Ban Ki-moon criticizes the political blockade in Kosovo (gazetablic)
The report of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, for the period 16 June to 15 October 2014, published today on the UN internet page, stresses that “the main political developments are related to the failure to establish the new Parliament of Kosovo, after the general elections of 8 June 2014.” Ban also stresses that […]
Read More →War veterans demand the resignation of UP rector (Radio Kosova)
The KLA war veterans protest today in front of the Pristina University (UP) Rectorate, demanding the automatic admission of 1,000 students who are children of war martyrs. Radio Kosova reports that the organizers of the protest, after a short confrontation with police, managed to enter the Rectorace and met with UP rector, Ramadan Zejnullahu, but […]
Read More →Thaci and Dacic discuss continuance of the dialogue in New York (Tribuna)
Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo, met today in New York with Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic. Close sources to the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, told Tribuna that they had lunch at a restaurant in Manhattan. This meeting was reportedly mediated by the Office of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. […]
Read More →PDK wants Prime Minister post until summer 2016! Mustafa will be Assembly Speaker until then! (Gazeta Blic)
Hashim Thaci, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Prime Minister of Kosovo, will surprise the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) with a new compromise proposal after he returns from New York. It is no longer a secret that Thaci doesn’t want to be left out of the new government. Seeing that President […]
Read More →Vucic to meet Ban Ki-moon, attend UNSC session on Kosovo (Tanjug)
NEW YORK – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, and he will also address the UN Security Council session on Kosovo later this evening, the Serbian government’s Office for cooperation with the media released. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s quarterly report on the situation in […]
Read More →Kosovo, Albania ‘most corrupt countries in region’ (Turkish Weekly)
4 December 2014 According to the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, Kosovo and Albania continue to be the most corrupt countries in South-East Europe. According to the index published by the Berlin-based watchdog on Wednesday, Albania and Kosovo are ranked joint 110th out of 174 countries around the world that were assessed in the […]
Read More →People with disabilities need equal access in Kosovo institutions (Koha)
The association of paraplegics and paralyzed children of Kosovo, HandiKos, organized a press conference to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities [3 December]. During the conference, it was discussed about the challenges and difficulties that people with disabilities go through on their everyday life in Kosovo. Afrim Maliqi, director of Handikos, said the people […]
Read More →The establishment of Kosovo’s army threatens the Kumanovo Agreement (Beta, Vreme)
Former Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac had assessed as “unacceptable” formation of Kosovo military and called on the government to make it clear to counterparts in Brussels. He said that it would have repealed the Kumanovo Agreement from 1999 and threatened the Brussels Treaty between Belgrade and Pristina. “Eventual formation of the army in Kosovo, […]
Read More →No requests from the EU to recognize Kosovo (Alo)
The issue of recognition of Kosovo is not defined as a condition in the accession negotiations, says Minister without portfolio in charge for the Euro-integrations in the Serbian Government Jadranka Joksimovic. “The issue of recognition of Kosovo and Metohija is not defined as a condition in the accession negotiations. Particularly if one has in mind […]
Read More →Debate: No equals sign should be put between Crimea, Kosovo (Tanjug)
BELGRADE – The cases of Crimea and Kosovo, whose declaration of independence opened room for redrawing of borders in the world and served as encouragement for secessionist movements, should not be viewed in equal light, participants said during the debate entitled ‘From Kosovo to Crimea: Unilateral moves and manipulation involving the right to self-determination’. Russian […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 3 December
• Many incidents in Kosovo still have an ethnic dimension (Klan Kosova, TV21, RTK2)
• Regional conference on youth participation in decision-making held (RTK1, RTK2)
• Kosovo ranked 110th on TI corruption index (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Zubin Potok Serbs receive Kosovo identification documents (RTK1)
• Roma family says they might be killed if returned from Germany (KTV)
UNMIK Headlines 4 December
• Jahjaga to host meeting with Thaci and Mustafa (Tribuna)
• Thaci: Kosovo has achieved positive results (Epoka e Re)
• Thaci can’t wait until 2016 to become President (Koha)
• Thaci wants most ‘powerful’ ministries (Zeri)
• Haliti: PDK hasn’t given up Prime Minister post (Epoka e Re)
• AAK and Vetevendosje in favor of new elections (Tribuna)
• Hoxhaj: Kosovo will fight terrorism (Zeri)
• Jacobson: Corruption harming Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
• Cliff: Do not become extremists (Kosova Sot)
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