securitycitizens. among are the biggest problems for citizens problems the biggest of ruralare areas. Densely populated Serb should seek municipalities rather criteria. than ethnic of their ethnic regardless partners municipalities Kosovo economic throughout structure. of their infrastructure lags behind the infrastructure of the newly formed- mu nicipalities. economy bleak by affected most the they are population: of vulnerablegroup A survey of majority unemployed. The great young people are of prospects. projects. developmental for future be most welcome needs would their actual

Serb Community in Kosovo by thisresearch papers. to people have gettheircopiesof daily much difficulty when andiftheseare availabletothem. Insome ofthemunicipalities covered by mother tongue solely Belgrade-seated dailiesandmagazines–only and strengthen againstmisuseofthepublic broadcasting mechanisms service. objectivity, shouldmakesure transparently Kosovo authorities thatitoperates doubtsits andseriously oftheChannelII about legality bearsagrudge munity provide thisinformation.grade-seated mediacannot com- Given thattheSerb about activities ofKosovo institutions andmajordevelopments inKosovo. Bel- soon aspossible. Asthingsstandnow, information lack origin ofSerb citizens communities.needs oflocal shouldpay more inchargeofcurricula attention authorities totheactual school schools). andelementary from secondary Apart eral providing bettereducation, - housessev (asinglebuildingoften while overcrowding schools plaguessecondary education. andsecondary teachersarefor theirjobs,ementary Some notqualified complain ofinadequate implementation ofthisprovision. often Serbs terviewed between two ethniccommunities thanmen. yearssince inthepasttwelve women have beenby farmore opentocooperation ofwomen shouldbeimproved Situation andgender themore equality vica.) so Mitro isHodzicin - origin Adrijana North womanfirst and mayoronly Serb of River hasbeenelectedamayor.woman intheregion southoftheIbër/Ibar (The that are inthebestinterest ofcitizens. tion inthe appointmentofhighpoliceofficialssoastofind compromise solutions occupy. theofficethey for Inadequateshouldbetakeninto- education considera in the police commandermanifest cadre – many of them donot meet the criteria When it comes to the print media, itcomes totheprint When are intheir informed broadcasting oftheRTV as Kosovo shouldstart inSerbian Channel II The media ofel- complained ofbad quality Kosovo Serbs Many oftheinterviewed Education guaranteed,Though theuseofmothertongue isconstitutionally thein- Women municipalities are inhighadministrative few. postsinSerb No Most municipalities humanresources lack withproper education. This is 11

Serb Community in Kosovo Serb Orthodox Church Some circles in the Serb Orthodox with big- – the institution Church Civil sector need of civil society is an urgent for development to There programs and a multiethnic precondition programs youth well-designed Actually, This is closely of cultural that with development institutions connected - media consider to the broadcast it comes is better when The situation All these local media should keep citizens- better posted about imple 12 gest influence on Kosovo on Kosovo influence gest Serbs readiness – hold moderate stands and manifest A part of the clergy stand up to unsettled issues. solutions for compromise and oppose the “patriots,” other and against labeling certain“traitors” Serbs partition.idea about Kosovo include as many as possible young people. In almost all municipalities the in- the In almost all municipalities include people. young as possible as many terviewed should ethnic communities different citizensfrom people said young often parents obstruct such hand, other the On communicate. and together get especiallystereotypes negative over who pass those other eth- about programs, The international to their children. Albanian in the first place, nic communities, and various support programs edu- more to youth community should provide ethnically in overcoming people based that assist young cational outreaches bias and integrating into the society. societymulticultural modern based on values. in Kosovo to spend their free nowhere people have Young rather neglected at present. are by the municipalities encompassed of the None in coffeetime except shops. ruinedeither culturalwhile closed are or centers moviea has theater, research for elementary grounds recreation and secondaryNon-existing school down. problem. the most pressing among students are ing that almost everying that TV – of its station municipality even has a radio – or a own. mechanismsexisting and the for the exercise legislation of Kosovo mentation of ethnic rights because Serbs Kosovo south of the Ibër/Ibar rather worried are end of supervised the expects anxious Kosovo that theynow are independence: Serbthe of position the regulating laws the of implementation future about community.

Serb Community in Kosovo in North Mitrovica,in North centers. andmedical the venue of theirmainuniversity oflaw to appeasementandtherule look forward southoftheIbër/Ibar Serbs normalization. who are intheNorth signal tothemoderates after encouraging isamost administration Mitrovica come inNorth theestablishmentofnew communities toEuropean asitsticket integration.tion ofminority legislation, improved situa- implementationplanandvisibly oftheAhtisaari to acknowledge Kosovo documents, cards. and ID passports ward toEUbutofSerbia’s aswell. Kosovo isone ofthebiggest stumbling blocs intheway ofKosovo’s road to- rights, community. totheSerb isofmajorimportance which Anarchy inNorth therespectandfreedoms,for ofhumanrights andtherespect minority for without exception. The process ofKosovo’s accession toEUimpliesguarantees inKosovo. real for jobsinthepublicservice apply make theirincome transparent andtaxable. sion. Asolution totheproblem inacompromise shouldbe found thatwould and companies. spursocialten- themofthesebenefitscouldeasily Depriving about a large number of fictive employees, institutions Serbian ex-workers of and receive salaries, pensions andwelfare from checks Serbia’s budget. This is ordeathcertificates, asbirth such toobtaindocumentsissuedinSerbia zens on Protection some for compromise calls Zones solutions. isregulated andchurchesthestatusofwhich monasteries undertheLaw Serb The fact that the great majority of Serbs south of the Ibër/Ibar wel- Ibër/Ibar southofthe Serbs of The fact thatthegreat majority implementationThe Kosovo shouldseefull ofminority government Kosovo would for strongly encourageKosovo Serbs liberalization Visa ofKosovo Integration intoEUisinthebestinterest citizens ofall European integration Besides, theirfictive for pays work could Serbia some ofpublic servants Parallel municipal there administrations are justtoassistciti- usually Parallel municipalities of factories,Construction roads and recreation of areas in the vicinity Attitude towards Kosovo North North towardsKosovo Attitude 13

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Serb Community in Kosovo Conclusions and recommendations – Kosovo North

Organized crime is the main stumbling bloc in the way of normaliza- tion in the North and its integration into Kosovo’s judicial system. The fact that its “economy” is mostly based on illegal trade and has North Mitrovica for stronghold became evident during “log revolution” that broke out in sum- mer 2011. Social and political power of local politicians and their partners in Belgrade – but in Prishtina as well – rests on the hookup with organized crime. Official Belgrade and Prishtina must work on uprooting these partnerships. Establishment of the rule of law in North Kosovo is crucial for regional stabilization. Implementation of the existing mechanisms that guarantee the Serb community the safeguard of its identity and development is the only alter- native to parallel institutions. Prishtina’s and Belgrade’s strong and clear-cut support for the administrative office in North Mitrovica, headed by Adrijana Hodzic, is highly important for normalization in this region of Kosovo. Courts of law should be established as soon as possible to secure the rule of law. The police in North Kosovo seem just to keep records of crimes and hardly ever investigate them. This is so mostly because of the political situation in and about North Kosovo. The police should start functioning properly and enforcing law in North Kosovo as soon as possible.

15 Moderates among SerbsModerates among and constantly threatened that are Kosovo in plan for with an economic up government should come The Kosovo about reason, with good Serb citizens anxious, in North are Kosovo such as the University control Prishtina’s beyond whichInstitutions are Findingssurveys of independent citizens that show in North Kosovo policy that prioritizes territories Belgrade’s official of end The in neigh- parallelof administration of financing structures payingInstead and of citizensArrests of Serb origin be misused for should not political 16 even assaulted by radical groups must be protected at all costs. at all costs. be protected must radicaleven groups by assaulted with SerbNorthin consultation Kosovo moderates to contribute to the eager This particularly refersadministrative to the community. of their development tensions. present the would help lessen Such a plan Northoffice for Kosovo. in the event of parallel of abolishment income staying any without institutions. New be clearly must solutions alternative to them. explained In this context, government The solutions. these possible among jobs in a new public sector are of Serbiaonly assistance financial to provide if it is transparent continue may and taxable. and the ClinicalNorth Center in Mitrovica be easily may incorporated the in autonomy. of and still keep a high degree legal sphere The poorlyare informed concerning the Serb about the legislation community. majority great stickthem Kos- of in stereotypesto situation present the about Albanian countrymen. and their its prospects ovo, boring countries be in parallel and manipulates would in Kosovo institutions has official once Not of citizensthe best interests Serbia of alike. and Kosovo Belgrade sacrificed out of Serbs from Serbia for political purposes in the past citizens In making their decisions in the North should always decades. two regardless of which parties in power are bear in mind this practice of Belgrade’s in Serbia. the Serbian of imaginarysalaries to workers should government enterprises, for small of projects and medium-sizebetter assist the implementation enter- would This entrepreneurship. prise in North and thus harness Kosovo citizens’ considerably stabilization run. in the long contribute to regional Real criminals their and purpose – and every per se. case be treated should supporters to hide behind the skirts should not be allowed of innocent people taken into custody.

Serb Community in Kosovo the young ones. together peoplefrombring across bothsidesofthebridge Ibër/Ibar, especially ofeitherside.zens Inthiscontext, programs that tosupport itisnecessary hasshowed thatdividedcitiesandtowns donotbenefitciti- History 17

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Serb Community in Kosovo Overall context and changes in Serbia

In September 2012 the International Civilian Office for Kosovo (ICO) closes down to mark the end of the supervised independence. From then on Ko- sovo institutions will be held by far more accountable than at present. Review of the Kosovo government’s answers to the EU questionnaire for the SAA feasibil- ity study begun in June 2012. For the first time in the past 30 years several agree- ments have been reached in the context of Serb-Albanian relations. Though, in the presence of an international mediator these agreements have been reached through direct negotiations between Belgrade and Prishtina1. On the other hand, the outcome of Serbia’s parliamentary and presiden- tial elections that weakened the pro-European option is the biggest challenge to further development of regional cooperation that preconditions further move- ment towards EU2. Though not openly opposing EU, Socialist Party of Serbia / SPS/ and Serb Progressive Party /SNS/ that are about to form the government together with United Regions of Serbia /URS/ are not exactly convincing about the country’s EU integration. Policies of both parties in 1990s were anti-- an and both played a crucial role in ex-Yugoslavia’s disintegration. This is the main reason why one should be suspicious about their resoluteness to pursue neighborly relations and finally acknowledge the new reality and borders in the region.

1 Negotiations were intensified and produced more concrete results in December 2011 – March 2012, at the time when Serbia was under strong pressure to demonstrate readiness for EU candidacy. In other words, the dialogue continued thanks to the pressure from the international community and the fact that the Democratic Party badly needed EU candidacy in the election campaign. 2 Socialist Party of Serbia won twice an many votes than in the past elections /15% of the electorate/. Tomislav Nikolic, leader of the conservative and populist Serb Progressive Party was elected the President of the Republic. 19 . 5 . Its leader Ivica actually Its leader Dačić tailors the new government . 4 , not even policies of Socialist touched the on Serbia of Party and Serb , Today’s reality in Kosovo, SerbsNorththe those in and thoseto divided reality Kosovo, in Today’s Over the election campaign their leaders, Ivica Dačić and Tomislav Tomislav Ivica and Dačić Over campaign election the their leaders, Socialist of SerbiaParty has notably radicalized in its stand about Kosovo 3 In 1990s President Nikolic was a vice-president of the extremely nationalistic Serb of the extremely nationalistic was a vice-president Nikolic Radical its deploying Party In 1990s President and known for its xeno- chauvinism and para-militaryown battlefields of ex-Yugoslavia the throughout troops . phobia. who was all Kosovo for the arrests the police minister during campaing, the election Ivica Dacic, When came of human rights to Serbia against the arrest South defenders protested and Albanans from Serbia. explained Serbia Minister Dacic of Serb the arrests was reciprocating policmen Albanian citizens, Kosovo two the basis of on taken into custody for espionage citizens arrested One of the two was Hasan Abazi, in Kosovo. warrant warrant dating back issued backthe arrest in 1999 – the arrest to the era of Slobodan Milosevic when released Albanians were about 2,000 Kosovo 2000, After October 5, politicallysuch warrants were motivated. Albanians in suspected five the police arrested On the eve of the elections, prisons in Serbia. from days in 2001 released later as it turnedtwo out that they been granted had pardon were They of war crimes. fueled the feelings Neverthless of these arrests settlement of the crisis on in Southunder the agreement Serbia. insecurity citizens among of Albanian origin in the region. report for Helsinki Committee See and a half in Annual about the idea of partition in last year of Kosovo more „Obstruction www.helsinki.org.rs. to Europe“web page of the road 2011: 3 4 5 20 living south of the Ibër/Ibarthe of south living all the Northare in Kosovo anarchy the and River of the policyconsequences partition of - and waiting for right it re time to have into a Serbs between tensions growing Constant now are and Albanian alized. it entails. frozen with all conflict the threats and does it by invoking the policy for Kosovo. He first conditioned the partici He first conditioned - the policy for invoking Kosovo. and does it by its changed Kosovo of Liberal by Democraticpation in the government Party offices commissioned policy opening of respective opposed and then strongly He wanted Democratic also /DS/ and SNS to Party in Belgrade and Prishtina. he would not form with he claimed a coalition stand up against these offices: In the spring wasDačić of 2011 consent. their should theyof the two give any He first official to publiclythe the up with come scenariopartition for Kosovo. including himself and his party Serb not authors of the plan – the entire are elite, it ever since 1990s but behind the closed been insisting on have door parts of DS, international repercussion to avoid Nikolić Radical Party in 1990s. Ivica Dačić won the election by radicalizing the Kosovo by election the Ivica won Dačić Radical in 1990s. Party The policy partition with the go public was the first politician to and scenario. of conservative influence strong parties two under in are forces butSerbia proper member- let alone integration, EU also in Russia against Serbia’s that is in fact combinatory personnel will parties’ the two Last but not least, ship of NATO. administration. seriously shake Serbia’s the past 18 months

Serb Community in Kosovo to Kosovo Serbs. the above-mentioned changeofDSpolicy. put across The message was actually across to Tomislav hispresidential inauguration, after Nikolić shortly indicates trade, smuggling andcorruption. arethey notexpectedtogive up, justlikethat, theprofit makefrom they illegal notbeaneasytask: –will crime tiedwithorganized –closely of thesestructures ithad over adecade.lel structures itselfsetupandmaintainedfor Dismantling testifiedthattheofficialBelgradewasahostageparal- to Kosovo actually North statement helpedlessentensions, thetimebeing. atleastfor The situation in from barricades. Serbia’sclear thepathto Though meantto candidacy, EU his inMarch 2012by shouldwithdraw they saying strongly opposedKosovo Serbs Kosovo. North for icy Boris Tadić, leader, andtheparty ex-president ofSerbia position. municipalities ofall regardlessoftheirethniccomplemented tothedetriment - Self-government. on Local the Law However, im- thelawitselfisinadequately numberofMPseatsintheParliament. guaranteed ally inthemunicipal assembly.majority representatives Serb alsohave aconstitution- Novo Brdo is an Albanian, municipality representatives though Serb are in the tals 20percentself-governments inKosovo. oflocal The mayor ofthe Novobërdë/ lokot/Klokot, Partesh/Parteš, to- –which Graçanicë/Gračanica, Shtrpcë/Štrpce rights intheregionrights communitythanany otheragreement on minority intheKosovo Serb authority a frame for theexercise for sincelate2008 a frame oftheserights tlement), intheConstitution ofKosovo, incorporated thathasbeenproviding plan(theComprehensiveis theAhtisaari - Proposal Set theKosovo Status for communityintheregion. morethananyguaranteed otherminority rights It years. Today, theendofconflict, years twelve after communityis Serb the improved inthepastten-odd communityhasconsiderably situation oftheSerb 7 6 Blic http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/71784/Euleks-poceo-da-sprovodi-plan-Martija-Ahtisarija. Blic http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/71784/Euleks-poceo-da-sprovodi-plan-Martija-Ahtisarija The message Borko Stefanović,The message Borko Serbia’s head of negotiating team, put There are some hintsthattheDemocratic changed hasitspol- Party’s In addition, communities inKosovo exercise under minority theirrights hold power in the municipalitiesKosovo Serbs of Ranillug/Ranilug,- Kl Despite Belgrade’s andmanipulation ofKosovo Serbs, obstruction the 7 . 6 . The planinvests more 21

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In an interview with the Radio Free Europe, Stefanovićpointed out that In an interview Europe, the Radio with Free - http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/stefanovic-nema-vracanja-u-devede Europe: Radio Free sete/24610567.html 8 22 it was necessarynew the into account to take reality and Kosovo in and about “Those 1999 or even 1996 restored. before the situation to have impossible believ- we agreementsreach could which in that this is a process ing we tillreached have could has transferred UNMIK 1999 reason badly: Kosovo government the authority all to inde- was the time ofThat Kosovo’s premiership. Kostunica’s Vojislav at the time of everything some Serbsin Kosovo still believe (…) Unfortunately, declaration pendence trying to Instead good, do something to in 1996 or 1997. as it was restored could be calling upon the alarmsome /Serb/ on daily basis, leaders Kosovo are in North raising They turn time. for umpteenth Jaksić rambling Marko to listen just to gather to people infrastructure institutions, destroyed totally utilities in North public and eye to a blind are getting individuals some overfunctions nothing there, Whileabsolutely Kosovo. - but still ap own three or four and , in Belgrade apartments richer and richer, like today, looks Kosovo North this is what structuresmunicipal Well, to ply for welfare. they argue that any a picture are from Moreover, these gentlemen hiding public. general eager agreementOffor them, Prishtinawith unacceptable is it course unacceptable. is safeguard to Theypreserve benefitsto want that this anarchy from crime at all costs. to reveal It is high time suits them perfectly,are while citizens those who suffer the most. on. going citizens so that they realize what’s to and plans their doings

Serb Community in Kosovo Belgrade-Prishtina Agreements

Over the period of one year (March 2011 – March 2012) Belgrade and Prishtina reached seven agreements (on regional representation, custom stamps, cadastral records, civil registry books, freedom of movement, univer- sity diplomas and integrated border crossing control). Not only progress in Belgrade-Prishtina relations but also in everyday life of citizens depends on full implementation of these agreements. However, most agreements available at the website of the Serbian gov- ernment do not detail the deadline for beginning of implementation. On the other hand, the Kosovo side claims that these deadlines had been set. (This is what HC representatives learned from members of the Kosovo negotiating team.). On July 14 Kosovo was given the guidelines for visa liberalization9. Visa liberalization for Kosovo would strongly encourage Kosovo Serbs to ap- ply for Kosovo passports. Given that Kosovo is the only country in the region still waiting for visa liberalization, its citizens, Serbs included, have to apply for passports of other countries to facilitate their travel to EU member-states. Full implementation of the agreement on civil registry books is among precondi- tions for Kosovo’s access to Schengen zone. The agreement on car plates should have been fully implemented by June 15, 201210 - all citizens of Kosovo were supposed to replace their ve- hicle license plates till that date. Unlike Kosovo Serbs south of the Ibër/Ibar River, those in the North mostly refused to replace their car plates. In response, the began treating their vehicles as unregistered. Kosovo Police

9 EurAktiv http://www.euractiv.rs/srbija-i-eu/4238-kosovo-dobilo-uputstva-za-viznu-liberalizaciju.html. 10 RTS http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/Politika/1118946/Rampa+za+stare+tablice+15.+juna%3F.html 23 . 12 . What including affects from Albanians all citizens without exception; Minister Bajramsaid Serbia Rexhepi had Police Kosovo part, his For the them on replace may license plates /Kosovo/ with RKS Car owners has been implemented of movement on the freedom The agreement What the on of the agreement the implementation over cast a shadow 11 Ibid. of the agreement 2011 the Serbian the implementation on a decree adopted government On December 22, citizens that provides Central Kosovo of decree The freely throughout can move of movement. the freedom on Serbiathey and that of Kosovo documents shall adminstration be given provisional their ID with cards issued by . 2011. December 23, Europe, Radio Free crossings. testifying border their entrance/exit at adminstrative 11 12 24 South Serbia (Preshevo-Preševo Valley) having to cross borders on daily on basis borders having to cross Valley) South Serbia (Preshevo-Preševo per vehicle charge an – A two-week is 60-70 Euro is the vehicle insurance tax. on agreement An majoritygreat amount the of citizens simply cannot afford. make it easier for which vehicles would freely to move in card system, green to the Hel- According this problem. help overcome may EU member-states, the Serbian opposes such side compromise. sources, sinki Committee’s vehicleThe insurance tax affects Kosovo Serbs the this possibility. insisted on (The bearingmost Serbiawith ties business their in mind travel. and frequent in Kosovo.) work who the tax also affectsSouth Albanians from Serbia, with Serbia crossing border temporary with /Serbian/ for plates which they Serbian to According per day. 30 Euro) to set aside 3,000 dinars (about have neutrality.” status Kosovo “confirms this measure Minister Ivica Dačić, Police for per day charged 400 dinars (about 4 Euro) are these owners In addition, vehicle insurance. It makes it possible for citizens to enter of Kosovo since late December 2011. Serbia with their ID cards issued in Kosovo Minister BajramMinister the deadline decided to postpone Rexhepi of for replacement the Serbiandriving by licenses issued Ministry of the Interior till September 2012 1, freedom of movement were arrests of Kosovo citizens Kosovo of originAlbanian of arrests on were movement of freedom Hasan of indictments Serbiathe grounds issued against them back in 1990s. accused of Kosovo, Workers of the Independent Metal president today’s Abazi, indictments of put it mildly, To the arrested. in 1999 was among of espionage police and solely for Milosevic’s issued by – they were problematic 1999 are After 2,000 some 2000 change of the regime the October political reasons. Albanian political prisoners in Serbia amnestied. were

