Nine of ten seats for the Serbian List in the Assembly of Kosovo (KIM radio)
In the extraordinary parliamentary elections in Kosovo, the Serbian List won 44 578 votes or 6.12%. The Serbian List will have 9 out of 10 parliamentary seats, KIM radio reports. Members of the Serbian List who will represent the interests of Serbian people in the Assembly of Kosovo are: Slavko Simić, Miljana Nikolić, Zoran Mojsilović, […]
Read More →Who can form new government in Kosovo? (Deutsche Welle)
The coalition consisting of the PDK, AAK and NISMA (PAN), which won the early 11 June parliamentary elections, are open to coalitions with all political parties from the opposing bloc, the LDK and Vetevendosje, to form a new government. The latter however said they will not enter a coalition with the PAN coalition, namely against […]
Read More →Thaci: No one should be concerned about creation of Kosovo’s army (RTKlive)
The ceremony of certification of the first generation of Kosovo Security Force (KSF) recruits from non-Albanian communities is being held today at the Doctrine and Training Command in Ferizaj. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie and KSF leaders are participating at the ceremony which is taking place at “Skenderbeu” caserne. […]
Read More →How to Fix the Western Balkans (Foreign Affairs)
The western Balkans have reemerged as a geopolitical fault line. In recent years, as a number of the countries in the region—which comprises Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia—have dealt with corruption and economic stagnation, some of their leaders have reembraced ethnic nationalism, taking advantage of the undigested legacy of the […]
Read More →Thaci: I have assurances that government will be formed without delays (RFE)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said in an interview to Radio Free Europe in Albanian that he has received assurances from the winning coalition, PAN, and the nominee for prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj, that the new government of Kosovo will be formed without delays. “The issue of mandate is not a matter of preference but […]
Read More →Odalović: The evidence is there, we hope the criminals will be punished (Blic)
Secretary General of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President of the Government’s Commission for Missing Persons Veljko Odalović believes that the new Special Court will provide answers to some questions regarding the crimes committed in Kosovo, and that perpetrators will be punished, and victims and their families will get peace and satisfaction, reports […]
Read More →Thaçi’s lie about historic agreement with Belgrade (Blic)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, said that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will soon be completed, with the historic agreement of the two sides. Thaçi announced this after returning from Brussels where he had a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić with the mediation of Federica Mogherini, head of European diplomacy. For daily Blic […]
Read More →1,300 invalid votes of Serbs from the North Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)
The Supreme Court of Kosovo rejected the appeal of the Serbian list, that is, the request to accept votes of about 1,300 voters who voted with Serbian ID cards in the municipalities north of Kosovo, reported Vecernje Novosti unofficially. Daily Vecernje Novosti write that this court will announce today the final decision on all appeals, […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 6 July
• MLGA and OSCE call for future local governments to be more transparent (Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
• OSCE supports multi-ethnic basketball camp (RTK2)
• Thaçi: PAN confirmed that government will be constituted without delays (RTK1, KTV)
• No movement towards forming new institutions (RTK1)
UNMIK Headlines 7 July
• Thaci: Haradinaj confirmed, new govt to be formed without delay (RFE)
• Thaci accepts only Veseli’s proposal for Prime Minister (Koha)
• Kusari: We won’t vote in favor of a Haradinaj-led government (Epoka)
• Kurti confirms meeting LDK’s Mustafa and Haziri on Thursday (Lajmi)
• Vetevendosje’s candidate for PM, Kurti, gives interview to Klan Kosova
• LDK’s Gashi: Kosovo could witness Macedonian scenario (Bota Sot)
• Kusari-Lila to resign from mayor’s post (RTK)
• Prosecutor claims senior KLA officials were behind March 2004 riots (Kallxo)
• US suspicious over humanitarian center in Nis (RTK)