President Thaci announces local elections date (RTK)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, announced 22 October as the local elections date. Thaci took the decision after consultations with political parties and instructed the Central Election Commission to undertake all necessary actions to organise the electoral process.
Read More →Displaced persons in Brezovica third day without electricity (KoSSev)
Collective centers in Brezovica, placed in the hotel Lahor Junior, the so called SUP Villa and Electro Kosovo, in which displaced Serbs from Kosovo live, are without electricity since Monday, Roksanda Jevtić, one of the displaced persons stated to KosSev portal. Inhabitants include a number of old and helpless people, children as well as secondary school students. […]
Read More →Vetevendosje invites LDK to dialogue prior to certification of election results (Koha)
Vetevendosje leader, Visar Ymeri, has invited the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) to join talks for forming the new government of Kosovo. In a Facebook post, Ymeri wrote that 11 June elections marked a turning point in Kosovo’s political landscape and that no one has the right to disregard the will of the people. “Let […]
Read More →UNHCR: Return of displaced responsibility of all institutions (TV Most, KIM radio)
The Head of UNHCR mission in Kosovo, Narasimha Rao, said that “today we recognize the suffering of all those who had to flee in order to save their lives. Over 65 million people are either refugees or displaced persons. “In Kosovo, we work together with Kosovo authorities, civil society and others to ensure that those […]
Read More →NATO to remain in Western Balkans (Politika, B92)
Deputy Assistant of NATO Secretary General for Operations, John Manza stated that NATO will keep its presence in the Western Balkans region as it has strategic importance to the Alliance. As it was posted on the KFOR web-site, security in this region contributes to the stability and safety in entire Europe, Manza stated, adding that […]
Read More →New protests in Vranište over hydro power-plant reconstruction (RTK2)
RTK 2 reported on a protest by the citizens in the village of Vranište, Dragash/Dragaš municipality over reconstruction of a hydro power-plant. As Šukrija Aslani, stated to RTK 2, contractor commenced the work, although court decision is still pending. “Hydro power-plant should be placed at 49 land parcels, privately owned. The contractor wants to go […]
Read More →Kurti: Parliamentary commission to consider Brussels agreements (Vranjske,RTK)
The candidate for Prime Minister from the Vetevendosje movement, Albin Kurti, told Serbian weekly “Vranjske” that if he becomes the new Prime Minister of Kosovo, he would propose creation of a parliamentary commission which would consider the Brussels agreements reached between Pristina and Belgrade. Kurti said that an internal dialogue in Kosovo and in Serbia […]
Read More →Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to be led by the presidents? (Večernje Novosti)
Belgrade and Pristina negotiating teams to be led by the presidents in the future, if both sides agree, Večernje Novosti learns in Brussels. The Cabinet of the High Representative, Federica Mogherini so far several times has repeated that it depends from the participants of the dialogue who will sit in their teams, when it comes […]
Read More →Pristina and Belgrade requested to engage on the fate of the missing (Telegrafi)
The Missing persons’ resource center appealed to Belgrade and Pristina as well as to the international community to nominate senior representatives in order to bring the suffering of the missing persons’ families to an end. The representative of this center, Bajram Çerkini, said that they urge Pristina and Belgrade to use the information that they […]
Read More →UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world (AP)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced — and that won’t be good for America or for the world. Guterres made clear to reporters at his first press conference here since taking the reins of the […]
Read More →NATO-Kosovo Cooperation (Huffington Post)
The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) should be upgraded into a full-standing army and integrated into NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP), which readies countries for full NATO membership. The KSF was created soon after Kosovo declared independence in 2008. It is a small, lightly armed security and civil defense force akin to a national guard. It […]
Read More →“Greater Albania” unacceptable to Turkey – Erdogan (B92)
Turkey’s president says “the ideas of some about the unification of Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo into a Greater Albania” are “bad, and unacceptable to Turkey.” According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is loudly advocating “respecting sovereignty and integrity of countries in the Balkans.” “These are bad things. You see what is happening in the Middle […]
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