Serb Community in Kosovo when itcomes torestitution,” released theoffice and secures rights ofSerbia better prospects related cases to citizens to property in settlementofdisputable participate toactively agreement enablesSerbia the firsttimesince1999, proceedings tohave inKosovo.” asay inproperty This thatimplementation oftheagreementportal madeBelgrade, itpossiblefor for Negotiating the Head ofSerbian Team web toldSETimes Borko Stefanović took itsimplementation authorities intoconsideration.Serbian The Officeof 2011,had beenagreed inSeptember back 2012that inJanuary itwasonly had opposedthegovernmental decision, promising itsimplementation the outgoing government, Self-government ofLocal deniedthattheMinistry tions be, will therefore, issued successively. Milivoje Mihajlović, spokesman of - – instruc simultaneously towns to all and municipalitiesstructions in Serbia the words Customs”“Kosovo without any additional of Kosovo’s symbols state- 2011.stamps inSeptember The agreement providesbear thatthestampswill Self-government Free Local for Europe were they from instructions waiting for the Ministry books from /Peć, since2000toldtheRadio Istog/Istok andKlinë/ Employees civilregistry storing Administrative oftheKragujevac Department not begunyet books moved from working on Kosovo toSerbia. civilregistry cards, toobtainID citizens passports, etc. have municipalities Some inSerbia booksKosovo tomakeiteasierfor posed tohandover copiesofcivilregistry ments, hesaid restitution couldn’t they toclaim citizens docu- withoutoriginal have claimed yetfor anotherproblem. records ofcadastral Return would makeitpossiblefor stand pinpoints thatlotssoldunderthecounterorregistered only inwriting sued tothemwere proper. Meha Director Murat ofKosovo CadastralAgency without anythatthedocumentsis- guarantee and paytheseservices dearfor of their documents to obtain originals of Kosovo had to go to Serbia citizens 16 http://www.naslovi.net/2011-09-28/rts/prelazi-van-dnevnog-reda/2839592. 15 http://www.naslovi.net/2011-09-28/rts/prelazi-van-dnevnog-reda/2839592. 14 13 Ibid.. Radio FreeRadio Europe, December23, 2011. Though the transfer of copies cadastral ofcopiesrecordstoKosovo Though thetransfer fromSerbia Serbian governmental officialsarguethatitisimpossible togive in- Serbian Belgrade andPrishtina reached theagreement on theKosovo customs Under an agreement reached in Brussels Serbian authorities were authorities sup- Under anagreement Serbian reached inBrussels 16 . 13 . 15 . Inthepast tenyears some 14 . 25

Serb Community in Kosovo . The . 17 . Stalled the of implementation . 18 ). 19 The diplomatically and key parties the deal between complex two – the The only agreement that has not been implemented so far is the one on one onlybeen implemented so far is the that has not The agreement However, the agreement was thwarted delega- – either Kosovo the agreement soon However, Though the two parties reached an agreement on mutual recognition recognition mutual on partiesThough the reached an agreement two Belgrade-Prishtina talks came to a standstill in July 2011 due to opposing stands on customs stamps. Then talks cameBelgrade-Prishtina to a standstill in July stamps. customs 2011 due to opposing stands on local Serbs took In response, Jarinje crossings and Brnjak. special units at administrative deployed Prishtina barricades. and erected stations crossing border of these two possession id=231698. will in international not appear next to the name Kosovo “Republic” word that the provides The agreement a footnote will to Security refer 1244 — which the inde- Council Resolution did not mention Instead, forums. declaration of — and a rulingpendence of Kosovo the International Court by of Justice saying that Kosovo’s independence in 2008 was legal. 17 18 www.danas.rs/danasrs/drustvo/konacnu_rec_daje_evropska_asocijacija_univerziteta_.55.html?news_ 19 26 hood and that Kosovo authorities that Kosovo hood and control will of customs be in charge agreement mostly agreement affects from South students Serbia having graduated from universities. Kosovo - negotia of in the eight round – was reached representation regional on one Serbia on decision application for EU candidacy the eve of EU’s and on tions was reached the agreement while (Serbia candidacy obtained the 1, March on Februaryon 24 integrated borders management /IBM/ that deals with the crossings between between /IBM/ management that deals with the crossings integrated borders the Kosovo Bearing in mind its significance Kosovo, for Serbia and Kosovo. parties. both neverhas by it signed been However, signing. its on insisted side the agreements on rather than putting their signatures (On earlier occasions, tions (for not being properly presented) or Serbia’s (for Kosovo’s presentation presentation (for Kosovo’s (fortions not being properly or Serbia’s presented) Serbia in- Namely, meetings. severalwith a footnote) walked out on regional team and EU facilitator while the Kosovo the text of the footnote, sisted on Robert that a footnote was enough. next to the name of Kosovo Cooper took agreement actually lifted a trade embargo. (In July imposed an 2011 Kosovo actuallyagreement lifted embargo. a trade had Kosovo from goods on embargo Serbia’s Serbia. from goods on embargo for long.) been in force The two Serbia stalling been has implementation. its universityof diplomas, University to certify Association to ask the European parties di- agreed had In January 2012 countries. of the two each from universities issued by plomas, for the procedure announced team, negotiating Kosovo of head Tahiri, Edita the to her, According begin that month. would Kosovo issued in diplomas universities, Kosovo issued by of diplomas recognition enable would agreement includingUniversitythe Northof Mitrovica

Serb Community in Kosovo mentation oftheagreements thathave beenalready reached. open. At thisspecific pointoftime, continuation oftalks depends on imple- cations, remained theissuesoftelecommunicationspower andelectric supply jurisdiction. atbordertheir own customs crossings andborder undertheir control services Kosovo Negotiating Team Edita Tahiri explainedthatbothstateswould have beplaced will atthesecrossingand thatnostatesymbols points. The Head of crossings” officials will conduct atwhich from respective bothparties control, mon crossing bemakeup pointswill border“the commonofintegrated zone Further, itdetailsthatjoint, integrated, singleandsecure com postsatall - concept be will IBM possible.”“gradually implemented as soon as practically thatEULEXsays bepresent will accordance withitsmandate”“in andthat pledgedreached their word the two parties torespect them.) The agreement 20 Radio Slobodna Evropa, Slobodna Radio 3. decembar 2011. Though some progress hasbeenmade inthedomain oftelecommuni- 20

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Serb Community in Kosovo Serb Municipalities and Ethnically Mixed Municipalities in Kosovo

FACT-FINDING MISSIONS BY THE HELSINKI COMMITTEE’S TEAM

This chapter is based on interviews rather than on the Committee’s stands on the issues discussed.

Municipality of Kllokot/Klokot

Decentralization Serbs make up the majority population in the municipality (75% of to- tal population are Serbs, and 25% Albanians). Until 2009 the municipality was incorporated in the Viti/ municipality. By joining local self-government in Viti/Vitina as early as in 2007 Serbs secured a safer life for them. In 2009 the Serb communities’ office in Viti/Vitina – located in Vërbovc/Vrbovac till 2008 – was transformed into a preparatory team for the establishment of a new municipality. Local elections were called in November 2009 and the munici- pality was constituted in 2010. A high percentage of local youth participated in the first local elections for the newly formed municipality of Kllokot/Klokot. The municipal assembly has 15 deputies: 10 come from Serb Liberal Party /SLS/ and 5 from Democratic Alliance of Kosovo. The two parties rule 29 While waiting for to house it – which a building to be is supposed cen- the Kosovo Though Belgrade appealed to Kosovo Serbs to boycott Sasa the Ahtisaari decentralization commends Mirkovic Mayor by administra- the municipal Speaking of the Law Decentralization, on ar- It is still too early to close the International Civilian Office, down The municipalityKllokot/Klokot smoothly cooperates with the Viti/ 30 in coalition and are not challenged by any opposition whatsoever. The assem- whatsoever. opposition any not challenged by and are in coalition bly – political-financialfor and the committee committees has two committee Public de- and educational social issues. with healthcare, dealing communities intervals organizedbates are at three-month common of to discuss questions government subsidizes municipality Kosovo The one million the with interest. 5,050 the of to proportionate overall is subsidy population The year. per Euro to salaries goes for budget public municipal of the About 60 percent persons. - in construction admin and 120,000 cover invested are 200,000 Euro servants, expenses. istrative a in accommodated is administration municipal the – 2012 June by erected the end by be coated with asphalt should all streets to a plan, According rental. of 2012. eth- No of citizensabout 70 percent in the municipality participated in it. sus, nically since 2008. been registered have motivated incidents not adequately transferred are competences that however, He underlines, plan. still is no basic courtThere in Kllokot/Klokot as en- central to localfrom level. of a basic judges to the Ahtisaari plan, According legislation. Kosovo by visaged For court ethnic structure. should be elected proportionally to the community’s Viti/Vitina the basic courts in is of not a single judge – where the time being, Serb origin jurisdiction – has Kllokot/Klokot. over of public transfer in the domains of inadequate of competence complains tion the needs to be set up in A local station fire utilities and land management. people in the administration. say municipality, Mirkovic. gues Mayor say with Belgrade institutions; It does not communicate Vitina municipality. Deputy Refik SvilanovićVice-President for Major Marko Communities and Local Belgrade to refrain from Serbsbeen under the pressure have Halimi. been They have participating newa of establishment the in from municipality. also been under the pressure They have donations. with no more threatened on his thrown a bomb He had even says Refik Halimi. Albanian side, the from

Serb Community in Kosovo solve theproblemsolve ofunemployment. publicworks soastoatleastpartially to theKosovo government tosubsidize and Svilanović. Young peopleare emigrating. planstoapply The municipality Albanians. the staffof municipal administration: and30percent 70percentSerbs are thesetwo companies employently about200people. peoplemake Fifty-six bottled waterplantandthe “Nëna Naile” have sparesort been privatized. Pres- beforewasformed. themunicipality shortly percent ofpublicproperty a So unemployed.mally Besides, had theKosovo Privatizationsoldout95 Agency stopped.since 2008whentheimports andHalimi.Svilanović Manyhave theirproducts farmers notbeenpaidfor products, agricultural has imported and of the Republic of Serbia say a drop ineconomic activity. Until2008theCoordination Kosovo Centerfor goods among otherthings. ofexported on theorigin to thiscontributed All pered by customs andcomplex administrative certificates procedure implying say peopleofthemunicipal administration, are ham- toSerbia whileexports at othermarkets. products, withagricultural Kosovo market isoverwhelmed Commercial inthevillageofShillovë/Šilovo. Bankislocated “Nëna Naile” underconstruction. presently oftheBelgrade-seated Abranch investment), private (including Mayor says Mirković, thesparesort including oftwo yearsthe period 16millionEuro have beeninvested inthemunicipality 100,000 Euro peryear from andadministrative taxes. taxes on property Over with some 300,000Euro. participated zerland) some earns The municipality these projects.- (Swit andLogos asUSAID such Internationalorganizations by March 2012. The ofKosovo hadgovernment donated one millionEurofor are correct. car. in municipality parallel Viti/Vitina Relations withtheBelgrade-supported Unemployment isthebiggest problem ofthemunicipality, say Halimi fromApart working in the fields, 90 percent of the populationfor- is inthe municipality,The biggest industry agriculture, copeswithsales projects have percent beenrealized oftheplannedinfrastructural Sixty Economy 31

Serb Community in Kosovo Nebojša Vesić, journalist for the Radio Kllokot/Klokot, says that the journalist for the Radio Kllokot/Klokot, Vesić, Nebojša SerbiaDailies and magazines from not available in Kllokot/Klokot. are BCitizens are kept posted by two local two BCitizens media outlets – Radio kept posted by Kllokot/ are The media Education All Serb and the of Kosovo the government paid both by teachers are Local has no funds to subsidize self-government education- and health Healthcare municipality in the outpatient – in facilities two are Kllokot/ There 32 station airs 4-6 hours of the program it produces. The station also broadcasts also broadcasts The station it produces. airs 4-6 hours of the program station It is in the Europe. of America Radio and the Free Voice of the programs good He and his colleagues have media network. membership of KOSMA Vesić. says and officials, institutions cooperation with Kosovo and Radio Mondo mostly of Blic daily, websites citizens use internet, Instead, he explains. and Metohija, of Kosovo KlokotTV in the Serbian Plus and a Serbian-language language channel of the /Gnjilane municipality. the village of Shillovë/Šilovo, from broadcast government of Serbia. There is one Serb-Albanian school – named „Gjon one „Gjon is There Serb-Albanian school – named of Serbia. government Serb and Alba- Rajković“Sereqe/Marko – in the village of Mogillë/Mogila. educa the while - curricula, different schoolsame the have but go students nian Serb and Albanian students play systemtion hardly encourages interaction. but cannot as they communicate mostly sport games, duringtogether breaks, language. another’s do not speak one It pays salaries to 12 out of 18 teachers and provides says the Mayor. care, Bel- by appointed All teachers are teaching aids and furnishingsto the school. grade. Klokot and in Vërbovc/Vrbovec. Sevenpayroll of on the are medical officers Vërbovc/Vrbovec. Klokot and in They monthly. each earning 300 Euro about the Kllokot/Klokot municipality, 15 Another level. at municipal been recruited at an open competition have the from 400 and 500 Euro, between their salaries, receive medical officers medical is of Albanian No officer origin. of Serbia. government

Serb Community in Kosovo Besides, free of charge.to citizens material construction it distributes Many school. ening andreconstruction ofsome roads. hasbeenbuiltinalocal hall Asports equipment), 2millionfor need ofextra regulation basins, ofriver street light- lion Euro andgives investment: yet capital another million for thehospital (in availabletoKosovo ministersandofficials.ing abroadcast system nicipal assembly. equipment,for meetings hasstate-of-the-art The hall - includ inGjilan/Gnjilane. ofthecourt jurisdiction hasnotbeenestablishedyet isunderthe –themunicipality A basiccourt schools). andagricultural medical andsecondary (agymnasium schools ondary andequipped), beingfurnished tal (thatisstill andthree sec- three elementary institutions: apolicestation, facility, anoutpatient abuildingtohousehospi- been transferredfrom theGjilan/Gnjilanemunicipality. There are local several in thevillageofPasjani. administration ishousedinarented building. one isunderconstruction Anew self-government.make thelocal Kllokot/Klokot,The sameasin the municipal inhabitants. Itsinstitutions were on August formed 19, 2010. deputies Fifteen Vranje. copies oftheserecords. books thatare keptin The same tocivil refers registry Serbia/. Undertherelevantagreement, shouldhave themunicipality obtained not implementedinthemunicipality, theMayor. says The municipality managedThe tax to 2.90Euro. to municipality reduce public utility the municipal budgetThe Kosovo subsidizes with government one mil- often attendthemeetingsof mu- Kosovo governmental officials According toMayor ofParteš Nenad Cvetković, competences all have Partesh/Parteš homogeneous communitywith5,000 isanethnically Decentralization ofPartesh/Parteš Municipality Cadastral records are / relevanttothemunicipality stored inKrusevac The agreements Belgradeand have are Prishtina reached inBrussels agreements Belgrade-Prishtina 33

Serb Community in Kosovo Economy The media TV Plus Shiullovë/ from media in the SerbianBroadcast are language Education The Serbianmunicipality, government has neglected education in the Local roads that are in poor condition stand in the way of economic economic of way the in stand Localcondition poor in are that roads is of population About 60 percent Agriculture is the main industry. The municipal administration does not communicate with Belgrade in- with does not communicate administration municipal The 34 Šilovo and Radio Laser from Pasjan. No print available to No media at all are Šilovo and Radio Pasjan. Laser from citizens. which, left to its own devises, supports educations inasmuch as it can. Local supports educations as it can. inasmuch left devises, to its own which, curricula. elementaryschools – three secondary and three – use Serbia’s progress. No investment has been made in the municipality the past 50 has been made over investment No progress. water supply system and sewage) deter poten- infrastructure Bad (roads, years. says Cvetković. tial investors, of percent About 50 This and brain drain. causes social tensions unemployed. of 70 percent All in all, emigrated mostly people have to Luxembourg. young has a administration municipal The so far. has emigratedpopulation abroad staff of 60 persons. households do not have bathrooms. Citizenscan apply for passportKosovo bathrooms. not have do households majority has their and the great administration already municipal with the documents. Kosovo-issued Though Serb citizens hardly with their Albanian communicate ever stitutions. no ethnically- been regis have or incidents countrymen, motivated problems and of Partesh/Parteš neighboring municipalities On the other hand, tered. developGjilan/Gnjilane partnershipand apply organizations projects to donor and Gjilan/Gnjilane Partesh/Parteš agricultural projects). development (e.g. interests. economic shared cooperation based on interethnic set an example of

Serb Community in Kosovo policy, economic development, planning, urban etc. For instance, firefighting or ofpublicutilitiesandservices,centralization market, forest management, fiscal the Kosovo government is after the decentralization fact that it proclaimed janovic, confused. butthesetwo concepts are often According tohim, despite it, thandecentralizes Kosovo rather reorganizes - Sto plan territorially says ofcompetences from problematic.the transfer isstill level central The Ahtisaari vised independence. intolegislation by planwould theendofsuper- the Ahtisaari beincorporated He issuspiciousabouttheKosovo government’s promise provisions thatall of closes down, planoncethe Ahtisaari InternationalCivilian Office he says. is one offive mostprosperous municipalities inKosovo thatare notindebted. years, Mayor says BojanStojanović, adding thattoday’s Graçanicë/Gračanica on eachother. hasmadeThe thebiggest progressmunicipality two inthepast thetwo municipalities constructed the wholearea now touch hasbeenheavily hasgrown town. intoasmall years ofGraçanicë/Gračanica themunicipality As municipality,this parallel Cvetković. says elections. inlocal run Representatives ofPartesh/Parteš with donotcooperate institutiondidnot hasthesame300deputiessince2008asthey This parallel the entire inthevillageofKusce. area BasininKosovo islocated oftheMorava sovo Football League. youth center in Partesh/Parteš, teamcompetes in theKo- whereas itsfootball Though the transfer of competences to the municipality is almost over, ofcompetences isalmost tothe Though thetransfer municipality However, Kosovo constitution that a new fear may annul Serbs local ofPrishtina,Once justasettlementintheoutskirts over thepast12 Decentralization ofGraçanicë/GračanicaMunicipality for ofGjilan/Gnjilane The administration oftheparallel municipality Parallel underBelgrade’s institutions control center. ofacultural finances The construction municipality There isa andculture Sports 35

Serb Community in Kosovo According to local Serbs, one has to pay 2-3 million Euro for hec- one 2-3 million Euro has to pay one to local Serbs, According 18,000Some Serb-Alba- says Stojanović. courtsKosovo inefficient, are administramunicipal - the burdens with records The situation cadastral Economy under the Ahtisaari plan Graçanicë/ constitution since its’ Ever A plan for regional and urban development based on socioeconomic urban and socioeconomic on based development A plan forregional Ahtisaari of the additionally plan is The implementation burdened 36 tare of land in rural areas. Attractiveness of the municipality’s location (for of the municipality’s Attractiveness of land in ruraltare areas. in Prishtina downtown building from can the municipal one reach instance, This is why car) raised10-15 minutes by the price estate and lands. of real estate in Serbought real out and moved - Serbsmany simply sold their lands, the moneys mostly Serbia to go only occasionally and are spent on Hence, bia. in Graçanicë/Gračanicaprojects and its economy. propertynian disputes over still their waiting list. on are valid or are to determine whether the copies of cadastral It is hard records tion. says Stojanovic. not, Gračanica has been among the most successful municipalities in Kosovo. Not Not Gračanica in Kosovo. the most successful municipalities has been among all of which contributed to so far, it has realized 150 projects some indebted, On the other entrepreneurship. and encouraged social atmosphere favorable it Besides, the municipality has no funds for strategy. a developmental hand, funds. applicationlacks for capacity-building IPA preconditioning programs customer service is still not available at local level. This is not only not This is problem the servicecustomer is stillat local not available level. the entire but also challenging Graçanicë/Gračanica Serb and municipalities, says Stojanovic. Kosovo, why all the plans This is municipalityyet. of the has not been developed profile that insufficiently He takes competent and strategies put forth not feasible. are stand for crucialresources problems. financial people for job and meager this Graçanicë/Gračanica“How to lead I am supposed when I cannot tell where he asks. for?” heads Kosovo newly that not a single the fact by municipality established has a basic court. of that the seats guaranteed to representatives says, he afraid, people are Many the Serb parliament in the Kosovo community in the category be placed would number of Serb the reduce which would MPs. seats,” “reserve of

