The Kosovo Judicial Council has formally denied a petition to reinstate Serb judges and administrative staff dismissed following recent institutional reforms. The decision intensifies ongoing tensions over minority representation in Kosovo’s judiciary.

A session of the Judicial Council of Kosovo was not held due to a lack of quorum, leading to the postponement of a decision regarding the resignations of Serbian judges submitted in late 2022.

The Kosovo Judicial Council has refused requests from Serbian judges and legal staff to retract their resignations and return to their positions, intensifying ethnic tensions in the region's justice system.

The European Union has called for restraint regarding pressure on the Kosovo Judicial Council concerning Serbian judges. The EU emphasizes the importance of avoiding undue influence on the judicial body.

A meeting of the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) was not held today due to a lack of quorum, postponing a decision on the resignations of Serbian judges.

Judge Naime Krasniqi-Jashanica has been transferred to a lower division of the Pristina Basic court after a BIRN report highlighted her involvement in undermining a victim in a domestic violence trial.