Assembly to convene Thursday, border demarcation not on agenda (Koha)
The Kosovo Assembly presidency decided to schedule the next plenary session on Thursday but the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro will not be on the agenda, said Assembly President Kadri Veseli. Asked by reporters to comment on the recent action by Vetëvendosje MPs who set up a Kosovo sign at the border with Montenegro, Veseli […]
Read More →Kuçi: New EULEX mandate with different competencies (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuçi said to the members of the parliamentary commission for European integrations that the mandate of the EU rule of law mission, EULEX, came after lengthy negotiations. Kuçi said that the new EULEX mandate will have a different set of competencies. “The ongoing cases will remain under EULEX while the […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 3 July
• Protest against construction of Sunny Valley held in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica (All monitored broadcasters, TV21 & KTV)
• MIA: No indication for terrorist attacks in Kosovo (RTK)
• Djuric accuses Ferizaj/Urosevac authorities of ethnic cleansings (RTK)
• House in Historic Centre of Prizren sent on fire (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Smaller parties want election threshold to be at 3 percent (Infopress)
Over the years, many political parties in Kosovo have failed to make it over the 5 percent election threshold and were dissolved. Representatives of smaller political parties are now calling for a 3 percent election threshold. Gëzim Kelmendi, an independent MP and leader of the political party Fjala, told Infopress that reducing the threshold would […]
Read More →Tahiri: Kosovo institution’s offices soon in the north (KIM Radio)
The Basic Court, Office of the Public Prosecutor, more than 23 ministries and agencies that did not operate in the north of Kosovo will soon become functional, said Minister without portfolio in the Kosovo government in charge for the dialogue with Belgrade, Edita Tahiri, reported Kosova pres daily. Tahiri said that there are no more […]
Read More →Brexit Result Overshadows Balkan Summit in Paris (Balkan Insight)
Infrastructure and youth are the states priorities of the Western Balkans Summit in Paris but the high-level meeting, starting on Monday, is likely to be overshadowed by the UK’s vote to leave the EU. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/brexit-to-overshadow-balkan-summit-in-paris-07-01-2016
Read More →Thaçi: Army to be created soon, I’ve talked with Serbs (KIM Radio)
I expect Kosovo armed forces, which will be multi-ethnic, to be established soon. We are talking to representatives of the Serbian List in order that Serbian community is integrated in the process of creation of the army, said Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi to Beta agency. Thaçi went on to say that there is still room […]
Read More →The Terrorists the Saudis Cultivate in Peaceful Countries (Koha Ditore)
The paper has published an opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof, published initially on the New York Times on July 2, 2016. PEJA, Kosovo — FIRST, a three-part quiz: Which Islamic country celebrates as a national hero a 15th-century Christian who battled Muslim invaders? Which Islamic country is so pro-American it has a statue of Bill Clinton and a […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 4 July
• Thaçi: Kosovo and Serbia to implement Brussels agreements (RTK)
• Little interest for protest in Mitrovica (dailies)
• “Opposition should present arguments at the Assembly” (Epoka)
• Mustafa to attend Summit of Leaders in Paris (Epoka)
• Tërnava: Inter-institutional coordination prevents extremism (Epoka)
• MPs that helped Thaçi get elected as President are being rewarded (Koha)
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