Serb Community in Kosovo of specialized studies. of specialized standsinthe way the samepremises inGraçanicë/Gračanica the18schools inall are “split off,” asheputsit. schools share andsecondary The fact thatelementary seeany prospects them. for hardly Inaddition, inGraçanicë/Gračanica schools continue theireducation. Inthesituation ofhighunemployment young people almost illiterate, Mayor says Stojanovic. doesnotmotivatethemto The system on theirown. packages withmore than5-6books. Parents toget thesepackages are now trying schools.in secondary Infact,to Kosovo customs officialsallow wouldnotentry onthe textbooks the list” studentsneededtoget school enrolled “wish elementary programs. At yearof theendofthis school had theschool tocopewithsupply a computer lab, equipped. labsare poorly haveThe schools no care roomfor day in themorning, and, studentsintheafternoon) school while elementary except for Kisić. classes students attend school There isnot room enough(sothatsecondary ortheFacultyGračanica ofMedicineinMitrovica. in Graçanicë/ school medical who have graduated either from the secondary andotherapparatuses.device engages mostly youngpeople The laboratory tests. At present additional thecenteriswaiting for equipment –anultrasound ofmedical variety all for laboratory hasastate-of-the-art Graçanicë/Gračanica tina 800, 400, in Ugljari 500. andinDonja Gusterica centerin The medical hasastaffof750, centerinGraçanicë/Gračanica medical the one in - Prish municipality.Gračanica officers medical arepaidSerbia’s All from budget. The Albanian languageshops. are to beseenon publicutilitiesorSerb-owned language.have intheSerbian noinscriptions Likewise, inthe noinscriptions say residents ofGračanicëGračanica. For instance, by Albanians theshopsrun The municipality approvedThe opening oftheUN municipality oftheMedia and Faculty issobad that children system whohave are Education finishedschool isbad, school The situation ofthelocal psychologist school Miljana says language. intheSerbian education subsidizes Republic ofSerbia Education oftheGraçanicë/ There centersintheterritory arefour medical The law implemented,on theuseofmothertongue isinadequately Healthcare Healthcare 37

Serb Community in Kosovo - Presi of courts of law is of major importance to citizens. Functioning Municipality of Pejë /Peć– Gorazhdec/Goraždevac Gorazhdec/Goraždevac /Peć– Municipality of Pejë Decentralization around live in municipality of Peja/Peć to the electoral roll, According As many as 6 Belgrade-controlled self-governments operate self-governments in the ter- as 6 Belgrade-controlled As many Parallel institutions Parallel Construction of a sports center opened fresh prospects. Some 180 local Construction a sports of prospects. center opened fresh is no theater in the Serbian that there Given south of the Ibër/ language Sports and culture people in Graçanicë/Gračanica young Like in all municipalities other 38 dent of the Communities Committee in Gorazhdec/Goraždevac Committee dent of the Communities Slobodan takes that finalization of property-relatedon the lawsuits should be Petrovic 1,200 Serbs out of which 900 live in Gorazhdec/Goraždevac. About 12 Serb About 12 1,200 Serbs in Gorazhdec/Goraždevac. out of which 900 live Committee The Communities of Peja/Peć. to the town returned families have of the It has been in the competence within UNMIKfunctioned till 2002. integration into phase of localThe communities’ municipality since. Pejë/Peć structureKosovo is formally over. ritory of the Graçanicë/Gračanica municipality. These self-governments These self-governments run 22 ritory Graçanicë/Gračanica of the municipality. subsidizedfictitious public utilities and are from Serbia. children are playing tennis there. The local football - while com success club scored playing there. tennis are children peting in the Serbian league. Vitus festival is St. Graçanicë/Gračanica itself to construct upon it. took Ibar River, being organized municipality. in the each year mostly spend their free time in coffee shops. The municipalitylacks The also out-of- time in coffeemostly shops. their free spend school time programs. Development with a seat in Graçanicë/Gračanica with a seat Development to construct and plans a build- the beginning interpreters willAt follow help students the classes that ing for it. only. taught in English be on, later will,

Serb Community in Kosovo – however, noneto. ofthemwaswilling on ex-workersnicipal administration called topresent ofdiscrimination proofs ofabduction and murder, cases including Petrović, says adding that themu- thelastday.”“till couldn’t thatthey logical Itwasonly reasons, have safety for not havingworked for empty-handed but were left sale of public enterprises process.in theprivatization Workers were percent supposedtoget of twenty attract investors. return, problemsto theirproperty-related andtries assistsreturnees insolving Tadic votes won inthePeja/Peć 70percent ofSerb municipality. strongly advocated against. school of thesecondary himself, joined the actions inthe North. Zdravković Unlikehim, theprincipal upon peopletogo tobarricades.called Progressive AmemberoftheSerb Party 2011. school Onthe otherhand, elementary ofthelocal Milivoj Zdravković in inthe atives intheconflictsNorth opposedany atbarricades participation fromto interpret them. where officerslandahelpinghand–theyaccompany local peopleto Peja/Peć language. speakingtheSerbian havethey totrouble withpublicservant This is To have totravel toPeja/Peć cardscitizens andID get theirpassports where books andissuebirth,try statehood, tocitizens. andothercertificates marriage police.local any measure exploitation againstillegal offorestland. officers work forthe Serb inPeja/Peć. judge oftheBasicCourt aSerb for to theopencall No one takes of Klina.in the municipality qualified individual applied Not a single properly are alsoinefficient, he says. Purchase contracts misused,are largely especially beingthebiggest all.problem of aboutinefficientjudiciary his view Thepolice Darko Dimitrijević, Gorazhdec/Goraždevac, the Radio for journalist shares Peć, hesays. sofarhavecases beenneitherprosecutedThe reported nortried. list.priority Property hasbeenmanipulatedthemostin the region ofPeja/ According to the interviewed citizens,According have beendiscriminated totheinterviewed Serbs communitiesThe local committee isengaged in the issue of refugee Economy presidential elections wereSerb in2012. heldinthemunicipality Boris situation hasimproved considerably.The security Municipal represent- officeofcivil thelocal regis- woman andanAlbanianmanrun A Serb 39

Serb Community in Kosovo Children are isolated from the outside world: they in touch never come the outside world: isolated from are Children mostly their schoolingChildren continue in Mitrovica. A single building houses one elementaryA single building houses one secondary and three schools (a Education Healthcare whereas The newly constructed medical 12-15 persons, center engages A medical in a examination charge. of is not free healthcare Kosovo’s Local infrastructure has made a scanty progress. The local communities The local communities Localinfrastructure a scanty has made progress. Only in- young. especially the among high, unemployment is The rate 40 with their Albanian peers. Moreover, they with their Serb do not communicate Moreover, with their Albanian peers. seems willing“Nobody finance the to events other Serbpeers in communities. - also seem re Parents such as sports competitions. that bring schools together, says the physical mix with their Albanian peers,” luctant to let their children formed He had a basketball team and education instructor of the local school. Personal to participate triesnow to arrange for in competitions. his players coexistence and call support as such for precondition more endeavors from authorities. gymnasiumand schools of engineering and economics). the outpatient facility about 20. The medical staff mostly in consists of couples the outpatient facility 20. about seri or for- In emergencies more which both partners to be unemployed. used they usually where see citizens to Peja/Peć to travel ous health problems have private medical practitioners. that only Given medical centers in public medical 10 Euro. center is charged patients of Albanian origin often Serb healthcare, do not charge communities turn to these centers. committee realized severalcommittee small-scale at agricultural aimed projects develop- - these house nowadays is that The problem individual households. ment within holds can nowhere. sell their products offer a smallvacancies. number of mostly KFOR, ternational organizations, Serb mostly are elderly returnees in or work pensions on people who either live Patriarchy. the Peja/Peć

Serb Community in Kosovo political reasons,political Petrovic. says lives administration. on thisparallel actually for economic needitratherthan They municipality. wasatthehelmofparallel of Serbia percent ofthevillage Fifty problematiccooperation hasbeenrather Party whileamemberof theDemocratic headedmunicipality by MilosDimitrijević, Party. member oftheDemocratic The Peja/Peć municipality, withtheadministration ofaparallel smoothly cooperates from othercommunities. to shopopensprospects toatleastminimalsome communication withpeople down. centerhasbeenclosed tural have to The factgo to thatcitizens Peja/Peć Group. Studio mentioned Experimental Petrovic NGO in the municipality, the only and Darko Milić run the above- have access tosatellite andinternet.TV Englishlanguage professors Sasa hampers Serbs’ access toservices. inPeja/Peć ofwhich Serbian –all donotspeakSerbian andpublicservants Dimitrijević.says For instance, asheputsit, there in isnotasingleinscription the Netherlands, theproduced programs aretoSerb distributed networks.TV Group. Studio NGO Experimental from thesupport thegovernment of With andeditor.journalist of KOSMA network andrebroadcasts itsnewscast, Darko says Dimitrijević, read papersbuthave nowhere toby them.” The station isinthemembership titled pressshow“For commenting symbolically daily you whowould gladly news. local One hourissetasidefor The station’sfollowed is by a newscast The local communitiesThe local committee, ofthe isunderthejurisdiction which Parallel institutions non-existent, ispractically life Social MilosDimitrijević. says Acul- andculture Sports are papers from not available to citizens.Daily Serbia However, they pressurelanguage andculture Serb high,” isextremely on the “The Two year ago, thestation establisheda productionTV intandemwith programs airsmorning from 8to11am. Gorazhdec/Goraždevac Radio The media 41

Serb Community in Kosovo Civil society organizations Five of the NGO Experimental activists Studio mostly Group cooper- the NGO has organizedUp to now the problems public debates on Albanian community with the Kosovo cooperation The organization’s officials attended the Experimental of Kosovo Numbers Group’s Studio Municipal coordinators had their seats in Belgrade from 1999 to 2007. Af- to 2007. 1999 from in Belgrade their seats had coordinators Municipal says that the municipality distrib- mayor,” “parallel the Milos Dimitrijević, 42 ate with Ulof Palme Foundation, Sweden, the Netherlands to Kosovo Embassy Sweden, Foundation, ate with Ulof Palme including Albanians. Kosovo NGOs, and other Kosovo It is the only Serb community challenging the Serb community in Kosovo. an they have Presently and Klina. Istog/Istok of Peja/Peć, NGO in the region - direc its to according forming on Serba eye society civil region, the in network Saša Petrović. tor, Some sug- international organizations have far better than it is. could be by Serbs that young gested learn and the should to speak the a course in Experimental present Studio At prepares Group round. other way gladlywould They cultural on had integration work language. Albanian the cooperation is obstructed Multiethnic from the activists. say they funds for it, political the mentality support A stronger of might help overcome both sides. lots.” “ethnic daily Ditore The Koha carried a of ethnic communities. the position debate on begun Shortly Army“National of Albanians” afterstory the about the debate. distributing leaflets. threatening ter local Gorazhdec/Goraždevac in 2008 elections - became the munici the seat of municipality alland authorizedis It territory forentire the Peja/Peć of the pality. in Its headquarters are of the Republic of Serbia. institutions recognizing returnees their passports citizens to get to go where ID or have cards. Serbia, , the sizes on Depending households those of their 300 people. to some utes welfare assisted in the material also Theyare they Euro. 40 to 90 from getting people are mostly farming. on here live People need for spring and autumn harvests.

Serb Community in Kosovo sure from the international community by the be end vital of to 2012 the will plan, theAhtisaari spect for heconcludes. vital importance.” condition Kosovo’s always EUwill re integrationwithfull - Twice asmany MPs would have tovote of amendmentoftheplanned “laws would speeduptheprocess;tries whileotherstakeitshouldmore time. beassessedinJuly,independence will hesays. According tohim, some coun- procedure 2012. by September mary Preconditions theendofsupervised for adoption for undersum- ment planstosubmitthelawsparliament all is farfrom beingover,” Father says Sava, explaining thattheKosovo govern- 2012 iscounterproductive. The process planintolaws the ofturning Ahtisaari on Protectiveunder theLaw Zones. arose nevertheless. monastery Dečani These problems are now beingsolved ofahighwayconstruction toMontenegro iLartë/Visoki alongside theDeçani of or attempted in the vicinity construction as illegal lems such Velika andprotection Hoča oftheancient ,” adding hesays thatprob- dosje intheAlbanianlanguage) eMadhe/ strongly opposedthelawson Hoça without permissionoftheSPC.(Vetëven Self-Determination Movement The - tery.Law on protectivezones providesbeconstructed thatnothingshall “The soon aspossible, monas- Dečani Father says iLartë/Visoki oftheDeçani Sava was setupinstead. ropean forthe Office Heritage, Cultural Serb Protection of asa compromise, Civilian officeandOSCE. The Annexenforced Vhasnotbeen so far. TheEu- representatives asUNESCO, such ofinternationalorganizations International It provides establishmentofacommission itsimplementation for toinclude Prishtina negotiations have on nottouched theposition ofSPC. textbooks, identity,” deny which Serb Father says Sava, adding thatBelgrade- interpretations, concernedwithpseudo-historical deeply inAlbanian included ovo are economic situation andunresolved legalstatus. Church isalso “The All new provisions new oftheKosovo legislationAll adopted underthepres- independence by theend of terminationofthesupervised for “Rushing intolegislation solutionsplanshouldbeturned as All oftheAhtisaari Annex plan V regulatesof the Ahtisaari the status of SPC in Kosovo. Church /SPC/inKos- Orthodox troubles themostSerb What Monastery Dečani iLartë/Visoki Deçani Church inKosovo Orthodox Serb 43

Serb Community in Kosovo Peja/Peć Patriarchate Patriarchate Peja/Peć Italian KFOR had protected the Peja/Peć Patriarchate till 2011. At At till 2011. Patriarchate the Peja/Peć protected had Italian KFOR “TheAhtisaari plan is incorporated and Constitution in the Kosovo - facili religious than 150 churches and other more he says, Since 1999, Ministry and Diaspora of Religions subsidizes poor priests. Serbia’s the Serb amounts to in Kosovo population Sava, to Father According “we should not that SPC holds When parallel to it comes institutions, 44 present it is in the charge of Slovenian troops. Twenty-three nuns, several civil- nuns, Twenty-three it is in the charge of Slovenianpresent troops. Under a project 30 persons. ians and a priest in the monastery live – all in all, a team of conservators works Belgrade presently from by UNESCO financed the monastery. on Serb community. Father Sava Ahtisaari of the worries that implementation Father Serb community. of the Ibër/Ibar south to North only Kosovo plan will that the region and relate customs “The with borders, problems will this context. be neglected in River North The is a gray and barricades of financial than politicalrather are nature. Sava. says Father zonesafe and a house for criminals,” it Most importantly, guarantees level a high of security to the Serb minority. Ahtisaari the to Thanks possibilitythe citizenshipenvisages dual of Serbs. to Sava noting that Farther comments plan our cultural heritage has been saved,” – the one community “favoring just Serb.” by the plan is specific the DeçaniLartë/Visoki i instance, For been destroyed. have ties in Kosovo the him, For Dečani monastery has been subject to four arm attacks since 1999. 2005 Memorandum Provisional SPC and Kosovo between of Understanding implyingInstitutions or ruined of damaged in March reconstruction facilities Seventy percent the most successful Serb-Albanian2004 is among agreements. so far thanks to this document. been reconstructed have of these facilities donations. individual also financed through They are humanitarianThe crisisvery in Eastern is Kosovo se- 90,000-120,000 persons. runs the soup wifeof the local priest, Svetlana Stević, In Zveçan/Zvečan, rious. soup kitchens has opened five cateringThe Eparchy “Mother Jugović.” kitchen that Serbs not speak do says, he problem is, The 2,000 beneficiaries. forsome In his 70 percent. rate Albanians reaches Unemployment among Albanian. especially Serbs emigrate should Serbia would end its financial assistance, view, The number of Serb students has been halved in should it stop paying salaries. he says. schoolsmany in Eastern Kosovo, classify ourselves as patriots and traitors.”

Serb Community in Kosovo KFOR butby theKosovo police. nolonger municipality protected by intheSkenderaj/Srbica –anunnery tery students. Before in Osojanë/Osojane had 1999 the school been attended by some 900 assinging. theirtalentssuch people todevelop churchThe isself-sustaining. 50 from Osojanë/Osojan. churchThis isafineexampleof motivating young provides religious to some instruction 20 children from and another Vidanje church inthevillageofOsojanë/Osojan. churchchoir and The housesa were doing, thenun. says to seehow they helpedthemandcalled call. hasalways family theKarić Only They receivechurch magazinesnolongereven andno givesone thema phone monastery. ofReligions andDiaspora, Dečani Ministry iLartë/Visoki andtheDeçani soared. havebills practically Mostfinancialassistanceit gets fromSerbia’s asaninstitution instead ofahousehold its Now that it hasbeen categorized didnothingaboutthenuns’municipality complaint. zone, around lanehasbeenconstructed itwithoutitsconsent. abicycle The down. orrubbish-strewn.lands are eitherusurped forest cut The hasbeen completely tares landand30hectares ofarable offorests. At present, say thenuns, these cutdown anditscrops stolen. illegally forests are often say nuns. According tothem, Albanianshopetoexpelthem. The monastery’s more thanayear. The policedonot respond totheircomplaints andare biased, istheirbiggest problem.security KFOR troops donotaccompany themfor nomore. authorities cal Nuns leave ofprovocation. itinfear rarely say They Priest Milos Vukić monas isconcernedwiththesituation- oftheDevič Church ofthe Orthodox financed the The Greekconstruction Eastern nuncomplained thatSPChasforgottenthemonastery.An elderly amountsto1,000-1,500Euro. bill electricity monthly The monastery’s aprotected hasbeenproclaimed Despite thefact thatthemonastery had owned about 60 hectares 1999: of land till The monastery 30 hec- andlo- The internationalcommunitymediatesbetween themonastery Church inOsojanë/Osojan Church 45

Serb Community in Kosovo Parallel institutions Parallel V“ShouldSerbiaof Republic the close Kosovoin institutions its down Theft is the biggest problem facing returnees, says Vesna Maliković, head Maliković, Vesna says returnees, Theft facing problem is the biggest Decentralization About 3,000 Serbsmunicipality that has the big- in the Istog/Istok live Municipality of Istog/Istok- Osojanë/Osojane Municipality Osojanë/Osojane of Istog/Istok- 46 numbers of Serbs would emigrate,” says Vesna Maliković. According to her, Ko- her, to According Maliković. Vesna says numbers of Serbs emigrate,” would International Organization for Serbssovo Serbia. actually subsidies from on live veryMigration /IOM/ has assisted refugees of Ser but the government much - and provides etc. machinery, manure, seed, bia most of all – it buys their wood, of the Osojanë/Osojane Communities Committee. Tractors and livestock are Tractors Committee. of the Osojanë/Osojane Communities living in fear Apart from usually them as theymostly are farmers. stolen from Serbs Lands by owned make up about leftthey are of livelihood. without means many is why SerbsreturnedThis of the territory70 percent of the municipality. and the localThe police one an- court inefficient and blame are against all odds. inadequately and equipped. trained incompetent, are officers Police other for it. The says Maliković. by the Albanian community, they fear a backfire In addition, ten houses for in the Klina municipality as well: is growing number of returnees of Drenoc/Drenovac and another ten are been built in the village them have Today, in the village of Dërsnik/Drsnik. About 100 families used to live planned. - Accord turned 55. had them among hardlyperson are youngest the and 10 there Serbs in the in harmony and Catholic Albanians live Vukić, ing to priest Milos the Klina municipality. village of Dolac, gest percentage of returnees in the entire Kosovo. Another 400 returnee families 400 returnee Another Kosovo. the entire in of returnees percentage gest Ahtisaari Under the plan resources. list for the waiting presently financial on are a minority/Serbleast 5,000 to have of at the population should have community forward Citizens looking are to meet a new municipality established for its area. municipality the of Istog/ to separatethat quota so as from Osojanë/Osojane out totaled 66,000 population municipality’s 1999 the Istog/Istok Before Istok. which has no one is the only Crkolez village from Serbs. of which were 8,700 Construction the pri of houses for in all is on returnees other villages - emigrated. of local Serbs About 90 percent ority Committee. list of the local Communities ID Kosovo have cards and passports.

