Serbian Minister Vulin not permitted to visit Kosovo (Telegrafi)
Serbian Minister of Labour, Aleksandar Vulin, has not been permitted to enter Kosovo, confirmed for the news website the advisor to Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj, Bashmir Xhemaj. Vulin was scheduled to visit Kosovo today.
Read More →Hashim Thaci: ‘Serbia is distributing arms in northern Kosovo’ (DW)
The president of Kosovo has accused Serbia of provoking fresh tensions in the region. In an interview with DW, Hashim Thaci warns that Belgrade is following Russia’s example in Ukraine. http://www.dw.com/en/hashim-thaci-serbia-is-distributing-arms-in-northern-kosovo/a-37320626
Read More →Presidents to participate at 1 February meeting in Brussels (Lajmi.net)
The second round of the high level discussions between Kosovo and Serbia will be held on Wednesday. Isa Mustafa and Hashim Thaçi will meet again with their counterparts, Aleksandar Vučić and Tomislav Nokolić, on 1 February. The meeting was confirmed for Tanjug by the Office of the Prime Minister of Serbia, while two days ago, […]
Read More →Mogherini invites Vucic and Mustafa to visit Brussels on February 1. (Beta/Kosev)
On Jan. 28, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini invited the Serbian and Kosovo prime ministers to attend a new round of talks in Brussels, on Feb. 1. The meeting to be attended by Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa is the follow-up to a […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 29 January
• Next round of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue scheduled for 01 February (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Association to be discussed in new round of dialogue (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Bahtiri: Wall will be demolished in February (Klan Kosova)
• Kastrati: Army might also be established without Srpska List’s support (RTK1)
• Limaj: Serbia is present and organised in Kosovo north (KTV)
Headlines 30 January
Kosovo government pledges to refrain from unilateral actions (Koha Ditore)
Prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia to meet on 1 February (Kosova Sot)
NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo (RTK)
Mustafa: Without demarcation, no visas in 2017 (Zeri)
Bahtiri: Wall in Mitrovica to demolish in February (Zëri)
Vucic’s party condemns attack on Serbian MP in Mitrovica (Klan Kosova)
Serbian Progressive Party led by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has strongly condemned the attack on the Serbian member of parliament in the north of Kosovo, Tanjug reported. In a statement to the press, the party said violence is “unacceptable” and that the attack “was a cowardly act.”
Read More →The Alliance of Kosovo Serbs (SKS) and the Independent Liberal Party (SLS) reunion (Kossev)
Independent Liberal Party (SLS) led by Slobodan Petrović and the Alliance of Kosovo Serbs led by the former Mayor of Graçanicë/Gračanica, Bojan Stojanović, signed today a memorandum of integration by which the two parties reunited. These two political options were one political party four years ago, and just before the last Kosovo local elections, Stojanović […]
Read More →O’Connell considers Kosovo and Serbia should continue dialogue (media)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, considers that Kosovo and Serbia should continue with the dialogue mediated by the European Union. In an interview for Radio Kosova, O’Connell said that he does not believe the recently increased tensions between Kosovo and Serbia could lead to a new conflict. “I am very […]
Read More →Tensions flare at Serbia-Kosovo meeting in Brussels (EurActiv)
Serbian and Kosovar leaders agreed to continue talks after a tense meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (24 January), which only succeeded in further antagonising the two sides. http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/tensions-flare-at-serbia-kosovo-meeting/
Read More →Kosovo’s UNESCO bid discussed in Pristina debate (Zeri)
Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister Valon Murtezaj, director of the Ministry of Culture department for cultural heritage Vjollca Aliu and the director of the non-governmental organisation Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) Sali Shoshi discussed in a meeting in Pristina the process of Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO. Speaking about the failure of the first membership bid last […]
Read More →Roma in Kosovo: The justice that never came (Al Jazeera)
Years after the Yugoslav wars, Roma still await justice for disappeared family and those lost in ‘revenge’ attacks. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/01/roma-kosovo-justice-170112134149767.html
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