“No rush with Kosovo preamble – look at Turkey” (Tanjug, B92)
The chairman of the Serbian National Assembly’s Judiciary Committee says there should be “no rush” in “removing the constitutional preamble on Kosovo.” “I personally think that we should not rush this, because there is the question of the order of events when it comes to Serbia’s admission to the EU. We are optimistic, but that […]
Read More →Kosovo even without the preamble remains part of Serbia by the Constitution (KIM Radio)
Serbian general public already speculates a lot about the EU condition referring to dropping the preamble from the Serbian Constitution, which defines Kosovo and Metohija as a part of Serbia. This has been assessed as unacceptable by legal and political experts. According to the Action Plan for the Chapter 23 in negotiations with the EU, […]
Read More →Turkish Embassy’s note unacceptable and out of the ordinary (Radio Free Europe)
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said that the Turkish Embassy’s note calling on the government of Kosovo to take necessary legal steps against the Gazeta Express journalist Berat Buzhala for his Facebook comments over the coup attempt in Turkey is out of the ordinary, unacceptable and an overreaction. Hoxhaj said Buzhala’s comments were sarcastic and […]
Read More →Lumezi: Buzhala did not make any criminal offence (Lajmi)
Kosovo’s chief prosecutor, Aleksander Lumezi, while commenting on Turkish embassy’s request to arrest and punish journalist Berat Buzhala, said on Wednesday that the prosecution acts according to the laws and regulations in place in Kosovo. “We will take action in accordance with the law if there were any offences in this case. From what I have […]
Read More →Kosovo air quality harms the health of citizens (Koha Ditore)
The air quality in Kosovo is far away from European standards and exceeding the allowed rates. Among the biggest polluters in Kosovo are considered the power plants of the Kosovo Energy Corporation, but also the old cars and coal used for heating during the winter, Koha Ditore reports. The risk from the polluted air had […]
Read More →Vetëvendosje to participate in the debate on demarcation (Indeksonline)
Vetëvendosje Movement parliamentary group coordinator, Naim Jakaj, today confirmed that representatives of this party will participate in the debate on border-demarcation with Montenegro scheduled for 3 August. Jakaj did not give any names on who will represent Vetëvendosje but said there will be MPs and experts on the issue. “We don’t have a final list […]
Read More →Simić visited displaced persons from Kosovo in Montenegro (KIM Radio)
The leader of the Serbian List, Slavko Simić, accompanied by the chairperson of the Union of Associations of Displaced Persons, Milenko Jovanović, has visited displaced families in Sutomore and Podgorica in Montenegro and acquainted himself with living conditions of those who found shelter in Montenegro after leaving Kosovo in 1999. “We consider that it is […]
Read More →Four months of suspended sentence for four Serbs (KoSSev)
Judge of the Basic Court in Pejë/Peći has ruled four months suspended sentence for four detained Serbs who were arrested on 20 June in Pejë/Peć region. Young Serbs from central Serbia were arrested after attending a religious holiday in village Petrič, in Klina/Klinë municipality. They were arrested after Kosovo Police noticed that they have displayed […]
Read More →Development of women entrepreneurship needed (RTK2)
According to the official data, only 13% per cent of women in Kosovo have started their own business. With the goal of rising this percentage, the Agency for Investments and Support to Companies, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, in cooperation with the NGO “Women in Business”, is organizing […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 27 July
• Demarcation to put the ruling coalition under test (Koha Ditore)
• Journalists condemn Turkey’s request to punish journalist Buzhala (dailies)
• Murtezaj: Kosovo acts in compliance with the law (Koha/RFE)
• NISMA against the Croatia-Slovenia model of border demarcation (Bota Sot)
• Mustafa and Veseli participate in International Leaders’ Forum (Epoka)
• “Kosovo government could have prevented Kumanovo incident” (Telegrafi)
• AAK and NISMA MPs risk losing their mandate (Zëri)
• Kosovo takes action to prevent terrorist attacks (RFE/RTK)
OSCE Broadcast 26 July
• Over 100 participants to attend the debate on demarcation (TV21)
• Turkey asks Kosovo to punish journalist over coup comments (All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• Kosovo Assembly Committee criticizes the Government (KTV)
• Idrizi: Courts in north to be reopen by October (KTV &Klan Kosova)
• Police arrests two terrorism suspects (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)