Serb Community in Kosovo kind, street service. lighteningandgarbage including center,cultural down. hasbeenclosed which ofany There are no publicservices tem. to theiremancipation andresistance tothepredominant- socialsys patriarchal “earned” on their own andcouldspendattheirwill. These pensions contributed Euro. No matterhow small, thissumisthefirstmoney some widowsever have Osojanë/Osojane hasbeenconnected towatersupply. Pension average 45 checks potential donorsitdown. turned theelderly. for services logical Unfortunately, theKosovo government andother communitieslocal committee had a project care developed and geronto of daily - supplies. andmedical ofmedicaments is short cardiologist,staff iscomposed ofa midwives, practitionersgeneral andnurses. It dents. buildinghasbeen The school renovated. terrain. school hasabasketball The non-existent. intheirmothertongue. Bravo airing Radio ispractically life andcultural Social Istog/Istok municipality. connection Internet isbad butchargeddear. have They ucts inMitrovica, shesays. centers. andmedical equipment theirschools for theirprod sell - usually Villagers Osojanë/Osojane has an agricultural commune Osojanë/Osojane hasan agricultural andabuildingtohouse system. isproblematicoftheoldgrid because supply Electricity Recently theunemployed for tocreating aview jobopportunities young,With the Economy care. health centerinOsojanë/Osojaneprovides primary The medical Its Healthcare withtotal90stu- school and one secondary There are one elementary Education villagesinthe areDailies fromnotavailabletoresidents ofSerb Serbia The media 47

Serb Community in Kosovo Sladjan Ilić, adviser to the Mayor, says Serb municipal representatives says Serb representatives municipal to the Mayor, adviser Sladjan Ilić, in the majorityAlbanians are assembly in the municipal (10 Albanian for the rightCertain due respect to the use of do not pay institutions of the localCommander is a Serb police has not been though the Mayor All Serb of Shtrpcë/Štrpce residents IDKosovo possess cards and parliamentaryKosovo in an conducted were elections and presidential Decentralization in the progress the biggest administration to the municipal According Municipality of Shtrpcë/Štrpce 48 cooperate well with their Albanian counterparts. As for the municipality’s eth- for As the municipality’s cooperate counterparts. with their Albanian well and Albanians 30 Serbs of the population, make up 70 percent nic structure, Only four ethnically villages in the municipality are mixed. percent. deputies and 9 Serb) because a certain number of local Serbs local boycotted in (unlike power Serbia) with executive is of invested The Mayor, elections. of the Law Implementation Local on Self-governmentSerb is mostly origin. Therefore, that a basic court the fact not been established yet. has by hindered court in whichcitizens all turning branch to the are of the /Uroševac says Ilić. “Kosovo courts should be reorganized,” network Albanians. are judges ministries Alba- the some in with be to has Correspondence tongue. mother only. nian language to Regardless related of the faultyprocedure about his appointment. consulted performance. his with satisfied is administration municipal the commander the what- problems no are There all They Kosovo taken have plates. car passports. All relations. or interethnic movement of freedom the to soevercomes it when with crossing citizens insurance to be paid at the border that troubles taxes are Serbia. Kostunica, DuringVojislav his premiership and tolerance. of peace atmosphere past two-three years has been made in the domain of infrastructure, unlike the unlike infrastructure, of domain the in made been has years two-three past The interna- at such rate. of decentralization that has not progressed process most authorityhas invested community tional the central in on government and is unstable government Kosovo the them, For theycomment. Prishtina, as such of a municipality the development hinders in which Serbs in the are majority.

Serb Community in Kosovo center had intervened withthe OSCEMission butinvain.center had intervened Anyway, shelf life expiration dateofthese vaccines couldnolonger becontrolled. The medical der crossing pointinMitrovica. ofnoavail once the became The entire delivery and thePasteur Institute in Paris have and stored beenconfiscated atthebor - newborns.for Packages ofvaccines suppliedby the Torlak InstituteinBelgrade Graçanica/Gračanica. and 40minutesto toMitrovica fromhour andahalfdrive Shtrpcë/Štrpce from thebudget ofKosovo. issubsidized examinations from thefacility medical because theirown pocket officers. andAlbanianmedical Serb recruits of Drajkovac Peoplehave to pay wardgency isopenfrom 7a.m. to 7 p.m. inthevillage Anfacility outpatient Belgrade orNiš. Patients dialysis. for toMitrovica are transported 25yearschased ago. to day transportation there emergency isaneedfor Every Mrdjinac. ofHealthcareKosovo,”need tobelicensedby theMinistry Dr. says Dragana supplies. is hampered of medicaments by theimports fact such that all “Supply school. medical hasasecondary ity isunemployed.Not doctorinthemunicipality asinglemedical The municipal- doesnotallowdualemployment.problematic given thattheRepublicofSerbia government.Serbian “Transfer” be hospital will of these doctors to the new 2012. At present, by the subsidized doctorswork facility local inanoutpatient healthcare.secondary constructed by theendof The hospitalshouldbefully hand, displaced persons. accommodated internally Kosovo institutions. ing thatbefore Kostunica’s in participating hadSerbs recognized Serbia era leader Party ofSerbia, of theDemocratic dividedKosovo Serbs, add - Ilic says The medical center is faced with the problem of transport ofvaccines centerisfaced withtheproblemThe medical oftransport caters epidemics. Public HealthInstitutein Mitrovica The Ittakesan surgeonroundA local isavailableontheclock, call whiletheemer- Ambulances inthecenter’s possession are old, some havingbeenpur- offunds, centerisshort medical The local andmedical medicaments ofahospitalto The Kosovo financed government construction provide have from notemigrated themunicipality,Serbs which, on theother Healthcare 49

Serb Community in Kosovo Parallel institutions Parallel in the same hallmunicipality is convened “Serbian” The assembly of the Education sala- their like to get would Teachers Education system is in disorder. Every municipality village in the has either a school or a branch school. which by is week, work a 14-16 hour standard have in Kosovo Teachers “Economy and production the young. available to vacanciesare No Medical equipment is outdated. An ultrasound device is broken down. down. ultrasound device An is broken Medical outdated. is equipment Shtrpcë/Štrpce the highest birthrate has of all Serb- munici populated 50 as that of the “Kosovo” municipality. Its deputies were elected back on May May backelected on were deputies Its municipality. “Kosovo” the of that as municipality The itself is since. expired 2008 and their terms have of office 11, housed in the building of the local agricultural commune. ries from the Kosovo government but without having to sign contracts with to sign contracts but without having government the Kosovo ries from they Formerly used to sign such with UNMIK contracts institutions. Kosovo Just a few signed of them have to deal with Prishtina. they have but at present Salaries forin Serbianteachers dinars 60,000 schoolsaverage contracts. these The in Albanian schools 190 Euro. and for those working (less than 600 Euro) curricula. recognizes government Kosovo Serbia’s One building in Shtrpcë/Štrpce an elementary accommodates and a secondary school. the local school Accordingly, time for in Serbia. teachers far less than the work year students final of teaching staff are About 90 percent 90 teachers. employs which is twice as of students is 560, The number faculties. at their respective ca- law, They in economics, courses may chose between ago. as 12 years much informatics and electrical engineering, machine engineering, medicine, tering, graduated in 1,500 students have About as attend gymnasiumas well classes. the past 12 years. deputy principal. says Živče Sarkočević, stalled,” have of these vaccines is four days only under ideal conditions. is fourdaysvaccines of these only ideal conditions. under old. 20 years than more All apparatuses are married getting very are at least and each couple has young People palities. children. three

Serb Community in Kosovo and German market.and German trade– from growinglive Apart on petty fruit citizens entrepreneursin which act as agents. from Serbia are soldatItalian Raspberries der bushes. for exports used There trucks arerefrigerator two privately-owned at 30hectares un- At present are asmuch as500tonsharvested ofraspberries number ofpeopleinterested ingrowingexceeded available funds. raspberries Fruit Growing from offresh controls fruit. Čacak thequality rigorously The ofArilje, withthemunicipality growth inpartnership Serbia. for The Institute ovo andMetohijahave aprogrammulberry andthemunicipality developed for outof30,000thatused to beonce.the municipality Serbia’s Kos- for Ministry any more.be interested inhusbandry At present there are 1,000sheepin only at present. is scanty highway andtheaccess road toitisinpoorcondition. from Itsearning tourism Ilić. The oldcenteris60kilometersDrač/Durrës away fromSuvaReka– the theissueofownership complicates over theskycenter,tionally Sladjan says addi- tomanagement ofpublicproperty Resolution theright 1244annulled process. has not been defined inwhich the privatization The fact that UNSC skycenterisaBelgrade-seatedshareholdingdevastated company thestatusof mountain isinitsownership. INEXThe Company that owns theexisting, lookingaforeign for investor. start will ber 2012themunicipality The entire at Mt. Brezovica. The plan was presented 2012. in February Septem- Asof higher whenitcomes toyoung people. of 13,000-14,000. rateThe amounts unemploymentto 50 percent even and is lion Euro ofShtrpcë/Štrpce, inthemunicipality Ilic. says Ithasthepopulation institutions. abolishesparallel Serbia bian” hasastaffof188. municipality Theirlivelihood be will problematic if and another1,245receive minimalpaychecks from the samesource. The- “Ser reached inBelgrade-Prishtina talks. of thesedocumentshaveyet notbeencertified according totheagreement chives. records book andcadastral are Civilregistry stored inKrusevac. Copies The livestock The livestock resource hasbeenalmostdestroyed andno one seemsto The European Commission forasky hasfinancedamasterplan resort In thepast2-3years theKosovo government hasinvested some 6mil- salaries live on Serbian More than1,300residents of Shtrpcë/Štrpce care hasasocialcenter,The municipality andar- service civil registry Economy 51

Serb Community in Kosovo Decentralization a staff of has as of October 2011. committee seven The local communities out of 4,000 Serb citizens of Rahovec/Ora of the town - to him, According be- are vineyards Their Safetypropertytheir of citizensconcerns most. the Municipality of Rahovec/Orahovac Sports and culture Shtrpcë/Štrpce other Serb has Unlike many populated municipalities, The Sharr/Šar Mountain National Park makes up a considerable part makes up Park The Sharr/ŠarNational Mountain enterprisesmunicipality collects from them taxes that pay “Kosovo” The 52 The Serb in community Rahovec/Orahovaconly is the urban Serb community in The When arrived Serbs Kosovo to KFOR institution. a single not had Kosovo. Center and an outpatient facility- and a play Youth school has been housed in the - premier Kostunica’s of time the at grown have Tensions 2001. in built were ground says Slaviša of the Kolašinac Serbs of Kosovo ship and the position has worsened, Committee. Communities About 500 Serbs of town in the nearby live 1999 onlyhovac before 500 remained. indications that local are There Serbswould like to see Hoča. Hoça e Madhe/Velika messaging Serbs “leaflet After the campaign” says. he parallel dissolved, institutions a single Serb Not lives been living in fear of arson. people have to Serbia, to move in the ethnically part anxious of mixed – they of the town feel and are unsafe there their countrymen.being isolated from Citizens the say and construction materials stolen of their houses. ing destroyed a cultural center that functions. Painting colonies and guest theaters are among among and guest theaters are colonies Painting a cultural center that functions. activities. its regular mostly buying and selling foodstuff produced by Albanians from neighboringmostly from by Albanians buying and sellingfoodstuff produced medicinal herb gardens. growing – and on areas The Serb of the parallelmunicipalityone-third governs territory. of municipal by the later controlled The section counterpart and its Kosovo park two-thirds. is named Sharr/Šar Park. enterprise An Serbia from runs utilities. municipal payments. as down

Serb Community in Kosovo remained. Now 50have beenleft. only five percent Only ofthe once 500-hectare vineyard has instance, the before itwasprivatized “Orvin” provided jobsto1,500workers. winery cards and passports.see their prospectsovo ID in integration processes. Serbs Local system.and education payandtaxes, theirbills duly They ofthemhave andall Kos- lives. cohabitation. peopleseemtobeafter Despiteofeverything bothcommunitiesProportionally totheirsizes suffered thesamelosses inhuman –about1,000Albaniansand87Serbs.of peoplewere inRahovec/Orahovac killed andpoliceonarmy theone hand, andKLA troops on theother. The biggest number in , wasKosovo’s Rahovec/Orahovac Serbia’s firstfieldofbetween conflict settlements are atleast70kilometers away from Rahovec/Orahovac. Like Vukovar language. theSerbian Albanians were speakingAlbaniannorSerbs At present, Serb population regardlessoftheirethnicorigin.the urban ithappenedthatneither So the Prizren-Timok region abundantin Turkish words. This wasthelanguage of language. theRahovec/Orahovac called Itwasinfact adialectofthelanguage of monastery.” itasifwastheHilandary it conserves been adopted. eMadhe/Velika ofHoça theSerbs blocks “It Hoča,” hesays “because anxious,”satisfaction makes Serbs say Kolašinacshould never arguing that the Law rights, guaranteed stitutionally totradeinthefirstplace. theright “Albanians’ dis- part, some oftheircon Kosovo Albaniansarewould- curtail concernedthattheLaw eMadhe/VelikaHoça shouldget thefirstdegree Hoča ofdecentralization. For their way from Belgrade, we sothatall get are peanuts,” Kujundzic. says kindergarten. “Kragujevac, on the eatmostofthemoneys andMitrovica Kraljevo housestoshelterpoorfamilies.four ofBelgradedonatedforalocal funds The City renovation of some downtown houses. of financed construction His municipality of Rahovec/Orahovac, shouldhave adding betterbeeninvested thatthemoneys in wrong decision, GolubKujundzić, says presidentmunicipal oftheparallel assembly are unoccupied. still inZoqishtë/Žočište constructed To buildthesehouseswasa monastery.monk of theZoqishtë/Žočište Ten returnees housesfor thathave been police donothingaboutit. a assaultat the physical They werefear after livingin The unemployment rateThe is unemploymenthigh. of many companies failed.Privatization For are employed inRahovec/Orahovac intheadministration,Serbs healthcare Economy spoke akindoflingo they Before thewarpeopleinRahovec/Orahovac Protective villageof on Special Under theLaw theSerb-populated Zones 53

Serb Community in Kosovo Education municipalityThe of Rahovec/Orahovac organizes Serb-Albanian- excur The “Serb” municipality has the staff of 56, out of which only actually 28 municipality 56, the staff of has “Serb” The The operates in of The Association Rahovec/Orahovac. Winegrowers public utilityNo in Rahovec/Orahovac of Serb a worker engages origin. 54 sions to Durrës/Drač and Budva. The municipalityby hav- The integration encourages Durrës/Drač to sions and Budva. ing Serb at the courses in bicycle together children and Albanian riding traffic and signals. work for the administration. The rest stay home receiving minimal salariesreceiving minimal of 11,000 home rest stay The foradministration. the work pensions municipality The distributeswelfare, 2003. since Euro) 100 dinars (about and childcare subsidies. famous brand Hoča the of wine. produces WineryDečani Hoça in e Madhe/Velika The monastery winery villagers of Hoça e Madhe/ plans to buy grapeswine from or Rahovec/Orahovac is the second Hočahelp them sell and so their products. Velika Its climate days – after the number of sunny best by of Hvar in Croatia. the Island Vineyards Serbs by usually owned are despite well-kept is ideal for winegrowing. occasional usurpation. and another four Hoča, Serbs for the post office in HoçaMadhe/Velika work e Two auxiliaryare the local staff of court.

Serb Community in Kosovo that people working for Serbian institutions would that returnpeople working to Kosovo, Serbian for sooner or later. paidto theemployeesinstitutions,ries ofKosovo andSerb Nikic. claims He expects counterparts,paid thantheirSerb exception isthe only whenitcomes which tosala- well but are over Serbia, scattered all Nikić. says are Judges ofKosovo better courts Kamenica. origin. Ithas not asinglejudge of Serb “Serb” function Kosovo courts shouldbecompletedthat isunderconstruction by theendof2012. been builton thelandowned by themunicipality. Anew, and more adequate edifice onrandum comprehensive cooperationandmutual assistance. ofKamenicë/Kamenica.municipality twoThe municipalities have signedamemo- gin. withthe withtheKosovo policeandperfectly cooperates well The municipality and finances, are- ofAlbanianori as asthehead service well ofthe municipal supply of themunicipal administration. For instance, thedirectors ofthemunicipal budget percent ofthetotalare Serbs. And yet, Albaniansmake20percent ofthetotalstaff decentralized. sense,” hesays. According than tohimKosovo ismorerather andmore centralized gestions concerningKosovo legislation thatthesesuggestion nolonger makeany politicians inPrishtina somuch truncate, Serbs’ rename oflocal andchangeall sug- ticipating inKosovo institutions are mostresponsible whathappened…Serb for government instead ofthecentral ofthemunicipality.the jurisdiction par- “Serbs processexplaining thatinthedecentralization publiclandhasbeenplaced under will,”cal Mayor says GradimirNikić. The land management isproblematic, hesays, Movement. Mayor Renewal are membersoftheSerb oftheKosovo parliament. caucus intheSerb the majority The Mayor andDeputy Party holding Liberal inKosovo notgoverned bypopulated municipality theSerb Kosovo-Metohija Party. from andfour lug/Ranilug theSerb Serb- This isthe only - had been selectedfrom ofRanil thelistofCivicInitiative theMunicipality for 5,constituted on January 2010. Serbs:municipal deputies are of fifteen All eleven The court competent for the municipality of Ranillug/Ranilug is located in in islocated Ranillug/Ranilug of competentforthe municipality The court The municipal building, destroyed in1999, was in2001.renovated Ithas The municipality’s population amounts to 6,000 persons – as many as 98.5 ofinadequate politi- implementedbecause planisnot fully Ahtisaari “The elections were heldon NovemberLocal 15, was 2009andthemunicipality Decentralization ofRanillug/RanilugMunicipality 55

Serb Community in Kosovo The municipality The did not sign a memorandumon school autonomy municipalitypayroll out of The on its has a teaching staff of 68 people Education The media publicCitizensof Ranillug/Ranilug can watch channels the two of Serbia’s - prob that the biggest say representatives municipal Speaking of the media, In his view, the Kosovo government has not developed government Kosovo the a plan for integration In his view, the Ranillug/Ranilug, emigrated or has fled from Considering no one that 56 with Kosovo Ministry of Education in 2010. They turned considering it down Ministrywith Kosovo of Education in 2010. and fully authorizes“bypasses the that the memorandum the municipality” centralization. that it exemplified adding says Nikic, government, Kosovo Serbia transfers moneys the parallel through budget. Serbia’s on 215 who are Salaries exceed paid to teachers in Kosovo municipality of Kosovska Kamenica. they receive present At those of their counterparts in Serbia 150 percent. by broadcaster, RTS. They can also watch programs on cable ownership of TV in the Theya on can also watchcable programs RTS. broadcaster, The vil- South Serbia. regularly Newspapers are supplied via Bujanovac, local Serb. municipalityThe equipped had of Šilovolage of its own. has a radio-television station the Radio Plus under Ranillug/Ranilug to an entrepreneur the station and rented He ful- Ranillug/Ranilug. from people jobs to three provided he that condition the People also have fine. airs program the station and at present filled this condition Serbia’s territory the in is ADSL to the internetaccess as there municipality. the of stillhas its transmitters in Ranillug/Ranilug company canthat people so use Telenor too. still there lines are telephone “Old” the 063 mobile network. citizensto available not are their in newsthat is lem Prishtina in about developments Channel II the RTK in the Serbian present At broadcasts language mother tongue. which is hardly enough including only daily one newscaster, of programs,” “collage a they say. posted, to keep one “They cannot stay forever in Niš, Vranje and other places,” he says. he says. Vranje and other places,” “TheyNiš, in stay forever cannot “Institutions in the Northlegalized should be by and operations of North Kosovo. ac- must become They in the public eye. placed there over and masters’ lords ‘four says Nikić. to auditing,” countable and subject agenda. the municipal on is not issue of return

Serb Community in Kosovo mean alottopopulation ofRanillug/Ranilug. these institutions receive thatthey andwelfare. salaries These meansofsupport thatitisthough institutionsintotheirhandsconsidering plays ence ofparallel need. Ontheotherhand, are aware thattheexist- ofRanillug/Ranilug citizens “Serb” –toassistthosein –andauthorized islessandcapable municipality but things are now. changing Kamenica lel one of Kamenica/Kosovska The is growing. Euro. Parents withthree ofmore children get 30Euro eachmonth. Birthrate ofHealthcare.Ministry nurses on themunicipality’s payroll,Serbia’s staffispaid othermedical by the Karić, withOlivera Ranilug director oftheBKUniversity. children tothenearestofKamenica. inthemunicipality school Albanian for transport daily has organized the municipality Ranillug/Ranilug children. AlbanianandSerb for Asthere isnotanAlbanianlanguagein school municipal authorities. had In2009they organized “excursions offriendship” of Albanian, priorities, shouldbeeducational EnglishandPCtechnology say ofcourses in theAlbanianlanguage. aseries launched municipality Knowledge language spoken inthecommunityotherthentheirs. OnJune1, 2012, the beginning of ex-Yugoslavia’s disintegration, children had not been taught the banian and the other way round. For more than 20 years now, since the ever dispensary. andachild a kindergarten municipalities has andKamenica villagesinRanillug/Ranilug Serb-populated ofRanillug/Ranilug. ofthemunicipality intheterritory school Eachof36 higher lastyear –200percent. of55,000dinars(about500Euro). salaries monthly The differenceeven was - withtheparal hasnotcooperated municipality Ranillug/Ranilug The Parallel institutions gets 200 –eachnewborn childbearing encourages The municipality healthcare only. providesThe primary municipality few Exceptfor a At presentinRanillug/ negotiates themunicipality openingofafaculty Al- tolearn Serbs have theneedfor recognized Municipal authorities schools,two and secondary There aretwo elementary plus one pre- Healthcare

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Serb Community in Kosovo The Center was among founders of the municipal 7-member Youth Coun- municipal 7-member of the The Center was among founders in Kosovo. of population most vulnerable groups among people are Young Stanković cooperation with the Graçanica/Gračanica- points out good Civil society organizations Young is the only civil so- The NGO Center for Social Affirmation of the Economy one is brickyard There majority farming. on great The lives population the of the territory is determined budget by municipal of the Ninety percent it oc- Ranillug/ Should the rule be territory there of law in the entire Kosovo, of 58 cil. The plan had been to establish it as a municipal agency but, after- consid careful municipal agency it as a but, been to establish The plan had cil. Council of Kosovo Youth It cooperates with the as a CSO. it was registered eration, supportedDeutschen Gesellschaftemerging to the project by für Internationale Ministry OSCE and the Kosovo Youth. for the Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Municipalities and international organizations should join hands to detect their as- inasmuch and provide needs and concerns in localmost pressing communities the are resources financial inadequate As usual, sistance as possible to the young. stumbling blockbiggest – the Ranillug/Ranilug municipality cannot financially as- and the civil society. sist the young that his organization adding has joined the Tolerance, and seated Center for Peace NGOs). “Serb” of total (assembling 90% percent Action-StrategicKosovo Network ciety organization in the municipality. Zoran Stanković, president of the organiza president - Zoran Stanković, ciety organization municipality. in the Ranillug/Ranilugthe of sessions the attend to allowed says Municipal they are tion, Assembly. owned by an Albanian, engaging Serbs (fifty-fifty). Albanians alike and an Albanian, by owned advantageous used to be more The structure budget of the cupies and its population. Ranillug/Ranilugbefore municipality of Kamenicë/Ka the bigger separated from - a grant for education a grant and for grant, of a basic consists The budget menica. water central heating, Infrastructure has considerably (roads, improved healthcare. ProgrammunicipalityThe plans to apply to the with its projects etc.). supply system, Employment. for Provisional Construction of a spa says Nikić. in, Ranilug be a really to live would place nice 48 mil- will commit investors to Nikić, According center is supposed to begin soon. Euro. lion

