On the anniversary of the assassination of our fellow citizen, friend, neighbor and a leading political figure among Kosovo Serbs, Oliver Ivanovic, a group of NGOs, members of the Empirika platform, NGO Aktiv, Humani Centar, Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture (ACDC), Center for the Rights of Minority Communities (CRMC), Communication for Social Development (CSD), Forum for Development and Multiethnic Collaboration and Mreža za građanski aktivizam (MGA), express their concern and dissatisfaction with the fact that twelve months after this heinous act, the broader public does not have relevant information on the perpetrators and motives of this crime.

NGO Aktiv has a pleasure to announce the initiation of a new project. Kosovo-Serbia Policy Advocacy Group represent a consortium of think tanks and NGOs who strongly believe in the process of normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. We were brought together by a shared energy to renew support for the deteriorating dialogue when there was little civil society interest in such initiatives. Our individual and joint efforts synergise to create innovative approaches to sustain the dialogue and transform the narrative for the public. Partners of the consortium are also members of the Berlin Process Civil Society Forum where we advocate for swift and sustainable solutions to bilateral disputes.

On December 21^st and 22^nd 2018, NGO Aktiv and Democracy for Development (D4D), with support of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)  organized a workshop on active participation of women in the electoral process at the premises of Center for Civic Energy (CEC) in North Mitrovica.

After a series of diplomatic failures, the official Pristina introduced Kosovo Army to citizens as a way of creating the impression that the current government's policy is successful, and that the Serbs, particularly in the North of Kosovo, should not be afraid because the existing legal framework reached between the NATO and Pristina prevents the Army from deploying in the North without KFOR`s approval.

Members of the Empirica Advocacy Platform – civil society organizations who are signatories of this statement, wish to express their deep concern regarding recent initiatives and decisions introduced by Kosovo authorities that target the traffic of goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.  These decisions run counter to requirements defined by the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and the contractual obligations of the Agreement on Stabilization and Association.  Moreover, we are witness to the fact these unilateral actions contribute to a further worsening of security conditions in Kosovo, which pose a threat to the hard-won peace and take us ever-further from the dialogue process and normalization of relations. 

On the 17th of December 2018, NGO AKTIV had a presentation of “Fact Sheet on Services for Private Business Development”, as part of the project “Increase the access of northern Kosovo business to institutional services and support” supported by American Embassy in Kosovo. Held in Center for Civic Energy Center, the presentation included representatives of embassies, local institutions, as well as entrepreneurs from North Kosovo.