Albanian PM Rama: Efforts under way to revoke Serbia’s arrest warrants (RTK)
In a visit to the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) offices, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the detention of Ramush Haradinaj by French authorities on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia is “completely unnecessary” and that that both the governments of Albania and Kosovo are working on making sure Serbia’s arrest warrants […]
Read More →Group of Serbs protest against wall demolition in Mitrovica (Telegrafi)
A group of about 100 local Serb residents protested today in Mitrovica North against demolition of the wall erected by municipal leadership. Protesters marched towards the Iber River bridge to express their discontent with the prospect of the wall being removed. The protest ended peacefully.
Read More →Radojević: Tensions about the wall do not contribute to stabilization (Radio KIM)
“The tensions that have been created in conjunction with the wall at King Peter 1. street in north Mitrovicë/Mitrovica certainly do not contribute to a stable situation in northern Kosovo and for sure can destabilize the situation in northern Kosovo”, – warned Radojevic, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. For this reason we are working within the […]
Read More →The Law on strategic investments is in accordance with the Constitution (Radio KIM)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court announced its decision on the constitutionality of the Law on strategic investments which finds that the law is in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo. The request to review the constitutionality was submitted by the Serbian List MPs. The Constitutional Court rejected the request for provisional measure as unenforceable under Article 43.2 of […]
Read More →Kosovo prefix +383 launched today, Hahn welcomes the news (Lajmi.net)
The prefix of Kosovo +383 can be used from today, and it will save millions to Kosovo and Vala operator. “The today’s day is only the beginning of the implementation of the new prefix, while we can tell you that by the end of the year, the +381 prefix for Kosovo telecom will not exist. […]
Read More →NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo tomorrow (RTK)
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg will visit Kosovo tomorrow. His visit was announced by a KFOR press release. During his visit, Stoltenberg will meet the COMKFOR, Major-Genral Giovanni Fungo. He will also meet with KFOR troops and the key international representatives in Kosovo. NATO Secretary General will also meet with the President of Kosovo, Hashim […]
Read More →U.S. favors dialogue, lowering of tensions and direct communication (Klan Kosova)
The United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Asia, Brian Hoyt Yee, said that the United States of America fully support dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, the lowering of tensions and direct communication between the two parties. Yee made these remarks after meeting Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic in Washington. The meeting […]
Read More →Balkan Jihadi Warriors Remain Safe on the Net (Balkan Insight)
While Balkan countries have curbed the flow of fighters to foreign wars, the online space is still a haven for Islamist extremists who remain out of reach there, recruiting and spreading messages of hate. Fatjona Mejdini, Marija Ristic, Denis Dzidic, Ervin Qafmolla, Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Natalia Zaba BIRN Tirana, Sarajevo, Pristina, Skopje, Belgrade“What makes the […]
Read More →No Breakthrough Reported At Kosovo-Serbia Talks In Brussels (RFE)
The presidents and prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo have held a new round of talks aimed at improving ties, with no apparent breakthrough. http://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-serbia-talks-brussels-no-breakthrough/28274664.html
Read More →Despite recent events, the security situation in Mitrovica, stable (Indeksonline)
Mayor of Mitrovica, Agim Bahtiri, met the head of UNMIK’s Regional Office in Mitrovica, Danilo Rosales Diaz to discuss the overall situation in the municipality, with special emphasis on the security situation. Diaz said that the mutual cooperation between the two institutions is satisfactory and in the benefit of all citizens. He added that UNMIK’s […]
Read More →Mogherini: Dialogue important for the region and the EU (Radio KIM)
High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union Federica Mogherini said she is encouraged by the constructive engagement of Belgrade and Prishtinë/Priština in a new round of dialogue and added that this process is important for the region and EU. Federica Mogherini, in a statement after the meeting, stated that the commitment and political […]
Read More →Rising tensions in Kosovo could serve as early test of US-Russia relations under Trump (Stars&Stripes)
Ethnic tensions are rising in Kosovo, setting the stage for an early test of U.S.-Russian relations under President Donald Trump in a Balkan country where U.S. troops keep the peace decades after a NATO air campaign ended Serb rule over the Albanian population. A 78-day U.S.-led bombing campaign in 1999 forced Serbia to give up […]
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