Serb Community in Kosovo settlements in neighboring municipalities:settlements inneighboring oftheGjilanë/ zones ninecadastral outcome.proportion withtheelectoral elected Albanian representatives, newly with seven Assembly was in which deputies (whosemandateshave expired) andcomplete themembershipof themayor, Imeri cided toappoint ethnic Albanian Bairush reappoint 10 Serb the municipality’s outcome andtheelectoral in2007. ethnicstructure Hede- atthetime,head ofUNMIK outthedisproportion between whostraightened Belgrade, boycotted theelections Serbs in2007. local ItwasJoachimRicher, of seatsintheMunicipalAssembly.majority Underthestrong pressure from institutions. inlocal participated Serbs won the Inthe2003elections Serb 1999. after tocooperate Albanians started Asyears went by, more andmore of totalpopulation. and Serbs inKosovo inwhich Itisthefirst municipality covers theareausedtomakeup70percent of92square kilometers andSerbs outreach programstheyoung,” for Stanković. says repairshas nofundsfor andrenovation. we needare more educational “What bathrooms, toilets, dilapidated. heatingandistotally central The municipality rehearse they which andplaytheaudienceisinpoorcondition: for ithasno nearby Pozarevac. inthevillageofMaloCrnice larly Center in The Cultural intheAmateur and participates Theater Serbia,Festival in regu- organized municipal ceremonies. three-foureach plays The theatergroupyear performs Society.Artistic at only folk-dance troupesThe theaterand donotperform the180-memberCultural- has atroupe of30amateuractors andincludes Amateur theater namedtheSerb Theater ofKosovo Pomoravlje. Thetheater underthepressure only cooperate from theinternationalcommunity,” hesays. withNGOsinKosovo donotcooperate They North. andAlbanianNGOs “Serb In 2009 the territory of the municipality was enlarged to cover Serb was enlarged ofthemunicipality tocover Serb In 2009theterritory in1989,Established back ofNovobërdë/Novo themunicipality Brdo Decentralization ofNovobërdë/NovoMunicipality Brdo Social Affirmationofthefor The Center Younghasinitiatedanamateur andculture Sports 59

Serb Community in Kosovo The majority of police officers are Serbs. A com- was the police Serb The majority are of police officers Serbs. Security joined the Kosovo Brdo Serb Novobërdë/Novo A young from - Pre Kosovo grant from 1-million-Euro a municipalityreceived The has As the municipality court has no basic authorized the one for it in Villagers municipalityThe has organizedvillages. polling in 33 stations 60 Gnjilane municipality (with 90 percent of Serb of municipalityGnjilane (with 90 percent five and cadastral population) on it spreads present At zones of the Kamenica it. to added municipality were the territory 120 percent. by has been expanded – it kilometers square of 204 A few that cast majorityThe great of the 2009 elections. Serbs also boycotted the local as- Now deputy incumbent mayor. forballot Radovan voted Denić, sembly and 5 Serbs. of 15 deputies – 10 Albanians is composed A new- com is an Albanian. The incumbent commander mander till year. last will soon probablymander to be appointed Serb be a again. municipalityFerizaj/UroševacThe organized his transport to (army). Forces “He for his ethnic origin,” has never the troops been discriminated by for drill. ethnicallybeen there had 2004 even March - in moti Not Imeri. saysMayor adds. he vated conflicts, “Such grants infrastructure. on The been spent grant has Thaçi. mier Hashim distributed to all newlywere formed under the Ahtisaari plan,” municipalities of in the branch opened have been villages offices Three Stanisar, saysImeri. Once Serba and Albanian An run offices. three of the each Labjan. and Pasjak to Thanks they issue birtha week certificates and other documents to villagers. the municipality of Serb and these branches about 90 percent now population ID Kosovo have cards and passports. The newlyadded cadastral are zones that has SerbPrishtina as well. judges courtsKamenica). and Gjilan/Gnjilane (in “old” the jurisdictionunder the of willlater the into be divided Aftercourtthe reform of network, ongoing the Each basic courtswhereas will be located in seven major towns. regions, five At basic court under its jurisdiction. its branches will have in municipalities has an office for cooperation with courts Brdo run Novobërdë/Novo present people feel en- turning has been no one to it for long: However, Serbs. two by no more. dangered will be electing their local councils and chairmen of these councils.

Serb Community in Kosovo Gnjilane andKamenica. from Novobërdë/Novo ofGjilanë/ Brdo added parts butalsofrom thenewly schools,working Serb for 139receive Kosovo salaries. The latercome not only teaching byhours than their colleagues Serbia’s curricula. of274persons Out school. communities. 32,000 EuroIt has granted reconstruction Serb for of a local students have notbeeninterested inapplying. teaching staffhad beenselectedatanopencompetition but, unfortunately, ofeconomics. school amultiethnic hasconstructed secondary nicipality The ized, Prishtina included. fans, andAlbaniansalike, Serbs travel together towherever are matches organ- motivated incidentshave beenregistered uptonow. Football players andtheir palities orgoing on businesstoPrishtina orGračanica times a day. This is great workingadvantage toin citizens neighboring munici- traveling thedistancebetween Novobërdë/Novo Brdo andPrishtina three employed. are unemployed. Young peopleare group themostvulnerable among theun- and Albaniantradeinthesamegreen market inthevillageofLabjan. theirproductsgreen whosell tion farmers atlocal markets. are mostly Serbs The municipality can afford salaries for339persons atthebest.can afford salaries The municipality Many Professors andteacherspaidfrom Kosovo budget have towork longer all ethnic The Kosovo financesschools of government of reconstruction Thanks to assistance of the of the Greatgovernment Britain, the mu- Education Novobërdë/Novo Brdo team. hasamultiethnic football No ethnically andculture Sports The afreechargemunicipal ofbus administration hasorganized The totalpopulation amountstosome 10,000peoplemany ofwhom even before the1999war. hadThe noindustry municipality Itspopula- Economy 61

Serb Community in Kosovo Parallel institutions Parallel of Sreten administration the parallel Ivanović chaired municipal 62 Novobërdë/Novo Brdo till 2008. In May 2008 this parallel was In May administration till 2008. Brdo Novobërdë/Novo municipality turns a “Kosovo” Though the village of Prekovac. relocated to the good: are administrations the two between relations to its activities, blind eye A deputy of the Serb till 2008. been coworkers had “both sides” people from Imeri and Imeri. says Mayor municipality also a deputy is one, of the Kosovo that SerbDenić agree will gradually institutions dissolve their own. on doctors and other medical staff of outpatient facilities receive their salariesreceive and other medicaldoctors outpatient staff of facilities Rationalization of education is im- and healthcare domains of the Serbia. from implying of the employed. cuts in the number minent,

Serb Community in Kosovo of statusquo from Kosovo North ofSerbian andapart NGOs inKosovo stilladvocate thepolicy at theborder crossings withSerbia. Nevertheless, circles, includingtheplayers certain about enoughbeingandnoddedKosovo specialunitROSU totakeaction lapsed intheautumnof2011wheninternationalcommunitymadenobones of theBosnianstate. the achievements ofBosnia-’s existence integrationandquestionthevery and RSalike.In thepastfouryears RSPremier Milorad Dodik managedtoannulall Kosovo’s independencedeclarationwasusedasaprelude toradicalizationinKosovo sovo justasanargumentthatRepublika Srpska isalsoentitledtoself-determination. Serbs inKosovo. Having Republika Srpska /RS/atitspriority list,Belgrade usesKo- Once againitsattitudeonlytestifiedthatitwasmore concernedwithterritoriesthan composition oftheBalkans –ofBosniainthefirstplaceand,unavoidably, Macedonia. scenarioforKosovoplayed onthepartition theofficial Belgradehastriedtoimpose re- Zveqan/Zvečan. Many citizens fromtold the Helsinki these parts Committee’s team toextremebecause ofitssupport nationalisticSerb leadersinKosovo North. one hand.On theother, Serbia’s movement towards EUintegrationhasslowed down North. The Kosovo government onthe isincapableofgoverning ofitsterritory apart to recognize thereality ofastateborder withKosovo. Belgrade still insists on a special autonomy for Kosovo North, Serbian politiciansseem human security, oflawandfree therule flow ofpeopleandgoods.Thoughtheofficial There are scenariois unsustainable from many indications that the partition the angle of tired ofthe Western Balkans andgive uptoSerbs’ planforre-composition ofborders. decades. Thisisallaboutthetacticsofwaitingforinternationalcommunitytoget 21 The HelsinkiCommittee team’s with representatives ofthecivilsectorinKosovo North. interviews Launched back in 1999, Belgrade’s status quo policy for Kosovo North col- Kosovo North istheneuralgicpointofentire Western Balkans. Having Anarchy prevails inMitrovica North, Leposaviq/Leposavić, and Citizens ofSerbia andKosovo alikeare hostagetothesituation inKosovo N B elgrade’s Attitude towards Kosovo orth: M orth: 21 . Theirplanistopostponethesettlementofstatus Kosovo for isuse ofCitizens 63

Serb Community in Kosovo - called the ref He .” 22 Influenced by Belgrade-seated media, citizens in Kosovo North are suspiciousNorth are Kosovo in media, citizens Belgrade-seated by Influenced north to their homes of the Ibër/Ibar Albanians would like to return Some the political solution for Kosovo tacitly wanted was to impose What Serbia (Democratic Belgrade North testified that links between Kosovo The crisis in Dnevnik, February 13, 2012. February 13, Dnevnik, 22 64 - to go to the barri duty-bound had been almost They in fear. living were that they in addition, everyday detriment of their cades at the their lives and risking businesses back. Citizens choked society activists are and civil citizens among Moderates they said. against anyone explosives) physical assaults (including planted complained of frequent - with international rep leaders or communicating radical Serb daring to openly oppose institutions. and Kosovo resentatives to op- unable are police forces Kosovo the other hand, institutions. On about Kosovo down mostly boils of police officers the work to in this region: erate in full capacity frompolice officers the autumn of 2011, assaults. In crimes and physical registering politics and that by hampered were Committee that they told the Helsinki Mitrovica escala- to avoid of full force deployment from refrained their headquarters in Prishtina tion of the conflict. but could not yet.River failed considering that plan issues. Its on the agenda of the dialogue on technical North it consensually. US) refused the international community (EU and - international pres weaken under a strong Serb leaders in the first place) and local Party lead- denied support to local Serb government it happened that the Serbian So sure. of Kosovo on /non/recognition 15-16, 2012) (February ers organizing a referendum The dictate. Belgrade’s refused to listen to Serb Kosovo the first time institutions. For was held in all the four institutions Kosovo of recognition to or ‘no’ of ‘yes’ referendum and Potok Laposaviq/Leposavić, Zubin North, municipalities: Mitrovicë/Mitrovica a member of the Democratic of Leposaviq/Leposavić, though Mayor Zveqan/Zvečan Minister Serbian leader. Serb it as the only Kosovo against had been advocating Party, commented, “This was for the first time Bodganović Goran and Metohija for Kosovo of Serbia to hear the government refused Serbs that Kosovo ever erendum “unnecessary,” saying it would “hamper the process of negotiations.” Using Using of negotiations.” saying it would “hamper the process “unnecessary,” erendum with peo- “gambling and calling the referendum and “fatal” terms such as “dangerous” should not politicallyreferendum claimed, “The outcome of the Bogdanović ples will,” that 100 percent is common knowledge “It government.” influence this or any future he added. institutions,” oppose Kosovo North in Kosovo of Serbs

Serb Community in Kosovo but couldcountonRussia’s andhumanitarianaidinstead support self saidthatby lawKosovo Serbs were notentitledtobegrantedRussian citizenship Ambassador inBelgrade AlexanderKonuzin sia’s citizenship. Theyhanded over thepetitionwith over 20,000signatures to Russian when theEuropean CouncildecidedtopostponeSerbia’s EUcandidacy. Constitution. yers engagedby Kosovo Serb leaderspressed chargesagainstStefanović forabreach of Belgrade’s negotiatorinthetalkswithPristhina/Priština, were seriouslydisturbed.Law- visible tonakedeye thatrelations between Kosovo Serb leadersandBorislavStefanović, Commission recommended acandidacystatusforSerbia (October 12,2011).It was including hugepublicitygiven tothemby themedia,melteddown oncetheEuropean may, Belgrade’s initial enthusiasmforbarricadedroads andborder crossing stations, telling onethingtothePresident oftheRepublic andanothertothepress. Be itas 2011 Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović accused Serb leaders of Belgrade, thatistheDemocratic Party, becameevidentover the past year. In October nize electoralresults inZubin Potok andZveqan/Zvečan. themformally.despite thefactthatBelgrade hadnotsupported Belgrade didnotrecog- Local electionsforparallelmunicipalauthoritieswere heldunderSerbia’s electionlaw strategy:establishmentofprovisionalan old-new municipalcouncilswithoutelections. government parallelinstitutionsnomore. decidedtosupport Actually itannounced road towards European integration.Such reasoning didnotimply, however, thatthe holding Serbia’s localelectionsinKosovo North inMay 2012wouldcostitdearonthe immigration program,” hesaid people, give themRussian citizenship andincludetheminourrepatriation ratherthan tobesettled in…Wevillages andtowns, somuchterritory canafford shelterto20,000 to Russia from, asheputit,“Kosovo-Albanian prison.” “We have somanyabandoned only Russian thepetition. officialtosupport Actually, heoffered Kosovo Serbsto move 25 24 23 Russia’s equipment. aidconsisted oftentsandcamping humanitarian . Politika, November 17, 2011. confidence inBoris Tadic. had no theinitiative EmbassyinBelgradethat launched todemonstratethatKosovo Serbs It wastheRussian To notBelgrade theyorganized manifestthattheytrusted petitioningforRus- Serb leadersfrom denselySerb-populated municipalitieswere atthebarricades Discrepancy between Serb leadersinKosovo North andthegovernment in Besides, theDemocratic Party government reasoned thatanyinsistenceon 24 . But thenRussian President Medvedev, Dmitry him- 23 . Dmitry Rogozin, vice-premier,. Dmitry wasthe 25 . 65

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27 The manner in which Kosovo Serbs are instrumentalized associates the same instrumentalized the associates Serbs are Kosovo manner in which The North Serb leaders in the and Kosovo” officials “in charge of Governmental Independence declaration of the four Serb-populated municipalities was four Serb-populated of the declaration Independence The standpoint of Slobodan Petrović, Kosovo vice-premier, is diametrically op- is diametrically vice-premier, Kosovo Petrović, Slobodan The standpoint of Inclined to radical solutions, Ivica Dačić, Serbia’s incumbent premier and vice- and premier incumbent Serbia’s Dačić, Ivica solutions, radical to Inclined Politika, November 21, 2011. 21, November Politika, Ibid. 2011. 24, August Danas, 2011. 24, August Politika, 26 27 28 29 66 manipulator policy in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina – the policy backed by the en- the – the policy backed by and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Croatia manipulator policy /LDP/, some smaller parties and a Party the Liberal Democratic elite except Serb tire membership it does not oppose formally Serbia’s As for Russia, part of the civil sector. in the present but is strategically concerned with being line”) is its “red of EU (NATO region. said during her Angela Merkel Chancellor what German taken aback the most by were replace that nothing could possibly 2011. Officials argued in August visit to Belgrade survival the only warrant of Serbs’ for they were North in Kosovo parallel structures they called Ivanović, and Milan Jakšić leaders such as Marko As for Serb there. over Ibër/ the of south and North the in Serbs Kosovo to unacceptable demands Merkel’s “political struggleby resistance and peaceful alike. They announced to stage a River Ibar should Serbia proper” in Serbia but also all national forces Serbs Kosovo not only North West the from yield to the pressure - Dis of the Kosovo-Mitrovica head among short-livedRadenko Nedeljković, plans. the three- “should be inevitable said that would regions,” “autonomous trict advocating continue. against Serbs month terror posite to that of Serb leaders in the North. According to him, the state of Serbia should of Serbia to him, the state According leaders in the North. posite to that of Serb integration into EU. “I am sure priorities, the number one being of its own take care alongcontinue to do to cruciala have they thing recognize would authorities Belgrade says Petrović North,” in Kosovo is to abolish parallel structures this road premier and the police minister at the time, said he totally supported the Kosovo Serbs at the time, said he totally supported and the police minister the Kosovo premier “WhoWhy havecan deny them that right? Kosovo. in independent to live refusing Serbia?”of in the Republic to live refusing Albanians to same rights the recognized they he pointed out.

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Serb Community in Kosovo Interviews with Citizens in Kosovo North

In the period January-June 2012 the Helsinki Committee’s team in- terviewed politicians, public servants, journalists, NGO activists and citizens in Kosovo North. These interviews were conducted on a variety of occasions – at round tables, seminars, conferences, etc., and during several fact-finding missions to Mitrovica North30. Some of the interviewed citizens of Mitrovica North and neighboring villages said they doubted they could safely cross the bridge over Ibër/Ibar and travel to the south. To “feel safer” they needed escort and organized transportation. Most of the conferences the team attended were closed to the public by the “Chatham House Rules.” This is why the team’s interlocutors will be unnamed in the paragraphs below. Kosovo North is the only area in Kosovo where the Ahtisaari plan has not been implemented by the summer of 2012 and is strongly opposed to. For this reason the team decided to interview people about the possibility of its implementation in the near future. On the one hand, Serb officials – in Kosovo North and in Belgrade alike – the media and certain civil sector representatives claim that the implementation of the Ahtisaari plan in Kosovo North is out of question. On the other, findings of the team’s survey indicate that things stand somewhat differently in real life. There are indications that municipalities formed under the Ahtisaari plan could replace the parallel institutions in Kosovo North

30 Most interlocutors were visibly anxious about communicating with the team in the territory of Mitrovica North: as they put it, they feared possible reaction by their townfols and radical groups. 69 . Local . 31 , president of the Democratic Alternative, said, “There not is said, Democraticthe of Alternative, president , 32 During of Serbs the June 2012 wave at the barricades North, in Kosovo Namely, there are institutions in Kosovo North in Kosovo not subsidized institutions are from there Namely, So that few it happened Serbs in North in Serbia) (and Kosovo were been the time being the Office has allocated budget the annual For of the 2012 Adrijana Hodzic was appointed the president On June 20, 1,000 people applied that for 55 vacanciesThe fact over in the Office officialsprovocationa called the opening of the Office Serbia’s They have tried to establish this office several times, which Ahtisaari is in line with the plan but means not triedThey have to establish this officeseveral times, have „We of Serbia. Serbsthat the Radio-Television Bogdanovic told minister outgoing it,“ the should accept http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/329218/Imenovanje-sefa- he reminded. our local there,“ over self-government Kancelarije-kosovske-vlade-u-Mitrovici. https://www.vesti-online.com/Vesti/Srbija/229964/Branicemo-Severnu-Mitrovicu-zivotima 31 32 70 Serb messages. been sending it threatening have leaders RadojevićDejan Serbiaservingbut citizens viewa with everyday their improving to life and cooperating community. and the international government Kosovo with the as well citizens North, in Kosovo established, were since these institutions Ever alone let existence their of unaware almost been have in Serbiathose as proper, activities. in laid down Team informed the activity about Preparatory of the Municipal the by In June 2012 the Preparatory Council was replaced the Ahtisaariplan. North of Mitrovica Office actually administra – municipal - Administrative the the Ahtisaari Plan. by envisaged tion on basic services should be spent The budget and infra- of four million Euro. Europe to the Radio Free according structural in Mitrovica North, facilities 2012. newscaster of June 21, Admin- The Team before. Preparatory of the She used to be the head Office. providing services Office is in of istrative charge to citizens and coordinating in this partinvestment – actually of Kosovo the same as those the its duties are Preparatory performed team have for years. the past two a nor- anxious to lead at an open call and more citizens testifies that more are 200 cand- Out of 1,000 applicants, jobs and the rulemal life and have of law. applied that have besides 90 persons This, Mitrovica North. from dates were telling is most of at the time of its formation, Team for joining the Preparatory constructed a building was to house ago, long Not attitude. changes in peoples’ the new administration. municipal

