Jaksic: Serbs leaving Kosovo after Brussels agreement was signed (Beta)
A statement of the former minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic that more and more Serbs are leaving southern province has prompted reactions of Serbian politicians from Kosovo. Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) official Marko Jaksic assessed that Serbs are ‘silently migrating’ from Kosovo and that such process has now been affecting and northern Kosovo where […]
Read More →Krasniqi: They declare themselves as pro-Western but act like fundamentalists (RTK)
Jakup Krasniqi, chairman of the National Council of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and former Assembly Speaker, writes in an opinion piece that everyone in Kosovo, without any exception, should be careful not to have any kind of cooperation with extremists that case a dark shadow on the nation and its future. Krasniqi recalls that […]
Read More →Kosovo’s pale image (Epoka e Re)
Publicist Mehmet Kraja writes in an opinion piece that “the birth of Islamic fundamentalism in Kosovo is a result of several factors and circumstances”. He argues that the global situation has suited Islamic fundamentalism in Kosovo and that “Wahabism had seen its best days during the time of UNMIK”. Kraja further notes that “we have […]
Read More →Limaj says Yes to broad-based government, but without PDK (Koha)
The coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said today they will establish a broad-based government but without the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Coalition leaders met in Pristina today to discuss the upcoming session of the Constitutional Court on […]
Read More →Planned Hike in Power Price Alarms Kosovars (Balkan Insight)
15 Aug 14 A proposed rise of 5 per cent in the price of electricity could well galvanize street protests, critics of the measure say Nektar Zogjani BIRN Pristina Consumers in Kosovo will have to pay more for their electricity if the recommendations for a price increase taken by the Energy Regulatory Office are approved. […]
Read More →Zubin Potok: Accusations and threats disrupt the work of the municipality (KiM radio)
Unfounded accusations and threats about the arrest of Zubin Potok Mayor, Stevan Vulović, seriously endanger the functioning of the municipality and the implementation of the Brussels agreement, was stated from Zubin Potok Municipality. In a statement sent to the media was pointed out that the time frame for scheduling meetings and making important decisions for […]
Read More →More firmly guarantees for Ivanovic (KIM radio)
Civic Initiative SDP appealed on Serbian government to extend more firmly guarantees for the release of Olvier Ivanovic from detention, which lasts for almost seven months now. In Ivanovic’s absence CI SDP is headed by his deputy Ksenija Bozovic who explained that new, more firmly guarantees of the Serbian government would mean a lot in […]
Read More →The hearing session may not have substantial impact (Radio Kosova)
On Thursday Kosovo Constitutional Court will hold public hearing session about the request of PDK on the constitutionality of the election of Isa Mustafa as Assembly Speaker. The hearing session that will be held on 21 August in Constitutional Court about the inauguration session of Kosovo Assembly, according to the constitutional experts it will have […]
Read More →Cliff: Part of the Brussels Agreement about diplomas does not function (Tanjug)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ian Cliff told Tanjug that part of the Brussels agreement, relating to the recognition of diplomas, does not function and that issue with recognition of diplomas issued by North Mitrovica University should be improved. “I can say that part of the Brussels agreement relating to the recognition of diplomas does […]
Read More →Balkans leads by the number of Asylum seekers in the EU (Epoka e Re)
Western Balkans is becoming a leader in the list of the regions, from where are coming the highest numbers of asylum seekers into the EU member states. The latest report of European Office for Asylum shows this, the data gathered in the first three months of this year tells that the citizens of Western Balkans […]
Read More →Krasniqi: All depends of the ZSO statute (Akter)
While representatives of the Serbian List announce the requirements for entry into the Kosovo government and partnership in the formation of institutions, political analysts see this as a threat to the strengthening of the influence of Belgrade in Kosovo. Establishment of the Union of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) outside of the constitutional framework for a number […]
Read More →Petrovic re-elected president of SLS in Kosovo (Politika,Kontakt plus,Tanjug)
PRISTINA – The Independent Liberal Party (SLS) re-elected in Pristina on Sunday Slobodan Petrovic as their president. Petrovic is also the minister of administration and local government and deputy prime minister in Kosovo’s provisional government. The SLS has close to 8,000 members, he said in a report presented at the election meeting, adding he hoped […]
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