Haliti: Serbian List should cooperate with us about army (Klan Kosova)
Deputy President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Xhavit Haliti, said that ‘we as MPs called on the Serbian List to return.” “This is the Parliament of Kosovo and they are its members, they should be defending the rights of the citizens who voted them,” Haliti said after the meeting of the Assembly presidency, where the […]
Read More →Demarcation and Association will not pass, be it with Serbian or Russian List (Gazeta Metro)
Kosovo Assembly MP from Vetevendosje movement, Rexhep Selimi, said that demarcation of the border with Montenegro and Association of the Serb-majority Municipalities would not pass at the Assembly despite the return of the Serbian List at the Assembly. “The government by all means needs return of the Serbian List at the Assembly in order to […]
Read More →Serbian List MPs return to the Assembly (Radio Free Europe)
Serbian List MPs have decided to return to the Assembly of Kosovo, confirmed the leader of the Serbian List, Slavko Simic. He said that the decision was made “in accordance with the interest of Serbian population, respectively the Serbian community that lives in Kosovo and the citizens who live in Kosovo.” “During the last days, […]
Read More →Serbian List to support border demarcation agreement with Montenegro (Klan Kosova)
Slavko Simic, leader of the Serbian List which today decided to end its six-month boycott of Kosovo institutions, said at the meeting of the Kosovo Assembly presidency that they are ready to vote in favour of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. This, said Simic, would be done “for the sake of the citizens so […]
Read More →Serbia on EU path seeks to improve ties with Moscow, PM says (Reuters)
Serbia is committed to European Union membership but it will work hard to improve relations with its traditional ally Russia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Reuters ahead of a presidential election on Sunday. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-serbia-election-eu-idUSKBN16Y12A
Read More →Serb List representatives return to Kosovo Assembly (B92)
Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric has said that representatives of the Serb (Srpska) List are returning to the Kosovo Assembly. Djuric told Serbia’s state broadcaster RTS that he respects their decision to “actively oppose the establishment of a Kosovo army, despite difficult political circumstances.” “Serb representatives have clearly said that they are […]
Read More →Hoti: Return of Serbian List to Kosovo institutions, part of RYCO agreement (RTK)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Rexhep Hoti, said that the decision of the Serbian List to return to Kosovo institutions is part of an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Hoti said Kosovo agreed to the Secretary General of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office of the Western Balkans (RYCO) being appointed by Serbia […]
Read More →60th EU birthday an incentive for a European Kosovo (Zeri, Klan Kosova)
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, in an op-ed on the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome considered as the first step towards a united Europe, said that this time is an opportunity “not only to reaffirm our commitment to the values and objectives on which the European project […]
Read More →Djuric: I respect the Serbian List’s decision to return to the Assembly (media)
Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo, said today he respects the decision of the Serbian List to return to the Kosovo Assembly. “We know that Albanian representatives have their justifications for the anti-constitutional formation of the army. But this cannot happen, because Serb representatives are not returning to the Kosovo Assembly […]
Read More →McCain: I am very worried about potential for confrontation in the Balkans (media)
John McCain, United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, talked to European Western Balkans about the importance of the accession of Montenegro and the Russian influence in the region. Asked about his opinion about the importance of the accession of Montenegro into NATO despite its small size and an army […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 26 March
• No decision if Kosovo Serbs will vote in Serbian elections (Klan Kosova & RTK2)
• Srpska List returns in institutions (RTK)
• Thaçi: Kosovo will have its Army (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Early elections in Kosovo to take place on 04 June (Klan Kosova)
• ‘Family and Hope’: Law on Special Court selective (RTK)
UNMIK Headlines 27 March
• Thaci: We will wait until the last minute for Serbs to come on board (KP)
• “Serbian List soon to return to Kosovo institutions” (Kosova Sot/RTK)
• Viets: Army diverts attention from more pressing matters (Kosova Sot)
• U.S. wants transparency and inclusiveness for creation of army (Koha)
• Kosovo Democratic Party holds eighth convention (media)
• Grabovci: PDK ready for elections (Epoka e Re)