Serb Community in Kosovo ignored -tosay theleast leaders intheNorth projectsIt hasinitiatedandimplementedseveral Serb Team institution operating inKosovo Officehasbeenthe bylaw. only North will beworkingwill towards normalization. Be itasmay, andthere ofKosovo North isnodoubtthatshe sheisacitizens andaccountable whenitcomessupportive tosomeone whohasbeenelected. Center, Medical of theGraçanicë/Gračanica toldthepress, “We need to be appointment thehead oftheOffice, RadaTrajković, leader anddirector Serb a institution toKosovo Serbs, it. alsosupport Commenting AdrijanaHodzic’s tee’s source, Church, Orthodox intheSerb some circles themostimportant Administrativelished Mitrovica Office. According totheHelsinki Commit - moregrade isturning andmore aboutKosovo North.) moderate coalition, jointheruling thatwill Belgrade-seated party alsotestifiesthatBel- thehead for oftheAdministrativethe candidates Officewasamemberof Office (according totheHelsinki Committee’s source). (The factthat oneof tempted toimprove therelations withrepresentatives oftheAdministrative Party)by governmenthad (Democratic at- theendofitsmandateformer andtheproblems causes, they despite thebarricades there were signalsthat some intheAdministrative of 55vacancies Office. itwould takemeasures againstany filling Serbs all warned headquarters crisis Radojevic. astateofemergency, Inaddition todeclaring hesaid, themunicipal andthusprovokingfuture North ofMitrovica municipality incidents,” added ance, the for Kosovo government continues buildingthefacility theso-called inKosovo andMetohija.” Serbhood todefend hislife risk ourresist“Despite - a single Serb, except those joining Kosovo institutions long ago, not that will structures fromstructures theteam’s hampering work bian President Boris Tadić assistance: for askedhimto they “restrain Serb local has deniedititssupport. 2011, InJuly thePreparatory Team- appealedtoSer exposed topressure abuse.been permanently andverbal The officialBelgrade 35 34 33 Danas, August 29, 2011. North. inMitrovica andlife infrastructure topotentialdonor inKosovo. organizations in applying beenopentocitizens’ Ithasalways suggestions better for project, theentire decorated towntheNew for Year Eve, etc. The organization Team hasalsoassisted civilsociety from aplayground,Apart constructing thePreparatory Team heating, logfor hasdistribued welfare developed Free Radio Europe, June21, 2012. One shouldbearinmindthatover thepasttwo years thePreparatory Serb leaders south of the Ibër/Ibar River support the newly estab- thenewly River support leaders southoftheIbër/Ibar Serb from officialssupported Belgradeand Despite thetreats by Serb local 34 . Moreover, peopleworking on theseprojects have 33 ” 35 .” .” 71

Serb Community in Kosovo . 36 .” Nedeljković and other leaders from the from other leaders and Nedeljković .” 37 . 38 The letter the Team addressed to President Tadić on August 25, 2011 25, August on Tadić President to addressed Team the letter The The news story carrying excerpts from the letter to President Tadić Tadić newsThe story carryingPresident to letter the excerpts from Excerpts from the letters published in the daily Danas on August 29, 2011 in a story„Refrain Serb headlined 29, the letters published in the daily Excerpts August Danas on from Forces!“ 2011. 29, August Danas, localestablished was SerbBelgrade and Belgrade-seated up to looking leaders Teams Whenthe Preparatory of the Kosovo-Mitrovica head Radojko Nedeljkovic, to disqualify team members. media did allin their power solely were moti- team on the people that 2, 2010, February daily Politika on the told districtofficial, and DS municipalities from mostlycoming They„Serbs described with records, them as criminal financial gain. vated by realize to theyShould manage community. international the to expendable „TheyZvecanof are and Leposavic.“ be needed no more,“ they would the self-proclaimed planned in tandem with what it had government, Kosovo of the Serb Council Milan Ivanovic called- National President the new merce administration said Nedeljkovic. treason.“ and committing „being in the serviceWest, naries and the them of and accused of Albanian extremists Oliver Serbs many so that come how Asked Ahtisaarithe forimplement applied to supposed plan, team the been fabricated the number had that replied state secretary at the Ministry for and Metohija, Ivanovic, Kosovo because not, they„And are very that Serbs interested the impression in the newto create were much institution. selected for the team – and that means only few Mitrovica were North applied,“ other places from people from about being salaries 550-Euro and promises been attracted by He argues that the team members have he said. „We in charge of infrastructural – which they projects see as a perfect opportunity for money. earning more person single a They motivate to will manage not whatsoever. politicalno theyas have power them, disregard figures capable of credible elected in the local are we that people elections under the condition for their work 2010. February 16, Politika, he said. the Serbrepresenting community and local with dignity,“ self-government 36 37 38 72 (shortly after the testified of Merkel) German Chancellor Angela visit by the cannot “We North. in Kosovo radical to alternative groups of a strong existence North believe Mitrovicamuch of political strongly the do but influence future to subject right intimidated, being without governance their elect to citizens’ in brutality been greatly profiting have of politicians who all, above and, pressure North…Our the status quo in Kosovo from of 12-member team is composed - self-govern alleged the allof sick tired and Bosniaks, and Albanians Serbs, Serb both moneysmanipulates but nothing does that ment from Albanian and dis- to support any against budgets tactics radical intimidation using forces participatesent and make people in political their rallies of losing under threat wish to decade…We against violence for while doing nothing one over jobs, to the alternative transparent democratic and more more just, establish a more - of its activi saysthe outcomes the letter and quotes rulingpresent structures,” etc cultural events, road, an asphalt ties – a new park, quotes Radenko Nedeljković, head of the Kosovo-Mitrovica district head and DS quotes Radenko Nedeljković, one bothers “No complaints. Team’s Preparatory wandering the at official, “The taken money these people have is that problem he says and argues, them,” they for now look an alibi And plan. Faith’s to realize Peter having promised because people do not trust them North referred to the Preparatory Team with the same hostility with and using the Team to the Preparatory North referred same discourse in 2010

Serb Community in Kosovo fueled their animosity for it for fueled theiranimosity by aboutitsolely Belgrade-seatedmedia,been informed logically only which Kosovo North but also other Serb-populated municipalities. butalsootherSerb-populated Kosovo North bia andKosovo alikeinthefuture. The problem oflivelihood plaguesnot only - Ser for well-thought-out socialprogramthesepeople could bechallenge for in Kosovo North. thepresent Considering economic crisis, development ofa that the number is by far bigger,survey amounting to 60,000 persons only structures.payrolls ofparallel sources claim, Kosovo Serb Some quotesthe above-mentioned survey, whoare financessome 20,000citizens on the Serbia mentation would leave numbersofpeoplewithoutincome. According tothe violated citizens’ fundamentalhuman rights. of registration, thatpeoplewould accept never itandthatthedecision claiming sinki Committee. changefor the hadratherangeredThey been atthedeadline with international representatives and the Hel- in their interviews information in Kosovo North, oftheKosovo government bypass this legitimacy denying Serbs in the region had set their eyesSerbs never on plan the Ahtisaari showed that80percent atthetimeofbarricades in Kosovo North ofKosovo the most. theInternationalCivilianOffice conducted ofthesurvey Findings the Preparatory Team on developed thebasison citizens’ suggestions. littleby postedon theprojects little. hadandgaintheirtrust izens they realized inscription and December2011, plateswithRKS Kosovo car appliedfor some 400citizens passports, etc. MunicipalAdministrative attheMitrovica Office. InNovember plan. Ahtisaari Kosovo North, oraspecialstatusfor on barricades the ignoring practically 41 40 39 Findings of the survey in „Guest Own House.“ ofthesurvey . Findings Their state ofKosovo anditsinstittutions. . oftheir safety, warrant only takecareoftheir problem. will fuelcitizens’The media additionally inthe distrust be will „asitusedto,“everything tokeepingpeopledeluded refers meaningthatBelgrade,This primarily asthe 2011. titled September30–December31, in „Guests OwnHouse“was conducted intheperiod The survey Their Construction of barricades in Kosovo North seriously damaged a seriously inKosovo North ofbarricades Construction The strongest opponentsplanarguethatitsimple- ofthe Ahtisaari Kosovo Serb leaders plan and the official Belgradeoppose the Ahtisaari Kosovo Serb projects The internationalcommunityhasfinancedtheinfrastructural People on thePreparatory Team have had towork real hard tokeepcit- Over 9,000 citizens in Kosovo North have obtained Kosovo ID cards, have inKosovo North obtainedKosovo ID 9,000citizens Over 41 . representatives Kosovo Serb and, civil sector activists quite often 40 . focused either areSerbia usually The mediain 39 . hadThey 73

Serb Community in Kosovo . 42 The source of finances for construction of alternative roads and build- and roads financesconstruction of for of alternative The source The border between Serbia and Kosovo has always been porous. Almost between The border Serbia always has and Kosovo been porous. The story run by the Politika daily on Ontober 11, 2011, quotes, „Day in day out, heavy machines build new out, in day „Day quotes, 2011, Politika daily11, on Ontober The story by the run in the North Serb Kosovo claim that everybody representatives on works in North and Metohija. Kosovo roads public servants construction – from road to ordinary and private entreprenuers of Kosovska citizedns...Mayor repaired...Owners being build and old ones are of gas that new roads tells Politika Mitrovica Panic Krstimir while people from will, citizens free their own for on cut forests passages distriubute of charge, stations fuel free Ibar from leading - Local and those at the Mokra Mt. roads neighboring food villages prapare for workers. also under construction in the Zubin or even are further to or Ribaric, Pazar ski Kolasin to Novi before money and workforce Slavisa says Ristic it will that take time, of Zubin Potok Mayor municipality. Potok he says us- and explains they are ’Everybody construction,’ participates in road functional. become these roads footpathson everyone working now uses to reach are ’We of Leposavic says, machinery...Major ing muncipal Central Serbia with a view them for to adapting the traffic of all sorts vehicles.“ of „the state has first claims that Party, Progressive high official of Serb Vucic, Aleksandar On the other hand, Veselinovic“ the job to gave his machinery, away when he took and then, Branko Miljkovic, a criminal, engaged Public- Com Serbia Forests sources, to some According „cooperates with the Serbian regime. he argues, who, claims that the of Serbia director Company, Roads Zoran Drobnjak, construction. participatespany in road company this shareholding present At in Kosovo. of roads 115 kilometers takes care of some Kosmet Company the to road alternative an as Batnik, and Vracevo constructsbetwen section the Company MBA with tandem in the road alternative this of kilometers 12 and roads of maintainance For Raska between Pazar. one Novi and 2011. October 11, Politika, says Drobnjak. Serbia paid 5 million Euro, has Company Roads 42 74 number of roads. According to citizens of Mitrovica, barricades totally have citizens to of Mitrovica, According of roads. number main bridge the north between impaired of the town. and south sections among remains etc.) cobblestone, lumber, ing material for barricades (concrete, participatedvol- referThose who have to in construction controversies. biggest businessmen and controversial of construction material, unteers and donors Serbia from public companies non-existent control over imports over and exports peo- control it possible to some non-existent made Kosovo Hence, market. at grey wealth North Kosovo to accumulate ple from and Serbia and taxes deriving been deprived of the income alike have from ques- TV had raised the of the B92 Insider show well-known The customs. with numerous the problem exemplified announcing a new serial, and, tion the serial though announced back in the spring 2012, of However, evidences. news latest the to in air willit on be According far. so broadcast been not has has been constantly show the postponed are why reasons The September 2012. moderates North, Kosovo Serb from leaders angles. different speculated from of those in Central hold some Kosovo whereas oppose its broadcast, included, to discloseNorth be good it would in in the and those involved money flows Certain circles oppose the strongly and officials in Belgrade also illegal trade. North. in Kosovo money flows in the consideringbroadcast their roles

Serb Community in Kosovo pose on doctors and professors the duty ofstandingatthebarricades andprofessors theduty doctors on pose tions are leaders underthecontrol powerful enoughtoim- radical oflocal Center. care attheClinical andmedical University Mitrovica Bothinstitu- in many different ways. For instance atthe they get theirhigher education surrender theuntaxedhad all gasolinethey paidfor. gasolinebutare fined cheaper on theirway butalsohave notonly back to from gotobuylarge toMitrovica quantitiesof Kosovo South Serbs Some the eyespractice ofpoliceofficerswhohave the until tolerated recently. best exemplified car plates:by carplatesbefore arechanging their citizens andmisusedinthenameofhumanrights. mixed withcriminals should beinvestigated perse: innocentpeoplewould probably notthusbe institutions shouldtakecareofinjusticedone tothem. This iswhycase each No doubtthatthere are innocentpeopleamong thearrested andKosovo accuse theKosovo policeofbreach oflawandarrest ofinnocentpeople. inal gangs, dealers. drug including Police Forces andEULEX- openedwidethedoorstocrim inKosovo North cumulated over thepastthree years.” “Zero-rated VAT wasthemainsource ofwealth some individualshave ac- Vladimir Jovičić, negotiator inthetalkswithPrishtina, deputy former said, Euro per of dayten years. in the period with Politika In an interview daily, roads orsmuggled toKosovo South. thiscostSerbia’s All taxpayers 500,000 thetrailer,claims have from beeneitherre-exported Kosovo by alternative toKosovo amountedtoover 840,000Euro.exports Most ofthesegoods, over 2billionEuro insixandahalfyears only. Inotherwords, Serbia’s daily (titled Insider trailer “Patriotic Stealing”), toKosovo totaled goods exports VAT on thesegoods. According by the publicized toofficialinformation and by thatthegovernment ofMirko theendofitsterm Cvetković restored official, MiroljubLabus, puthissignature). September2011 in Itwas only in2005(thedecisionback onthethenvice-premier which andhighG17 vo. annulledgovernment The Kostunica VATSerbia’s on toKosovo exports long ago,through itsterritory whileitsgoods were toKoso- exported freely arefrom makingon it. Serbia ofKosovo goods bannedtransport Serbia controversial groupsalso about profit and certain the so-called businessmen 43 Interviews with ctizens ofKosovo North. withctizens Interviews The state of lawlessness affects Serbs ofKosovo Serbs from otherparts The stateoflawlessnessaffects Anarchy isaheavyburden inKosovo North on itscitizens. This is Serbia’s inKosovo: Serbs often manipulatearrests of they officials Lawlessness, andlimitedactions by Kosovo non-existent judiciary but aboutsovereignty outthatKosovo wasnotonly itturned So 43 . 75

Serb Community in Kosovo Citizens interviewed by the Helsinki Committee’s team believe that Citizens interviewed Committee’s the Helsinki by The Educationon of the Republic of Kos- in the Municipalities Law - What deep-root are implementation of the Law’s stands in the way provides that the University that the provides North of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica shall be an Law No. 03/L-068. Law No. 44 44 76 implementation of the Ahtisaari government Kosovo that the plan implies implementation legislation Kosovo The the university influence would curricula in Mitrovica. that the universityprovides to specify its internal shall a statute organiza enact - in with public authorities, interaction and and procedures and governance, tion with central of Kosovo. of the Republic framework legislation accordance ovo ed negative stereotypes among Serbs in Kosovo North, additionally fueled by additionally fueled by stereotypesed negative Serbs among North, in Kosovo of radical- biased reporting the propaganda lead and Belgrade-seated media’s the These stereotypes includeAhtisaari the plan is unviable; views such as: ers. supervisedof end willindependence deprive Serbthe the of south community Ibër/Ibar of the Ahtisaari acceptance plan equals rights; of its acquired River all public servants independence; of Kosovo in the willrecognition fired be autonomous public institution of higher education; the University use may of higher education; public institution autonomous legisla- Kosovo with textbookscurriculaconcordance and in theyif are Serbia’s of Technology Science and of the Ministry A commission of Education, tion. decides whether a particularKosovo the Republic of curriculum or textbook In the event of an the Republic of Serbiafrom shall in classroom. not be placed to the applicationa particular of the MEST Serbian by objection curriculum - com to the independent commission the matter shall be referred or textbook, selected representatives three MEST, selected by representatives posed of three Members of the Assembly holding seats reservedthe Republic of Kosovo by of international mem- and one or guaranteed for Serb the Kosovo Community, Civilian Representative. the International and representing ber selected by The Municipality of Mitrovica by the majority decides vote. The Commission authorityNorth shall forresponsibility have Serbian public this exercise to lan- with applicable of the Republic of Kosovo; law in accordance university, guage of which two of nine members, consisting The universityBoard a shall have the faculty among from elected five the municipality, (2) shall be appointed by to be appointed in a manner to two and and/or student body of the university, for the university from the statute of the university;be determined Funding by Serbia of the Republic of the government pub- and made be transparent must The on EducationLaw (See Annex: with the laws of Kosovo. accordance in lic, of Kosovo.) in the Municipalities of the Republic

Serb Community in Kosovo this road testifiesthatit had made a choice? good acoupleofyearsinto Kosovo communityonly ago. by itachieved taking What aboutintegration –thesamecommunitythathad beenskeptical the Ibër/Ibar guard ofitsidentity. That isitthe communitysouthof roadSerb traveled by the - communityandthesafe theprotectiontion for about mechanisms oftheSerb nomore,Kosovo Serbs etc. oftheimplementationevent oftheplan, beallowed will toassist andSerbia - informa throughcan becounteracted impartial only These stereotypes 77

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Serb Community in Kosovo 2) 1) the RepublicofKosovo. ofEducation,upon tothe Ministry notification Science and of Technology oftheRepublicSerbia ofEducation books by developed theMinistry ortext- curricula language may apply thatteach intheSerbian Schools language. intheSerbian services ing educational tocreate haveMunicipalities shall thecompetency conditions provid for - Article 12. Education in the . 12. intheSerbian Education Article V-EducationChapter Language. intheSerbian Source: Ç Annexes Republic ofKosovo Law onEducation ofthe intheMunicipalities Ç http://www.masht-gov.net/advCms/documents/09_2008_03_L068_sr.pdf Republika e K Republic of K Kuvendi -Skupština– Assembly osovës-Republika K osovo osova-

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Serb Community in Kosovo Article Independent Commission 13. The independent commission for review for The independent commission of Serbian-language teaching ma- terials shall of seven (7) members: consist MEST; selected by (3) representatives three Members of the Assembly of the Re- selected by (3) representatives three holding seats reservedpublic of Kosovo or guaranteed for Serb the Kosovo and Community, the Interna- and representing by (1) international member selected one Civilian Representative. tional by a majority shall take allThe commission decisions vote. representative a rotate between shall The Chairmanship of the commission Members of the Assembly holding of the Republic of Kosovo selected by seats reserved or guaranteed for Serb the Kosovo - repre Community and a Technology Science and the Ministry selected by sentative of Education, every year. A particular of Serbia the Republic curriculum or textbook from shall not after notifica- if, notification classroom in of MEST; before use be placed sufficient (to provide months three within raises objection no MEST tion, the mate- time for curriculareviewed specific by the Ministry), or text to be rial be utilized. may to the applicationof a particular the MEST by In the event an objection of - to the inde the matter shall be referred Serbian curriculum or textbook, to review the established in Article pendent commission 13 of this Law, curriculum conformityor textbook(s) of to ensure with the Constitution curriculum specific The applicableand Kosovo of Republic the legislation. in classroom until the independent be not placed use or textbook(s)may so determines. commission 80 1) 2) 3) 3) 4)

Serb Community in Kosovo budget oftheRepublicKosovo andotherinstitutional sources. Funding for receivesuniversity adequate premises itsoperationfrom andfundingfor the by pointed inamannertobedetermined thestatuteof university; and/orstudentbodyof theuniversity,among thefaculty andtwo (2)tobe ap- be appointed by two (2) shall of which the municipality, five (5)elected from lawofthe Republic ofKosovo;dance withapplicable language university,to exercise thispublicSerbian responsibilityfor inaccor- taken by 14.bofthislaw; 9 theindependentcommission establishedby Article be shall the accreditation system withintheKosovo university oftheuniversity legislation, European standards andbestpractices and on mattersconcerning MEST. a representative selected by and a representative the university selected by the national CivilianRepresentative. beexaminedbyshall anindependentcommission: cordance legislation framework oftheRepublicKosovo, withcentral which and governance, andprocedures andinteraction withpublicauthorities, inac- public institution ofhighereducation; tion inMitrovice/Mitrovica North: ) ensure shall ofMitrovice/Mitrovica that the North The Municipality f e) have shall a BoardThe university consisting ofnine (9)members, d) have shall authority ofMitrovicë/Mitrovica North The Municipality framework ofthestatute with central c) Decisions on theconformity between ofthecommissionvi.the Chairmanship rotate shall annually v.the vote; commission decisions take all by shall a majority iv.one (1)internationalmember selectedby and representing theInter- iii.three (3)representatives selectedby and theuniversity; ii.three (3)representatives selectedby theMEST; i.the independentcommission consist (7)members: shall ofseven b) enact organization shall astatute tospecifyits internal The university a) beanautonomous shall ofMitrovicë/Mitrovica The university North bethe- following shall The municipalcompetenciesforhighereduca North inMitrovicë/Mitrovica Municipality 14. EnhancedCompetenciesofthe Article 81

Serb Community in Kosovo http://www.gazetazyrtare.com/e-gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie Ç Ç w&id=155&Itemid=56&lang=sr Management and RTK Board should take all should take necessary Board and RTK Management steps to ensure In every shall RTK allocate calendar overall year 10% of its own - bud Law on Radio Television Kosovo Television Law on Radio RTK shall that consist 2011 provides The 29, on March Law passed g) Operations and budgetary resources provided to the University of and budgetaryg) Operations University to the provided of resources MunicipalityThe North cooperate of Mitrovice/Mitrovica with may h) This law be can found at: 82 operational functioning of channel RTK 2 in Serbian of channel RTK - operational functioning pro as content language para 7). (Articlelaw this of adoption from 8, twelve than later not vider months shall RTK for the channel allin Serbian sources from language. received get allocateto overallchannel forcontinue RTK of own second its budget of 10% RTK shall that to transferred be budget the of 10% of amount The Serbian. in initially shall be used to start channel in Serbianthe second of RTK language, technical different and equipment equipment ensuring premises, by its work After staff. asdue of well for employment as for office, for furniture and office then the 10% of the funds 2 in SerbianRTK functional, becomes language shall expenses for of RTK budget be used to cover functioning RTK the from including of any of specific programs also production 2 in Serbian language, of the budget Allocation of 10% of the funds from kind in Serbian language. for RTK channel 2 in Serbian RTK shall language not be used for other any technical and editorial of chan functioning - purpose for except administrative, para 4). 2 in Serbiannel RTK (Article language 21, of two TV channels: a TV channel in Albanian and a TV channel in SerbianTV channel in Albanian and a a TV channels: of two 15 % of their to share obliged (2) These channels are two (Articlelanguage 8). of Kosovo. of other communities schemeprogram with the languages the university from the government of the Republic of Serbia of the the government the universitybe trans from - must the laws of Kosovo; with in accordance public, and made parent and criteria standards with North shall Mitrovicë/Mitrovica be in accordance Local on laws the with accordance in Government developedpromulgated and FinanceLocaland Self-Government priorlegislation in January 1 to and 2009; other municipality in operatingany the university.

Serb Community in Kosovo partnership (Article 30, (Article partnership 7). paragraph activities ofthe toimplementpractical totheextent necessary only of Serbia be entitledtodirectnicipalities shall relations withinstitutions in theRepublic 23).(Article stationtion policecommanders ofthelocal inaccordance withlawon police intheselec- rights exercise shall enhancedparticipatory isinamajority munity 22). religiouslocal communities inaccordance law(Article withtheapplicable for aswell assupport within themunicipal heritage gious andcultural territory affairs,cultural including, protection and other and promotionSerbian reli- of toexercise responsibilityfor have shall authority Community isinthemajority 21). andadministrators(Article instructors ing ofeducation institutions,censing ofeducational recruitment,- andtrain ofsalaries payment theprovision for North ofhighereducation,vica registration andli- including 20). and administrators(Article tutions, recruitment, of health care personnel and training of salaries payment healthcare,secondary registration andlicensingofhealthcareinsti- including It provides thatthesemunicipalities have shall thecompetenceprovision for of palities ofMitrovicë/MitrovicaNorth, Graçanicë/Gračanica, Shtrpcë/Štrpce. June 15, 2008. and promulgated by theDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublicKosovo on 26).ticle 25). The BoardRTK members are appointed ofKosovo (Ar- by the Assembly community (Article members of the Board be appointed out of the Serb shall Under thesame law, mu between Republic ofKosova - partnerships Further on, com- itregulates thatmunicipalitiesSerb Kosova inwhich Serb The lawprovides thatall theKosova municipalities inwhich It enhanced the competence of Mitrovicë/Mitro of the municipality - healthcare of the munici- The law enhanced competencies in secondary was approvedLaw by of Kosovo20, on February the Assembly 2008 Law onLocal Self-Government ofKosovo at This lawisavailableatthe website oftheAssembly The Board becomposed members.RTK shall ofeleven twoAt least Televiziji%20Kosova.pdf Ç Ç http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/Zakon%20o%20Radio%20 83

Serb Community in Kosovo The law quotes that the membership of the Communities Committee Committee the Communities membership of quotes that the The law the citizens of to at least ten percent belong where In municipalities The Deputy Chairperson of a Municipality- shall pro for Communities 84 shall include- Assembly the Municipal the members of repre and community at by the municipality living in community shall be represented Any sentatives. representatives The Committee. in the Communities representative least one shallcomprise the majorityof communities Committee. of the Communities review to of the responsible compliance shall be Committee The Communities authorities with the applicablemunicipal and review law policies, all municipal that rights and interests with the aim to ensure related practices and activities Municipal to the fullyshall and are recommend respected of the Communities of the implementation appropriate to ensure Assembly it considers measures preserve and express, to promote, of communities to the need related provisions as to as well and linguistic identities, religious cultural, develop their ethnic, - within the municipal of the rightscommunities of protection adequate ensure ity. Chair- a post of the not in the majorityCommunities in those municipalities, of the Municipal Assembly shallperson be reserved for Communities for a of the DeputyThe post Chairperson of of these communities. representative non-majoritythe shall Assemblyby Municipal held the be for Communities the open list of candi on - votes the most candidate who received community’s Assembly. dates for to the Municipal election and servemote inter- community dialogue as formal focal point for addressing in meetings of the Assembly concerns and interests non-majority communities’ DeputyThe Chairperson a Municipality of Communities for its work. and for reviewing or their members that shall claims be responsible communities by assembly of the municipal violate their constitutionally or decisions the acts DeputyThe Chairperson of a Municipality- for Communi guaranteed rights. ties shall such the Municipal Assembly refer matters to for its reconsideration In the event the Municipal Assembly chooses not to or decision. of the act or the Deputy Chairperson of a Municipality or decision, its act reconsider or decision the act reconsideration deems that even upon for Communities Deputythe Chair- constitutionallya of guaranteed violation a right, presents directlymatter to the submit Municipalitya of may person for Communities the matter for decide whether to accept which may Court, the Constitutional 54 and 55). review (Articles 53,

Serb Community in Kosovo by regulating development andotheractivities. development ofthe communities inhabitingthe areas surrounding sites such thebestpossible conditions harmoniousandsustainable while ensuring for environmentural oraesthetic visualsetting; and in particular, thehistorical, cultural, context, architecturalorarcheological nat- be protected, themonastic way oftheclergy; oflife andtopreserve context,logical environment natural oraesthetic visualsetting. coulddamage which itshistorical,activity cultural, architectural or archeo- village, town centerthatissafeguarded orhistoric from any development or defined area surrounding amonument, building, group ofbuildings, ensemble, Republic ofKosova, Protective through theestablishmentofSpecial Zones. community,Serb for theKosovo significance as asothercommunitieswell in Churches, otherreligious sites, sitesofspecial andcultural aswell ashistorical at: http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/ligjet/2008_03-L040_sr.pdf c) toprevent adverse development around thesitestobeprotected, ofthesitestobeprotected, andappearance the character b) topreserve a) toprovidethepeaceful for existence and functioning ofthe sites to Special The objectives ofthe ProtectiveZones are: 3. Objectives Article Protective“Special Zone” be an area shall defined by a map, or by a 2. Protective Special Zones Article Monasteries,Orthodox ensure This lawshall protectionSerbian of 1.oftheLaw. Purpose Article Law Protective onSpecial Zones available atof theKosovo website of the Assembly The law is integrally 85

Serb Community in Kosovo Any new activity from the following list of activities may be restricted new be restricted the following may Any activity list of activities from Article Activities Restricted the Special within 6. Zones Protective Any new activities in the following areas shall be prohibited: shall new be prohibited: in the following areas Any activities such and as the exploration a) industrial constructionor development, of pollution or deforestation to leading construction b) development or Article 5. Activities Prohibited within the Special Article Activities Prohibited 5. Zones Protective Article 4. The ImplementationThe Monitoring Article 4. Council Monitoring and referred Council (hereinafterThe Implementation a) supervise Zones the on the Special of the delineation Protective Zones, to the boundaries changes of Specialb) recommend Protective and other agencies the Republic of Kosova d) advise 86 as circumstances warrant. Prior to any such activities being conducted in the such being conducted activities to any Prior warrant. as circumstances the of municipality the shall concerned the agreement seek followingareas, parties the shall refer is reached, If no agreement . with point c of Article in accordance 4 of the matter to the IMC for review, this Law: exploitation of mineral resources and the building of dams, power plants or power building of dams, and the of mineralexploitation resources and in rural and transit roads areas; kilns and factories, lines, power the environment. to as the “IMC”) shall be established to, inter alia, monitor and facilitate the and facilitate monitor inter alia, “IMC”) shallto as the be established to, relevant to this The IMC tasks Law shall include: this Law. of implementation and their implementation; ground the Serbi of disputes between the resolution to be facilitate - and the restrictions an Orthodox and the central Church or local authorities of Kosova of Republic Law; and of the present of the provisions to implementation with regard security on religious and cul- relevant institutions issues affecting the related tural heritage sites.

Serb Community in Kosovo Area); Zoning cial Protective establishedSpecial tothepreviously isidentical Zone in theattachedmaps: areas;tion inrural bile repair stations, supermarkets, nightclubs,- anyconstruc otherlarge scale taurants, bars, cafes, hotels/motels, andkiosks, stalls food petrol andautomo- road/street construction; ofwarehouses, construction workshops, shops, res- church/cultural monument tobeprotected; thanthemonastery/ fices taller o) Church of Saint George,o) Church ofSaint Selo/Gornjasellë, Gornje Prizren; Potokn) Duboki Monastery, Potok; Zubin eMadhe/Velika ofHoça m) Village Hoča, /Rahovec/Orahovac; Monastery,l) Zočište , Zočište Zoqishtë/ Rahovec/Orahovac; k) BanjskaMonastery, /Zvečan; Zveçan Archangels Monastery,j) Holy Prizren/Prizren; Monastery,i) Draganac Gjilan/Gnjilane; Monastery,h) Sokolica /Zvečan; Zveçan g) Budisavci Monastery, /Klina; Klinë Monastery, )Gorioč Istog/Istok;f Monastery,e) Devič Srbica; / d) Church ofPresentation ofthe Virgin, Lipjan/; Monastery,c) Graçanica/Gračanica Prishtinë/ Priština; b) Peja/Peć Patriarchate, Pejë/Peć; Monastery, Dečani iLartë/Visoki a) Deçani - (thisSpe Dečani / Protective7.1 Special following sites,for the bedefined shall Zones as Zones Special of 7.Protective Classification Article land. ofagricultural c) urbanization b) publicgatherings, recreation andentertainment; and a) commercial oredi- asstructures ordevelopment such constructions 87

Serb Community in Kosovo a) Monastery of Saint Petka, Leposaviq/Leposavić; a) Monastery of Saint Petka, Leposaviq/Leposavić; b) Monasterythe Holy of Healers, Istog /Istok; c) MonasteryVirgin of the Holy of Hvosno, Prizren/Prizren; Korishë/ Koriša, d) Monastery of Saint Mark, Suharekë/; Mushtisht/Mušutište, Monastery, Trinity e) f Prizren/Prizren; Sredskë/Sredska, Virgin, of the Holy ) Church and Ferizaj/Uroševac; Nerodime/Nerodimlje, g) Monastery of Saint Uroš, Viti/Vitina. Buzovik/ Buzovik, h) Monastery , 7.4 Special Protective Zones for the following sites shall be limited to a 7.4 Special Protective 7.3 For the following Special Protective Zones defined in the attached the following Special Protective 7.3 For Obiliq/ Turbe, a) Gazimestan memorial and Bajraktarevo monument Zveçan / Zvečan; b) Zvečan medieval fortress, and Brdo; Novobërdë/Novo Brdo, c) Medieval of Novobërdë/Novo town Vushtrri/Vučitrn. Medieval/Old Bridge, d) Vojnović 7.2 The Special Protective Zone for Protective The Sokolica MonasterySpecial Zveçan/ 7.2 p) Sočanica Monastery, Leposaviq/ Leposavić; p) Sočanica Monastery, and Klinë /Klina; Uljarice, with Church, q) Hermitage Prizren. Korishë/ Koriša, of Koriša, of Saintr) Hermitage Peter 88 100-meter area around their perimeterby the Republic and shall around be identified 100-meter area in with the relevant municipalities in cooperation of Kosova Cadastral Agency, which will form an integral part of this Law a map to be attached to this Law, of the transitional period: the end and shall before be adopted map in the case of any new activities as described in Article 6 of this Law, the map in the case new as described of any activities in Article 6 of this Law, municipality directly concerned shall with the IMC: consult Obilić will Zone; be included in the same Special Protective Zvečan and the Isa Boletini Memorial Complex are Special Protective Zones Special MemorialBoletini ZvečanIsa are the and Protective Complex MunicipalityThe from shall concerned seek agreement map. as in the attached both the Serbian Orthodox- Administra and the Isa Boletini Museum Church Article for newtion any activity by as envisaged 6 of this Law.

Serb Community in Kosovo Mušnikovo Prizren/Prizren; and Štrpce; Štrpce; Reka;harekë/Suva beadoptedand shall before theendoftransitionalperiod. a maptobeattachedthisLaw, ofthisLaw part anintegral form will which CadastralAgency,of Kosova incooperationwiththerelevantmunicipalities in a 50-meter area aroundbe identified and shall their perimeter by the Republic n) Church of Saint George,n) Church ofSaint Sredskë/Sredska, Prizren/Prizren. Petka), Apostles (orSaint m) Church oftheHoly Mushnikovë/ Nicholas,l) Church ofSaint Sredskë/Sredska, Prizren/Prizren; Nicholas,k) Church ofSaint Drajçiq/Drajčići, Prizren/Prizren; Nicholas,j) Church ofSaint Bogoševci, Prizren/Prizren; Nicholas,i) Church ofSaint Mushnikovë/Mušnikovo, Prizren/Prizren; George,h) Church ofSaint Bitinja, BitieEpërme/Gornja Shtrpcë/ g) Church oftheHoly Virgin, Gotovushë/Gotovuša, Shtrpcë/Štrpce; Nicholas, )Church ofSaint Gotovushë/Gotovuša, Shtrpcë/Štrpce; f e) Church ofSaint Theodore, Bitie Poshtme/Donja Bitinja,Shtrpcë/ Nicholas,d) Church ofSaint Shtrpcë/Štrpce; Hodegetria, c) Church oftheHoly Virgin Mushtisht/Mušutište,- Su Nicholas,b) Church ofSaint Gjurakoc/Ðurakovac, Istog/Istok; a) Dolac Monastery, Klinë/Klina; Protective7.5 Special belimitedto sites shall the following for Zones 89

Serb Community in Kosovo Article Spatial Planning. 10. The Ministry and Spatial of Environment 10.1 Planning shall ensure The village of Hoçë e Madhe/Velika Hoča, described in point m), para- described in point m), Hoča, The village of Hoçë e Madhe/Velika The application of article 6 of this new on any activities in the Law 9.2. ArticleVillage for Special the Provisions of 9. Hoča. Hoçë e Madhe/Velika - Protec of the Establishment The Special Article 8. Zonetive for the Historic Prizren. Centre of Prizren shall HistoricZone for the Protective Center of The Special 8.1 The application of Article new 6 of this on any activities in the 8.2 Law 90 that spatial plans for areas within the Special Protective Zones are in conformi Zones- are within the Specialthat spatial plans for areas Protective ty of Articles with the provisions Law present and in accordance 5 and 6 of the 14 of the Law Spatial on Planning. 13, with Articles 12, graph 1 of Article 7 of this Law, shall have the right, in consultation with the in consultation the right, shall have graph 1 of Article 7 of this Law, limited authority to exercise activities over municipality of Rahovec/Orahovac, and and cultural heritage, of religious and promotion of protection in the areas with in accordance Zone, rural its Special to planning with respect Protective Local on of the legislation the relevant provisions Self-Government and the The Declaration Universal Cultural on Diversity. principles of the UNESCO IMC shall such facilitate consultation. Hoca shall be Zone for of Hoça the village e Madhe/Velika Special Protective set forth in a Law. be established by the municipal authorities of Prizren in cooperation with the with cooperation in authorities Prizren of municipal the by established be and vernacular Catholic, Ottoman, and shall include Serbian Orthodox, IMC, The following Serbian cultural other sites of historic and cultural significance. Church sites shall Zone: be includedand religious Special in the Protective the of Church the “MarasVirginMahala”; Holythe of old the Ljeviška; of Holy the Orthodox Savior; Seminary of Saints the and Cyril Methodius; and George St. residence, (including Complex Episcopal Residence the Bishop’s (Tutić). Nichoilas (Runović) George and St. of St. Churches Cathedral, shall be set forth Zone for of Prizren the historic in centre Special Protective a Law.

Serb Community in Kosovo content&task=view&i itspromulgation andafter Republic ofKosova intheOfficialGazette. Protective withintheSpecial located Zones.over theproperty Natural Heritage. UNESCO Convention ConcerningtheProtection of World and Cultural withrespectexisting obligations toany undertaken sitedesignatedunderthe inRepublicofKosova. ReligiousSites Orthodox tion Commission Serbian for inRepublicofKosova. heritage gious andcultural onHeritage any otherissuerelated ofreli totheprotection- andpreservation Heritage,Cultural on Cultural 4oftheLaw asforeseen8Article inparagraph amendments. anditsfurther onHeritage Cultural undertheLaw forth is inconsistent with it. Protective Special enjoy protection also fully Zones set 10.ticle d=146&Itemid=56&lang=bh http://www.gazetazyrtare.com/e-gov/index.php?option=com_ Source: oftheRepublicKosovo OfficialGazzette 20,February 2008 No.Law 03/L–039 its adoptionforce of enterinto Law shall after by theAssembly This 12.Article intoforce Entry 11.5 notprejudiceThe provisionsLawshall rights the ofthisownership 11.4 innowayThe provisionsLawshall prejudice ofthisoralterany 11.3 Implementa- withtheReconstruction closely The IMCshall work 11.2 for Council withtheRepublicofKosova The IMCcooperates 11.1 supersedeanyLaw shall provision lawthat This intheapplicable Provisions. 11. Final Article withtheprovisions10.2 comply ofAr- fully shall authorities The local 91

Serb Community in Kosovo Serbian and Serb Language Identity main- The Plan says that the Serb has the community right to express, • Receive pre-school, • primaryReceive pre-school, and secondary public education in their • Establish and manage their own private educational and training es- • In Septemberthe Serbian2011, primary and secondary schools cur- of Mitrovica University in respect And The university shall a statute enact to specify its internal organization • Education in the Serbian Language The Plan provides for the the receive to have to right Serb communities The Ahtisaari Plan and the Rights it Guarantees http:// Kosovo, for Office Civilian International Explained,” Plan Ahtisaari The – Rightsin Kosovo Your “Know 92 tain and develop their culture and preservetain and develop their culture of their iden- the essential elements It not only defines and culture. traditions language, namely their religion, tity, it also sets out what this means in Serbian Official of two as one Languages, for it provides Serbian speakers to be able example, For public and private life. to: own language to the extent prescribed by legislation, with the thresholds for es- with the thresholds legislation, by to the extent prescribed language own tablishing specific or schoolsclasses for this purpose than normally being lower stipulated for educational institutions; accor- in tablishments for be granted, which financial assistance may public standards dance with the law and international riculum formally and teaching materials were approved. with public authorities and interaction – in the and procedures and governance, the Mitrovica North municipality. main, public educationSerbian in the at all levels language (including an autonomous and to use curricula or text books Serbian University language in Mitrovica), Ministrythe developedby Educationof Serbia Republic of of the those in Serb members community can: Specifically, schools. www.ahtisaariplan.info/

Serb Community in Kosovo majority shall have: shall majority of theiridentity andotherassociationstheexpression, for scholarly anddevelopment fostering organizations; nation intheactivities oflocal, regional andinternationalnon-governmental national standards; identity, oracommon heritage, cultural inaccordance withthelawandinter- those with whom share they particular an ethnic, cultural, linguistic or religious tablish andmaintainfree andpeaceful contacts withpersons inany States, in electronicfor mediainaccordance withthelawandinternationalstandards; intheirlanguage,information numberoffrequencies andtheuseofareserved and internationalstandards; media as well as programming in their language, in accordance with the law ter ofthearea atissue; reflectwhich and are sensitive to the multi-ethnic and charac- multi-linguistic force. namesthathave beenchangedby tooriginal of theirlanguage aswell asrevert and internationalstandards; by beborne shall thecompetent oratranslator authorities. an interpreter represent asufficientshare ofthepopulation. Thecostsincurred bythe useof in authorities areaswhere officesofcentral they orlocal nicipal authorities And, Community isinthe municipalities all theKosovo Serb inwhich • Establish associations for culture, art, science and education as well as - discrimi without participate and with, contacts unhindered Enjoy • • Enjoy unhindered contacts among themselves within Kosovo and es- toprovide including own media, use their and create to right The • broadcast in,representationpublic to, special access and Guaranteed • indications topographical other and names names,street local Have • • Have personal names registered in their original form and in the script • Use and display community Serb symbols, in accordance with the law mu- the with relations their in alphabet and language their of Use • • Use andinpublic; theirlanguage and alphabet inprivate freely 93

Serb Community in Kosovo Specifically: OrSerbian- the to privileges tax and duty customs grant shall Kosovo • VisokiDečani including: sites 45 for established are Zones Protective • • In the Special Zones Protective certain new activities are forbidden– (categorized activities development new other certain conducting For • Religious Cultural and Heritage position protected The a special, having Plan provides for the Church - pro including, affairs, cultural for responsibility exercise to Authority • 94 thodox Church, in addition to those enjoyed by all religions in Kosovo, for eco- in Kosovo, all religions by to those enjoyed in addition Church, thodox such self-sustainability, financial its to specific Church the of activities nomic painting, icon candles, embroideryof production the as clericaland vestments, These and other bee products. honey brandy, wines, woodcarving and carpentry, ma- materials, privileges shall import cover of relevant products, and purchase the said activities. chinery from and export resulting of products tools; and of of Presentation Church Gračanica Monastery, Patriarchate, Pec Monastery, - Monas Budisavci Gorioc Monastery, DevicMonastery, Lipjan, Virgin, the Holy Monastery, Archangels Draganac Monastery, Sokolica Monastery, tery, Duboki Potok Hoča, Village Velika of Zočište Monastery, Monastery, Her- Socanica Monastery, Gornje Selo, of Saint Church George, Monastery, Zvečan me- memorial Gazimestan monument, Uljarice , with Church, mitage Medieval Vojnović Brdo, Medieval of Novobërdë/Novo town dieval fortress, of Koriša. Hermitage of Saint Peter Vushtrri/Vučitrn, bridge, exploration of such as: industrial construction or development, for example, kilns and factories, lines, plants or power of power building mineral resources; - or pollution of the envi to deforestation construction leading or development ronment. with Kosovo – including guarantees about Church property, and the way of and the way – includingwith Kosovo property, guarantees about Church or cultural religious 45 sites of In addition, and priests. nuns life for monks, significance for the Protected the status of given SerbSpecial are community receive manner - to transparent – in a is also free in Kosovo Church The Zones. Serbia. from donations tection and promotion of Serbian and cultural heritage promotion and other religious and tection territory municipal within the support as as well - for communi local religious ties.

Serb Community in Kosovo necessary to implement practical activities ofthepartnership. toimplement practical necessary tothe extent rect only relations with institutions intheRepublicofSerbia nicipality. Partnerships between Kosovo municipalities beentitledtodi- shall ofthemu- competenttheterritory for Court intheDistrict Ministry-action may suspendtheintendedcooperation. maychallengesuch The municipality or, breachbe remedied ifaserious ofthelawcannot otherwise, theMinistry review,ant tosuch cooperationagreement, may enjoinamendments to thedraft tion legislation. ofitscomplianceframework withcentral The Ministry, pursu- Administra Government - ofLocal bysubject toreview theKosovo Ministry municipalities.quirements toall applicable procedural arrangements, inaccordance with publicfinancialmanagement re- ment, offundinganditsprocessing thelevel mechanisms, andotherrelevant define theareas oftheenvisaged cooperation, theprovision ofstaffandequip- institution. partner proposed Serbian cooperationagreement shall The draft agreement andits between the municipality thedraft include shall notification Administration inadvance ofany intention toengagecooperation. insuch The agencies, intheRepublic ofSerbia. own competencies, withmunicipalities and institutions, government including bian pensions. Budget, notbesubjecttotax. andwill Plus,- keeptheirSer still individualscan beinaddition will tofundingfromfunding from theKosovo Central Serbia Kosovo,tion isaboutinforming andbeingtransparent with thatfunding. Any funding, municipalities. association with Serbian and political condiThe- only stations; supermarkets; nightclubs. residential); (including struction through roads, petrol andautomobile repair monument to be protected; con in any- the usenew of hazardous materials For example: thanthemonastery/church/cultural oredificestaller structures Church. Orthodox consult concernedshall the Serbian them themunicipality as restricted activities), Protective in the Special Zones, to conducting prior • Such intention to cooperate and attendant draft agreement may be may agreement draft attendant and cooperate to intention Such • • Municipalities shall notify the Kosovo Ministry of Local Government beentitledtocooperate,• Municipalitiesshall withintheareas oftheir Serbia,Plan providesforlinkages with The of bothinterms municipal Serbia Linkswith The RighttoKeepandDevelop 95

Serb Community in Kosovo • Local Councils composed of municipal and police representatives in- representatives police and Local• municipal of composed Councils • Local Station Commanders shall be informed in advance of opera- - Command Stationlocal the Serbmajority Kosovo municipalities, In • The ethnic composition of the police within a municipality shall, to the to municipalitywithin a of the police shall, The ethnic composition Policing and Local Police Commanders and Local Police Policing • Any financial donations to Kosovomunicipalities from the Republic • Based upon the principles of the European Charter of Local Self- 96 cludingfa- to fullyStation the shall made be Commanders order in functional Service authorities/the Police cilitate the cooperation between and municipal shall chair the Councils. Municipal Presidents local community leaders. the perimeters central within or special police forces of local by tions police otherwise. require unless operational considerations stations The Municipal to the following procedure: ers shall be selected according Assembly names for at least two Station shall fulfill propose Commander - as set forth legislation. Kosovo by requirements professional ing all minimum MinistryThe list this from one appoint then may candidate Internal of affairs of the candidates In the event none are of the list. within 15 days receipt upon the Municipal Assembly list a second shall provide to the Ministry, acceptable extent possible, reflect the ethnic composition of the population within that within population the of composition ethnic the reflect possible, extent the majorityof police This means that in Serb majority areas, municipality. command- local station Further, officers will be Serbcommunity members. While a unified the localers will Serb be selected by majority municipality. chain forservices of command police the by is envisaged Kosovo throughout - the boundaries the same as munic districts of police station are Ahtisaari Plan, president) municipal the localwith special by (chaired councils boundaries, ipal as follows: The details are the community. to discuss policing matters with of Serbia shall of a municipality’s in their purpose be limited exercise to the and shall be transparent competencies, of its own the areas in responsibilities corresponding the with together reportingdonations, these by public made and budgets. in their municipal expenditures, shall formto entitled be participateand municipalities as- an in Government, their of and promotion for the protection sociation Such cooperate their international may with associations interests. common counterparts.

Serb Community in Kosovo following areas referredfollowing (hereinafter toas theirown competencies): est, legislation inthe whilerespecting intheapplicable thestandards setforth cial affairs.Plus, likeotherKosovo municipalities: municipalities, inareas andhealthprovision, likeeducation andintheirfinan- also proposed. These new municipalities have more autonomy than the other mayor.have aSerb is The creation ofMitrovica North ofthenew municipality lug/Ranilug, Kllokot/Klokot, NovbërdëandPartesh/Parteš) ofthese andfour these municipalities have already beencreated (Graçanica/Gračanica,- Ranil stronger say inmattersrelatedneedsandadministration. totheirlocal of Five population. majority with a Serb Community to haveSerb a This allows the tion; andon onpublicholidays. theuseofsymbols Laws gious freedom oron agreements withreligious communities;- on educa Laws elections;on local on theprotection Laws heritage; ofcultural on reli Laws - ofCommunitiesrights andtheirmembers; on theuseoflanguage; Laws Laws pation ininter-municipal andcross-border relations; implementingthe Laws nicipalities, definingthescopeofpowers- of municipalities andtheirpartici membersagree. oftheSerb ity These lawsare: of seatswon islessthan10)). through theopenelection, withaminimum ifthenumber 10seats guaranteed provisions areprint?: asfollows/small Assembly, heard. communityisalways sothevoice oftheSerb The detailed of itsreceipt. obliged from to appointone ofthecandidates thesecond listwithin15days fessional requirements by Kosovo legislation. assetforth isthen The Ministry all minimumfrom staffandfulfilling theexistingKosovo Policepro- Service for considerationcandidates of atleasttwo different by theMinistry, stemming • have full and exclusive powers, insofar as they concern the local inter- foresees plan also The theAhtisaari creation of new municipalities municipal boundaries,changing Laws • muabolishing or establishing - There arecan’t also a number of laws that changed be unless the major- • The KosovoSerb community shall have the total number of seats won In elections, Communityinthe there are theSerb seatsfor guaranteed in Decision-Making Participation Community Serb 97

Serb Community in Kosovo a. Local development economic a. rural Urban and planning b. Land use and development c. standards and building control regulations of building Implementation d. Local protection environmental e. including and maintenance of public services Provision and utilities, f. Local emergency response g. primary and secondary education, of public pre-primary, Provision h. primary of public Provision health care i. such as care for services, of family and other social welfare Provision j. Public housing k. Public health l. including to those related of local Licensing services and facilities, m. and other public places streets of roads, Naming n. and spaces parks and maintenance of public Provision o. Tourism p. activities Cultural and leisure q. matter which is not explicitly Any excluded their competence from r. also delegated to Serb certain are competencies majority In addition, 98 water supply, sewers and drains, sewage treatment, waste management, local management, waste sewagetreatment, sewers drains, and supply, water and local heating schemes local transport, roads, recruitment, includingeducationalof licensing and institutions, registration payment of salaries and training of education instructors and administrators including and registration elderly care, child care, foster care, the vulnerable, payment of salaries and training of recruitment, licensing of these care centres, professionals social welfare - ven street markets, lodging, food, activities, cultural and leisure entertainment, local public transportation and taxis dors, other authoritynor assigned to any Voter 3. Civil registries; 2. records; Cadastral 1. of: in the areas municipalities, Distribution as- social of 5. licensing; and registration Business 4. registration;

Serb Community in Kosovo on thepositions. courts. the KJC as awhole isnot decide taken up will if this opportunity Only asjudges in basic beputforward appointedmembersofthe KJCcan K-Serb And, municipalities, K-Serb nominated by candidates inmajority K-Serb only ice asjudges orprosecutors, tomembersofunder-represented Communities. shall, inter alia, give preference,- for serv qualified applicants among equally communities.non-majority To its fulfill responsibilities tothisend, theKJC Courts,applies toDistrict difference beingaminimum theonly of2from befromshall CommunitiesinKosovo. thatare notinthemajority The same the judgesCourt, oftheSupreme thanthree fewer (3)judges, butin nocase by decidingon appealsbrought inaccordance withthelaw. At least15%of represented. Therefore: reflects the multi-ethnic nature ofKosovo, Community is Serb andthatthe andfully isinclusive It containsthattheKosovo justicesystem guarantees ensure anintegrated, independent, justicesystem. professional andimpartial ofitsfunctions to multi-ethnic andindependentintheperformance It isfully place ofresidence.original decision – to a and placeinformed of choice,upon a voluntary to their not only andpersonal possessions based theirproperty toreturn andreclaim the right thatgovern publicadministration. integrity respective Community, concerningcompetence whilerespecting and therules inareas levels,all inhabitedby the inthepoliceservice inparticular including at owned enterprises resentation inemployment inpublicbodiesandpublicly havecommunity shall access topublicsectoremployment: pensions); (excluding sistance payments 6. Forestry protection. • The Supreme Court shall ensure the uniform application of the law the of application uniform the ensure shall Court Supreme The • inKosovo is governed by theKosovo Judicial Council.The judiciary System Justice displaced persons refugees fromAll have andinternally Kosovo shall Displaced PersonsRights ofRefugees andInternally rep- equitable to entitled be shall members their and Communities • Furthermore, that members of plan the guarantees Serb the Ahtisaari 99

Serb Community in Kosovo Missing Persons Missing international and with domestic in accordance Serbia and Kosovo shall, 100 norms and standards, take all measures necessary take all measures to determine and provide norms and standards, in and fates of missing persons, whereabouts, identities, information regarding (ICRC) of the Red Cross full with the International Committee cooperation international partners.and other relevant

Serb Community in Kosovo final determination as to which cadastral recordfinal determinationasto which iscorrect; inKosovo.adjudication mechanism makea will This mechanism adjudication implementation group betransferredby toan to bethesamewill thetripartite Kosovo cadastre.structed Caseswhere thecomparisonshows therecords not of the original pre-1999 private property cadastral records cadastral pre-1999property of theoriginal private frominformation Kosovo; records removed from Kosovo. Upon request, provide theEUSRwill specific pre-1999records; betoidentifygapsinoriginal cadastral will agency, consultation (selectedby withbothparties), theEUafter whoserole andchaired bythe twomonitor parties theEUwill work ofatechnical dastre inKosovo; perty, ca- reliable toestablishafully effort makeevery jointly will theparties CEFTA parties, beaccepted; will goods inaccordance withCEFTA; 45 property, private include This will cadastral records. church property andprivate commercial private property The technical agency,The technical mentioned2, inbullet compare will copies all pre-1999cadastral The EUSRwill original copies of all receive scanned implementation group,A tripartite from experts consisting ofcadastral toproIn order- toprotectofpeoplewithlegitimateclaims therights RecordsCadastral accompanyingAll documentsandcommunication alsoreflect will thisusage; The Customs stamps, stating‘Kosovo Customs’, all asconfirmedto to ensure movement possible effort free of every make The sides will Customs Stamp gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/?id=164576 Ç B Ç Source: websiteSource: oftheGovernment at oftheRepublic ofSerbia http://www.srbija. elgrade-Prishtina Agreementselgrade-Prishtina 45 withtherecon- 101

Serb Community in Kosovo and given and given 47 Agreed Conclusions 46 In the interest of faster and more effective processing, the parties, under the parties, processing, effective of faster and more In the interest The parties intend gradually to set up joint integrated at all posts their will posts be located single and secure within a integrated, The joint, In line with the Lisbon Treaty, and relevant EU legislation Treaty, In line with the Lisbon IBM The first instance in the adjudication mechanism instance in the The first will be undertaken by instance of appeal, The Kosovo CourtSupreme the second, willact as adjudication mechanism above will be noti- from resulting Decisions tripartiteThe the quick will monitor implemen- group implementation One party recognises the line as a border; the other party recognises the line as an administrative boundary. the other partyOne party boundary. the line as an administrative the line as a border; recognises recognises VIS Traffic Regulation, Local Border Regulation, Frontex As defined especially in the Code, Schengen Borders Visas; on and Community Code Regulation 46 47 102 that both parties are part of the EU’s Western Balkans agenda, they will be Balkans agenda, Western that both parties part are of the EU’s gradually and in with the EU acquis legislation to harmonise their required particular to apply of IBM; concept the will apply of IBM; the concept the overall guidance of the EU, cooperation will This follow the best European IBM points. common crossing Commission. further the European developedpractice as it is progressively by a high priority; will be given work The will be identified jointly the projects and will as practically be implemented as soon possible; officials of where jointly delineated, of IBM points’, area crossing ‘common - com the to limited and Exceptionally, partyeach carry controls. relevant out a Commission consisting of International and cadastral of International consisting property and a Commission experts ta- The majority the experts of by the EUSR, will be appointed Kosovo. from concerned; of all communities interests the king into account Supreme the Kosovo Court by will Decisions be mechanism. this adjudication will a panel in which the majority international judges hold taken by will and and not subject to challenge; be final and enforceable Agency Cadastre willimple- Kosovo The fied to all concerned. stakeholders by effecadjudication- mechanism above resulting from ment the final decision ting the necessary cadastre; changes in the Kosovo willand arrangements above regularlythe of functioning and tation brief the progress; Dialogue on

Serb Community in Kosovo matters; into account inimplementingfreedom ofmovement; on thequestion ofstatus. betaken will oftheseconclusions The implications withtheEU,separately takeaccount will oftheparties’ which different views that purpose, Protocol atechnical andsigned, bedeveloped will ifnecessary possible.blished toimplementabove arrangementassoon aspractically For legalresponsibilities jurisdiction;plicable andliabilitiestoeachparty’s Mučibaba; Bela Zemlja/Končulj, Merdare/Merdare, Mutivode/Mutivode and Depce/ EULEX include will officials. EULEX alsobe will present at crossing points from Kosovo. inKosovo; reliable civilregistry a fully sides ifrequired. EULEX copies inorder process will to establish thecertified Kosovo, by municipality municipality, from inconsultation withexperts both books; pre-1999shed toidentifygapsinmissingoriginal civilregistry and EULEX,the two parties the latter acting asachairperson, beestabli- will inKosovo; reliable civilregistry te the facility, openinghoursetc. Inlinewith, thedurationofitsmanda- andfor ofthecrossing asthelocation cover matterssuch points,and will thenature of rements, ascustoms, such related from ofall services bothparties policeetc. sdictions; areas,mon IBM oftheirrespective notdisplay- will symbols juri theparties 48 48 at the crossing points Jarinje/Rudnica and atthecrossing pointsJarinje/Rudnica Tabalije/Brnjak, thispresence Asdefined by CouncilJoint Action 2008/124CEFSP, 3, Article Section a; This agreement doesnotcover any orspecificrevenuegeneral orfiscal implementation group,A tri-partite chaired by theEU, beesta- will At assignmentofap- thecore ofthearrangementthere beaclear will 4.Upon request, EULEX beready will toprovide specificinformation 3. books from EULEX civilregistry original copiesofall certify will 2. committee’, from Atripartite experts ‘joint consisting ofcivilregistry 1. toestablishafully possibleeffort every make jointly will The parties Books Civil Registry abalancedpresence, include The arrangementswill inlinewith requi- 103

Serb Community in Kosovo for persons from the other party other the from for persons who 49 Freedom of Movement Freedom of each party Residents freely travel be able to should or within 1. an ID card as operationally as soon feasible, Each party will apply, 2. Each party ID apply- may cards will a system be accompa whereby 3. 4. As an interim solution, each partyeach other of the will residents enable interiman As solution, 4. party Each will take all necessary of the to enable residents 5. measures the authorities will in Kosovo extend the an interim As measure, 6. (as per or KS will in Kosovo All use either RKS car residing owners 7. the authorities- in Belgrade will enable vehi an interim As measure, 8. temporary for every car wishes, who owner As an interim measure, 9. All exit/entry documents will neutral contain language 49 104 through the territorythrough the other; of system the other party; Border/boundary for cross from of residents travel documents ‘entry/exit’ written by nied wish to transit to a third country;wish to transit to a third the the auspices of the EU, Under border/boundaryto purchase insurance. vehicle mutual arrangement on parties for a commercial will to work continue both sides of the border/ insurance on so that all cover vehicles covered are boundary as possible; as soon other party the territory freely to travel within or through other using of the authorities; their own driving licenses issued by validity vehicle of KS years at the end plates for license an initial period of five of which parties the two by the issue will be reviewed by (with the facilitation the EU if required); relevantby the autho- These will be issued bullet vehicle 6 above) plates. license required. where EULEX rities by and distributed in Kosovo with facilitation Each party of above: the implementation will do its best to ensure cles bearing vehicle Kosovo KS freely license plates to travel in or through from its territory; vehicle border/boundary license plates will available at the relevant be made crossings;

Serb Community in Kosovo above-mentioned conclusions of January 1, ofJanuary above-mentioned conclusions 2012. professional recognize that they degrees conferred by thediplomas. decideon theprocesssides will thedocumentsvalidfor underthecondition diplomas. beattachedtouniversity andwill conclusions Authorities from both thedialogue, submitted during format are presented intheattachmenttothese tion, certification. perform will European Academic Experts, establishedby theEuropean Associa- University institutionsaccord andinafull zed withEuropean practice, theCommittee of and/oremployment perspectives.cation soastoenablestudentsfrom edu- the two countries bothsidestohave further diplomas, Association tocertify University issudby universities from eachof agreed diplomatscognition the oftwoto university ask parties the European feasible,tionally beappliedfrom 7arrangementswill bullet 1November 2011; beappliedassoon- upwill asopera follow gements above andany necessary July, preparingimplementation inorder start toensure- thatwill arran thatall Belgrade andtheEU; documents withinthecontext oftheexistingreadmission agreement between tions Belgradetoaccept for readmission requests persons for holdingKosovo gations in thisarea, thearrangementsagreed notcreateobliga- above will new 4.EU will exert all the efforts necessary tosecure implementation ofthe necessary the efforts all exert 4.EU will 3.The appendixesfrom todiplomas andexcerpts student records, in the diplomas have thatuniversity beenissued 2.Once itverifies - by authori 1.Following 1, ofJuly theoperative conclusions 2011on mutual re- Diplomas ofUniversity Recognition Mutual 11. An implementation group besetup, will chaired by theEU, by mid 10. regard toreadmission,With andtakingaccount ofPristina’s obli- 105

Serb Community in Kosovo Playground the North by renovated Mitrovica team preparation Mitrovica 106 Barricadebridge on the over Ibar river Mitrovica landscape

Serb Community in Kosovo School -inside school Primary center Village Gorazhdec/Goradževac Gorazhdec-Goraždevac, Slobodan Petrović forcommunities in theOffice of Chief School -gym School 107

Serb Community in Kosovo Primary school Mayor of Brdo BajrushMayor Novo Imeri (right) Radovanand Deputy Mayor Denić (left) Laboratory Graçanicë/Gračanica Novo Brdo Novo 108 Bilingual poster in the municipality building Bilingual poster Entrance to the municipality building to Entrance Center

Serb Community in Kosovo Spa resort inKllokot/KlokotSpa resort Kllokot/Klokot Spa esort Kllokot/Klokot location of Municipality Current Kllokot/Klokot Kllokot/Klokot Construction of Kllokot/Klokot of Municipality Construction 109

Serb Community in Kosovo Municipality of Partesh/Parteš Partesh/Parteš 110 New hospital in Partesh/Parteš New hospital School in Partesh/Parteš School View form the building of Partesh/Parteš Municipality View form the building of Partesh/Parteš

Serb Community in Kosovo Neighborhood populated by Serbs Hoça eMadhe/Velika Hoča wineyards Interior of the cultural centre where youngsters where theculturalInterior of centre have rehearsals Ranillug/Ranilug Rahovec/Orahovac in Rahovec/Orahovac Slaviša Kolašinac Slaviša in Rahovec/Orahovac forcommunities theOffice of Chief Interior of theculturalInterior of centre

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Serb Community in Kosovo Deputy principal of gymnasium in Sh- trpcë/Štrpce Šarkočevićv Živče Office of the gymnasium principal Shtrpcë/Štrpce Pejë/Peć 112 Deputy Mayor of parallel municipality ofDeputy Mayor parallel of Shtrpcë/Štrpce Slaviša Staletović The Patriarchate of Peja/Peć Patriarchate of The Near the Patriarchate of Peja/Peć the Patriarchate Near

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